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Just about caught up with the present here, and with it finally up to what to me is "the good stuff". The primary goal for this car all along has been to bring it back from a dead pile of rust to at least a fun functioning car. Get it to a level where I could drive it, enjoy it, and in some way understand what inspired my dad to buy this car 29 years ago. Sure this project will likely never be 'complete' but it has reached a point where I'm fairly pleased. Maybe someday she'll get a full restoration, maybe someday I'll do an engine swap and make a true monster. Who knows. Right now though I have a fun, relatively trustworthy and solid if ugly car that is something completely different. Which puts me in a unique position of classic car ownership that lets me feel perfectly comfortable doing this...    
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If it still smells funny, grab a bottle of ozium and blast it through the vent intake with the car running and vents flowing. Keep doing this a few times until the smell goes away. My RS had musty HVAC every spring once I fired up the AC. An ozium treatment in the spring two years and it was gone forever.
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Aug 24, 2015 13:55
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Slow is Fast posted:If it still smells funny, grab a bottle of ozium... I will have to look into that, the Opel isn't the only car about with vent funk.
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Aug 24, 2015 16:03
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Five-Ton Lady posted:I will have to look into that, the Opel isn't the only car about with vent funk. Ozium works wonders on car odors. Just avoid breathing it in. My daughter just saw those pictures of the Opel sliding in the dirt and asked if she could have a little car like that.
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Aug 24, 2015 18:08
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Man I miss rallycross 
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Aug 24, 2015 21:46
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Slow is Fast posted:If it still smells funny, grab a bottle of ozium and blast it through the vent intake with the car running and vents flowing. Keep doing this a few times until the smell goes away. There is also this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Interdynamics-760-Conditioner-Heater-Cleaner/dp/B000UHD74E It's apparently like ozium on steroids. A pretty regular customer uses it + ozium to keep his girlfriend from finding out he smokes in his truck and swears by it. It's pretty strong stuff.
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Aug 25, 2015 02:03
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A few things were learned about the car at last month's rallycross. Apparently starters can seize at high ambient temperatures, 70's Opels lean like yachts, and cheap road tires do not grip. Solutions? Get push started down a hill to avoid missing a run, add the swaybar the car should have come with, and buy tires. Two of these three can be visualized: It's so shiny!  GT's have the frustrating need for very low offset wheels. Found these E21 (I think) wheels on CL and they even included a badass set of studded snow tires (that look a lot like AT's to me). Do they fit? Not really, but I have hammers and this is the sort of thing that totally turns me on...  Sunday will determine if these improvements work.
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Aug 25, 2015 12:38
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Five-Ton Lady posted:Do they fit? Not really, but I have hammers Always the correct answer.
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Aug 25, 2015 13:22
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Who makes an aftermarket swaybar for the Opel GT? I always figured these were relatively unpopular cars.
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Aug 25, 2015 15:09
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Who makes an aftermarket swaybar for the Opel GT? I always figured these were relatively unpopular cars. Pretty sure the GT shares alot of stuff with the Kadett which was a bit more popular in Europe.
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Aug 25, 2015 15:38
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That is a good and fun looking car! It looks like it sees more dirt time than my Jeep does!
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Aug 25, 2015 16:21
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1500quidporsche posted:Pretty sure the GT shares alot of stuff with the Kadett which was a bit more popular in Europe. It does, but according to where I suspect that bar came from it doesn't share the swaybar. Opel GT Source is pretty much the only game in town when you need some crazy GT-specific part and you can't use something made for another car as an upgrade.
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Aug 25, 2015 18:55
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1500quidporsche posted:Pretty sure the GT shares alot of stuff with the Kadett which was a bit more popular in Europe. The Kadett was very mainstream, but I'm not so sure 70s Kadetts are a still huge market for performance parts 
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Aug 25, 2015 19:10
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I believe they were a popular option for rallying in the late 60s to 70s. There were a couple of sports trims for that car so its not inconceivable that a market for performance parts exists.
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Aug 25, 2015 19:21
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OpelGTSource owns more of my income than I like to think about, and they were indeed the source of the swaybar. For a car that only had about 100k produced it actually isn't all that bad to find parts for considering.
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Aug 26, 2015 01:12
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1500quidporsche posted:I believe they were a popular option for rallying in the late 60s to 70s. There were a couple of sports trims for that car so its not inconceivable that a market for performance parts exists.  you're right of course, I totally forgot that the earlier Kadetts were the equivalent of Escorts and did the same sort of racing.
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Aug 26, 2015 01:33
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Beautiful, this is the correct course. Far better than a proper restoration - cars are supposed to be abused. Also, 
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Aug 26, 2015 03:28
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Wonder if one of those tiny little 1.0 EcoBoost motors would fit?
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Aug 26, 2015 04:48
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Could do a slant 3. Does Ford do crate motors for those yet?
