The Perfect Classic JDM Daily? Super Clean, 90s Spec, 1JZ Powered Toyota Cressida

When you own a company like Koru Works, your daily driver is pretty much your business card. Tyler Clayton gets this through and through, but that's not the reason he got into this 1jz swapped, clean paint havin' Toyota Cressida. Nah, he got into it because it's got four doors, good looks, but most importantly - durability. Slap some tires on top of this thing and go wild at a drift event. Then drive back home. No trailer necessary. Our kinda dude.
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[@LarryChenPhoto]

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[@Genome69420]

feels like a southern rap dvd from 2001

[@bennyfactor]

Larry Chen feat. Lil' Jon & Eastside Boys - JDM in this Bitch

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

I love these builds! Sensible not crazy HP daily drivable and clean as hell! Mad respect to this beautiful build!

[@sufyanzakir8781]

Wont the low height make it bad for daily driving ?

[@theopunisher3021]

So basically Abraham Lincoln owns a Cressida

[@bradcarpenter1881]

90s JDM are making a huge comeback! What use to be the least desirable cars are now a hot commodity! 🤘🏽

[@LarryChenPhoto]

They are finally becoming legal in the United States! Expect a huge JDM 90’s movement in your local car scene very soon...

[@Shakshuka69]

I'm so confused are you guys pretending the whole fast and the furious thing didnt happen now?

[@j0lel666]

@@Shakshuka69 f&f is shit go watch initial d, capeta and wangan midnight.

[@raro7523]

@@j0lel666 dont forget Born ll Race

[@codebus]

This is not a JDM car. JDM means Japanese Domestic Market. Which means cars made to be sold in Japan. JDM doesn't mean a Japanese company, or made in Japan, simply to be sold in Japan(ie, Japanese regulations). If Ford made cars in the US, to be sold in Japan, those would be JDM Fords.

[@dzrotary]

I had a 90 with a 7mgte /R154 manual swap with Subaru WRX seats,Evo e brake Nissan Max rims and wrx front brakes plus Mitsu conquest seatbelts. And hole lotta other things .miss it a lot Now its revived in a Volvo 240 Wagon. Nice job !!!!

[@s13punk]

Danny z the mitsu seatbelts bolt right in? Those auto belts are awful. Only thing I can’t stand about the Cressida

[@dzrotary]

@@s13punk no actually I restitched the belts into the originals.Ive seen regular setups in cressies in the internet without the motorized system

[@tommihommi1]

best ending of an autofocus episode so far! Not sure if you'll ever beat this

[@LarryChenPhoto]

“Sit it and quit it.” Nothing better than a simple sitter to shut down the show. 🤘🏼👊🏼

[@chloeaca]

Yeah the music in the background the entire video kinda sucks

[@kirkarvint.2017]

It's an Atlanta type beat.

[@Jodeyjoe559]

Kill the music in the background 🙉

[@MordAutomobile]

11:47 straight up certified hood classic

[@fabianperez8363]

Awesome to see his badass car then seeing that he has purple lobster dunks on.

[@Spikew]

help me out here, what exactly is a "purple lobster dunks"

[@austinwallace3812]

Spikew shoes

[@njnj785]

Spikew it’s a nike sb dunk

[@dru9918]

@@Spikew hard to get shoes very cool very rare

[@333krook]

Music is just awful, sounds like saints row 3 menu music. Way too loud too

[@333krook]

cars sick tho

[@christopherwilliams6048]

That's pretty accurate

[@aaron5222]

And the shutter sound while a picture is shown. Cheese

[@lorollinls]

Absolutely, I don’t know why everyone always has to have music in videos.

[@Genome69420]

idk about this mtv reality tv show, love n hip hop ass soundtrack lol

[@joekizonu9503]

In 99 I built a 87 cressida waggon with a 1jz and 5speed swap from a supra that my buddy Matt totaled. Has the full cut down wiring and everything, no one even knew what I had. Most thought it was Nissan maxima. Would dust fox body with the family and shopping in back. Hearing this car was a flashback!!

