Walter the wagon

[StatusRacing]

LOL relaibility FTW!

I modded my 08 GTI, but I want something old I can wrench on and not be financially damning. I have had tons of cars, but this wagon will fit all the needs I have been looking for with all the others. Also planning to sell the GTI so I can put more on a downpayment for my house.

Yeah, as long as you're sure the ol' Cressida is reliable then go for it!

[Madhatter]

Sweet Cressida bro, cant wait to see the engine in.

[electricalbox]

Waiting for the mounting of that engine !!

I wanted to wait till after the new year, but I am considering throwing it in this weekend. I have everything needed for reassembly, but I need the following before it can run:

5mge oil pan/pick up (from my current motor), have to tap the pan as well for the return on the oil cooler.
Swap mounts from old motor
One more knock sensor (PO broke it having the motor sit)
Oil cooler / lines
30 feet of new vacuum lines
FMIC/piping
Wiring harness in good shape
Modify harness to be plug in play with my chassis harness.

then live rear axle slides around corners!

[ChristopherJason]

Waiting for the mounting of that engine !!

[electricalbox]

cant wait to see more of this

Thanks hope to have more to come, went to a local auto parts place to buy 30 ft off various vacuum hose. They don't have metric ID so that won't be updated today lol.

car is going to be sick

also, I'm sorry...but this is hilarious

LOL relaibility FTW!

I like where this is going, but I can't imagine selling an '08 GTI and relying solely on an old Cressida.

I modded my 08 GTI, but I want something old I can wrench on and not be financially damning. I have had tons of cars, but this wagon will fit all the needs I have been looking for with all the others. Also planning to sell the GTI so I can put more on a downpayment for my house.

That cluster is digital? Suddenly, this is one of my fav. threads on Stanceworks. I'd kill for a car with a digital tacho, haha

Looks interesting!

Thanks, yah the digital cluster was an option for all the mx72/73 cars, problem is that the wiring for the older ones (mine) is a ribbon style connector not the normal clip. I have to wire it all up manually (solder), replace the fuel sending unit (digital), and lastly the speedo bracket.

Planning to smog the car this weekend with the 5mge, after I come home I will be pulling the motor same day lol.

its safe to cut (so much) the coil?

How much I cut is perfectly fine since even in the air the spring is never free, the way the previous owner cut I am pretty sure was not nearly as safe. Also cutting in the rear of mine helped since the mk1 supra springs I used were approximately 2" longer, but rates were different since it weighed less than my wagon.

[a3 german]

its safe to cut (so much) the coil?

[Dr.AK]

That cluster is digital? Suddenly, this is one of my fav. threads on Stanceworks. I'd kill for a car with a digital tacho, haha

Looks interesting!

[StatusRacing]

I like where this is going, but I can't imagine selling an '08 GTI and relying solely on an old Cressida.

[ImAwesome]

Figured I want my car to be reliable so I bought a 7mgte instead of boosting the stock 5mge.

car is going to be sick

also, I'm sorry...but this is hilarious

[hinrichs]

cant wait to see more of this

[electricalbox]

Not much of an update, I got a little more done with the engine, and I ended up having to helicoil 5 out of the 7 exhaust manifold studs:


LOL the aluminum is so soft!

After:


Sold some wheels and left my gloves in the parking lot, what a bummer. :bash:

[electricalbox]

I love Cressidas, especially wagons. You should just go ahead and buy a few extra head gaskets, you're going to need them but on a serious note; what are those wheels and what size are they??

LOL I got the headgasket in the rebuild kit, but I am leaving that and the timing alone at this moment. I want to get the motor up and running, if it needs front/head seals I can replace after its in the car. Wheels are 15x7 et0, I can easily fit a 15x9 et0 in the rear comfortably, no camber though since I am live rear axle.

i have an extra 7mgte engine harness if your interested

Is it a grey plug harness? I would definitely be interested, does it fit this ECU?

[pitbulldrifter]

Thank you sir, hoping to get some more work done on it over the next month. Wiring will be quite complicated putting in the digital cluster as well as the 7mgte with a hacked up harness.

i have an extra 7mgte engine harness if your interested

[Youngthugga]

I love Cressidas, especially wagons. You should just go ahead and buy a few extra head gaskets, you're going to need them but on a serious note; what are those wheels and what size are they??

[ChristopherJason]

i like where this is going

Agreed !