proud owner of a 79 CELICA ST. But I need major helpp ppl

[jaecali]

hey what's up ppl. I recently acquired a 1979 celica st. I got it for 400.00 bucks from an old man who bought it off the show room floor here in new orleans in 79. The car has an amazing 528.360 miles on the original engine . Never rebuilt and stills starts with first turn of the key. The interior is shot. Needs a new dash pad. Basically I've been replacing bushings, shocks, and other things here and there to get it up to date. My delema lies with in the front frame of the car though. Its completely split about 6 inches behind the motor mounts on both side and the shock tower housings are actually separating off the inside frame half way up...need advice...should I have this reinforced and and a sub frame put in the front or the whole car. And where can I get parts for this car ? I wana go with a sidedraft weber intake but that's the only mod I can thing of at this time.....I'm lost please give some insite....

[75CelicaGT]

Welcome,

I'm not big on body stuff (Knowledge wise) sounds like some welding and fab work involved, but plenty of guys here who can advise.

Best info I can give is Pics PICS PICS, especially of the damaged spots.


Pete