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- Togashi
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- My tercel:: 1985 Tercel Wagon Basic
- Location: Armstrong B.C.
No longer a lurker
Greetings new friends, I have decided to finally post and document the full restoration of my near mint 85 Tercel.
I got my 85 in September of 2015 for the small sum of just $700 and with only 178.000km on it, The ad was 12 min old when I saw it one night and I knew after 4 years of searching I had found the car I had been looking for. The car was bought by an older man in 89 and only ever driven in town plus never saw a winter as long as he owned it. I got the car with some basic issues mostly related to it's age (leaking seals, warped rotors, worn cv) all of the repairs the car needed have been done apart from the cv's. The car is in near mint shape the only thing it need's is paint due to the clear coat lifting and a few small part's to make it perfect. I have taken it upon myself to insure this car will be on the road long after I die of old age meaning no winter driving and never ever overlooking even a spot of rust. This summer I am taking the car into a professional classic auto restoration shop to have the small surface rust on the hood and rear fenders (rock chip's and thankfully not in the body seams) plus a new coat of paint. I will carefully document each and every step of this project for mine and your enjoyment.
I got my 85 in September of 2015 for the small sum of just $700 and with only 178.000km on it, The ad was 12 min old when I saw it one night and I knew after 4 years of searching I had found the car I had been looking for. The car was bought by an older man in 89 and only ever driven in town plus never saw a winter as long as he owned it. I got the car with some basic issues mostly related to it's age (leaking seals, warped rotors, worn cv) all of the repairs the car needed have been done apart from the cv's. The car is in near mint shape the only thing it need's is paint due to the clear coat lifting and a few small part's to make it perfect. I have taken it upon myself to insure this car will be on the road long after I die of old age meaning no winter driving and never ever overlooking even a spot of rust. This summer I am taking the car into a professional classic auto restoration shop to have the small surface rust on the hood and rear fenders (rock chip's and thankfully not in the body seams) plus a new coat of paint. I will carefully document each and every step of this project for mine and your enjoyment.
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There is no such thing as a "little rust"
- Mattel
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- 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
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congrats, I've always liked that colour. my first T4wd had that duco.
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
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
- Gottolovem
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- My tercel:: 1985 SR5 with snow plow,1987 auto 1984 parts car,1987 FX-16 GTS
- Location: Reno
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Welcome to the forum
looks like a real good T4 you have there, i love that color to
looks like a real good T4 you have there, i love that color to
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- My tercel:: 84 tercel 4wd sr5 lifted, modified head, delta cam, 2" exhaust
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Beautiful, welcome to the group.
- Petros
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- My tercel:: '84 Tercel4wd w/extensive mods
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welcome to the forum!
nice find. looks like mis-matched wheels, the rear one looks like a corolla wheel.
nice find. looks like mis-matched wheels, the rear one looks like a corolla wheel.
'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)
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- Togashi
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- My tercel:: 1985 Tercel Wagon Basic
- Location: Armstrong B.C.
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Back ones where older Honda Civic front where off an 86 Chevette I have sitting in the yard, Just threw what I had laying around on it so I can move it around the yard, Good wheels and rims are on my 97 Tercel. I did just pick up 8 of these though I think with a little polishing they will look beautiful
they will definitely make the car pop when it's done, Might have the worse 4 of the 8 painted to match the car, I will have to make a few center caps but not a big deal.
they will definitely make the car pop when it's done, Might have the worse 4 of the 8 painted to match the car, I will have to make a few center caps but not a big deal.
There is no such thing as a "little rust"
- Gottolovem
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- My tercel:: 1985 SR5 with snow plow,1987 auto 1984 parts car,1987 FX-16 GTS
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Take care when using mismatched tiers in your tercel.
They have a tendency to "bind up" the front to rear gear sets.
They have a tendency to "bind up" the front to rear gear sets.
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- dlb
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- My tercel:: '87 sr5, '83 dlx parts car
- Location: bc, canada
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welcome, togashi. nice to have another BC member on here, there are a handful of us scattered throughout the province. i've been through armstrong once or twice but never spent much time there. how do you like it?
- marlinh
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- My tercel:: 'Everett' Blue 87 4WD Wagon (Rocky 86, recently retired)
- Location: Kootenays
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Your car looks great! I can't believe you found such a mint car! Very rare find here in the interior.
I hope those rims work out for you.
I hope those rims work out for you.
- helipilot77
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- My tercel:: 1984 SR5 wagon
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I would love to find a set of those wheels! how did you locate those things?
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- Togashi
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- My tercel:: 1985 Tercel Wagon Basic
- Location: Armstrong B.C.
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I like it a lot nice and quiet most of the time I have a little place 6 km out of town, Only downside is there are no other Tercel enthusiast local to me, few owners but they just treat them as drivers. I was in Nelson last weekend and saw 7 different Tercel's 5 of them belong to the kind person who sold me the rims.dlb wrote:welcome, togashi. nice to have another BC member on here, there are a handful of us scattered throughout the province. i've been through armstrong once or twice but never spent much time there. how do you like it?
There is no such thing as a "little rust"
- Togashi
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- My tercel:: 1985 Tercel Wagon Basic
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Midnight Kijiji browsing, It's funny really I found my car the same way. it was a set of 4 for $100 but she was kind enough to sell me both set's and a drivers door panel for $190. 10 hour round trip but well worth it I think.helipilot77 wrote:I would love to find a set of those wheels! how did you locate those things?
There is no such thing as a "little rust"
- Togashi
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- My tercel:: 1985 Tercel Wagon Basic
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New update's and pic's coming soon! got a part's car and some good pick's at the wreckers.
There is no such thing as a "little rust"
- marlinh
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- My tercel:: 'Everett' Blue 87 4WD Wagon (Rocky 86, recently retired)
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Cool. Please share the story of how and where you found your car. It is rare to find one in such good condition!