New Owner in Vancouver WA
- BaileySims
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
I've got mine mounted towards the front. If I ever find a 4ac for the bit of extra power, I want to put on a full size basket that'll cover from front to back.
WAGON MAFIA.
Blood, sweat and beers.
Blood, sweat and beers.
- Petros
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
that looks so nice on there, makes it look like a rugged economini adventure wagon.
these have such under powered engines on there that any rack on the roof is noticeable, adds a lot of drag even when empty, except perhaps at nominal city driving speeds. Seems towards the back it would be a little less drag, but not my much.
these have such under powered engines on there that any rack on the roof is noticeable, adds a lot of drag even when empty, except perhaps at nominal city driving speeds. Seems towards the back it would be a little less drag, but not my much.
'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)
'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)
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Hell yes. I took mine off a few weeks ago just because, felt as if I were driving a new car. I went 85mph without even knowing it.Petros wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:17 pm that looks so nice on there, makes it look like a rugged economini adventure wagon.
these have such under powered engines on there that any rack on the roof is noticeable, adds a lot of drag even when empty, except perhaps at nominal city driving speeds. Seems towards the back it would be a little less drag, but not my much.
WAGON MAFIA.
Blood, sweat and beers.
Blood, sweat and beers.
Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Petros will be ashamed at how much I paid to put stickers on this car.....Oh well cause I am in love with it.
1985 Toyota Tercel SR5
Pacific Northwest, USA
Pacific Northwest, USA
- Petros
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
that is awsome. why would I be ashamed? it is your money, and spent on a worthy cause.
'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)
'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)
Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
I just know you're thrifty
I might have found a running stray 1985 SR5 in need of a head gasket for 100 bucks though...Oh god no....I've started a collection
I might have found a running stray 1985 SR5 in need of a head gasket for 100 bucks though...Oh god no....I've started a collection
1985 Toyota Tercel SR5
Pacific Northwest, USA
Pacific Northwest, USA
- LowBuckCanuck
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
sounds like a great deal to me. one weekend to a new headgasket, a good sort out/tune up/clean up, and put in on the market to a worthy home. Turn a junker into something valueble and desirable, and make a few bucks in the process. You are doing something of value, adding value to an otherwise unwanted old econo car. If it cleans up nice, and it needs no other major repairs, you could sell it for more than $3000. (around here anyway).
You would have saved another one of these great little 4wd wagons from the crusher, well worth it.
'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)
'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)
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Beautiful!
K
K
79 Subaru Brat 4WD, 84+85 Toyota Tercel SR5 4WD, 85 Toyota Xtra cab 4WD, 07 Subaru WRX AWD turbo
Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Whoa, that is awesome. car looks great. one of the best done tercel wagon's i have ever seen.
Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
I had posted about what looks like a second antenna hole on the driver's side of my 1985.
The below link is for an 85 currently for sale that has the same hole in the same spot, with what appears to be a toyota 4wd badge that fills the hole and sits on the fender! Strange...I wonder if that was their solution or a factory solution for a car with multiple antenna holes on the fenders.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/ ... 62377.html
The below link is for an 85 currently for sale that has the same hole in the same spot, with what appears to be a toyota 4wd badge that fills the hole and sits on the fender! Strange...I wonder if that was their solution or a factory solution for a car with multiple antenna holes on the fenders.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/ ... 62377.html
1985 Toyota Tercel SR5
Pacific Northwest, USA
Pacific Northwest, USA
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
That fender has definitely been replaced, body lines don’t line up and it wouldn’t have came that way from the factory. Only ‘83-‘84’s had the antenna on the drivers side all ‘85-‘88’s had it on the passenger side.
Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Also,that car has a center-mounted third brake light and rear wiper that parks in the up position (neither one of which was on an '85.) Either that car is an '86 or newer, or the tailgate has been swapped.
if it aint there, there's a good chance it won't break!
83 SR5 Silver/Blue (Snowmobile/work beater)-totaled but drivable
85 SR5 Blue
88 SR5 White (the 'good' one)-not anymore-totaled
87 fwd silver wagon a/t
87 4wd dx Cream (a/t- not anymore- now m/t)
83 SR5 Silver/Blue (Snowmobile/work beater)-totaled but drivable
85 SR5 Blue
88 SR5 White (the 'good' one)-not anymore-totaled
87 fwd silver wagon a/t
87 4wd dx Cream (a/t- not anymore- now m/t)
Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
Contacted a photographer who was looking for a "classic" car to take pictures of a model leaning on for her portfolio. In exchange she took 64 model free pictures of my T4!
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Re: New Owner in Vancouver WA
WOW!
Tom M.
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
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