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!

THE OTHER CRESSIDA

Before you even ask, yes this is not the Rumble Bee. It's the parts car i picked up today after i dropped the Bee off at Top Form to get a once over to figure out what preparation will be needed for the surgery after the puspakom inspection in December.

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.