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g'day again . An interesting development for my crown in which you may be interested. REquired a new tie rod end, was proving impossible to locate - until by chance I was doing a job at a place for a bloke who owns a toyota dealership in Launceston (tasmania) - he phoned his parts division bloke who told me toyota still make em - but it would be comin direct from Nagoya. It was pricey ($230 aud approx, freight included), but it was a massive round trip. So there ya go - if you're still havin problems try all known dealerships - if your really keen , look up Bruce Stevenson Toyota in Launceston (I think they're on Hobart Rd), give em a call and ask for James in parts. Good luck n keep on crownin

Hi Guys,

My name is Glenn from Philippines. Maybe you know a place, the contact number where I can find and buy a rubber strip for my quarter window for my Toyota Crown69 (MS55). I am a new member and I am happy that i bcome a member of this group! I have a fully restored MS55 and I am still looking for some parts like dashboards,bumber and grill, etc for safekeeping as std by only, I prefer brand new if possible! I will post the picure of my car in few minutes.God bless you al guys!

Glenn

try Rare Spares - branches throughout australia, will surely be willing to organise o/s freight. I know they have the weather strip/rubbers for ms65 (73 model), they were approx $67 aud each. Dunno if they'll have em for your ol girl but ya never know till ya give em a buzz. look up yellow pages on line (oz) and you'll find the listing easy

Been sitting on my coupe staring into the sky hoping that someone would come along and help me source the drop rm for my crown,as it is toooo dangerous to drive with the one I have on it...Trouble is,I have only had the car 6 months, and cannot get any advice as to whether a different model of toyota would be O.K to cross this part over with... I dont have a parts number from any literature that I have found so far, and no-one in UK is breaking my model crown... It just sits there miserably and now I have to move it from its resting place so it has become urgent that I locate this part,or just somebody to help with some friendly, truthful advice...Im a novice with this crown and so am calling out....

gday man, wot exactly do you mean by drop arm - are you referring to the arm that travels from the splines on the steering box to the steering linkage arrangement (pitman arm in this part of the world) or some type of suspension component? If the former I had to get mine from Queensland (I live near Melbourne) to suit a 1973 ms65. Try hooking up to some freaks in Thailand cause every man and his dog has had one there at some stage of their lives.

Yeah thats the bit... Pitman arm.. Currently Im looking over that area of the world for help with some guy on ebay from Singapore.... Sounds promising, just got to wait til the plane fly's in, in a coupla weeks and we can go from there!!

Thanks for your help...

well if no luck get in contact with two parts supply chains in Australia that should be able to track one down -one is called Burson, the other is Rare Spares. I 'll be checkin the site in the coming weeks so let us know how ya go bloke.

Been sitting on my coupe staring into the sky hoping that someone would come along and help me source the drop rm for my crown,as it is toooo dangerous to drive with the one I have on it...Trouble is,I have only had the car 6 months, and cannot get any advice as to whether a different model of toyota would be O.K to cross this part over with... I dont have a parts number from any literature that I have found so far, and no-one in UK is breaking my model crown... It just sits there miserably and now I have to move it from its resting place so it has become urgent that I locate this part,or just somebody to help with some friendly, truthful advice...Im a novice with this crown and so am calling out....

gday man, wot exactly do you mean by drop arm - are you referring to the arm that travels from the splines on the steering box to the steering linkage arrangement (pitman arm in this part of the world) or some type of suspension component? If the former I had to get mine from Queensland (I live near Melbourne) to suit a 1973 ms65. Try hooking up to some freaks in Thailand cause every man and his dog has had one there at some stage of their lives.

Gday all.

Was after a power steering mains and return hose to suit the ms 65. Any leads or contacts in this hemisphere would be appreciated.

Many thanks

Most Toyotas have a lip in the rear wheel arch.

I just fitted 6.5 ich to a Camry with 205x65 series tyres and when go over a big bump the tyres grind in the wheel well.

So I will have to fold or tap the lip in in the rear.

Size of tyres determines if they will hit or not.

7 inch is getting pretty big.

I have 6 inch on the GT and the lip had to be folded back.

Sometimes even the front will grab when you turn the wheel hard and go over a bump.

G'day man.

Not long ago put 7 inch wheels on my ms65. no problems at rear at first, little bit of scrapin at fron t ie under heavy brake load with wheel turned etc. Chewed out 1 rear tyre when I towed my boat, so had to put stockies on to tow - BUT - since then have invested in a set of poly air springs at the back (cost $306.00)- will solve tyre scrapin on wheel arch when towing loads, and it's improved cornering immensely. lower profile tyres up front have minimalized scouring, but I intend to look at some mods up front ie airbag suspension. Mags are an older multifit chrome star type, so you're spot on in saying your choices are limited. They really set the thing off though, will post image on my profile soon.

ps. mags cost me $100 at local wreckers - they're always right in front of ya.

Hello all.

Expressions of interest from Classic Toyota owners & enthusiasts are welcomed for a possible casual meeting in the Outer Sth East Melbourne/Mornington Peninsula region sometime in Late Spring/Early summer. Day's proceedings would involve obvious gathering/presentation of vehicles and a valuable opportunity to meet, discuss, advise, observe, wheel & deal - whatever. The venue would ideally be some kind of reserve or point of interest where bbq/picnic facilities and plenty of parking is available. Again note this would bew designed to be a casual affair ie no horsepower heroes - just a casual sundie browse, cuppa n chat.

I'll check this post again regularly in the coming weeks, any feedback/possible interest is more than welcomed.

Many thanks

Any one out there got a Dash Pad for my crown . also a speedo in Klm's would be good also.

man - sorry i'm late on replying, you've probably already done the swap. why not keep the feeling with a late model v8 from a landcruiser or lexus, as seems to be all the rage in custom circles lately. My understanding is 4.0 or 4.5 litre petrol options are available, the latter being particularly suited to gas. Who knows ,ya might even want a turbo diesel. I'd suggest having any good muscle car/ mod shop lookijng at any mount fabrication required - hopefully it's just a matter of that only - rather than having to alter tunnels/firewalls etc. I wouldn't expect these to be an issue though - no more so than say any gm plant.

Gotta say the rig looks epic, and I know what you mean about keeping em original as I bought an ms 65 recently myself with a view to HEAVILY customization in a few years - now that I've tarted it up, the ***** looks too good to carve up!

Many apologies again on delay of reply - due to club rego hassles. h (sob)

Hi guys,

I'm not all that familiar with this sorta stuff so go easy on me! :( hahah

My old man and I are looking for a late 60's Crown. There's abit of a story behind why we want one, but I'm looking into having the engine swapped - if we find one that hasn't already.

I'm not looking to break a new speed record, I'm just looking to have a newer engine installed that's got abit more oomph! and lifespan.

Are there any common engine conversions for this type of car? I've heard that a common one is a Chevy engine?

Costs?

Umm.. I'm not sure whatelse is involved apart from buying the engine and then putting it in.. so, any feedback would be awesome!

Cheers!

Hi guys,

I'm not all that familiar with this sorta stuff so go easy on me! :( hahah

My old man and I are looking for a late 60's Crown. There's abit of a story behind why we want one, but I'm looking into having the engine swapped - if we find one that hasn't already.

I'm not looking to break a new speed record, I'm just looking to have a newer engine installed that's got abit more oomph! and lifespan.

Are there any common engine conversions for this type of car? I've heard that a common one is a Chevy engine?

Costs?

Umm.. I'm not sure whatelse is involved apart from buying the engine and then putting it in.. so, any feedback would be awesome!

Cheers!