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Crown build progress

20111008crown-build001 — Post-respray, aged trim parts removed for chroming

20111008crown-build014 — Cutting a new rear speaker shelf

20111008crown-build016 — Perhaps the original (40 year old!) rear speaker shelf, at some point apparently modified by an epileptic monkey with children's scissors

20111008crown-build018 — New interior door panels and glove box being fitted

20111008crown-build029 — A pump we found in the passenger-side door apparently for a Mercedes-style pneumatic door lock system. I've never heard of this being used on Crowns and doubt it is original, but as they say, Crowns are Japanese Benzos

20111008crown-build037 — The taillight frames were apparently very difficult to chrome because they are made from strange 1970's not-quite-metallic material

Cars
Videos

Gymkhana at L’Autodrome

With over 16 million views, I’m obviously one of the last car nuts to see this, but it’s admittedly awesome:

The first rule of drifting is: DRIFTING KILLS (TIRES*)

I was laughing at his shifter until I realized it was the side brake lever (he’s using paddle shifters).

*VERY QUICKLY