Cressida Continued - Bodywork Updates

Naked Rear. Obscene Exhausts.

 After a week in the bodyshop, the Cressida’s body work seems to be coming along well with most of the metal replacement work around the trunk area done. Just a few spots left to go before moving on to the rest of the car.

Bling Bling? LOL

Pretty happy with the work done so far as the guy doing it has carefully cut out the rusty bits and refabricated  the sections and welded them in as opposed to just welding on top of the rust which is a common shortcut done by sleazy body shops.

 The shortcut method I mentioned will not only result in the rust resurfacing soon after, but also lead to the rust spreading it’s deadly disease to the rest of the body work like a cancer. Good thing the guy takes pride in his work.

Rust Particles Everywhere!!! 

Just a little bit of trimming needed to the original panel and were good. I will be doing this myself once i get the car back to keep costs down. I will also be checking out for minor surface rust spots and removing them before coating the prepped surface with anti rust and a generous helping of undercoat. 

Possible sign of an old accident in the Cressy's early years.

This is a view of the rear where the lights are supposed to be. See how sneaky rust can be. Tsk! Tsk!

So yeah! That pretty much sums up the week for the Cressy.

No more "drainage" holes

Things look like they are going well. Can’t wait for it to be completed at the end of the month when i come back to KL !

Cressida Continued

Booked for complete body job @ secret location in Cheras

It's been a good couple of months since i did anything of serious value to the Cressida. I have reasons for this,
one was that i really had no time, and the other was a lack of direction and limited funds.

TOYOPETS

Been rather depressed the last few days, so it was good to see the Cressida again. It somehow always manages to cheer me up =) I think i'm now an official Toyota fan-boi. I have 3 Toyota's OMG.

Well, it will soon be 2 once i'm done cannibalising the GX71 Cressy. Anyway, Rumble Bee is running fine again, autobox is working OK. I'm still gonna do the gearbox swap anyway. However there are still a few things that need doing before this weekends mandatory government inspection for used cars, JPJ and Puspakom.

EPIC Weekend Adventure - Parts Car

Decided to take the parts car to the shop with Ben last Sunday. I decided to take the risk to drive 20km with a messed up con-rod bearing to see how reliable this old Cressy was. I wasn't interested in the engine anyway.

The perspex windshield was really blurred and messed up, i decided to take it off. After a few km our faces felt pretty numb. Quite a bad idea in hindsight.

X6 BLOOD BROTHERS

As per my usual routine, i was browsing the net the other day looking for some bits and pieces for the Cressy
when i stumbled across the image of the black Chaser above. I thought to myself  "damn that looks hot", thinking it was a slammed X60 Cressy when i found out it was actually an X61 Chaser!

A story of nuts and lights

It's been a week since i removed the headlamps and indicators of Rumble Bee. Finally got Ben ( headlamp smoking grandmaster) to help me with the restoration of the headlamps.

Rust? No worries

Week 2: The rust spots on the car are being treated and patched up

Rust. Every cars enemy. Thankfully Toyota's are built to last, there is not too much rust on Rumble Bee.
First i identified the most critical rust spots that needed fixing. The bonnet, doors. lower bumper area and rear boot.

Toyota Cressi-WHAT?!

The Cressida thru the years. 70's - 2000's

Contrary to popular belief, Toyota built luxury cars to compete with Mercedes, Volvo, and other luxury marques prior to the inception of Lexus.

The Cressida was brought out in 1973 as a Japan only model, and was only sold outside of Japan starting from 1977 onwards. In essence, the Mark II, Cressida, Chaser, and Cresta, are basically the same vehicle with different names and formats. The Cressida itself was available as a wagon, coupe, or sedan till 1981 which saw the birth of the Cresta that joined the Mark II and Cressida family.

Return Of Rumble Bee: A 2nd Chance



On the back from Lukut. Vios Chaperone behind.

Sometimes we all do things we regret. Like not seizing an opportunity, not asking a certain question, or saying or doing something we end up wishing we never did in the first place. Screwed up. Again.

The thing i regret doing the most, was taking my 1st car for granted. My 1985 manufactured, 1986 registered Toyota Cressida GLi-6. Turns out it was and is still, my dream car. I wouldn't trade it for a classic all american big-block Chevy Camaro Z/28 or even the latest addition to Lamborghini's Sant Agata lineup.