"oldeskewltoy's" Hemi V8 powered 1972 Toyota Corona Mark II

***FOR SALE: RARE 1972 Toyota Corona Mk II with Toyota 5VEU Hemi V8! Customize to Create Your Own Japanese Muscle Car***

Are you looking for a one of a kind rare vintage resto-mod Japanese car?
This Toyota Mark II build with a 4.0 liter 5VEU Hemi V8 (Imported from Japan) will definitely have you standing out at the car shows! This is a rare opportunity to take over a unique project after all the hard and expensive work has been completed. Engine, drive train and chassis work have all been well-documented online. Numerous impossible to find parts have been collected. The car is ready for the new owner to personalize the finish work and start winning Best of Show ribbons.  Asking $25,000 complete or may split up asking $15,000 for chassis and components, as well as $15,000 for engine and transmission.

Read on if you're interested, and explore the links at the bottom of the page for online documentation:

CURRENT OWNER: Dan Steinhart “Oldeskewltoy” (Portland, Oregon) Contact information: oldeskewltoy@yahoo.com
CURRENT LOCATION: Estacada, Oregon
CUSTOM ENGINE REBUILD BY: Portland Engine Rebuilders, heads ported by oldeskewltoy
CUSTOM FABRICATON & BODYWORK BY: Brosseau’s Coachworks - over 400 hours of specialized fabrication and body work.
CURRENT STATUS:
-Rolling and steering
-Suspension installed with spacers in place of springs
-Brakes assembled
-Engine (longblock) assembled and mounted
-Transmission mounted
-Doors hung
-Tinwork 99.5% done-rust cut out, stripped back to bare metal, repair panels fabricated and welded in, dents straightened, engine bay and tunnel custom built for the swap. Treated/coated to stabilize unfinished steel

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CUSTOM DRIVETRAIN:

ENGINE: Toyota 5V-EU 4.0 liter Hemi V8(Imported from Japan), built/tuned for extra power, torque, and response with an emphasis on all-around streetable performance
-custom made gaskets by Cometic,
-new 10.7:1 Traum pistons,
-performance reground camshaft from Oregon Cam
-rebuilt rockers
-adjustable pushrods.  
-heads ported and flow tested by "oldeskewltoy" (OST-059, and 60).

TRANSMISSION: 5pd manual AR5 - US version of the R154, with adapter to fit 5VEU automatic bellhousing to the AR5, and the proper shifter adapter to fit the modified tunnel. 
 
(Toyota 5VEU was never offered w/manual transmission option)

-Flywheel from a Toyota 2SELC machined to fit the 5VEU crankshaft. 
-Clutch kit is a custom unit from Clutch Masters, their FX300 that fits the 2SELC flywheel, and the input shaft from the AR5.  The kit will use a standard slave for an AR5, but it is also mounted on an adapter to properly space it from the pressure plate.  
-The automatic transmission can be brought back as I have both the original flexplate, and torque converter.

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LARGE COLLECTION OF RARE, AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE PARTS:
-Custom-built stainless headers and down pipes
-Custom Engine Mounts 
-Intake and throttle body parts ready for modification to fit as you desire (??)
-Wilwood big brake kit, vented up front, MA46 Supra rears
-Rebuilt brake master/booster
-New hard/soft lines throughout
-Custom modified and reinforced front crossmember to fit the drivetrain and convert to rack and pinion steering
-All suspension parts blasted, powder coated, and assembled with new bushings, joints, bearings, and seals
-Steering rack conversion optimized for minimal bump steer, custom steering column
-Front and rear bumpers straightened, repaired, and chromed-like new!
-New windshield glass - Pilkington
-Rubber seals: front and rear glass, door to roof seals, beltline kit
-Stock gas tank 
-Grille
-Trim parts
-Lights
-Window mouldings
-Seats - front and rear
-Door cards
-Dash/Instruments
-Bins and bins full of impossible-to-find small parts

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OPPORTUNITIES/REMAINING TASKS:
-Do paint prep and paint for your dream color and finish
-Side window mechanisms need going through (door and 1/4 panel)
-Stock HVAC system included-needs refurbishing
-Fuel system-select and install your preferred fuel pump for EFI or carb, finish off intake/throttle body
-Wiring - new 21 circuit harness
-Have driveshaft modified to fit 
-Exhaust from the engine bay back
-Rebuild/refit the interior

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LINKS TO DOCUMENTATION OF ENTIRE BUILD, NUMEROUS PHOTOS:

DRIVE TRAIN: 
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/litlphant-the-baby-hemi-from-japan/151728/page1/

https://gallery.ostportworks.com/thumbnails.php?album=58&page=18

CHASSIS/BODY:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=brosseauscoachworks&set=a.940844901374451
(NOTE: Blue car was used for parts)

EARLY BUILD BLOG:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/oldeskewltoys-mark-ii-aka-i-found-a-host-for-the-hemi/162984/page1/

What the berkeley?

No, man.  Im so sorry.

Wow. To the OP, I hope this is just a painful choice and not the result of something terrible happening.

Aww hell no...

Did NOT see that coming.

Burnout or circumstances?

Nothing terrible has happened.   There is a fair bit of burnout (so many false starts).  I have to admit I could have handled the whole build better........

Essentially the amount to have Brosseau's finish is no longer economically feasible (for me), I no longer have a working space(we lost that last April), nor do I have the necessary skills to properly finish this build myself.  That pretty much leaves me selling and trying to move on...

I'm super-bummed this project no longer makes sense for you to finish. It will be one of the most unique builds out there when done, reminiscent of American muscle at 7/8ths scale, only with Japanese engineering and quality. 

That said, what an unbelievable head start for the next caretaker of this car! All the metalwork being done, with a built engine assembled and mated to a manual transmission in the car, crossmembers built, suspension gone through with powdercoat, new bushings and joints is huge.

I feel for your heartbreak; it must be really tough to come to the point of making a break from the project! 😢 I look forward to watching someone else take it on and bring it across the finish line! A continuation of the build thread is almost mandatory! 🤣

In reply to oldeskewltoy :

I can sort of relate.

Consider that you might have already obtained whatever it is that you needed from the project. A "finished" project is just a door into another level of the project. Mosses did not have to enter the end zone to put points on his scoreboard.

Pete