View Full Version : Picked up the 87 Tecate !
Aussieduner
10-29-2006, 02:07 AM
Well it all went down yesterday i met OZQUAD44 at the local dive in Goulburn and the exchange was complete,here she is under the "Golden Arches" even with the luring smell of saturated fat i just couldnt stop looking :Bounce
Aussie
ceaserthethird
10-29-2006, 03:03 AM
Nice score , How Much Did you Drop ???
nice one !
not many getting around in oz
brrcuda
10-29-2006, 05:10 AM
expecting more pics when you get home - congratulations. I know the feeling. When I got mine I would just stare at it - wait til u put the new plastics on it.:w00t:
man that truck bed is short:)
Aussieduner
10-29-2006, 05:31 AM
I already have front fender,shrouds,PRM grab bar,headlight garnish so its well on the way to a re-build the price was very reasonable for its condition so im pretty happy and yes i agree not too many of them here in Australia.
Sako where are you located ?
Aussie
farmerc
10-29-2006, 06:26 AM
Sweet find you got there. Now you need to get to Trikefest:lol: :lol: :lol: Some how I don't think that your truck can swim that far.
Derrick Adams
10-29-2006, 06:44 AM
Thats a nice looking T-3. Should be looking like new in no time, knowing you.
That truck is BADASS! I love those things. Too bad we can't get them in the states.
NICE FIND ON THE T3!!!!!
If you have any T3 questions send them my way, I'll help out any way I can. Good luck w/ the rebuild.
MIK6 / Mike
scooterroo
10-29-2006, 11:50 AM
sweet looking trike aussie, lucky guy you are. i need an 86-87 t3, then i want a 87-88 t4 to complete my collection.
Dirtcrasher
10-29-2006, 11:59 AM
Thats a nice looking T-3. Should be looking like new in no time, knowing you.
That truck is BADASS! I love those things. Too bad we can't get them in the states.
Trike looks great, but shoot some pics of that truck too!!
Aussieduner
10-29-2006, 05:14 PM
Trike looks great, but shoot some pics of that truck too!!
Its a Toyota Hilux 4x4 dual cab(4 doors hence the shorter tray) i did see similar trucks in the US back in June but they were badged with Tundra or something like that ??
Aussie
firefirefire90
10-29-2006, 05:37 PM
We had one of those trucks along with our landcruiser 90 series. Its a Toyota Hilux 4 door. Ours was a 2.8 turbodiesel 5 speed manual with dual batteries, snorkel, no lift, roo-bar, hoodie-rack, and a few other odd's and ends. This truck was a good beater lol compared to the landie 80 series turbodiesel LX with a lot of good things including a lift. The landie was good for long trips but this one might have been good i dont remember. I know we took a trip in it from Perth to Adelaide(sp?) but then again, we took the landie cross country billions of times so who knows. Here is a good pic of one from the internetsssss:
http://www.guernsey.net/~cccars/1991%20Toyota%20Hilux%20double%20cab.jpg
that has the wanker bar up front, more or less the america bar. A ROO-BAR takes up the entire front bumper and replaces the front bumper. None of this little bolt to the bumper crap!
Here's a good pic of the landie we had, not ours but looked exactly like it but with a rack and a sunvisor on top:
http://www.landcrusher.com/images/crushers/EricDobson80-thumb.jpg
sorry to take the thread away a bit lol
NICE trike by the way.
Aussieduner
10-29-2006, 07:43 PM
We had one of those trucks along with our landcruiser 90 series. Its a Toyota Hilux 4 door. Ours was a 2.8 turbodiesel 5 speed manual with dual batteries, snorkel, no lift, roo-bar, hoodie-rack, and a few other odd's and ends. This truck was a good beater lol compared to the landie 80 series turbodiesel LX with a lot of good things including a lift. The landie was good for long trips but this one might have been good i dont remember. I know we took a trip in it from Perth to Adelaide(sp?) but then again, we took the landie cross country billions of times so who knows. Here is a good pic of one from the internetsssss:
that has the wanker bar up front, more or less the america bar. A ROO-BAR takes up the entire front bumper and replaces the front bumper. None of this little bolt to the bumper crap!
Here's a good pic of the landie we had, not ours but looked exactly like it but with a rack and a sunvisor on top:
sorry to take the thread away a bit lol
NICE trike by the way.
Hey thats cool,yep thats the truck allright bet you found that using "The Google" the Internetssss is amazing and so is George B man i laughed my ass off when i saw that story over the weekend..
Go "The Google"
Aussie
firefirefire90
10-29-2006, 07:46 PM
used google.com.au
By the way, I know of that one already from being in the OZ but the only pics are tucked away, in a far distant land...also known as MY GARAGE. I'll look for em later
ausatc70
10-29-2006, 10:59 PM
lmfao at you american guys getting exited about a hilux!
aussie, man the amount of times ive drivenpast goulbourn and just to think that was hiding in someones shed!!!
if i saw you driving on the highway i would have run you off the road and stole it lol!
