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Old 01-28-05, 06:51 PM
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I seen this on SF this guy has a 1uzfe swapped into his 66' toyota crown he is in Austrailia

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Old 01-28-05, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by abboushi
I seen this on SF this guy has a 1uzfe swapped into his 66' toyota crown he is in Austrailia

Looks good but you placed this in the wrong forum, should have been in the car chat.
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Old 01-28-05, 07:25 PM
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Whoa!!! That's a tight fit!! At least his car will run smooth and quietly too!
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Old 01-28-05, 08:59 PM
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The dude would blow the doors off unsuspecting kids away at the stoplights that are making fun of the guy! lmao!! Too funny......I'd pay to see their expression too!
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it seems like australia is the place for 1uz swap, they are swapping that engine to whatever they can shoe horn in
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Now thats a sleeper.... but may i ask... In that car?? WHY????
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Old 01-29-05, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by silversprucesc3
Now thats a sleeper.... but may i ask... In that car?? WHY????
that's what makes it a sleeper and yah, that's one of the sleepiest I've seen
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Old 01-29-05, 08:21 AM
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The owners should lower the car & put 20" wheels on it! lol
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Talk about a sleeper .... a 1UZ-FE in a 1966 Crown .... that's one of the most unique and greatest sleepers I have ever seen.
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Unreal...
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How is that a sleeper? That is a stock 1uzfe right? It even looks like a first generation 1uzfe that puts out about 250 hp at the crank. That car probably weighs about 4500lbs. I am guessing that car runs 17's in the 1/4.

Did you mean sleeper as in a car you can sleep in?
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I love these kind of projects, great sleeper.
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i heard 1UZ-FE are dirt cheap in auzzie. may be cheaper than replacing his original engine. i dont think that engine is put in purpose to make that car sleeper.
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Originally Posted by verylost
How is that a sleeper? That is a stock 1uzfe right? It even looks like a first generation 1uzfe that puts out about 250 hp at the crank. That car probably weighs about 4500lbs. I am guessing that car runs 17's in the 1/4.

Did you mean sleeper as in a car you can sleep in?
no way - I bet that thing weighs closer to 3000-3500 lbs. I'll bet it could crank out 14s no prob, especially if it's a MT. Probably smoke a stock GS3 no prob.
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Originally Posted by chuckb
no way - I bet that thing weighs closer to 3000-3500 lbs. I'll bet it could crank out 14s no prob, especially if it's a MT. Probably smoke a stock GS3 no prob.
I highly doubt that thing weights 3000 lbs. A stock sc400 weighs close to 3000 lbs and runs high 15's. That truck is all sheet metal. I was being nice when I said it would run 17's.
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