1JZ Swapped Toyota Cressida: Affordable & Clean JDM!!

A walkaround and breakdown of Ken's 1985 Toyota Cressida. Mod list below.
Ken's Instagram: @poweredbyken
1JZGTE Non-VVTi
W58 transmission
Bermuda wiring wiring harness
Xcessive motor mounts
Xcessive skid plate
Ebay 3" downpipe
Custom 3" muffler reduced to 2.5" Borla XS with turndown tip
Vibrant resonator
Factory 3.73 lsd
BC coilovers
T3 NRCAS
15x9 -13 Atara racing Pisang wheels
195/50/15 Achilles tires
Recaro LX seat
Nardi 370mm wheel
Greddy Trust gauges
AEM wideband

[@mousiee7]

Glad to see he kept it Toyota!

[@jeffreycabrera1704]

Such a clean build. Building myself a 1jz 85 Cressida. I drive it everyday to work. I live in SoCal too! I drive from downtown la to Hermosa beach to marina Del Rey every morning. If you’re ever down in the South Bay Ken I’ll see you around. Look for a dark blue 85 on CCW reps and you’ll hear a spool too! I’m a little different though my Cressida kind of lifted. I am seeking to build it for rally.

[@gentif.6315]

YESSSSS!!!!! This makes me so happy to see my homie, my best mate car being recognized! #lovewhatyoudo #stayonthepath super glad too see this!!!

[@dzrotary]

I had an 89 and a 90 The 89 was the base of the manual swap and then the 90 was turboed with a 7mgte complete swap from a supra Then all the swap is been worked on a Volvo 240 wagon with Subaru wrx seats and a whole lotta mods . Great looking Cressy miss mine a lot!!!

[@Mortarshot]

I've got an 87 Cressida for 1300, with 88K miles, all stock, 5M-GE, that has lost the valve seal on #4. This has given me some ideas as the how to address this and the true value of what I have. Thanks!!!

[@xoladinhoaltice9122]

The best video I have watched on KZbin period, my dad use to drive one of those and then KZbin recommendes a Cressida 1jz swap dude love at 1st site and Ken is so chilled saying with all the parts available the build can be done in a weekend, now I want to do it. Beautiful car beautiful explanation, good parts list everything was perfect.

[@ballparkappollo5141]

I’m buying a 90’ Cressida for 650 this Saturday and it needs a head gasket which is the most I’ve ever done but hoping to increase my mechanical knowledge

[@wryyysespieces]

Man I love how period correct it is especially the engine swap, was expecting a VVTi

[@cctrans29]

Very nice. Love that year Cresida. MSRP on it according too Motor Week TV show in 85 was about 18K.

[@ms78c]

My father used to own these, back in 2000s, good ol days

[@tatankahanska120]

That I have to admit is a great clean cressida. Dope!!! 👌

[@christopherwaits7852]

All US Cressida were solid rear axle through 1982. 1983 and up sedans has IRS, wagons had SRA. Wagon was discontinued after 1987, 1988 didn’t have it.

[@kaybevang536]

The JZX90 and JZX100 chasers grandpa

[@idkbutimawsome]

Told you last stream to build a Cressida. Should do the gx71 cresta variant I think it is

[@CJAEY]

Think I saw his Cressida along with others Golden Week Kyusha Festival not too long ago? Made me look into them on Craigslist lol. Old school cool for sure

[@GotPoopWeScoop]

The lonely drivers would be proud of new bushings

[@hassankhan384]

I love these old toyotas and specially the way they looked and also the interior was one of my favourite thing it was simple clean and all the bottons the dash and the gauges were so good I just love to get one of these in future but in it's best orginal condition which will hard to find in uk. But I must say these cars were great, better then new ones I mean the really new cars from 2010 above are just crap everything has been getting cheaper and cheaper on cars but the prices are gone up and up, but that's because of the all the crap we have in cars now days such as big screens and all the techy stuff that 70% of it is useless.

[@flaminraymon]

beautiful oh my god

[@alift8614]

That car is cleannnnn

[@gsr2envy]

Why would you want to get rid of it. All that hard work put into it. Pass it on to family. Damn thats nice cressida

[@mattsmith819]

Pinnacle pimp ride lol

[@jeffyu8854]

Great video.👍

[@LFSPharaoh]

dang this thing is sick!

[@shanebaronak1625]

That's insanely clean. Fuck puts mine to shame with it's chopped front end and gutted interior 😅

[@preetkalra694]

mate, please share which kind of ECU you running to make this work

[@shanedhanraj6222]

I need this info too

[@Annita737]

He says it in the vid, Soarer ecu

[@initroforthewin2601]

This is dope

[@SleeperHonda]

That thing is sweet! Cool owner too

[@SleeperHonda]

@@CornerBalanced I'm more of an 85 prelude, or crx type of guy, you know that. Lol. but Im a huge fan of those 👌

[@SleeperHonda]

@@CornerBalanced I'm down. It's just about where I want it. Definitely can't complain. Let me know!

[@dogz115]

13:25 lmao so true

[@Hunts.beatz9]

Where did you get your transmission mounts ?

[@Hannibowl]

What shifter boot is that? My shifter looks awkward without one

[@RussianZOmBieATTACK]

This 1jz look like it initially was in a jzx90, lol.

[@Schawnee]

i just bought a 91 camry and i want it to look like this. lol

[@F1_TIMON]

Excuse me where can I found like this engine

[@Designandrew]

should put some japanese city pop in a cassette

[@treerexaudi]

2JZZZZZ

[@christopherwaits7852]

And yeah the drift scene has ruined so many good Cressidas and destroyed them. Someone needs to start restoring them back to stock original.

[@tommynobaka]

I'm doing OEM+ on my 91. Fully loaded model, coilovers, stock bumpers with 69 Camaro Chin Spoiler, OEM chrome wheels powered by bpu twin turbo 1JZ.

[@Xxassass1n021xX]

Yeah I wish they would stop destroying them. Also same with r31 in Australia. They get drifted and killed :(

[@MrSlushierGravy]

I currently have an 84 Cressida with the rain guards. I am the third owner! Hasn’t been on the road for a few years but I’m currently in the works making it my daily. Well kept car! I have the owners manual & maintenance booklet... sadly gma wasn’t on top of her game, last oil change written down was in 2000 96,000 miles. Got a lot of love for the Cressidas

[@micho3444]

@@MrSlushierGravy I have a 84 cressida as well bruh, I'm trying to get it lowered but have no idea what to do for the suspension

[@MrSlushierGravy]

Micho Lazcano I got lowering springs off my Mx73 that I’ll slap them on but techno tuning sells coilovers if you got the bread! I would def recommend reading forums! You can use mr2 shock inserts in the tube but also use spacers or you’ll bottom out I believe. There’s not much on mx63 so sometimes you got to think outside the box fam. Gotta be creative and make shit happen! Besides it’ll be worth it in the end! Cheers from VA

[@supertoastboi3231]

No engine bay shots? 😥

[@supertoastboi3231]

i miss mine

[@vdynmx]

How is this legal in cali ?

[@treerexaudi]

We find our ways C:

[@ninnirusso8763]

This cressidra old the similar the audi 100 old .

[@dprmotorsport1777]

jdm

[@user-de3tr1pr5d]

冒頭のグラサンは両ほっぺに飴玉入れながら喋ってるん？

[@Designandrew]

the problem with the cressidas was the 7M.. blown head gaskets and they've all just been scrapped