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Justin its a bit like field of dreams.. build it and they will come... suggest a cruise for the next one and I am sure you will get a few takers.

Just posting up a couple of awesome photos of the car from a meet on Saturday night Thanks to which ever dude took the photos, I am loving them!

for jap style wheels try otomoto.com.au or surf yahoo japan via www.importmonster.com.au but if you want something local, you can't beat superlites - they look awesome on Corolla's

31 views, not a single comment! Who is excited? Who is coming? Anyone?

Looks great. Really like the wheels you have on her!

Prick of a job as I recall and yes took a long time to get it right. Make sure you get the holes right for the seats, otherwise you can spend ages trying to get the bolts to start. Also one lesson I learned the hard way. A drill tends to pull a long line of carpet out when you try drilling through the carpet. Like pulling a thread on your favourite clothes, its annoying as hell! The soldering iron suggestion is a cracker based on this experience. I paid the trimmer to do it last time :)

Great turn out and the venue worked out pretty well considering it was a stab in the dark based on a few emails. Couple of pics: Mmmm how good are old Crowns ;) Got Patina? How cool is Brown!! The rare and elusive Emmasaurus Levin Something Japanese inside the museum too! Rest of them are here https://picasaweb.go...feat=directlink Sorry I didn't get every one this time, the spread out nature of the parking meant I couldn't keep up, and socialise, and score Crown parts all at the same time :)

thanks for all the suggestions, much appreciated :)

I bought a Ozito polisher today, and grabbed some cheap cutting compound to see how she would come up. I am quite pleased with the result. Half polished roof Shiny bonnet Some what better tailgate Also tried to get her to kick over. She winds over, but there was no firing. Might be because I wired up the coil wrong... does any one have a photo of how a coil should be wired up in one of these? Could also be 25 year old fuel not having any kick in it!

Dave's is a different model. In other news, the mooneyes/crown-classics boys liked my Crown :) http://www.crown-classics.com/blog/

And for those in and around Eltham, we will have our usual pre-meet at Eltham Maccas, departing7.30am sharp.

Apparently I have not posted the address Garage Classics 400 Kororoit Creek Rd, Williamstown North Parking will be on the streets around the address. Meet commences 8.30am

TCCAV proudly presents our first annual All Toyota Winterfest car show , bringing together Toyota and Lexus enthusiasts of all generations. No age restrictions, no judging criteria, just a great collection of cars parked up on the grass at Caribbean Gardens for fellow car enthusiasts to enjoy. Date: Sunday 24th June 2012 Venue: Caribbean Gardens & Market, 1280 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby, Victoria Show Hours: 9am-1pm Gardens Gardens Entry: $2.50 Adults, $1.00 Kids under 13 Display Car Entry: Gold Coin Donation for Charity (pay it to a TCCAV volunteer, not the front gate) Highlights * Swap meet - bring your Toyota related spares out and trade while you are on display * No vehicle age restrictions * Dedicated parking area on the grass * Plenty of BBQ facilities for a picnic in the park * Heaps of attractions and shopping to keep the whole family entertained For more information contact me through here or email [email protected] or 0413 001 666 Lets hope the sun is out, and we have a great day admiring Toyotas of all makes and models! Flyer attached Winterfest 2012.pdf

Williamstown this weekend folks. Hopefully see some of you there!

Thanks fellas! Josh that isn't a bad addition.. though it would sound much better with a v8 burble wouldn't it? :) Anyways I went and visited Don this afternoon. Lovely old bloke. He gave me a stash of parts that he thought he should hold on to rather than send to the auction house. Given the pillaging that had occurred before I got to it, I am rather glad he did! Scored hub caps in great condition, a tool bag, brand new windscreen and windscreen rubber, chrome trims for the windscreen and a plastic wind deflector. Oh and the spare wheel. He also gave me the owners manual, the service booklet and a Crown workshop manual. Service booklet tells me she started life as someone's company car in 1967, with NSW rego EPC986 Then there is this receipt for its purchase in 1969 for the sum of $2060.80. Not quite sure what that receipt is about, because then there is this letter a few days later - May 1969 - confirming its registration in Victoria as KGE751. Then Mrs Armstrong got some head work done in 1980 on the old girl at Bill Moxon Autos, who coincidentally I use to get all my roadworthys done! Service receipt in 1981, mileage at 97323 miles. Mileage now is 02558. So she has done 102558 miles, the last 5000 of which have taken 31 years!! Don had it in his garage for the last 25 or so years, and he bought it off Mrs Armstrong. Apparently her son had decided to do the engine up, and then never finished it as he moved to Darwin. So Don bought it for $200 and put it back together. After that it had an oil pressure problem, and it sat in his garage. Recently he decided it was time to move it on, so he donated it to the RACV's Cars for Kids program that auctions old cars for a kids charity. They sold it for $430, and that is where Centre Rd Wreckers got hold of it. He was quite pleased it was going to live again, and I promised him I would bring it back to show him when its done.

