I am Back!

Post about yourself, your Tercel, or your Tercel projects in here, share pictures of your Tercel, or post trip threads!
Post Reply
tripp
Newbie
Posts: 10
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:21 am

I am Back!

Post by tripp »

Circumstances beyond my control forced me to sell my 87 4wd Wagon a couple of years ago. I can honestly say that I have missed being a part of this group.

As of last week, I am the proud owner of a 1983 SR5 4WD Wagon so I am back in "the club!" I have already fixed the a/c on it and am planning on putting in a new clutch this weekend.

I'm looking forward to holding on to this car for a while and being a part of this group. Pictures of my old car (the gray one) and my new one (the orange one) are attached.


Image
Image
Image
Image
Top
GTSSportCoupe
Highest Ranking Member
Posts: 1626
Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:14 am
Location: Victoria BC, Canada

Post by GTSSportCoupe »

Welcome Back!! Dang! Both your old and new car are in beautiful shape! Very nice! Your old car is my favorite color that ever came on tercel 4wds.
Current:
91 LJ78 Landcruiser EX5
95 A32 Maxima SE
Former:
87 AW11 MR2 Smallport 4AGZE
93 Taurus SHO ATX
86 AL25 SR5 6spd 4wd
90 AE92 GTS
82 KP61 SR5
85 MX73
87 AE86 GTS 4AGZE
85 AE86 GTS
83 AL21
Top
User avatar
ARCHINSTL
Goldie Forever
Posts: 6369
Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:52 pm
My tercel:: Goldie is a 1986 SR5 attualmente con Weber/also owned the first T4WD in STL in late '82
Location: Kirkwood, a 'burb of St. Louis

Post by ARCHINSTL »

Welcome back !
These are certainly clean cars; you are fortunate!
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
Top
Typrus
Highest Ranking Member
Posts: 3049
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:43 pm
Location: Colorado

Post by Typrus »

Where are you from? I swear I saw that car for sale with bad A/C and clutch for sale in my area a few weeks ago.....
RIP 10-07- 1984 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed

RIP 04-05- 1986 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed

1st Terc- 1987 Tercel SR5 4wd Wagon 6-speed, Sadly cubed

1985 Tercel Standard 4wd Wagon w/ 3-speed auto, Living a happy life in Boulder last I knew
Top
mike30
Member
Posts: 35
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:15 pm
Location: Guatemala/Centro America
Contact:
Contact mike30

Post by mike30 »

By now, i have a white one, but the first one was a tercel like that you call Orange, it was my first car it come with sunroof. That color was realy hard to do for may mecanic that paint it, because they try to do a gold color or someting like that... but who know realy how it can be done... is whit a code color or... i don`t know, may be i try to paint my white one... :wink:
Tercel White 4Wd '83 a friend.
TOYOTA don't use it, mistreat it.
Visita mi blog en español:
http://tercel4x4.blogspot.com/
Top
tripp
Newbie
Posts: 10
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:21 am

Post by tripp »

I am in NC so I doubt it was the same car. It is amazing that there are so many of these still on the road 20+ years later!
Top
User avatar
ARCHINSTL
Goldie Forever
Posts: 6369
Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:52 pm
My tercel:: Goldie is a 1986 SR5 attualmente con Weber/also owned the first T4WD in STL in late '82
Location: Kirkwood, a 'burb of St. Louis

Re: Glad you're back!

Post by ARCHINSTL »

terceldude wrote:...is that a carbon-fiber coin box?
It is an ashtray, which I'm certain you remember from your beloved Tercel which went to the boneyard.

Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
Top
User avatar
ARCHINSTL
Goldie Forever
Posts: 6369
Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:52 pm
My tercel:: Goldie is a 1986 SR5 attualmente con Weber/also owned the first T4WD in STL in late '82
Location: Kirkwood, a 'burb of St. Louis

Post by ARCHINSTL »

terceldude wrote: ARCHINSTL: thank you. I already knew it was an ashtray. I just decided to use a different word for it.
terceldude -
I loved your explanation. The subjective definition certainly reminded me of Humpty Dumpty's famous explanation to Alice...
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
Top
Lollypop
Top Notch Member
Posts: 229
Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:31 am
Location: Mississippi, Gulfcoast

Post by Lollypop »

Hey Tripp ............YOU SUCK...... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I thought I had the cleanest Terc interior wise but you have me beat to hell and back buddy.

