my silver cressida

[themx73]

this is my 86 cressida currently fixing due to spun a bearing

when i bought the car the guy ran it with no oil freakin idiot

upgrades
7mgte
5 speed
welded diff
hks mushroom filter
hks ssqv with gold insert
hks fcs (fuel control system)
stock supra intercooler

i cant think of the other stuff rite now

when i first bought it

i painted the wheels looked better than black


made this my self on a cold night hand were freezing but it was fun

i was bored

this is how it use to look very messy zip ties all over the place


cleaned up my valve covers 30 min of polishing came out good

no more hideous blue


cleaned up the turbo as well was very dirty


next up cleaned up my oil pan




i painted these wheels cause they were ugly looking




with the new wheels 14inch p type

when i just got them ugly looking


came out nice after 2 hours of hard work only on 1 wheel tho lol



gave my engine bay a new look



will post up pics as soon as i get up the couch

[themx73]

took some more pics of baby today


i installed my blitz turbo timer in the ash tray fit like a glove pops up when i open it





3 inch piping from the turbo to the rear bumper





theirs the bearing that messed up cause of no oil in the engine



hks ssqv with gold insert

[themx73]

quick little update

i just installed my custom shift knob a paint sprayer lol

[Layzorbeemz]

I think I remember a friend of mine posting the craigslist ad for this car before you obtained it, it was in pretty rough shape, but it looks like it has a owner that know's what the hell they are doing now!

Good work saving this x7.

PS: I'm very jealous of you grey velour interior, I want it instead of my burgundy leather soooo bad.

[themx73]

yes its was pretty rough interior and engine the day i got the car i aded some oil cause their was no oil in the engine then connected the starter cause it was unplugged gave it a little charge and fired right up bad was bottom end had a knock couple days later took the engine out took it apart and it spun a bearing really bad couldnt even disconnect the rod from the crank

i should have the car up and running next week im just waiting to get my crank and head from a friends shop

ill let you know if i get rid off it im looking for two bucket seats to replace my two fronts

[Layzorbeemz]

I think I might be picking up a grey interior locally actually but I appreciate it anyway, cheers!

what are your plans for suspension?

[themx73]

im still thinking about it might go with fully adjustable tein suspension

[themx73]

quick little update while still waiting on the head to arrive so i can start building the engine back together

what color should i paint the bottom end

[themx73]

just picked up my crank now im gonna go buy the main bearing and rod bearings

crankshaft specs
main bearing .010
rod bearings .020



also painted the bottom end cast iron came out good

[carbd7age]

Paint the block Detroit Diesel green.

[themx73]

Paint the block Detroit Diesel green.

i would be glad too that color is nice thats the color one diesel trucks and on the fire trucks huh
but i havent seen that color in my local parts store tho

[carbd7age]

OReilly should have it, that's the only place I've seen it.

[themx73]

ill hit up that place soon to see if they got it

[themx73]

quick lil update i just installed my crank also picked up my head witch was diamond cut

[themx73]

so i finally installed my engine turns on sounds healthy but bov makes the surge noise i loosen it up make the bov noise along with the surge maybe the vacuum line does any one know were to connect the vacuum line for the bov

[themx73]