1979 Toyota Cressida Wagon with a 5.0L V12
by Christopher Christopher
Published in engineswapdepot.com
Larry Chen interviewed Joey Mepokee about his unique 1979 Toyota Cressida wagon (RX35) at the Retro Havok event in Malaysia. Joey says the Cressida originally came with a 2.0 L 18R-U inline-four and three-speed automatic transmission. After driving it he realized it needed something different. So he swapped a 5.0 L 1GZ-FE V12 from a Toyota Century. The motor features a modified intake with a single throttle body from a 3UR-FE V8 and a FuelTech FT550 ECU. Behind that is a modified bellhousing on a Toyota R155 manual transmission and Hilux rear end. Joey also swapped the front suspension for a Nissan S13 front subframe and suspension with JIC coilovers. The rear suspension retains the leaf springs with QA1 shocks.
Source: Larry Chen