The Project vs. The Wagon (Project purchased!)

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Will it be red? Or what color?

The base picture is something like a blueish silvery color.
 
You can leave it in the standard base color. Still haven't decided on what color to paint it or to keep it original.
 
any other changes planned? I do know you're not gonna megaslam it to the floor or something like that, I just lowered it a bit.
 
Yeah, a small lowering is fine. We are trying to keep the car as original as possible (requested my friend does that). Isn't much else needed. :)
 
Here we go, then. My reasons to go for Hayashi Streets is that, even if it is a cult japanese classic aftermarket wheel, it isn't as agressive looking as other japanese wheels, nor too bosozoku-ish looking either. It is still quite elegant, but it's also clearly an aftermarket piece.

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Liking it, but I can't decide which looks better. The white walls or not. It is something of elegance and does fit the Crown's luxury definition. How much are they in USD for a set of four?

Great photoshop job btw. :D
 
Beeblebrox237
Well, since you have a daily driver, I'd get the Toyota. Mostly because it's so :drool:, and is extremely rare in the US. Go for it, it could be a great learning experience, and a way to have fun. And the lack of an engine opens up some interesting possibilities.
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I agree, he could turn it into a pretty rocking gatebill machine, with enough engineering he could fit either a large v6 or a very small v8 though that obviously isn't the goal.
 
bleh, it was just a wheel swap. And I also like it with the white lines. The Hayashis lend themselves well to it, too.
 
Freaking double post but I made more with other wheels I feel might fit the Crown well. Firs that came to mind were Work Eqiups 03:
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Then Enkei mesh wheels, but these would go a bit larger, they're 16 inches.
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I couldn't help myself; Watanabes:
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And finally, because I'm a hot rodder pig and becasue these look awesome with white lines, and are arguably the easier, cheapest and, in this case, more original and unique solution... Moon spun discs.
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So yeh.
 
The watanabes did come to mind when I first looked at the car, but the other options seem interesting. The moon discs seem pretty unique for that car, something that most wouldn't seem to do. Thanks for the effort of photoshopping those wheels. Will contemplate on them. At the moment, they all seem good. But hoping one might just pop out at me.
 
I also vote for the moon discs, especially with thin white walls. Great work there, Cano. 👍
 
MedigoFlame
With the unfortunate problem of the Celica-Supra engine and tranny sitting outside for who knows how many YEARS, I can only guess the thing's only as good as scrap metal... Well, may as well recuperate some money out of it since going lower than $800 fell through.
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Yeah, that's true right there. I'm not sure if any of your friends are mechanics, but maybe rebuilding the whole block with newer and stronger parts like the headers, cylinders, pistions and some stock internals or restoring some vital parts of the engine and clean out any rust, grime or anything that's inside the engine.

But the bottom line then will be finding parts for the engine, which is hard, and would be expensive. So, if you can get money off the block and transmission, that cash can help out with your project.

MedigoFlame
You can leave it in the standard base color. Still haven't decided on what color to paint it or to keep it original.
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Hey, what about yellow? :sly:

I'm feeling a bright yellow, not super bright like lighting yellow, but a conservative one. A yellow Crown sitting on Work Equip 01/2/3 would look real nice.

Cano
any other changes planned? I do know you're not gonna megaslam it to the floor or something like that, I just lowered it a bit.
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I agree with Cano.

Cano
Here we go, then. My reasons to go for Hayashi Streets is that, even if it is a cult japanese classic aftermarket wheel, it isn't as agressive looking as other japanese wheels, nor too bosozoku-ish looking either. It is still quite elegant, but it's also clearly an aftermarket piece.
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Now, I'm loving the Hayashi wheels. They look great with the light blue paint. But would look sexier with a dark blue and the wheels in either matte white or gold metallic paint.

Love the photoshop work Cano. :D

Cano
Freaking double post but I made more with other wheels I feel might fit the Crown well. Firs that came to mind were Work Eqiups 03:

Then Enkei mesh wheels, but these would go a bit larger, they're 16 inches.

I couldn't help myself; Watanabes:

And finally, because I'm a hot rodder pig and becasue these look awesome with white lines, and are arguably the easier, cheapest and, in this case, more original and unique solution... Moon spun discs.

So yeh.
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Now the Eqiups will flow with the blue paint and white stripes on the tires. But what about the 01 and 02 Equips?

Watanabes?! Oh now those will flow with any old school JDM cars, just like American Racing Torque Thrust on a Muscle car. Now maybe if they were 17s on the car and have a white wall or stripe on the tires, perfect.