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Aug 26, 2015 05:49
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i doubt they'll ever offer a 1.0 crate. there have to be a ton of wrecked fiestas out there though. If length is the issue, if a 1.0 fits, a 2.7 should fit as well. it's a very small narrow angle v6. looking at pictures on the internet, you might need a new turbo manifold on the drivers side to clear the pedal box, but i think it would fit, and i'm pretty much an expect at eyeballing stuff. They're getting 315whp and 425wft/lbs with 93 octane tunes through the f-150s slushbox. That would probably make this thing move.
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Aug 26, 2015 05:59
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People cram Buick 3800s into these things, though "how well" is very much up for debate. I think that 1.0 3cyl might be one of the best options out there, though.
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Aug 26, 2015 06:57
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Powershift posted:If length is the issue, if a 1.0 fits, a 2.7 should fit as well. it's a very small narrow angle v6. If you want a narrow angle V6, wouldn't a VR6 be your best bet? I mean the angle on those things is like 15* or something.
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Aug 26, 2015 19:06
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Guys this car weighs like twelve pounds. Cramming 300HP into it is only going to kill the OP.
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Aug 26, 2015 20:32
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The real answer is Rotary. Pretty sure a concept GT in the 80s had a mid engine Rotary.
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Aug 26, 2015 20:33
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Leperflesh posted:Guys this car weighs like twelve pounds. Cramming 300HP into it is only going to kill the OP. Don't worry, with that much corrosion the chassis will act as traction control when they lift and the rotational inertia makes the engine shear the mounts and fly through the hood.
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Aug 26, 2015 20:36
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1500quidporsche posted:The real answer is Rotary. Pretty sure a concept GT in the 80s had a mid engine Rotary. I'm trying to convince her to go Radial.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:03
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This is AI - Turbo FI Goldwing engine and trans with air solenoids for the shifter mechanism on the transmission. They come in many displacements and two cylinder configurations (4 &6 cylinder).
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Aug 26, 2015 23:40
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McTinkerson posted:This is AI - Turbo FI Goldwing engine and trans with air solenoids for the shifter mechanism on the transmission. They come in many displacements and two cylinder configurations (4 &6 cylinder). Yes please!
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Aug 27, 2015 00:01
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Don't worry, with that much corrosion the chassis will act as traction control when they lift and the rotational inertia makes the engine shear the mounts and fly through the hood.  Free float engine anyone? Apparently gravity is enough to keep my <80 raging horses under the hood.
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Aug 27, 2015 00:23
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http://www.pbsvb.com/customer-industries/aerospace/aircraft-engines/ts-100-turboshaft-engine
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Aug 27, 2015 00:23
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Leperflesh posted:Guys this car weighs like twelve pounds. Cramming 300HP into it is only going to kill the OP. 
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Aug 27, 2015 00:31
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MRC48B posted:http://www.pbsvb.com/customer-industries/aerospace/aircraft-engines/ts-100-turboshaft-engine That's a cute little dog whistle. Fit something a little larger (like a T58) and get like 1200 shaft horsepower. In other words, see if you can wrap an Opel GT around its own driveshaft. By the way Five Ton Opel Lady this is an excellent thread.
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Aug 27, 2015 00:36
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What's the bellhousing on the Opel GT like? http://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40&osCsid=6jk0ueene6p6d54hcsv3li22m0
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Seat Safety Switch posted:What's the bellhousing on the Opel GT like? Doable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK8AoXX1c_o
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Aug 27, 2015 12:24
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Did something small for the car yesterday, I reattached the bumper(ettes). Considering one of these was a replacement for the original that rusted to dust and the other was severely damaged as well I'm actually surprised how well they lined up: I'm not a fan yet of these things. They're tweaked, poorly secured and won't do a drat thing if I actually get bumped. They do however allow me to drop from Modified to Prepared class in Rallycross  Also bonus content. Growing up, lusting for my Opel there weren't exactly many around to idolize, so my fawnings jumped to the next thing available at the time; the first gen RX-7. I had not realized just how close the two were in size and form factor till I found one the other night:  Would flog either, but mine's got curves  (Also can you tell I'm new here and find the smiley collection both daunting and fascinating?)
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Aug 28, 2015 12:57
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Five-Ton Lady posted:(Also can you tell I'm new here and find the smiley collection both daunting and fascinating?) You definitely seem to have grasped the basics Also, I love that "Because Racecar" sticker.
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Aug 28, 2015 13:09
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:Also, I love that "Because Racecar" sticker. hell, the work in progress plate surround is also wildly appropriate. Awesome work OP. 
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Aug 28, 2015 13:59
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Wedge buddies 
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Aug 28, 2015 14:38
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ssjonizuka posted:hell, the work in progress plate surround is also wildly appropriate. Oh, absolutely. On both accounts.
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Powershift posted:i doubt they'll ever offer a 1.0 crate. there have to be a ton of wrecked fiestas out there though. I really wish they would because it's a neat engine that Ford is obviously quite proud of. I'd love to see it show up in cool places
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