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ill-minded
19th November 2014, 09:45 PM
Picked up a new daily to use in preparation for the Celica to undergo some reasonably extensive work to the underside of the car.

A basic rundown.


'89 GX81 Cresta Super Lucent G
1G-GZE Supercharged
Trust 1G-GE headers (modified to fit the GZE)
Full 2.5"(?) exhaust with the factory cat and a single straight through muffler
J160 6 speed (ex IS200) with a custom shifter to line up with the factory location
Button clutch (probably going to change this though)
BC BR coilovers
MX83 Grandé LSD
All the rear end bushes replaced with semi-solid replacements


The car is currently running on R32 GT-R wheels (16×8J +30) but I have a set of later style AVS Model 6 that I'd like to fit. I test fitted one of the rears and they poke a little too much for my liking, so I'll probably just find another less aggressive pair to make everything nice and tidy.


There's a few small imperfections in the body, but nothing too serious. A couple of dings in both passenger side doors, the clear coat on the roof and the boot lid are also starting to peel and there are some rust holes around the boot seal at the base of the rear windscreen.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/541920.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/541921.jpg

I've just ordered a Momo Super Indy wheel and a matching handmade wooden gearknob to go in the car and there are a couple of other small things that will get fixed along the way, but it will probably stay as it sits for a little while longer.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/541922.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/541923.jpg

Fun times!

hao.
20th November 2014, 01:12 AM
Beautiful!

drift kid
20th November 2014, 08:35 AM
This is very cool

Course_Out
20th November 2014, 10:43 AM
That's super cool - I really like it on the GTR wheels as well

ill-minded
21st November 2014, 02:39 AM
Thanks, guys. The AVS will look even better!

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/541924.jpg

Konakid
21st November 2014, 06:48 PM
Oooooooo yus.

gaz20v
23rd November 2014, 08:31 PM
Mint find!!

ill-minded
26th November 2014, 11:23 PM
Thanks, guys. Oddly enough, not really much of a find, since I got it from a friend of a friend, haha.

Not too much to update so far. I replaced the temp gauge sender, so the dash gauge works again. I also sussed out the thermostat situation to see if anything locally delivered matches up, but so far it looks like I'll end up ordering a genuine item ex. Japan.


I did order a new set of coilpacks though, which did sting a little. One of the original coils died shortly after the previous owner took ownership of the car, so he ended up replacing it with a 7M-GTE item to get the car running again. While it works fine, I figured that if one of the coilpacks died, then the other two original ones still in the car are probably not that far off, so I'll be replacing them all and keeping the other two on hand as spares.

ill-minded
13th December 2014, 02:01 AM
Got my haul of parts in the mail the other day. Apparently I should have double checked the appropriate boss kits though, because I ordered the wrong one. I'll order the correct boss kit after Christmas/New year. I'm really chuffed with the wood gearknob though. It has a nice feel and it's cool to know it was handmade. The best part is that the wood itself is fragrant and smells amazing.


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/542284.jpg


Later that evening I accidentally another set of AVS.


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/542285.jpg


16×7J +30. Effectively the same as the GT-Rs, but an inch narrower. I'll get these cleaned up a bit and resprayed in pearl white and run them as my daily wheels.

I spent this afternoon replacing the coilpacks, leads and plugs and made an attempt to fix a couple of small vacuum leaks between the AFM and the throttle body. No real noticeable gain in power, but it does feel a lot smoother and less hesitant than before, which is nice. The two remaining original coilpacks were showing signs of dying with the outer casing starting to crack in places. Either way, I've got two usable spares still and it gives me some peace of mind knowing that the ignition side of things is up to scratch. No photographs, because it looks exactly the same under the bonnet.

jay70
9th January 2015, 02:51 PM
neat car man

ill-minded
21st April 2015, 03:40 AM
The Cresta decided to spit a coolant hose on me last week, which I thankfully noticed when I spotted a trail of coolant on the ground of the carpark at work. Poked around and found it was the worst positioned hose possible, being a 3" straight section that sits behind the head and sandwiched against the firewall. Great.


I spent a few hours cursing and removing the offending hose and tracked down some hose to replace it with since I didn't feel like spending $30 on the OEM replacement. I decided to replace a couple of other hoses on the exhaust side of the motor while I was at it as a preventative measure, given that the car is approaching 200,000km.


Not much else happening. Waiting on paint for the AVS VS6 and currently waiting to get some pricing on 215/45R17 for the other 6's. I'll be preparing for the timing belt and water pump replacement at 200,000km in a couple of months, probably helped along by tax return money. I'm looking at replacing the radiator while I'm at it, since the existing one has shown signs of leaks previously.

Konakid
22nd April 2015, 12:46 PM
Noice, pic with AVS on? Suit it perfectly.

ill-minded
25th April 2015, 03:29 AM
Once I get tyres fitted, I'll throw them on for pics. Hopefully it won't be too long. :)

ill-minded
11th July 2015, 02:33 PM
Finally got my wheels on!


http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/545067.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/6/8/5/545068.jpg

Seventy
12th July 2015, 01:38 PM
As always, doing it right!

Konakid
12th July 2015, 05:26 PM
Hnnnnnnng. Looks sick

skizzamods
13th July 2015, 06:44 PM
Thats a good look

minipeck
15th July 2015, 02:14 PM
MM WHET

ill-minded
16th July 2015, 09:13 PM
Thanks, guys! :)

There's a bit of maintenance in the pipelines with the timing belt and water pump being due, as well as getting the SuperPro bushes for the rear arms installed and rebuilding the brake master cylinder.

joeschmo_57
24th September 2015, 12:08 AM
hows it travelling?

ill-minded
26th September 2015, 10:49 PM
Not too bad. It's sitting on 199,998km on the odometer, so I'll try and allocate some time this week to get the timing belt change and water pump done. Not much else happening with it though. Dropped the rear end 5mm just to level it out a bit. Will also try and book it in to get the rear arm bushes done finally.

Jeffn19
4th May 2020, 09:47 AM
Very cool to have found this thread , I've actually just bought that car this weekend. I'll try to upload some pics later

will81
23rd January 2022, 12:32 AM
Hey guys I now own this cresta and love it. Have done a lot of work on it over the last 18 months since buying off Jeff. Work wheels made from Japan, respray to get rid of the clear peel, a bunch of mechanical work including wheel bearings, rear main seal, every belt etc. Serial9 rear camber arms. Few annoying little boost leaks here and there, no power loss tho. Getting dents taking out soon and re painting the silver trims. Photos to come! :)

will81
23rd January 2022, 12:38 AM
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Pokitren
16th February 2022, 01:14 AM
It looks good! It's a little small, though. What kind of paint did you use?