[@inwardpod]

Currently building that exact combo in 2023! 86 wagon

[@joekizonu9503]

@@inwardpod that's dope.

[@maldo72]

Music way to LOUDDDDDDDDD

[@chillmf9459]

maldo72 i second this

[@BallentineChen]

I really welcomed Larry's approach over the rest of Hoonigan's frenetic vlogger style videos. Trap house background music is going to age these videos within just a few years - hope you guys can return to form.

[@vin18m]

Johnny Knoxville's older brother obviously loves JDM

[@SaulTamalezX8]

Always come back and watch this. Rip bro

[@anthonyrose6258]

The MX73 had the birthday reminder but didn’t carryover to the X83. Love seeing more cressidas being built instead of just ripped up and thrashed 🙏🏼

[@ArchangelJuicy]

wish i still could have had the one my gramps was going to give me before it blew a head gasket on the 7mge motor and had to junk it unfortunately. was thinking og doing a single turbo 1jz swap with serialnine kit

[@dezkelz]

I had a 1985 and a 1991 Cressida but I had to sell both of them after I was in an accident. I love seeing them getting the love and respect they deserve now as I got made fun of a lot for them. It always makes me sad thinking about having to sell them but I hope I can build another some day.

[@RussianZOmBieATTACK]

Just get jdm jzx81 mark 2/chaser they're hardtops and I'm pretty positive there are more parts for them than for cressidas

[@thetake864]

Left man hangin so hard!!😭😭

[@tomatos9445]

testicles

[@RamosDominicano]

😭😭😭

[@LarryChenPhoto]

What iconic 80’s or 90’s JDM street car would you consider to be the best daily / weekend party car?!

[@ae86hachi]

Celsior forever!

[@-wd40-66]

NSX

[@jsheradin]

You can get an IS300 with a factory 2JZ

[@RESPECTxORANGES]

Toyota Mark II

[@CharlieBennici]

I would love to own a Nissan Laurel with an RB20/25 in it. Or if I’m feeling really crazy, Cummins swap it

[@aggressornb]

Glad to see the bumpers I sold him are being taken care of 🤘🤘🤘

[@ferdis7]

You guys gotta chill with the Cressida video's how am I ever gunna get one if you keep showing everyone how awesome they are D:

[@kenyattaheathe4753]

I just picked up a 1990 with 86K on it…minimum rust and actually so far runs like a dream!!! This video gave me inspiration definitely!! If anyone has any forums where I can find parts and more inspiration it’ll be amazing!!

[@StellarGale]

Seat covers are the weirdest and stupidest gimmicky thing JDM people get because it's rare. It's like putting your grannies hand made undies on the seat, except they say Mark II.

[@s13punk]

SG Project // Проект Сгущенка reminds me of the taxi cabs in japan so I had to find a set after I found out that the hard top Cressida was is used as taxi cabs to this day

[@StellarGale]

@@s13punk well yeah that makes sense this way, but I still think it's odd lol

[@s13punk]

SG Project // Проект Сгущенка they definitely are an oddity

[@dru9918]

Hoonigan is literally just here to keep adding to my frustration trying to settle on one car to build and keep forever

[@kiingeli7545]

how could anyone hate this vid lol

[@16bitBoomBap]

Rebuilt the head on a 7mge and drove it across the states back in 2010, and then sold that joint for 700 bucks lol..I still regret that day Fml

[@Hurtyourfeelingsagain]

I believe it was the digital dash that would play the birthday song and flash initials on selected dates.

[@BleuBrando]

Whoa, Larry you didn’t give the poor man a high five, smh.

[@s13punk]

Brandon Brando right! Left me hanging

[@OffDaysGarage]

I fell in love with this car earlier this year right after buying a mx83 cressida for myself. I go to school around the corner from the shop and often find myself taking the long way home just to drive by and see what's outside.

