Cressida Update

Kinja'd!!! by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 08/24/2017 at 09:07

No Tags
STARS: 3

Emailed with the seller, and paid the deposit. The car will not be ready for pickup until the end of the month because he is putting in a new radiator, which I am willing to wait for. Move the mirrors to the fenders, and this is pretty close to how I want to deliver it on her birthday, with one of those big, dumb bows on it. Not exactly the same car, but damn close.

Kinja'd!!!

Thanks to TheD0k_2many toys 2little time for this pic.

Kinja'd!!!

Gives me time to (1) research fender mirrors:

I like chrome, but they all seem to be manual, and I think electric would be slick. Even the black bullet shaped ones are cool.

Electric would be slick, but how difficult to hook up, make work, and keep working?

What will fit this car? Most I looked at last night were compatible with the MX73 Cressida - this is an MX63. It changed mid-year in 1984, and I don’t know how close they are. I think they should fit, but I need to go digging in some Toyota forums to see.

(2) Order wheels.

I am pretty set on those Work Equip wheels that I posted last night, but this gives me some time to shop around. They are on the car above.

(3) Other ideas

Nardi steering wheel? What do you think?

Kinja'd!!!

Any other creative ideas? I need quick things I can do in time for her birthday. It is an old, car, so there will be more down the road to do. I know I will need to do a headlight upgrade, so if you have ideas on halogen v. LED, I am curious.

It might be cool to put yellow lights on.

Kinja'd!!!