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by WeirdAl
Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:53 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

Thanks, vehicle is still for sale with a couple interested parties... I wish I'd seen the easy tranny install instructions before, lol, I'd have been driving the car for the last year. My time is really short right now, but I may install the transmission this coming weekend, and pull the car off the...
by WeirdAl
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:16 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

btw, car comes with a full size spare, but tire is gone. The one flat tire has a decent leak, fix-a-flat may allow it to drive or be towed, fwiw.
by WeirdAl
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:08 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

Ok, uploaded some pics of the underside (to the same website) as it currently is, without the transmission in place, so you can see the pressure plate, etc. Some slight surface oxidation on those. Obviously some things like exhaust bolts were oxidized... From what I can tell, this car has been a nor...
by WeirdAl
Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:51 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

absolutely none on the body... There are only even a few chips on the hood front from rocks, and a few minor dents/dings. I don't think there is any rust anywhere. I took some pics of the underside of the car, but I'm not seeing them on my hard drive. I'll try and get them uploaded to that page as w...
by WeirdAl
Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:49 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

I was amazed when I saw it, lol. It was advertised as an '87 corolla for parts. The guy was out in the country, had 2 old corollas and bought this for spares. The corollas were all beat up, this looked awesome, lol. The guy had no clue what he had or what was involved in fixing it. I bought it as my...
by WeirdAl
Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:04 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

Also, I did replace the speedo cable as soon as I got the car, so speedo and odometer are now working.
by WeirdAl
Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:01 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

<a href='http://www.jamiedennis.com/Tercel/' target='_blank'>http://www.jamiedennis.com/Tercel/</a>

Btw, just realized the indicated mileage is ~52k, not 55k. Sorry, was going from memory. I can post the VIN, etc if anyone is interested.
by WeirdAl
Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:50 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Parts: New and Used
Topic: 87 4wd for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 5475

Low mileage 87 4wd tercel sr5 6-speed for sale, some assembly required! Currently in Cary (Raleigh area), NC. Ok, my house is closing on tuesday, so I have no where to work on this car (and I haven't worked on it in a year when I did have a place). I don't have all the info in front of me right now,...
by WeirdAl
Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 4
Views: 2889

welcome! I have a modified '93 MR2 turbo as well, it's currently down with transmission issues (won't go into gears other than 1st and 2nd, and shifter moves out of position without going out of gear)
by WeirdAl
Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:28 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: manual tranny install
Replies: 12
Views: 5565

Yeah, stock clutch, haven't touched it. Removed the transmission because the front differential was toast, gutted it (the differential), put it back on, but had managed to get the shifter into gear, lol. Had to pull the tranny, slip it back into neutral, and reinstall... The gutted diff was a no go,...
by WeirdAl
Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:02 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: manual tranny install
Replies: 12
Views: 5565

Is the rear of the engine hanging down? It's supposed to be lowered with a piece of wood between the cylinder head and the firewall, just enough that the distributor doesn't hit the firewall. You don't lower the engine (unless I'm mistaken - I have the factory manual)... you put the wood in place b...
by WeirdAl
Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:41 pm
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: manual tranny install
Replies: 12
Views: 5565

The input shaft on these units is just a little thing with a gear that turns a bigger gear inside. Unlike a conventional transmission where the input shaft has all the gears and other parts on it, our input shafts are pretty basic. They just slide out, with maybe a few thrust washers to keep track ...
by WeirdAl
Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: Hydraulic clutch?
Replies: 10
Views: 4198

My '87 SR5 doesn't have a hydraulic clutch, and I don't think the clutch effort is enough to need one. If you were putting down a ton of power and had a heavy clutch, then maybe
by WeirdAl
Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:32 am
Forum: Tercel 4WD Repair Questions
Topic: manual tranny install
Replies: 12
Views: 5565

An interesting feature of this transmission is that the input shaft can be taken out from the rear of the bellhousing. There's a plate with 4 bolts that holds it in. It may be easier to align the clutch disc, put the transmission in place without the input shaft in, then put the input shaft in and ...
by WeirdAl
Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: The 2nd gear synchro from hell
Replies: 17
Views: 6889

Which are you more unhappy with, how low 1st gear is or how high 5th is? Do you want your rpm's lower in 5th? I'd think ideally you'd want to change the ratios of all the gears instead of just tack one on on top...