Introducing Yoda the Toyota.

[Lawn Masters]

This is my new ride. named Yoda because of the cap on the power steering pump, it says Toyoda instead of toyota. in all for what I paid ($350) its a nice car. an 86 Tercel wagon. cheap reliable transit. it goes it stops, it runs well, what more can you ask of a Toyota?
all Yoda needs is some plug wires, and some CV axles.

 

[Sprig]

*jealous* excellent score for 350! I loved my little Tercel, reliable and very good gas milage. Most of the ones up here have front fender rust, seems ta run in the family. The one major repair I had to do when I got it was to replace the water pump, it is a bear of a job (over 4 hours of creating new words lol). It had over 250,000 km on it and ran like a clock. Happy cruisin' !!

 

[hornett22]

great score.wish mine was that cheap.

 

[a_lopa]

does that have a 22r engine?

 

[Sprig]

Lopa, the 22R engines (if I am not mistaken) were the old cast iron blocks first used in the Celicas and Corona models during the early 70's, they were an excellent motor and it was a real shame that they discontinued the basic block, pretty much bullet proof when maintained. The ex had a '72 Corona with a Borg-Warner 4sp auto, that thing flew for a piece of Jap steel, good little car and solid as a rock, an unusual bench seat version, comphy. Like some (and too often) older good old steel it became a target for parking lot terrors who thought it was not worth reporting the dents they caused and it eventually ended up lookin' like a beater (it wasn't really) after a while we gave up, a cracked block (due to bad mechanic's torque values) became its untimely demise, wish we still had it as it had a nice design imho.

 

[Lawn Masters]

does that have a 22r engine?

Nope. engine is model 3AC 1.5L 2bbl carbed 4 cyl. not a bad motor either, after I changed the oil, flushed the cooling system and changed the transmission fluid. for a 20 year old car, its great. shame to sell it, but I want a bike more.

 

[hornett22]

get a 4-AC (1.6) ...........

out of an 86-87 corolla/nova

15 more hp and makes it like it should have been. put it in like a normal longblock swap. 3mm bigger bore.