Now, I'm not feeling those disc rims, they don't look good on a old school JDM, US, Aussie nor a Euro car. They just look wierd to me :indiff:.

But, if you want to fuse a lil' bit of JDM with a Muscle car look, try some Amercian Racing Torque Thrust or Torque Thrust 2s. Now those are some bad boys. ;)👍
 
VspecZR1GT2RS89
But what about the 01 and 02 Equips?
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Those do not work, they are too sporty and agressive for a 4 door luxury car. You have to remember this is not going to be a extreme whack job or a bosozokufied car, it's just gonna be a mild cruiser with a surprise (hopefully) underhood. You gotta keep it somewhat subtle. 01s and 02s are anything but subtle. 03s work well here because of the very close multispoke design.

Now, I'm not feeling those disc rims, they don't look good on a old school JDM, US, Aussie nor a Euro car. They just look wierd to me :indiff:.
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They have been a fixture in land speed racing since forever, but they also happen to look cool on a street car. Also, for a JDM fanboy you don't seem to know a thing about Mooneyes' half-japanese origins. Odd.
 
Am I the only one that thinks those Enkei wheels look the best? The moon discs don't look bad either. 👍
 
Cano
Those do not work, they are too sporty and agressive for a 4 door luxury car. You have to remember this is not going to be a extreme whack job or a bosozokufied car, it's just gonna be a mild cruiser with a surprise (hopefully) underhood. You gotta keep it somewhat subtle. 01s and 02s are anything but subtle. 03s work well here because of the very close multispoke design.

They have been a fixture in land speed racing since forever, but they also happen to look cool on a street car. Also, for a JDM fanboy you don't seem to know a thing about Mooneyes' half-japanese origins. Odd.
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Yeah, I see what you mean. I was just picturing on how the Crown with the Equip 01 and 02 when I saw your photoshop with the 03s. Even though they got that look, it can put off, espically with a sleeper look IMO.

And even though I'm a JDM guy, I have never, ever heard alot of information about Mooneyes :indiff:. Because when I talk about the old school JDM cars, I'm mostly for the Boso, JNC, watanabes, Work Equips, SSRs and having classic Japanese cars with a little bit of USA (i.e. A Hako KPGC10 with a stripe on the back similar to a Mopar's "R/T" stripe or SuperBee, but with the "I Love Skylines" sticker or a crazy engine swap with a built to the teeth and blown L28/RB26/2JZ or even a LS1/Windstor/Hemi blown inside a 280Z S130.)

But I'll look up about Mooneyes more indepth. Thanks again Cano. And yes, to everyone in this thread, those are some of my :crazy:💡 I have for old school JDMs, but I do have a milder side for them and the other old school machines though. ;)
 
Frankly, I dont like any of the wheels. Wouldnt the disc things make it difficult to cool the brakes?
Not that he's going to the track, but still...
 
I feel like the moon-eyes really give it some uniqueness. The enkei wires wheels are alright, but something about them doesn't seem right. Though I'm not sure why they seem that way... Either that or Hayashi streets? Ugh, still don't know. :ouch:
 
I dig the moon-eyes and they must looks great rolling but the only one of the others that looked suitable for a car of that size in that diameter of wheel were the Hayashi streets
 
MedigoFlame
I feel like the moon-eyes really give it some uniqueness. The enkei wires wheels are alright, but something about them doesn't seem right. Though I'm not sure why they seem that way... Either that or Hayashi streets? Ugh, still don't know. :ouch:
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I would go with either Hayashi, Equip 03s or the Wanatabes. They flow with the car and give it a nice touch up.

Or how about SSR wheels? They have some good designs as well.
 
I'm amazed at how well the mooneyes have been received, specially with the bias towards jdm stuff in this place. For a bit of extra flash, paint the steel wheels red (or other contrasting or matching color to whatever color you end up picking) then mount them on, so they'll have a very very thin red line surrounding them, makes them pop even more.
 
Picking the car, likely useless engine, and transmission tomorrow. :D Buying on a rainy day, oh joy. But I love rainy days.

Edit: Maybe I won't have the Camry... Parents want me to take my brother's 1999 Honda Accord (which for some reason shuts down while driving...) And for him to take the Camry. Hooray...
 
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MedigoFlame
Picking the car, likely useless engine, and transmission tomorrow. :D
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Congratulations, Medigo. Looking forward to seeing some more pictures, when you get finally get it home. 👍
Edit: my brother's 1999 Honda Accord (which for some reason shuts down while driving...)
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That's a handy feature. :lol: :crazy:
 

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