TheStitt

give Steve the Crown man a call, 0412 711 481 there is a good chance he will have one

Google him he has lots of bits advertised on Toymods over the years

I'd been ken to see a top show car Ms55, My MS53 is done to a higher standard

As the topic says after a 2005 ZZ Rolla Leather front passenger seat.

I would prefer Sydney

luke

Where are you located Bry??

No wrecker is going to have them.. not a 40 series

I would suggest going to a decent brake shop near your house and see if you can get the re sleved

I'm not sure that redbook is the foremost authority on the values of Classic Japanese cars.

Without knowing the condition of the vehicle there's no way of giving a value. Advertise it for what you would like. If you get no calls then it's probably too expensive.

There are many variables.

Depends on how neat it is, unfortunatley these old girls don't have the following of the early aussie cars. I would say anywhere from $500 to $6000 depending on condition

Well it’s time to Mega Cruise...

This is a cruise for all Toyota's. Now in its 6th year Mega Cruise is a great day out.

So bring out your Toyota whatever it is and come along.

Toymods Annual Palm Beach run.

Details are as follows.

Sunday the 27th of November

Time: 10:00 for a 10:30 leave

Place: Wilson Park Silverwater, Cnr Clyde Street and Silverwater road Silverwater (see map below)

Destination: Palm Beach via the city.

What to Bring: Some $$$ for the BBQ and maybe a fold up chair to sit on

Once again it’s time for Toymods annual run to Palm Beach, We leave Homebush, head along Victoria Road towards the city. We cross ANZAC bridge around the city and cross the Harbor Bridge. From there we head down towards the Spit and on to Manly for our first meet up at North Head. After filling the carpark at North Head we'll head north and onto Warringah road, Forrest Way, Mona Vale road for another meet up. After we pick up the cars we have lost its down Mccarrs Creek Road to Palm Beach.

Well over the last few years people have gotten a little lost, I will be giving out some maps with photos of intersections this year and here are some maps for people to look at now to print etc.

First of all the meeting spot this is Carpark at Wilsons Park access at Clyde Street and Silverwater road intersection.

Hope to see some cool Toyota's out

Stitt

there are 4 JZ powered MS5X's that I know of,

1 is a MS53 wagon with 2JZGE

2. is a Modded 1JZ track sports sedan

3. A bloke in S.A. Just got stock twins on 1JZ into a MS53 and i think it going for rego.

4. VVTi 1JZGE into a MS55

Come across to Toymods.org.au they are all on there and the is a dedicated Crown thread, where most of us have modded Crowns

Ronny boy, I only go to Dubbo once a year and its this time of year. There would be at least 15-20 cars leaving from Macca's in Sydney.

Zeinheiger I'm not to sure how many are coming from Melbourne.

For those thinking of coming;

If you are half interested about coming I will guarantee you will have a blast. Its a great weekend to hang out with some like minded people and check out a massive amount of tuff Toyota's from all era's

Check out this Toymods thread to gauge how and where people are coming Link to threadfrom.

The Time of year has come around again for the

For those that have been before expect a lot more of the same action spread over a full 5 days instead of 4, and for those that haven't been before you should be asking yourself why.

Toyota Nationals Is held every year in Dubbo NSW, the location chosen years ago due its central location. Its an even 5hour drive from Syd, ACT and Newcastle, with those from Brisbane and Melbourne looking at around 10hrs. I even know of some guys from S.A making the trek.

This Easter Weekend is a longer long weekend with the inclusion of the ANZAC public holiday as well as the Easter Public holidays.

Here is the plan for the weekend

Meet ups on the Friday the 22nd a public Holiday (PH)

Sydney: Blacktown Macca's Cnr Third Ave and Sunnyholt road, this year will include an alternate route around Bathurst. 8:30 for a 9 leave

ACT: Truck Stop Barton Hwy @ Hall 8:30 for a 9 leave

Newy:TBA

Friday Night: Pizza Dinner at the Matilda

Saturday: Show and Shine in Dubbo

Sunday:Drags at Wellington 1/8 mile strip with the Dubbo City Car club

Monday (PH): Motor Kana

Monday Night: Presentation Dinner

Tuesday (PH): Dive home and year to go til next year.

Nationals is a great weekend away, a great time to meet fellow Toyota enthusiasts from all around the Country, its a great time to maybe have your first go at a Drag race and or a Kana, and its a fantastic weekend just to talk crap and look at awesome cars.

Accommodation: Please Contact

The Matilda Motor Inn

231 Darling Street

Dubbo 2830

(02) 6882 3944

Linky to Matilda Inn

Contact the Matilda directly and say you are with the Toynats, there is also plenty of other accommodation in town and depending what is on could book out.

Also Costs and Entry forms are on the Toyota Nationals Website

If you have any Questions please post here

I'm looking forward to another massive year

Stitt

on behalf of the Toyota National Inc

A quick photo from last year

Well Should be a great day out!!!

Thanks to our sponsor for the day, the first 100 cars to the meet spot will get a Castrol show bag and every car there will be given automatic entry to a raffle for some oil and Mothers buckets with lots of goodies.

