I aquired my 4th Tercel...

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

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. 

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.

Well a couple weeks back I had the 4dr hauled to the shop to steal the thick-rod bottem end to put into a turbo Paseo convertible I am building for a friend.

So now its at the shop and plans are boiling for a 2024 build...which means slowly gathering things this year.

I am definitely putting a 1nz in it since I already have a spare one.  Likely with aftermarket rods and cams.  I dunno if I want to get pistons.  I still want to use 87octane.  I have another standalone SpeedyEFI ecu for this build.

My goal is to strip it and cage it with proper safety gear and get back out to a road course stuff.  Get back into HPDE and then try for other things like Time Attack or even try a hill climb.

I wont be chasing competitiveness (at least initially)...I want to build a car I want to have fun with on a racetrack and get seat time.

Dang it, I don't even have my first Tercel.

I have to say that Tercel cleaned up very nicely! Kinda got a bmw1600 or ford cortina vibe going on...

"Damn, that Tercel looks amazing" isn't something I thought I'd ever say to myself, but here we are lol

Agent98 said:

I have to say that Tercel cleaned up very nicely! Kinda got a bmw1600 or ford cortina vibe going on...

It did!  The interior was nearly brown when I first got it and it looks nearly knew after some scrubbing bubbles and pressure washing.  Outside is pretty good given the age/mileage.  Ive only washed it 2wice since getting it.