brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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jimcrazy
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My tercel:: 1985 4wd 1986fwd 1983 4wd

brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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well its been 2 years since i put it on the road, but this spring i did some work to it. rebult the front end, both inner and outer tie rods, ball joints, rack boots,exhaust front to rear,lifted rear 11/2",new rubber, and spray painted instead of brush and roller lol. up to 513000 kms still goen strong
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TURTCEL
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My tercel:: 1985 4WD SR5 Wagon, Brown (TURTCEL)
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Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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2wd?
1985 Tercel 4wd SR5 Wagon, WEBER Carb, Brown (TURTCEL)
1988 Corolla DLX All-Trac Wagon, 4 speed AT, Silver (Wife's new car)
1993 Ford Escort Wagon LX, 5 Speed, Smurf Blue (Smurfette)...selling
jimcrazy
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Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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yep just took grill off my old 88 wagon
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Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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HaHa, that makes it a "sleeper", right?

Car looks good...desert colors, or close to the original paint color?

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1985 Tercel 4wd SR5 Wagon, WEBER Carb, Brown (TURTCEL)
1988 Corolla DLX All-Trac Wagon, 4 speed AT, Silver (Wife's new car)
1993 Ford Escort Wagon LX, 5 Speed, Smurf Blue (Smurfette)...selling
jimcrazy
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My tercel:: 1985 4wd 1986fwd 1983 4wd

Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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was light green the guy I got it from painted it black with a mop I think, took about 15 sheets of 50 grit paper just to half smooth the lumps off
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Sparkey
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My tercel:: 1985 Toyota Tercel Wagon, 4WD, Automtic, Barto lift in rear, 1" of lift in front with blocks, 1985 SR-5 Seats, 1983 SR-5 Instument Cluster, Headlights, Trailer hitch, set of roof racks, Lots of Spray Paint,
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon

Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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I like the paint, I have been thinking about trying that my self. looks good, had you done this before?
jimcrazy
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i done it 2 years ago but with a brush and roller, this time i mixed sand color paint with almond color and sprayed it. then used black on the rest. just cheap rust paint 6 bucks a quart
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My tercel:: '84 Tercel4wd w/extensive mods
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Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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how much paint does it take to paint the whole car?
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
jimcrazy
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Re: brownie gets a face lift, my 86 2wd

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i put on 2 coats, used about 1and 1/4 quarts put about 1 1/2 cups of reducer in to thin it after i mixed the 2 cans together
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