Aussieduner
10-29-2006, 11:18 PM
It came up from Victoria with OZQUAD44 he was kind enough to meet me at Goulburn,i think it was located on a farm somewhere in rural Vic.
Aussie
maggiesboy
10-30-2006, 12:01 AM
very nice find
OZQUAD44
10-30-2006, 06:56 AM
Aussie
You sure didn't waste time getting some photos up. Lets see a photo of it parked next to your hondas
Orangecnty250r
10-30-2006, 07:13 AM
Great score!!! looks like its just about all there. We will have to start an 87 T3 club;) Mine is in storage most is apart and the restore probably wont be started until next winter. I have just about all I need for it except the time to do it with a few other projects in line first. :(
Do you guys have ANY access to old T3 stock over there??
Aussieduner
10-30-2006, 07:36 AM
Great score!!! looks like its just about all there. We will have to start an 87 T3 club;) Mine is in storage most is apart and the restore probably wont be started until next winter. I have just about all I need for it except the time to do it with a few other projects in line first. :(
Do you guys have ANY access to old T3 stock over there??
Hi OC
Hey thanks im pretty happy with it and im madly collecting parts to start its rebuild im going to check Kawasaki Australia but i dont hold much hope if they are anything like Honda Australia "bloody hopeless !" Def need a rear fender brace ASAP.
'87 T3 club it is so thats you,OZQUAD44 and me.
Cheers
Aussie
OZQUAD44
10-30-2006, 07:47 AM
Tecate parts here in OZ..... hmmm let me see
I've been a trike nut since i was twelve (many moons ago) and I've seen three Tecates 3s in the flesh in my life. Two 87s, of which Ironically I have owned both, and once I saw a new 84/5 Tecate in a dealership in Perth in the eighties.
I have heard of two others. one in Newcastle and one near Melbourne (seen a recent picture of that puppy-did you know that Aussie?). I have also spoken to a guy who said he imported a heap to Australia in the early ninties.
As far a parts go, you would be lucky to find any. 86/87 Tecates were never sold through dealers in Australia but due to the imports I would estimate that there are more 86/87 Tecates in Australia than there are 84/85 Tecates.
I would love an 85 Model to keep the 87 company, but I would have more chance of finding a snowflake in hell. My aim is to find an 85/6 250R next, or a Tri-Z. Ive always like the look of those Tri-Zs, just never been in a position to buy one.
nice aussie cant wait to see it in person.looks good whens our next ride lol.now i really have to get up and drop that money to you:beer lol.:beer
Aussieduner
10-30-2006, 05:42 PM
nice aussie cant wait to see it in person.looks good whens our next ride lol.now i really have to get up and drop that money to you:beer lol.:beer
Hey Mart
Call up and take a look at Kermit anytime,im keen for a ride this Friday at Belmont or at Stcokton over the weekend whatever ?? is Stewie back in town.
Cheers
Aussie
Aussieduner
10-31-2006, 02:57 AM
The parts are starting to roll in for Kermit's rebuild,still got a bit to go but this is the fun part.
Aussie
ausatc70
10-31-2006, 03:52 AM
im in the army, on base last year i saw a tecate in the back of some guys ute, never did find out who it was though. (i was based in brisbane at the time)
Aussieduner
10-31-2006, 04:21 AM
im in the army, on base last year i saw a tecate in the back of some guys ute, never did find out who it was though. (i was based in brisbane at the time)
I bet it was OZQUAD44 he is from QLD and in the Army,whats the odds ?
Aussie
OZQUAD44
10-31-2006, 08:24 AM
im in the army, on base last year i saw a tecate in the back of some guys ute, never did find out who it was though. (i was based in brisbane at the time)
PM me ausatc70.
Darius1502
10-31-2006, 03:36 PM
The parts are starting to roll in for Kermit's rebuild,still got a bit to go but this is the fun part.
Aussie
That thing will be awesome! Looks pretty good now!
I see why you need the grab bar! When they come in...I'll let you know!
Eric250R
10-31-2006, 08:46 PM
Damn I want one of those so bad!!!!! Nice find.
ausatc70
11-01-2006, 01:19 AM
pm send ozquad.
Aussieduner
11-01-2006, 01:34 AM
That thing will be awesome! Looks pretty good now!
I see why you need the grab bar! When they come in...I'll let you know!
Yep it sure does that PRM unit will look trick i also started the mold for the airbox covers so i will have a new shiney one for the rebuild.
Aussie
OZQUAD44
11-01-2006, 07:39 AM
MMMMMMM shiney
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