Allread whacked 311/42 inches out of the pillars and replaced the windshield, rear quarter-windows and rear window with Lexan (the doors' side windows are just gone). Of course the Corona shell has been itself heavily rubbed. Rated at 250 hp when it was bolted into that Lexus coupe, the Lexus V-8 probably isn't making much more than 260 in Allread's, but it sounds and pounds like an animal. Lexus drivetrains are justly famed for their smoothness and quiet, but bolt in any engine and transmission using solid motor mounts and its inherent vibration is undeniable. The same SC400 donated its four-speed automatic transmission and the shifter that controls it. The result is a very un-Lexus-like sound a loud tenor that sounds something like two old Kawasaki KZ1000s screaming along just behind each of the driver's ears. It funnels the waste gases down the center of the car, through an X-pipe to two mufflers, and out each side of the car. Naturally, except for the original exhaust manifolds, Allread had to build the entire exhaust system himself. The engine was scavenged from a wrecked '92 Lexus SC400 and installs in Allread's concoction essentially unmodified. ![]() ![]() RGP manual rack-and-pinion steering handles that chore, while the braking system consists of Wilwood 1231/416-inch cross-drilled rotors at each corner clamped by six-piston calipers in front and four-piston calipers in the back. ![]() In back there's a Speedway Engineering quick-change solid axle located by three links and a Watts linkage dampered, again, by Carrera shocks and Afco coilover springs. The front suspension consists of upper and lower unequal-length A-arms on either side that he fabricated, plus Carrera shocks inside Afco coil springs. Mitch took his old daily driver 68 Corona and transformed it into this 32 Ford inspired Toyota HotRod! Utilizing a Lexus SC400 4.0L, DOHC, 32 Valve V8 just to keep it all Toyota and even more unique he took his corona apart and built a completely custom Tubular Steel Space Frame with 106-inch Wheelbase (10.7 inches longer than stock Corona). > Year: 1968 Mileage: 7742 Primary color: Transmission type: 4 Speed Automatic Engine: 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 1968 Toyota Corona SteetRod!! 4.0 Liter V8 290HP - Full Tube Chassis!!! 68 Toyota Corona BodyFull Tube ChassisLexus SC400 4 Liter V8Full Custom BuildFresh service and inspectionready to be enjoyed for years to come!!! EMG is excited to offer a truly One-Off unique Toyota Hot Rod for sale! This 1968 Toyota Corona was hand built and designed by a well known Hot-rodder and Fabricator in Southern California, Mitch Allread.
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