Hello from Belgium

[Wekkie13]

Hi, every body. I'm John and I live in Belgium (Europe) and own a 1974 Celica 1600ST and
a 1971 Celica in a very, very bad condition.

The '74 one is not running since 1987 and I own it since 4 years (still not running, almost
ready for it's first ride) but it,s the one witch will return on the road next year.

Done till now: new paint, new seats, tires, shocks, no rust......
Now working on the engine. Oh, it's red, Lexus mica.

[rachuck21]

Welcome ! Please post pics ! Chuck

[Wekkie13]

Here are some pics. ( if I do it right)
I have some more on my old pc, when I get it working again some restauration pics will
follow.






New interior, thanks to my dad's friend

I still needs some nice wheels, do you see, I don't like the white 13" ones.....

[faffi]

welcome,
nice to have some more people from belgium,
where in belgium are you from?
the 74 looks very nice.

[StingrayGT]

welcome on board

what spoiler is that?

[Wekkie13]

I live near to Maaseik, next to the border of the Netherlands. Mam Begium, dad Dutch.
I have lived in Belgium and Holland.

The spoiler: it's a 1976 spoiler, I bought the car from the 1st owner, he put it on the car
in 1976 he said. I like it, most people think it's to big. I think it's very seventies.

What do you think?

[faffi]

I'am not so into spoilers but like you said it looks very 70ties keep it that way

[smiley]

Hello, nice car and build.spoiler? not so much, doesn't look 70's,it doesn't fit the lines of the car either.Would look way better with a trd type spoiler.My ...mike

[Wekkie13]

It's for sure '70, it's made the 3 month in 1975, made in the UK, (underside of the spoiler)
And very important: you can put a few beers on it !! If you don't like that

[faffi]

It's for sure '70, it's made the 3 month in 1975, made in the UK, (underside of the spoiler)
And very important: you can put a few beers on it !! If you don't like that

and we all know how many beers they use to drink in the 70's ,so having a right place for them is very important

[Wekkie13]

CHEERS !!

[StingrayGT]

yeah spoiler is too big, but i like it a friend of mine here installed one just like that many years ago before he sold his celica, now i kind of miss that spoiler since the new owner threw the spoiler away

[Blaze86Vic]

Welcome to the forum! The car looks very nice!

The spoiler does look 70s, but not 70's 'normal-car-with-a-spoiler'. Nobody in the 70s ran a spoiler that big on a normal otherwise stock car (maybe you crazy 70's Belgium'ites did??). The race cars of that era did, but they also had flares and skirts. It just looks out of place without anything to compliment it. I would suggest finding a body kit.....but they don't really exist lol....so either make a kit to compliment it, or call me an fool with no taste and leave it. Either way it only really matters what you think of it!

[faffi]

do you have some pics of the front?

[Wekkie13]

Hey, watch this: I have also a .............FRONT spoiler !!!! (also from the '70)
It will be on the car after the first test drive!!

Front pics will follow this week, it's f*cking snowing in Belgium.

Ooh, what I miss the sun....... a bit cold in the garage, but I want to drive
the TA22 next spring So no complaining, but working..

Grrr. master brake cilinder broken...............