[@s13punk]

Off Days Garage you should stop in and say hey

[@OffDaysGarage]

@@s13punk i wouldn't want to bring my shitty car to such a beautiful place.. I need to get some dents out and throw some paint on it first

[@snappeddegree7]

Confirmed spotting that dude in bluejz in the back round!

[@s13punk]

Seven Umstead that’s not DudeInBlue’s hatch although the blue is similar

[@tommynobaka]

Finally a Cressida

[@diegorangel7458]

That guy has a nice car and nice shoes sweet purple lobsters

[@specimenzanox990]

Anyone spotted thatdudeinblue's 240 and stang ? 😎😅

[@s13punk]

Specimen Zanox the blue coupe is one of the techs at KoruWorks, and the blue RtR mustang is the shipping guy at the shop.

[@specimenzanox990]

Oooh okay i was like, those two cars is that blue color, cannot not be his 🤔😮

[@s13punk]

Specimen Zanox would be wild if both were there. He’s visited before to do a review on the KoruWorks S13 but that was awhile back

[@letsgetretardent]

I like how Larry has the best channel.

[@diegomfochoa]

Plz delete so x83 prices dont go higher

[@jakedeutscher]

Diego Ochoa i have an mx83 now so i’d appreciate if the prices went up lol. keeps people from sliding them into walls and then junking them

[@JackJack-kp2ke]

i see them lobster sb's

[@realestateinfonet9041]

Gorgeous classic! Thanks for sharing the video with us!

[@tobeurichard8969]

This guy reminds me of a fairly chill Johnny Knoxville.

[@mirjamimononen497]

Totally what I was thinking.

[@TheStruggleFest]

Birthday thing is a real fact. I have owned 2 a mx73 and mx83 both with the factory radio would sing happy birthday if you programmed in your birthday.

[@VonRoby242]

Wow Larry. Didn't have to leave the man hanging like that.

[@ramishrambarran3998]

I live in Trinidad, West Indies. I am an importer of used JDM cars. About 70% of cars on the roads here are imported used cars. The door visors are pretty common on these cars.

[@nitehawk75]

@larry_chen_foto..Your cars awesome but you're not good enough for a high five #lefthanging

[@jakedeutscher]

Keep cressidas clean! :)

[@ghostofsparta6579]

A few are lucky enough to keep a favourite car for life , riding it till the end of days But most are forced by circumstance to move on. Gotta pay that rent , got hit by inattentive driver, fell at the wheel or common issues that send the prized cruiser to either a new owner or the junkyard.. Had a 93 with a 1jz gte-non vvti swap & R154 tripod shifter .. she was my numero uno, my sweetheart my diamound in the rough that eventually became my love lost .. my toyota cressida wagon.. Was forced to sell it last month & was left with irreplaceable hole in my heart. Sounds emotional for an inanimate object but for true ethusiasts we know its true love.. Never sell your blue lightning!!.. & Sorry 4 the book.

[@manofwar00]

And... You have David Patterson's car there too?!

[@CRAPO2011]

Always liked the 2nd gen cressidas , when i wanted one back in 98-2000 they were still super pricey. Weird thing is i barely see them in other countries.

[@xTheNameisEthan]

EXACTLY how I would build a Cressida if I had one, maybe minus the roof rack but I understand why he has it lol

[@earpig]

photo shoot in the graveyard flexin on corpses is tight

[@Chalado-Schamane]

Better looking than my '91 LS 400

[@CACressida]

MX73s had the clock that sang happy birthday, tells you oil life and mpg readout. MX83s were one of the first cars with a factory CD player back in the 88 MY89. Canadian X8s had headlight washers, heated seats and LSD from the factory.

[@CRAPO2011]

Very cool. What did engine did USA 2nd gens come with

[@CACressida]

@@CRAPO2011 5M-GE

[@CRAPO2011]

@@CACressida I take a 2JZ-GE swap out of a USspec 1993-1997 GS300 shouldnt be too hard

[@TTSolley]

So which model or year is this one featured here?