I am mega excited to be posting about my latest acquisition, a 1967 MS47 Crown wagon. There had been much discussion on the forums and at club meetings about this nice old Crown wagon at Centre Rd Wreckers that needed saving. I didn't think much of it, assuming it was a rusty bugger or in dire straits, if it had made it to the wreckers. Then on a sunny Thursday afternoon, with a does of the CBF's at work, I decided to go for a wander around the wreckers yard to see what was new. It was then I came upon this beauty. It was straight, almost completely rust free, and just too good to be sitting in the wreckers slowly getting pulled apart. I had to have it, especially as I have been dreaming of Crown wagon ownership for many years now... So within 24 hours I had convinced the better half that it should come home with me, then gone back to the wreckers, did the deal and then towed it home. Here she is on the trailer: In the glove box Hendo had found this note So naturally I called Don. Old bloke and was happy to have a chat. I didn't quite work out how the car got to the wreckers, but given the Manheims sticker on the window, I guess he sold it at auction, and the wrecker bought it. He had owned it for the last 25 years and it had sat in his shed all that time! It was going to be a project he said, but he just never got around to doing anything. That makes this sticker the last time it was registered I suspect! He told a tale of getting it off someone he knew, who had got it from someone else when it was left in a workshop. The story was a bit muddled, but he invited me to go visit to collect some bits he still had for it, so I will try and get the story straight then. He also told me he had rebuilt the engine bottom end, using a different block, and that he put in a different auto transmission as well, which led to him changing the gear indicator on the steering column. Clearly its a bit ass about! Anyways, today I spent the morning getting to know my Crown a little better. This how she looked pre-washing Inside That yellow shit you can see in the last photo is all the seat foam disintegrating and falling on the floor. This is how she looks after a wash, which isn't really a lot different but its a bit better. A cut and polish is going to work wonders though! I was so stoked to find these buried in the foam pile under the front seat last night They meant that I could test the electric back window this morning, which to my joy goes up and down with a turn of the key, just like its meant to! If you read the writing, its the RACV membership from 1979, indicating the owner had been a member since 1966, and the original rego was KGE751. Still has its membership sticker And has this bit of history on the passenger rear window too Here is an engine bay shot. And here is the ultimate goal So the plan is something along these lines: Clean up interior and retrim seats Overhaul brakes Replace missing bits in the engine bay and see if she will fire up Cut and polish Find missing side trims, or remove them all Slam it Fit Hiace front disks Cruise. There is a few bits missing - steering wheel, grille, side trims, radio blanking plate, coil, radiator, badges - so if any one has any of these or spots them, I would be eternally grateful if you could point me in the right direction.

There is a toggle switch on the dashboard. What is that for?

I suspect electric too since I tried to do the same thing!

KE26 at centre rd doesn't have a fuel cap unfortunately, i just went for a wander there is a slant front ke70 in there that has a left hand mirror if any one really wants one was manual, and maybe 5 speed though it was sloppy as all shit in the shifter that MS46 Crown makes me sad...i love this model and it looks so complete aside from the bits Hendo has pilfered... i am seriously wondering how much they might want for it

Second Tuesday of the month so its club night. Be there or be square - I won't be there unfortunately so I will be square.

If any one wants to help me win a Nulon competition for sponsorship please vote for the Detomato here: https://www.facebook.com/nulon.aus?v=app_139036106224196&app_data=vote_entry_id%3D4315530%26wlbb%3D1 Thanks heaps!

Everybody ready for this weekend? Hope you have a cracker.. I am off to a VW show instead which will also be a cracker :)

There are always pics when I am around... good turn out with 40+ cars, including a few we haven't seen before.... photos aren't arty as I was in a rush and the sun and shadows were not helpful. I liked the wheels on this '22 A rare sighting on our roads Hendo's recently acquired Crown We had quite a collection of AE82's in attendance too. This one had the perfect wheels to be period correct! Rest of them are here https://picasaweb.google.com/113432889999220868273/CarsCoffeeDonuts2012AutobarnEpping# Looking forward to our Williamstown adventure next month!

Will be usual Eltham pre-meet at 7.30am at Eltham maccas for those in the area.

what did the bloke with the porsche get stuck on?