Against all reasonable judgement...
Picked up this 4dr for $175. Ive always wanted a 4dr to build. Unfortunately this thing is a bit crustier then it was in pictures but appears pretty solid.
However EVERYthing will have to be serviced, replaced and or cleaned.
I wanted to make a traditional hotrod (in tercel world) put in a really solid 1st gen 5efe in it with a standalone then eventually boost (because duh that's what i do). Keep it stock appearing but have 150-200wheel. But now Im thinking of just make it decent and sell for profit.
Meanwhile I still have to get my 2nd tercel (the pink one with a 1nz swap) back on the road and my 1uz swapped Malibu needs some love...
Odd question, but how "easy" is it for a 4AGE to be tossed into these? Don't they also use the C-series manual trans?
In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :
Not odd at all. Semi-common swap. Im not 100% on whats involved...but I do know the frame needs to be notched.
Id love to do a 2gr V6 but that's big money I dont have
On one hand, anything that runs is worth more than $175. On the other hand, and I speak as a five time Chevette owner, I have driven a Tercel and do not understand why you would buy a second. (or third...)
In reply to jwagner :
You didnt drive one correctly then :p
Mndsm
MegaDork
9/3/19 7:15 p.m.
In reply to malibuguy :
Being a corolla guy, I totally get tercels and would probably own several. If you know, not for corollas. I still want one.
In reply to Mndsm :
Ive owned one corolla. I would love to own more but I love the rotation of the beam rear-end of a Tercel...and well I can get em cheaper lol.
A boosted tercel is alottttt of fun. The best thing is seeing other peoples reactions. They are like "IS THAT A TERCEL"???? "DID I JUST GET BEAT BY A TERCEL"??
In reply to mycars12 :
I’ve run mid 14’s at 98mph in a tercel.
When you win its glory, when you loose no one gets to brag about beating a tercel.
Mr Malibu, you should mircrosquirt this one.
Mndsm
MegaDork
9/4/19 1:20 p.m.
malibuguy said:
In reply to Mndsm :
Ive owned one corolla. I would love to own more but I love the rotation of the beam rear-end of a Tercel...and well I can get em cheaper lol.
True story. Ae101 corollas are thin in the ground and most have been uh....modified. poorly.
1SlowVW said:
In reply to mycars12 :
I’ve run mid 14’s at 98mph in a tercel.
When you win its glory, when you loose no one gets to brag about beating a tercel.
Mr Malibu, you should mircrosquirt this one.
That fastest my 1st one went was 14.3s on worn out nt01s with a 2.00 60f. Car was all short track no top half. Only did 95mph
Wanted to revive this a bit
The 4dr has been just sitting. I was starting it up and letting it run every once in a while but then it stopped running.
Dove into that a couple weeks ago and had some crusty fuel pump wiring that resulted in a blown fuse.
Plans for the car are still up in the air...i originally was thinking and still thinking of a traditional build with a lean towards ultimate daily driver.
Then I keep thinking do a JTCC inspired build and re-imagine it like if they had a 1500cc class.
Also I have had a a very long dream of building a 4dr and making it a "Lexus DX150" which of course...never existed or was made...but what if... ?
But with the success of the 1nz swap in Floyd I am likely leaning towards that for this car. We shall see.
