Kaido Crown

[TheCrabMaster]

Id say option 3. Cant wait to see more progress with the build, and the last name of founder of Toyota was Toyoda but they changed the name because apparently Toyota is easier to pronounce

[180roman]

So I've decided to change the leaky diff in the Crown.
It appeared to have stopped leaking which could meant it was just out of oil, so I thought I'd better get around to replacing it since I've had a spare diff already in the garage for it.

After a fighting with all the bolts and nuts, I've finally got the old diff out.



And then I ran into a problem.



The rear diff mount is held on by 2 19mm nuts and the studs were sticking out pretty far through the nut, so a regular 19mm socket could not reach. And silly me have been meaning to get a deep 19mm socket for a while but never got round to it.

So after thinking and trying different ideas to get it off I've tried all the wheel braces out of my cars, but all my cars run 21mm wheel nuts.

Lucky dad came home with the Civic when I was about to call it a day coz the shops were already closed, so I couldn't buy one. And by coincidence the Civic had a 19mm wheel brace and it worked well at undoing the rear mount.

So chucked the new diff in and tightened everything up.

Noticed that due to the suspension design in the rear end, the drive shafts actually turn as the wheel goes through the arc of travel. Hopefully this isn't going to be an issue once I run 25kg springs, as that should limit the turning and the travel. Wouldn't want to be breaking diff centers once I get it welded up.

Dropped the car back down onto the bump stops and damn there is still so much room under the car to go lower, but it is just mind boggling how well the chassis is made to go low. The fuel tank is in the boot behind the rear seats and the frame is nicely tucked into the sills, so the floor is pretty much flush with the rails.

I do see the spare wheel well becoming a problem, it hangs quite low and overhangs at the back of the car, so it will surely get beached on every small incline.

There are already a couple of scrape marks on it...




Things left to do are:
replace driver's side mirror glass,
replace a couple of blown tail light globes,
tape up the broken tail light lens,
weld up the leaking exhaust

I think hopefully with this list ticked off the car should pass Club Registration

Id say option 3. Cant wait to see more progress with the build, and the last name of founder of Toyota was Toyoda but they changed the name because apparently Toyota is easier to pronounce

I'm also leaning towards option 3, it will make it a lot neater and factory looking, so hopefully I wouldn't have much trouble clearing defects that way when I get done by police.

[180roman]

I think I have figured out what tires I should run for the rear of the Crown on the 15x12s.

These are some examples of 225/50r15s stretched on 12" wide wheels and I think that should work.

[Concon666]

Awesome. I'd go for option 3 too. :-)

[Thom]

Nothing is even done yet. Come back when its all slammed. Otherwise i cant blow my wad.

[244Brick]

Opt 3!

[180roman]

Nothing is even done yet. Come back when its all slammed. Otherwise i cant blow my wad.

You sir have a problem...

Awesome. I'd go for option 3 too. :-)

Opt 3!

Yeah can't wait to tear into it coz I know that will take a fair bit of time to make it work right, but I am back to working casual, so fuck all money to play cars, so no rego yet

[244Brick]

I'd help, but you live waaay too far!

[180roman]

Boom!

Rego motherfuckers!

[1jze30]

Haha nicely done dude!
just blitzed thru your thread(lol first page consisted of "ooommmrrrgggrrdd those wheels")
your rocking the caddy look atm

If you cut down you axle and ran like a 4 link setup you could relocate your springs and get -17 deg camber and still have the corner of the tyre tucked, but that would require fuck loads of fab work and custom tubing, plus the 5.0 here in Aus are retartedly strict on modding let alone cutting and shuting but either way they are going to hastle you!

I know you dont want to fab your quarters but you could alway run "like" a turbo flare like porsche did on the 911 to get those wheels to fit and if you made it look right you could blend it into the platypus lip on the rear.

im gunna sub, for curiosity sake

[floatingdino]

for a second there I thought you bought a VL, with that stance it certainly looks like one.

[180roman]

Things happened...

[jazig.k]

I read this from the start until I seen the Ice Break in the wheel... Then I was like, "WTF, where's this guy from.... Fuck, Australia..."
All hope was instantly lost for this planned build. But then! You got rego... Forever a dream build now.

[P78]

hmz, not sure how i feel about those Romain

give us some better pictorz!

[danielsahhhn]

meh...

put the 15's on