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Just going to order all the hardline fittings etc.. for the fuel system today and maybe the goodridge fitting for the brakes and the clutch. But am finding it had to get any info on brake discs! i have some vented disc that if have used with volvo 4 pots that fit perfect, but as im going to willwood 4 pot fronts now i need to upgrade the discs to some that are a bit bigger and dont know what will fit that are about 280mm, 4 stud and the same offset? seems to be some info about vectra ones…

When the car had a bit of an upgrade to the suspension about 12 years ago, it had coni adjustable shocks fitted and uprated springs. And to stop the front of the car looking like it was taking off, as a temporary measure the front springs were cut down to get the right ride height. And the plan was to then get some made to the right length, but as you can guess this never happened and the car ran around like that, which wasnt too bad but it did kill the spring top mounts which did need replacing every…

The petrol tank should soon be sorted! i took it up to ad metal spinners (http://www.admetalspinners.co.uk/) today, who were soooooo helpful. they are going to make the collar that i can have welded to the tank to hold the fuel pump in. All i need to do now is find a nice helpful person at a fiat parts department to find out how the pump is help into the tank so i can do the same. Then maybe a tank breather adaptor and we are there. I will add a picture when its all done.

After dropping the guys at Opel GT source www.opelgtsource.com a line to see if i could maybe adapt a header from the GT to fit the manta it turns out that one of the guys there had a manta years ago and kept the bits when he broke it up and has a 4 – 1 header from the manta and its nearly the same as the GT one. It 2 1/2 exit which is just right and looks like it hugs the engine, so it should solve the problem with the steering column hitting it like the old one…

While i wait for the weather to get better (or just stop raining!) so i can get on and cut out whats left of the rush and start making up the new plates, i thought it best to get on with a few other bits that i can do inside. So its the petrol tanks first. I need to cut a 100mm hole in the top to insert the new pump as this will be used as the main pump for the injection. As it has a built in swirl pot and high pressure pump so no remote tanks etc…..

Here is a quick list of the modifications I’m doing to the car: BMW angle eyes in place of the original lights. Aluminium radiator. Full webber alpha engine management system with 45 throttle bodies. Servo less brake system with willwood adjustable bias front-back pedal. Willwood 4 pot front callipers and cosworth read callipers with disc conversion. Hydraulic clutch using willwood pedal and hydraulic puller. In tank electric fuel pump with built in swirl pot. Fully updated suspension front and back with coni adjustable shocks and all poly bushing. OZ racing wheels 205/55/15 with yokahama tyres. Limited slip diff. And a…

Ok, so i thought it was best to add a bit of history about the car here. Where do i start! any one who knows the car will know that it has spent more of its time off the road than on! but it has made it to Hockenheim and the Nurbergring in the past when it was going! So about 6 years ago i decided it would be a good idea to do a proper rebuild once and for all. It should have only taken a couple of years to complete! so i thought…. i should have known it…

Ok so now we are into the new year it’s time to really get going with the Opel. I have the new rad and water pump that arrived back in November so the only real bit that will hold me up are trying to get some silicon water hoses and the exhaust manifold apart from that I think I have most of the bits. I’m going to post a list of all the things that are going to go on the car and some info on how I’m getting on with doing them and also some pic, so watch out…

I use to have loads of cooling problems when i have the Opel running on twin carbs and now im going to be running a full weber alpha throttle bodies when the engine is back together, i have been trying to sort out a better rad. I found this one which is a direct replacement for the stock one. But at £370.13 (inc VAT) its a bit steep, so after a bit of googleing i have found this one at a much better price. At $259.95 its much better, and as the standard one measures 18 in wide by 18…