Weather hopefully will be ok, its its not it will still be on.

Hope to see you all out and about Stitt

I hope everyone is still keen should be a great day out the weather is starting to get better

Would be good to get some cars from Toyota Owners out.

This is a great cruise, good roads and scenery hope to see you all there

Stitt

Well its time to Mega Cruise and you know the score. You have all been before.

Toymods Annual Palm Beach run.

This is the biggest all Toyota Cruise of the year

Sunday the 28th of November

Time: 10:00 for a 10:30 leave

Place: Wilson Park Silverwater, Cnr Clyde Street and Silverwater road Silverwater (see map below)

Destination: Palm Beach via the city.

What to Bring: Some $$$ for the BBQ and maybe a fold up chair to sit on

Once again its time for Toymods annual run to Palm Beach, We leave Homebush, head along Victoria Road towards the city. We cross ANZAC bridge cut thru the city and cross the Harbor Bridge. From there we head down towards the Spit and on to Manly for our first meet up at North Head. After filling the carpark at North Head we'll head North and onto Warringah road, Forrest Way, Mona Vale road for another meet up. After we pick up the cars we have lost its down Mccarrs Creek Road to Palm Beach.

Well over the last few years people have gotten a little lost, I will be giving out some maps with photos of intersections this year and here are some maps for people to look at now to print etc.

First of all the meeting spot this is Carpark at Wilsons Park access at Clyde Street and Silverwater road intersection.

Ok once we head out of homebush and up to Victoria Road then through the city, once head of of the city over the harbor bridge stick to the right lanes and we take the Ernest street exit and follow the signs to Manly. Over the Spit and its right at the top of the hill and down Sydney Road

Once in Manly its up to North Head and then out again

To get out of we to take Harbord Rd to take us to Warringah Road.

Ok final meet up point is just south of palm beach at an oval where we can all get together and get some photos of the cars and toliets there too. Its Hitchcock Park, just near a BP on Barrenjoey Road and there is Tennis Courts on the park. For all of you with a GPS its just north of the intersection of Barrenjoey Road and Whale Beach Road.

As always the Toymods BBQ will be fired up.

I will be inviting all the other Toyota Clubs I could think of

I'd also like to get some Newcastle and Canberra Interest as well to make it really big

If any one has any issues, gets lost, wants to meet along the cruise route please feel free to call me on 0401 624 192

Its a great day out and a great photo opp.

I hope to see you there

Stitt

I Voted 1 for nath

Tape measure is your friend. Measure how high from the guard to where you want the wheel to sit, thats how big your lowering blocks should be. Its a direct relationship, as for the front again armed with your tap measure start winding. I'm not up on Vic's rules but I'd say the lowest you could go is 100mm

got one

0401 624 192

located in ACT however I may be ble to get it to Syd for you

Toymods is the place to go the dedicated Crown thread has lots of info in it.

What sort of V8 did you want the old Toyota 3,4 and 5V's are getting really old in the tooth, and really rare and not sure if it would bolt to the standard box.

The Lexus 1UZFE as well as having the Hastle of EFI (ECU's and fuel systems) doesn't really fit without massive mods into a 50 series chassis however most other series of crowns it almost bolts into.

So that leaves you with Ford or Holden 8's would be all custom mounts and bell housings, or box to suit engine with custom gear box mount. There has been a few over the years for sale with other marques 8's in them

Flynn's wreckers is still there, Snowy Mountains hwy Cooma,

Call Steve at Mona Vale 0412711481 not sure how much 40 series stuff steve has though and Flynns is a little dear

I will be attending this, with my UZS131, MS53 is still off the road,

I get it up on Toymods and I hope that a few of our members will come along.

See you all there

Stitt

Well I huge thanks to you guys for coming out and making it a great day, I'm sure all of the new school cool came from this forum. Its great to see the super charged Camry out and about

Glad you all had a great day out and about and keep an eye out for next years toymods cruises.

OK

The address for this park is CNR of Silverwater Road and Clyde street, however the park is in the short half of the street on the opposite side of Silverwater road. So if you punch in into your GPS turn the opposite way at the lights to get into the park.

Its RIGHT into the park from Parramatta road, and LEFT into the park if you are coming from Victoria Road. So if coming up from Parra Road turn Right just before Silverwater Bridge, If coming from Victoria Road Turn left at the lights after Silverwater Bridge

There are signs that say the road is for buses only to homebush, however the bus lane starts after the turn in for the car park

IF because of the Super Taxis we can't get into the carpark we will meet in Fariola St, near SAS where Toymods Dyno Days are held. Fariola street is just beck towards Parra road.

This should be a great day out I hope we get over the 100 cars, again there should be a great BBQ on so remember your small change

When you come to the meeting spot look for the V8 Crown and the Toymods Banner thats where we'll be.

Wondering if anyone has some good advice on what I should do with my Crown. I've only had it a few months and the head gasket went, I've been quoted $900 to replace it and I am pretty sure it went due to not being particularly smart on icy mornings and the such but in the high risk that it is because the heads are warped or cracked I made some enquiries on engine prices.