[@CACressida]

@@TTSolley X8 4th gen 89-92.

[@manofwar00]

Holy shit! I see my buddy Rutledge Wood's drift Tacoma, in the back! Woot!

[@RDSAlphard]

3:29, I see Rutledge Wood's Hilux in background

[@waynetucker873]

I knew a kid who built two of these put a V8 in one I think is from the Lexus Uz one of the sickest cars Iv seen

[@SRTrenz]

Yeah I'd definitely build one. ▪paint all black ▪1jz twin turbo ▪VIP Scene but fast

[@sleeks9939]

"THAT'S A WRAP" CLEAN FUCK'N CRESSIDA

[@mkonji8522]

Now I know who owns that shop lol. I used to drive by it every day to work by the square.

[@luisfrayre_]

I love xchassis I own a 1jz-gte swapped 91 cressida. I daily it every day with a car seat in rear for my son here in SoCal lol 👍

[@willmatic84]

😄👍🏼 Jonny Knoxville driving a 1jz cressida awesome I love it

[@vtxjosh]

I stood right next to this car a few years ago and it is gorgeous!!!

[@mikemay7134]

Larry this is my story, my first real girlfriend from high school in 1986 her mom had a 1984 Toyota Cressida I believe it was two-tone blue a very dark blue. We used to borrow this car to go out to dinner in. As a teenager I fell in love with this car I'm not going to lie this car was so more advanced I remember just the weight of the doors we're so solid compared to you anything else in that error especially a Toyota! The digital dashboard awesome sound system for its time sunroof plush velour interior with this pool pinstriping in the seats I have yet to seen a car like this to this day I wish I could have got that car I would have kept it and took good care of it. So that's how I ended up here today I am now in my 50s searching for an 83-84 Toyota Cressida with the same features and interior to be the same color the outside I can find the original paint code and have it painted but hopefully find one in a dark blue would help. Found a a couple here in Florida but they are all burgundy or brown I will keep searching to find a car and restore it

[@charliebrownsd]

This car is by far one of the best build/restores I've ever seen. The Cressida is the original Lexus and they are so rare nowadays in good working condition. I love that he's got it tuned just a bit so it's fun but still practical. I WANT ONE SOOOOO BAAD!!

[@jdiazmedia]

came back here for tyler ❤❤

[@user-A-A-RON]

Everyone is about to be on Ebay, Marketplace, Craigslist after this video.

[@Kastro876]

That sliding ac control came in my jdm Cresta too

[@Vladimir-rq3hu]

hi larry, upload some material on the iconic mitsubishi galant vr4 1990

[@speed0311]

I gave you a thumbs up for another great video but I might have to take it back if I find out Larry didn't give that man his high five.

[@s13punk]

Speed311 he did later. Even got some hugs

[@gqh007]

Lol amberlamps

[@kiwimid1887]

RIP legend 😢

[@markoz673bajen8]

We gotta ton of em Cressida here in the Middle East. Look up group_z_gt on insta majority of Jdms are LHD.

[@raaedamhar4175]

Thats is very true, sad that (almost) no one in jeddah takes care of them

[@ammarbushara8198]

Raaed Amhar Im in jeddah I really care about cars like these lets be honest the problem of jeddah most of them ricer

[@Buggblasta]

Effin dope. Respect that

[@MatthewWilson1]

Larry you were 10 minutes from my house!

[@GordonGreenCincinnati]

I have a 90 1jz vvti Cressida that I built here in Ohio. This guy has such a clean and classic look! Props!

[@mdean1129]

is he wearing purple lobster dunks?? sick ass car too

[@JuanSkees]

Clean car but even cleaner shoe! Purple lobster SB’s!!👍

[@LarryChenPhoto]

Shoe game must be as strong as the wheel game.

[@boxedfender4810]

My buddy had one... We ripped it so hard lol when he sold it the dude pulled off and instantly broke a u joint my buddy ended up giving him his money back wanted one ever since... That or the evo 0 the all wheel drive 91 Mitsubishi....???? Evo 0 spacing on the model its awd vr4 89-92 maybe?