Mine is nice but missin the Incl. boy that thangs gonna look nice with new decal

Glad to see another Southern Boy on the board

=====Justin=====
1987 Tercel 2WD, 1983 Tercel 4WD
Top
Typrus
Highest Ranking Member
Posts: 3049
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:43 pm
Location: Colorado

Post by Typrus »

Guess you've never seen mine eh Lolly?
RIP 10-07- 1984 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed

RIP 04-05- 1986 Toyota Tercel SR5 4wd Wagen 6 speed

1st Terc- 1987 Tercel SR5 4wd Wagon 6-speed, Sadly cubed

1985 Tercel Standard 4wd Wagon w/ 3-speed auto, Living a happy life in Boulder last I knew
Top
Lollypop
Top Notch Member
Posts: 229
Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:31 am
Location: Mississippi, Gulfcoast

Post by Lollypop »

Obviously not.....throw some pics up and lets see.....

Hell for that matter lets have us a virtual carshow and see who has the best looking car with catagories like interior, exterior, engine.

what ya think?.....we'll get bthe whole forum in it

=====Justin=====
1987 Tercel 2WD, 1983 Tercel 4WD
Top
User avatar
Mattel
Highest Ranking Member
Posts: 1804
Joined: Tue Aug 17, 2004 12:11 am
My tercel:: 1988 Corolla 4wd Wagon (AKA Corolla All-trac) 5speed, AC, Power Sunroof, Windows, Mirrors, Steering, Locking, Diff Lock, 14" Corolla SX Alloys with Silica Hankook Tyres, 4afe, King Springs, Upgraded Headlights, Full Synth oils, 210,000kms
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Post by Mattel »

Some more catagories could include?




most rusted.. caprice 69?

smokiest engine?

loudest noise from the rear end? ME

Most useless accessory?

Most useless comments on the forum with the least ammount of mechanical know-how and the smallest ammount of punctuation?

(Worst Grammar?)

worst colour scheme?

Pimpinest blingmobile?

roughest looking?
Previous: 83 Tercel SR5 4wd, 84 Tercel SR5 4wd
88 Corolla 4wd Wagon 5speed, All power options, Fact Sunroof, Diff Lock, 14" SX Alloys, Hankook Tyres, 4afe, King Springs, Upgraded Headlights, Full Synth oils, Tow Bar, 210,000kms
Top
User avatar
ARCHINSTL
Goldie Forever
Posts: 6369
Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:52 pm
My tercel:: Goldie is a 1986 SR5 attualmente con Weber/also owned the first T4WD in STL in late '82
Location: Kirkwood, a 'burb of St. Louis

Post by ARCHINSTL »

Mattel wrote:Some more catagories could include?
Most useless comments on the forum with the least ammount of mechanical know-how...

Oooohh-Ooohh-Ooohh - May I make the first nomination for this one?
Tom M.
T4WD augury?
"Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
Top
Lollypop
Top Notch Member
Posts: 229
Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:31 am
Location: Mississippi, Gulfcoast

Post by Lollypop »

By all means......nominate away....i think I'd like to hear this one.

=====Justin=====[/b]
1987 Tercel 2WD, 1983 Tercel 4WD
Top
tripp
Newbie
Posts: 10
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:21 am

Post by tripp »

Justin,

You'll really hate me when I tell you that those pics were taken about 5 minutes after I bought the car and BEFORE I cleaned it up! It looks even better now with a shampooed interior and machine buffed exterior. I certainly lucked up on this one.

By the way, the carbon fiber ashtray was "installed" when I bought the car. It is nothing realy special. It appears that the previous owner put a carbon fiber sticker on the original ashtray. I've heard that doing that adds an additional 10 horsepower to the car, especially when you put racing air in the tires and rotate the wiper blades! I'm burning those 13's down!
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Tercel Gallery and Projects”