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I hate to say it, but they won't buy the house. They are the type of buyers that you will end up finding out later on they did the same shit to 5 different owners.

No shit, small world. I have been lurking over there for years, since Adam with his big baller stories. I can't wait for the video. It's too bad the site is starting to slow down. Unfortunately, outside of CR, just about every car site I go to is slowing down. Must be because I am not on sites about drifting, starbucks, and skinny jeans.

who cares what you ran. Your car literally tells hot girls that you are going to take off your underwear and not ask questions.

I am tempted to swing by to thank Paul for my job since we work different shifts and I never got to thank him in person. Paul, there is an easy fix.... have Phil be your designated driver. He can pick you up from home to be safe and he will make sure you are home safe.

Yes I still plan on weight reduction by just doing the simple stuff. I don't want to have to run assloads of boost in order to enjoy the car plus the stuff I am already taking out was having issues. It's not like there is a niche market for great condition Cressida's to make money off of. The heater sounded like an angry vibrator when on and still there was no heat. For weight reduction, I would guess anywhere from 100-300 pounds pretty easily. As you can barely see in the pic, the car will not have anything behind the dash. A/C and heating assembly are removed, any interior lighting outside the speedometer/rpm will be gone, I already got ride of all sound deadening material in the car, and I still have to weld up any holes on the firewall since all the padding is now gone. I will snap a pic of the dash, but it is basically a plastic shell that weighs next to nothing from the factory and the center counsel is made of plastic also. I would guess I have lost 10-20 pounds just by switching to aluminum bolts that are also shorter. Toyota I'm guessing mass produced a few sizes of bolts and used them regardless if they were 1/4 to 1/2 inch too long. The factory seats are mechanical and don't weigh enough to justify a racing seat. So I can keep the stock seats, dash, center counsel, carpet, and still look somewhat stock when people peek in. Back in my hometown, if your car was fully gutted, you were automatically under suspicion for driving a stolen vehicle(I'm not joking). http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32.jpg For any part source for interior parts that I may end up needed because I break something, there are a decent number of mx32's in Arizona, California, and Washington area that get parted out on the toyota cressida forums or craigslist. What is interesting is how heavy the stock bumpers are. The front and back weight about the same. Just by fabbing up to old school vw blade bumpers could get it from 80ish down to 15 pounds tops. http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32015.jpg What is nice is alot of parts swap between supra, ae86, and cressida's. I may even be able to run ae86 spindles since they are slightly lighter and use mx73 cressida brakes for an easy upgrade. I may even be able to use a manual rack out of a tercel to get rid of my power steering setup, but I could be dead wrong. Another "research" topic is seeing if any of the toyota trucks had a non-adjustable steering column since mine is adjustable and it weighs alot more than I thought. In the interior pic, you can tell how much room it takes. Enough of my rambling, I have to get in the garage and do some thinking about the rear wheel wells. Thanks everyone for the replys.

please make sure to slip a little something special in his drink to start off the night. lol

I agree you folks are right. I will at the end more than likely use them for mock up, and take the measurements to a shop for the final ones.

wagner, great vid as usual. I liked your 275 tire from columbus video you posted on need2speed.

no kidding, you don't say.

ross, I appreciate the feedback and will keep that in mind. What is it in the pic that raises concern?