[@crs9557]

Did I see Automobile Atlanta in that drive?

[@doomkid02]

Blown headgasket lmao darn those 7m motors lol mk3 supra owner here so I understand 😂

[@skyhigh90210]

You aren't kidding about how throwaway these cars used to be; a buddy of mine paid $50 for one a while back. I wish he would've kept it.

[@LarryChenPhoto]

He sold it 🤦🏻‍♂️... He had no idea what he had 😂

[@tnmoe-]

I miss my MX73... thanks Canadian winter...

[@youtubiefun]

That color is nice.

[@Repocz]

Wish the host let the owners talk more in each episode but dope episode especially from Atlanta and his dunks

[@WTFcrewvideos]

I'm getting flash backs of him pushing the ac controls in and out like that lol luckily mine failed sticking out

[@s13punk]

WTFcrewvideos have that same fear every time that’s why I just leave it out but if Larry asks if it moves you gotta flex

[@AcuRobbie]

thing is so pretty.

[@unknowndestinyfabrication3872]

Such a perfect car. Love my Toyota’s.

[@omarrandall6477]

On the east coast late 80s early 90s a jamaican was selling weed like crazy to buy one

[@HEATHANSKATEBOARDS]

Of course its turbo back ?🇺🇸🇺🇸💯💯💯😁😁

[@andysapp]

Tyler is the best. THE BEST!!

[@ShowemRight]

My brother in law back in the early 90s had this Badass Toyota Cressida, I remember he had her Midnight Blue with Deep Dish TRS wheels on it.

[@chipo280z]

Cars cool buuuuuut. Those tool boxes at the end. Daaaammmm

[@phxenixs3801]

(BIT OF A READ...) My youngest brother purchased himself a 2nd-Gen 1989 Toyota Camry Ultima CS-X Sedan (Australian 2nd Facelift) which was built in Altona, Port Melbourne Toyota back in late 1989 so in Australia that makes it a SV21. It holds a 2.0 liter I4 (Inline 4) 3S-GE engine and 4 speed auto FWD. Myself, my little bro plus our other brother we have our eyes on this (FULL WRITE-OFF) 3rd-Gen 1986 Toyota Cressida GLX-i up for sale real cheap because the cars been T-boned completely front and rear passenger. It still starts and drives so the idea is to buy this wrecked Cressida (by lowballing him obviously lol) strip both front and rear subframes with rear diff, the driveshaft, 7M-GE V6 engine transmission ECU & wiring harness, all upper and lower control arms, and anything we'll need to successfully complete a RWD conversion on a 1989 Toyota Camry. It's never been done before, well at least not in Melbourne. My only concern is the overall width on the Cressida is exactly 10 inches wider than the Camry. The overall length of both cars has also been addressed but its not a concern. If we can pull this off and have the Camry converted with full Cressida running gear and it runs and drives, any car guy would recognise this. Sorry for the essay lol. If you made it this far punch yourself in the face hahaha who reads that much lol. I never got into Camrys until I saw the bros one and the hype around around us with this car is legit so thought I'd let the youtube world know that someone's out there with ambitions in converting a FWD I4 Camry to a RWD V6 Camry.

[@mattdee9594]

I’ve been to Koru before. Good dudes. But if you want a MX83 or S13 build I’d highly recommend Antech. Andy is a RB and JZ master.

[@Dave0071]

WOW!! NICE✌️A TRUE!! 🙌 JDM🚘 LEGEND🙌

[@seandanesmith]

I love seeing my town in this video!

[@aravindvinayakan]

Yup, now I want a Cressida.

[@nfs321983]

I was dying at the end 😭😭😭😭😭

[@KOROKIK]

Excellent 🚘 paint ☺️❤️💢💢💢

[@youssefsemlali7075]

Does anyone have a copy of all the pictures he took for this video. It seems he deleted his gallery and this cressida is my inspiration for my build. thanks