New build 1981 Cressida Station Wagon

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Picked up a couple weeks ago on my birthday.

156k OG miles.
Everything works except one window ):
Runs great. Drives okay. (needs alignment and fresh tires)

Has cut springs and rest of the car is stock atm.
Cut springs because they don't make suspension specific springs for this car, except for ones that can run up to 1200 for coil overs, which IMO are not needed. It's my new DD.
With shocks to match the travel of the shorter springs it actually handles and feels fine around town, although I do get some complaints for people in my back seat of harshness over big bumps. But they can just stfu.
Fresh shocks. KYB in the back, and off brand up front.

I think I'm going to start with rims and tires.
I am looking at 15 or 16 inch rims by either 8-11 inch wide with a low offset. The lower the better.
The bolt pattern is 4x114.3, and is the same as a lot of jdm cars of the same era.
I'm thinking gold would look nice on the factory white.

I'm debating still if I should go to a one a day Maaco type thing for a fresh coat of white, or leave the factory white. It's peelin and faded in some areas.

Other than that, I'm also getting all the windows tinted, the front ones not too much, and the windshield maybe just a fade.

I also am going to piece together a nice sound system. Don't know much about sound systems, but I like having trunk space, so I may go bazooka tubes instead of the twin 10"s I had planned.

And last but not least a nice little exhaust is in the works. It's going to be an off brand flow master 50 series, (which sounds exactly like the super loud monster sick race car sounding 40 series, but only more quiet) dropped cat, all through a 2.5 inch pipe. Give it a nice rumble without calling for too much attention.

As this is my dd gas saver, I don't plan on doing anything else and plan on cutting it off there.

One day If the engine dies, I will put a 2jz and slap a pretty tune on it with a monster turbo. Sleeper sickness.
Especially since 2jz can be found pretty cheap, considering all the potential.

Pics coming soon.

my buddy with the mr2.
knows a special MAACO that does a good paint job. 800~ for a really decent spray..

you just need to know one of the workers at that maaco.

8 bills huh?
I may be down, was hoping for even less. But if it's above average paint job, I'd be super down!!!
I washed it today, I thought it just needed a good wash to look better. It looked pretty much exactly the same before and after

Displacement wrote:

8 bills huh?
I may be down, was hoping for even less. But if it's above average paint job, I'd be super down!!!
I washed it today, I thought it just needed a good wash to look better. It looked pretty much exactly the same before and after

how about some clay?

I dont think the clay will help, the top coat is gone, and it's been exposed for quite some time it seems like. The sun has eaten up the paint.

I think I'ma remove some of the faded chrome trim too.

ahh.. dang

Its all good, it has that used look ya know. Once everything else is done, then I MAY paint it, not sure yet.

nah. we did a good job with a spray can on the vette

its all good

lol member the devons both trying to spray and not doing a very good job.

devon go sidetracked trying to tag his name all over your car... lol

the other devon just put a big spot on the hood.

good times