A re-conditioned engine is out of the question but a 2nd hand jap import can be put in for around $1500, I am almost leaning toward doing this as the idea of paying $900 for a new gasket only to find there is more to it isn't fun.

At the same time though, I know very little about the reliability of a 2nd hand import engine.

This car is meant to be my daily drive and right now I am on a tight budget but know I will be for a long time in the future too so even if it costs a little more now I just want to find the smartest most economic way to do it, any suggestions?

What is in it now 4M?? What import engines are you talking about, I dobt you could get a new old 4M, yeah 7m's 1J's and 2j's can be had for that kind of coin however there is alot of other coin associated with getting one of them running in the car.

I re did the head on x2 4m's (different cars) and had no other with the heads on those blocks. If done and done properly, with coolant you will be fine. 7M's have most of the head gasket issues casue of the boost added to the equation.

where are you located and do you have an early or late 4M as I think I may still have a reco'd head with low km's around

HI dimitri...i've only recently joined this site but i felt a bit sad for you when no-one answered your post....it's a few months old now but anyways. You should be able to find some fellow crown owners at classicrown.

http://classicrown.multiply.com

best of luck.

Ah Struan good to see you back on the net.

Dmitriy777 I have a MS53 with 7MGTE and a UZS131.

Can Isee some pics of your jzs171 its a wagon yes??

Every kind of toyota is Welcome, its just a cruise and a day out. Usually a great day out

Well its time to Mega Cruise

Toymods Annual Palm Beach run.

If you only make one cruise this year, make it this one

Sunday the 6 of December

Time: 10:00 for a 10:30 leave

Place: Wilson Park Silverwater, Cnr Clyde Street and Silverwater road Silverwater (see map below)

Destination: Palm Beach via the city.

What to Bring: Some $$$ for the BBQ and maybe a fold up chair to sit on

Once again its time for Toymods annual run to Palm Beach, We leave Homebush, head along Victoria Road towards the city. We cross ANZAC bridge cut thru the city and cross the Habour Bridge. From there we head down towards the Spit and on to Manly for our first meet up at North Head. After filling the carpark at North Head we'll head North and onto Warringah road, Forrest Way, Mona Vale road for another meet up. After we pick up the cars we have lost its down Mccarrs Creek Road to Palm Beach.

Well over the last few years people have gotten a little lost, I will be giving out some maps with photos of intersections this year and here are some maps for people to look at now to print etc.

First of all the meeting spot this is Carpark at Wilsons Park access at Clyde Street and Silverwater road intersection. This should give us enough room away from the V8supercars

Ok once we head out of homebush and up to Victoria Road then through the city, once head ot of the city over the habour bridge stick to the right lanes and we take the Ernest street exit and follow the signs to Manly. Over the Spit and its right at the top of the hill and down Sydney Road

Once in Manly its up to North Head and then out again

To get out of we to take Harbord Rd to take us to Warringah Road.

Ok final meet up point is just south of palm beach at an oval where we can all get together and get some photos of the cars and toliets there too. Its Hitchcock Park, just near a BP on Barrenjoey Road and there is Tennis Courts on the park. For all of you with a GPS its just north of the intersection of Barrenjoey Road and Whale Beach Road.

As always the Toymods BBQ will be fired up.

I will be inviting all the other Toyota Clubs I could think of, Supra Fourms, MR2 Forums, Twincam and SRC as well as Toyota Owners Club

If you can think of any other please let me know I would like to make this a huge Toyota Cruise

I'd also like to get some Newcastle and Canberra Intrest as well to make it really big

If any one has any issues, gets lost, wants to meet along the cruise route please feel free to call me on 0401 624 192

Its a great day out and a great photo opp.

I hope to see you there

Stitt

Hey, just wondering if anyone can help me. I cant find any suspension bushes for my 71 MS55 crown in nolathane or polyurethane and i need to do all front and rear bushes.

Cheers for any help

Where have you looked, I'm sure super pro list them

Well let me introduce myself.

I am TheStitt Toymods Cruise dude and we are inviting Toyota Owners to come on our

Toymods Annual Palm Beach run.

Sunday the 21st of October

Time: 10:00 for a 10:30

Place: P6 Homebush Olympic Park

Destination: Palm Beach via the city.

What to Bring: Some $$$ for the BBQ and maybe a fold up chair to sit on

Once again its time for toymods annual run to Palm Beach, We leave Homebush, head along Victoria Road towards the city. We cross ANZAC bridge cut thru the city and cross the Habour Bridge. From there we head down towards the Spit and on to Manly for our first meet up at North Head. After filling the carpark at North Head we'll head North and onto Warringah road, Forrest Way, Mona Vale road for another meet up. After we pick up the cars we have lost its down Mccarrs Creek Road to Palm Beach.

As ways the Toymods BBQ will be fired up.

I will be inviting all the other Toyota Clubs I could think of, Supra Fourms, MR2 Forums, Twincam and SRC.

I hope you will join us and make this a huge toyota day

Its a great day out and a great photo opp.

I hope to see you there

Stitt