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most body shops do crap jobs, hiding their poor metal working skills under body filler. it is shameful. It is very common, every "professional" body shop work I have seen was like this. One example, we inherited a nice low mile 2001 civic from our elderly mother in-law (who can no longer ...

One of the trickiest parts will be to correctly replicate the two-tone paint division line between silver and blue around the rear door opening near the wheel arch because the blue paint must extend into the rear door jamb in order for the highlight to read correctly. (Otherwise, you'd see a small a...

Here are some shots of the exterior surfacing work. One of the most satisfying parts of this project has been addressing the shoddy body work done back in 1986 after my stepmom had an accident. In taking the car all the way back to bare sheet metal, we learned that the poor surfacing work done 30 ye...

Bryan- I've got the EXACT same car as your project ('cept mine's WAY more rusty) that I'll be parting out shortly- hit me up if you need any obscure trim parts. I'm in Baltimore, MD, so shipping on any bulky stuff could be pricey... BTW- the paint code is on the firewall ID plate (not the door jamb...

Petros wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:08 pm they used to, but I found this site that does list by year and model: http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/select-color.cgi

they show two tone for '83 tercel as Vehicle color code 2J6. That should be #147 silver metallic and #884 Dark blue metallic

Thank you very much!!!

Hey folks: These components are from the donor car for my 1983 4WD SR5 restoration. We won't be using the brown elements, and so I'd like to offer them up here. Message me directly at ilikebryan@gmail.com to discuss pricing. The donor car is/was a Canadian market 4WD with about 37,000 original miles...

Petros wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:29 pm you should be able to find it here:

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

Thanks, Petros, but unfortunately that link doesn't list by the model, and there are several colors that could be potential matches....

Hey folks! We are getting ready for paint. It’s hard to believe this day is finally approaching. Quick question for the expert here: does anybody have the proper paint codes for 1983 silver and blue? Thank you very much!

Hi folks!

Exciting times in Tercel Restoration Land. The car is ALMOST ready for paint. Just a few more surface imperfections to address, and then he will get is first new coat. Here is a video:

https://youtu.be/m7H5CyQWjjQ

Now, that's what you call a perfectly straight frame. Yeah it took three months to get it right, and more man hours than I ever want to officially calculate, but it is indeed correct, two decades after it was crashed and abandoned in a ravine!

I love these stories of Tercels stealing the spot light!

Here are a few more shots of the little guy.

Mark wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:15 pm You have the best collection of vehicles. Way better than Jay Leno!
Seriously.

Aw, man thanks! I do wish I could have kept every car I've restored. But these little Tercels with their whiny gearboxes, are the most dear to my heart.

Thanks, Tom! I just registered the little guy for JCCS this year, so if anyone wants to see him, I'll be there with both the little Tercel and my Honda City R complete with Motocompo Scooter! Screen Shot 2017-07-23 at 11.07.06 PM.png I'm sure I am predicting that ALL will say "WOW" on the ...

I'm quite happy with how this humble little car came out. It just needed some love and care, and a little plaid pep inside

Welcome! That blue is such a nice color. Congrats