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Upgrade_Complete: 1986 MX73 Cressida


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Hello, About three years ago now, A firend and I were looking for a vehicle for our first attempt at drifting. ^Well after a failed attempt at purchasing someones blown 13B FC. ^We found this little gem ready to go to the scrap yard.

 

Picked her up as a rolling shell for $300, with no engine no trans, and some wiring in the trunk.

 

Picked up a 7MGE out of a MX83 with quite a story behind it, i will probably elaborate later... for $500

 

Found a W58 for $100

 

Some wiring and a radiator form an MKIII in a junk yard for $60 and we had ourselves a running driving cressida.

 

It is most likely in for some love this winter, though i have still not completely decided what direction i want to take her power plant wise.

 

Pics of progress.

 

When I picked her up

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/IMAG0653.jpg

 

While she still didn't run I had her in front of a friends house and this happened, I was not amused...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/IMAG0644.jpg

 

Wiring, Also I have diagrams for an 86 MX73 if someone needs them

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/IMAG0065.jpg

 

Bag of unnecessary wires

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20121209_190610.jpg

 

First Start up (open header, she sounded mean, but my ears hurt so she got stock exhaust out of a junk yard.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/th_20130127_123312.jpg

 

Some engine pics

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130525_203154.jpg

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130525_205300.jpg

 

"Interior" pictures

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130326_122448.jpg

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130326_122543.jpg

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130326_122629.jpg

 

Cleaned up the wiring a bit (It may not look like much but the under hood fuse box is inside now and the driver side kick panel box is now in the middle, I will be running Mega Squirt so before I make it pretty I will get that installed and probably run LS2 Coils)

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130516_225727.jpg

 

Acura RSX Seats

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130326_122647.jpg

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130411_152425.jpg

 

Exterior pictures

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20130320_194131.jpg

 

The lowest I have ever had her

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/IMAG0016-1.jpg

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Took the turd to a dyno day earlier this summer. It for sure runs like poo on the the stock AFM and I cant wait to go to speed density on MS.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/cressida_Dyno.png

 

Finally A friend of mine drifting her and popping a tire.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/th_20130216_211646.jpg

 

A few pictures since it got washed and most of the snow is gone.

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20140309_154742.jpg

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20140309_155340.jpg

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/20140309_174423.jpg

 

I should be getting real suspension under it soon, less sidewall, and more low and I think she will look pretty good.

 

I She is an underpowered, bad suspension, low angle pig but she tries real hard lol.

 

 

 

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x52/ghetto-thirdworld/42d0d718-b38c-4451-b337-c4ee89bd34f7.jpg?t=1403308813

 

Vimeo link (the cressidas very short appearance is at 1:50)

 

http://vimeo.com/98447438

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