Gave Up On My s***ty Cressida.

[dickie]

So I'm at the supra nationals in Houston this weekend instea of finishing wiring and final suspension adjustment. There were a lot of gtr's out here, a lot of Z's of all generations, and some 240's too...

But out of the dozens of supras and lexi, not a single cressida and only 2 1jz cars. I'm bringing my s*** next year.

[nissangirl74]

think i got it...

[Bwana]

Glad to see ya back on the boards Chris! You even have Jon posting in here (long time man!)! The car is looking good!

[dickie]

Yeah stuff is finally settling down and I have a steady job again. So I'll be around more.

[Dano]

Badass, car is looking great! Moar pics.

[dickie]

[numbnuts240]

sickness. i'd love to give the same treatment to a 1st gen maxima.

[dickie]

^ guy around the block from me has one on some crappy wheels stock ride height, hasnt moved from his driveway in years though.

another guy local has a wagon riding low on starion (?) wheels that looks bad a**. wagon would be the way to go.

[HashiriyaS14]

Much as I like MX73's, I'd never even be looking at them if I could find a clean Datsun 610/Maxima.

They are super duper cool. Someone around here was selling one on deep centerlines with a roof rack and some crazy lip, but it disappeared off craigslist in like an hour.

[dre1507]

*sighs* This is some dreamy stuff right here. talks of non-spaceship looking cars. and my friends say i have no taste because i don't really fancy the "sexy" look of most of today's cars. On another note, a cressida just popped up on the other end of my block......i wonder if they'd let it go.

This is one hot cressida i must say though. really liking this thread.

[HashiriyaS14]

YAY:

http://sixsylinder.blogspot.com/2010/04 ... pdate.html

[Dano]

Niiiiice!

[MellowZ32]

nice indeed!

[The Siath]

OP - man that's a mean looking Cressida - Nice work getting it all built up.
HashiriyaS14 - Sweet - can't wait to see more of it.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I love the slant you have going on with the hood, how did you get it to be spaced out like that up by the windshield, that looks mean as isht.

[dre1507]

I love the slant you have going on with the hood, how did you get it to be spaced out like that up by the windshield, that looks mean as isht.

i think hood spacers.

[dre1507]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YadLrCQySnI&NR=1

nice?

[bobotech]

Looking good. Fix the hood, looks broken like that. Looks lke someone slammed the hood on a big a** screwdriver and bent the crap out of the hinges.

Once you get the hood fixed, it would look awesome. I always liked those boxy imports myself. I wanted a mid 80s Maxima with a body kit and fancy wheels when I was younger.

[dickie]

the hood was broken. or rather just not bolted down and the struts were holding it up in the back. its since been bolted down, i dont do the hood spacer look.

[Encryptshun]

Looks awesome, Chris!

[dre1507]

the hood was broken. or rather just not bolted down and the struts were holding it up in the back. its since been bolted down, i dont do the hood spacer look.

Ohhh, i see. if all goes well, maybe i'll be undergoing a 2jz mx83 daily project (even though "daily" and "project" shouldn't mix) around late summer. i'm definitely inspired by your car and build. but if not, a simple ka-t s13 coupe may suffice.

[dickie]

my recommendation is if you want a car you can actually build and drive, go with the s13. you will run into too many headaches building a cressida unless you know someone who has already done it to walk you through or youre naturally talented at wiring and you don't mind putting the engine in and out as many times as you need to measure clearances. mine was 6.

also note, it has been well over a year and my car is still not running. as a matter of fact it has been sitting for a couple months in its current state waiting for more wiring work that i cant seem to get around to.

[dre1507]

my recommendation is if you want a car you can actually build and drive, go with the s13. you will run into too many headaches building a cressida unless you know someone who has already done it to walk you through or youre naturally talented at wiring and you don't mind putting the engine in and out as many times as you need to measure clearances. mine was 6.

also note, it has been well over a year and my car is still not running. as a matter of fact it has been sitting for a couple months in its current state waiting for more wiring work that i cant seem to get around to.

I'm really grateful for the advice. if my sister would allow it on her insurance, i'd get both and daily the s13 while the cress is down. but i'm in no rush to decide as i need to get the rsx-s in running condition. i'd really have no problem with having my car down, but i plan to have all the major parts stored up, to minimize down time and time spent getting forgotten miscellaneous stuff. I'm no stranger to public transit. In all honesty, most of my friends aren't even into cars and besides info from different forums, i'd probably have to pm you a couple times -- if you decide to turn it on. I pray you do offer more advice, info, and tips, because as time passes i want to go cressida more and more. I do know a good mechanic who could make any sort of wiring look like child's play, and he's no novice to motor swaps, boosting, or tuning either, so maybe i'm covered in that area.

[dickie]

So I took my first ride in the car yesterday. It needs a little more work but it runs, boosts and didn't blow itself up after a couple pulls.

I didn't get pics or vid but the most recent ones I've taken are posted on my blog.

[Encryptshun]

ZOMBIE THREAD!

Glad you got it running, man! Link your blog.

[dickie]

Link's in my sig.

[captainfalco]

I'm not sure if you and I both have good or bad taste in cars. I have a Cressida, Miata, and an S14. I assume you have had an s13/14 at some point too.

[dickie]

I had 2 s13's, a coupe and a fastback. Then I sold them both and bought 2 Miatas and a Cressida, sold one Miata and bought a second Cressida, sold the first Cressida as a shell and bought a 79 Cressida wagon. Now I have 3 cars, the Miata is my daily, the x8 is my future daily and the wagon is being stripped for rebuild as a workhorse.

[dre1507]

oh wassup d!ck? i'm slowly convincing a church member of mine to let me buy his x7. haven't had the time to actually go look under the hood yet, but as far as i know it doesn't run.........saving for a potential 2j swap.

[dickie]

Lucky. There's way more x7 stuff out there now than there used to be. Bonus points for factory 2-tone paint and digital cluster, super computer in the head unit area.