Koen's 86 - every drive a new issue

[Koen Bongers]

(02-23-2026 02:14 AM)DarkSupra Wrote:  Oh awesome you still got it

Yeah! funny story it was sold in a package deal to someone else after I had an agreement with him "because he wouldn't take the whole package without the powersteering". So I asked who bought it and got it from him

So did some more work because I want to get the car registered tomorrow. It's basically finished except from some things I butchered together to get it working which I'll redo later. Tried to make the car as road-legal as possible to make a decent appearance. The MOT will be done later, this is just to get license plates.

Brake lines are in and the bigger mastercilinder from the Celica is fitted. All works

Switched both headlights because one was missing the adjusters (and the tab inside was broken of course, so the reflector was wobbling) and the other one had a crack in the glass.



A good left one was in my spares but a right one had to be made from 2 other lights. One with a broken glass and one from a different car model (I don't remember which one, but Toyota). I used the guide from Clemens https://www.clemenszangl.de/2025/03/08/h...eadlights/ and opened both, switched the glass and closed them again.

Next was a different electric fan. The previous one was from some random car and fitted poorly.

Ordered a SPAL one, made a new fan shroud and fitted it to the aluminium radiator.

The car doesn't have a sunroof but there is evidence that it used to have one. I can't understand what they did, but the frame is still in the car. The roof is nicely curved so it doesn't look like they just welded a plate in.


Removing the frame is too much work (and a lot of risk in damaging paint ect.) so I made a cover will do for now.


Put in the spare wheel, seats and seatbelts


Battery is now in it's new location. It's one of those dry battery models so it doesn't need a full enclosure.


The engine bay looks like this now. Not completely happy with the routing of all the wiring and all the parts but it will do for now. I like the bays where everything is invisible, but that's not very practical for service so it will always be a compromise.


And fitted a set of "redlines" today. They won't stay on the car. Not a big fan of these lights in combination with the original spoiler. But I want to try to get the small plates in my documents so this is my solution. Hopefully they accept it