I should have posted this awhile ago, but since I am finally making progress I figured I may as well. A quick background on the car. I bought it for $300 in Thorntown, Indiana with a cracked radiator. Replaced it in the guys front yard and then drove it daily for almost a year until it pooped a head gasket. We didn't have alot of money to blow on a car when we moved here, so I figured I should grab something I know how to work on. Basics about the car: It comes with 0 horsepower due the 4m engine and weights 2400 pounds fully loaded from the factory. I plan on keep the car looking dead stock since I can't stand it when shitheads destroy old imports trying to be the drifter hellaflush fan boys. I will have the rear rims widened and make sure I can still run the stock hub caps. The car is completely gutted and I will put enough interior so it looks stock and doesn't have the fully gutted look when you walk by. I will keep the car close to stock height so it keeps the grandpa flavor. Here's an into pic: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32%20work/mx32004.jpg This is not my car, but how the front looks like and notice the raging stock hub caps: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32%20work/mx32.jpg The car sat for a long time due to not having the time and having the necessary tools to get work done. The body is 95% good but there were a few areas that sucked ass: Driver shock tower(notice the almost 30 degree tilt): http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32%20work/mx32006.jpg Passenger shock tower: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32%20work/mx32005.jpg Engine and trans gone: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32%20work/mx32001-1.jpg After changing my mind between 5m block with a 7m head, 1uz, or rebuild the 4m... I stumbled on a great deal of a stock N/A 2jz engine and auto trans from a sc300. http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32%20work/mx32002.jpg http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32011.jpg The plans for the transmission are to keep it simple: suprastick controller to adjust shift points, valve body mods to firm things up, and higher stall I assembled a MS-II to control the engine. I plan are turbo with 20-30 psi(for now) running on e85 through the 1600cc injectors and dual bosch fuel pumps from 90's volvo's. I accepted the fact that there was too much rusted metal on the shock towers and trunk area so I went to work with the plasma cutter: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32008.jpg Since the shock towers are bye bye, I will do coilovers shocks on the rear mounted to a cross bar on the frame. I will retain the stock rear end so I can modify it and if I screw things up I am not in deep financially. I ordered some DOM tubing/end links from QS, watched youtube welding videos, and fabbed up 4 arms for the 4 link in the car: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32007.jpg More progress removing metal: http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32010.jpg http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc510/chrisj011/mx32013.jpg I decided to say fuck it and do my own mini-tubs since I don't want to waste time dicking around with semi-rusted metal. More pics of progress coming soon. Note: Yes I know the initial cuts to remove metal are wavy, I get the area out and then go back to clean it up

reminds me of the new 4 door Porsche and thats not a good thing

because russians mixed with anything equals to stunts risking their life.

wow, crazy videos. What in the hell caused steve jackson's car to do that halfway down the track?

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He miller raced recently? I haven't heard much from him lately

your sir are correct. Our government spending has gotten out of control and will use any specialist group, event, minority class, rouge nation to justify the spending.

good point, but I am on the fence about it. Yes he may have consumed more than an individual, but he has paid a skewed amount of taxes for the services. The taxes he has paid, did not allow any additional benefits from the city/government and his tax bracket supports a portion of the population. Here an interesting scenario. So if he does consume more than an average individual, should he not be rewarded for generating funds from the employees that there taxes support our cites, towns, etc? At some point, why should a person be penalized for being successful? you will have to excuse my randomness, it's been a few beers.

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something that my dad said the other day while visiting was interesting regarding his taxes. I use the same roads, air, schools, and electricity as everyone else but I pay more in taxes then what most people make in a year. Grant it, he doesn't mind it because he can afford it and considers it a good problem to have but it was an interesting statement. If you listen to the media, he isn't paying his fair share in taxes.

Randy recommended to since I was starting fresh was to run my mig as gasless (flux core). It will spatter some more, but you won't have to spend 200-300 bucks on supplies to start welding. All you would need to switch over to a flux core is flux core wire and it will cost around $35. If I thought it was too messy, then switch to gas.

The Seal guy should have known better that his name will be released and he will be a target. When my dad released his book about his time at Abu Ghraib and due to his work at Gitmo, he has accepted that fact there are bounties for him, he has to be armed on a regular basis, and always keep an eye on his surroundings. It hasn't changed his life one bit. http://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Hell-Psychologist-Confronts-Ghraib/dp/0446509280

lol. Or having to jump over kid toys and chairs while holding a poop running to the bathroom.

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Jones, when your at a stop light do people always want to give you a high five?