The Opel Project – Page 5 – The Mission – to get to the nurburgring in the Opel

New paint gun

August 26, 2021

I had a very old Devilbiss JGA gun that i used to paint the car originally and had planned to use this but as it had been sat in the loft for years and after a quick test it didn’t seem to give a great spray pattern i decided that rather than mess about with it and try to get it painting properly i would just opt for getting a new gun. After a fair but of reading up and youtube videos the Devilbiss FLG-G5 1.4 came out with very good reviews for the price and for painting 2K solid…

Bodywork

The Bodywork Prep Begins!

August 8, 2021

Now its time to start on the bodywork! I popped over to the local paint supplier the other day and they managed to match colour of the Cardinal Red as it was not listed anymore. So I’m all ok for the topcoat when I’m ready. I picked up the etch primer and a few other bits so I can now start prepping and filing the bodywork, with the plan to have as much as I can finished by the end of August and then hopefully get painting in September.

Cobra Le Mans Reclining Sport Seat fitted to Opel manta A Series

Interior

OOH, New Seats!

June 13, 2021

Although the Cobra Dayton seats were super comfortable and did everything I needed, I decided it was time for a change and something a little different, so I want for something a little bit more old school! Sticking with Cobra’s I went with the Cobra Le Mans Reclining Sport Seat. These again are super comfortable but a bit slimmer, they don’t have the harness slots but have headrests so I can slide the belts through these and keep the same sort of feel it just looks a bit more old school ford now Being a slimmer seat it gives…

Interior

Getting ready for the new seats!!

June 12, 2021

The new seats arrived yesterday, so it was time to give the interior a little bit of love before I put the seats in. So I totally stripped the interior and gave it a good clean and hover and then started adding everything back in, nice new mats fitted as well!. Tomorrow its time to fit the rearview mirror, door handles, chrome trim around the inside lock and then the new seats and back in with the seatbelts. That will be the interior all finished! After that its paint!!

Interior, Lights

Some goodies from Opel GT Source!

June 11, 2021

Now we are all up and running with the Opel its time to finish the interior off and then start to work on the body. I did the interior a long time ago so it does not need too much doing but I did find some nice new parts on the Opel GT Source site that I just had to have! New door handles and a nice new rearview mirror arrived last week along with some NEW rear split lenses that they have started to have remanufactured! so these will go perfectly with the new set of inner lights that…

CIH Engine

First Oil & Filter Change

May 18, 2021

So it was time for the first Oil & Filter change today – 58043 miles on the clock (I don’t think that is the original mileage Filled her up with Vavoline VR1 20w – 50 oil and some of the COMP CAMS Break-in additive as recommended by the engine builder. Now we can have a bit of full power mode to see how she goes and then hopefully later in the year if we don’t enter another lockdown i might be able to get up to Northampton Motorsport for a final full power run and tune-up, fingers crossed!!

CIH Engine

All run in, time for an oil change!!

May 13, 2021

I have been running about in the Opel these last few months on any trip I can (to get the shopping, click and collect etc..) to get enough miles on her so everything is all run in and now I can change the break-in oil for some proper stuff. I’m going with the Valvoline VR1 Racing 20W-50 and some zinc additive to protect the cam. I will also be giving everything a check over just to check nothing has worked loose or moved while I have been running about.

Suspension

Suspension update

April 17, 2021

I fitted Knoi adjustable shock to the car but can’t remember how long they have been on there so it was time to fit some new ones. I managed to find them on Amazon and the rear ones were in stock so i bought a pair of those and the fronts are on back order so I’m waiting for these to become available. I fitted the rears today and I’m leaving them as the default setting to see how the ride is and then i will adjust from there if needed as I’m not sure what the current ones are…

CIH Engine

Fitting Mesh Filters to Alpha Throttle Body Poly Trumpets

February 27, 2021

Thought i would post this in case anyone else is looking for a way to fit Fitting Mesh Filters to Alpha Throttle Bodies that have the Poly Trumpets when there is not enough to fit a full filter box. I have the Alpha throttle bodies with the poly trumpets and don’t have the space to fit a full box air filter and i have been scratching my head as to how to fit some mesh filters and came up with this cunning plan I bought some Webcon Mesh Filters to suit…

engine bay

Lockdown 3 – Snagging list

January 22, 2021

As i have a bit of time on my hands and it looks like Boris will be giving me until at least March off! I thought it was a good time to work through me snagging list! So i will update this post as i work through them. JOB 1 As it was a nice sunny dry day today and i didn’t have much else on i decided to fit the spare heater box. I had already cleaned it up ready to go and was just waiting for a bit of decent weather. The box is now all fitted and…

1974 A Series Opel Manta Blog

New paint gun

The Bodywork Prep Begins!

OOH, New Seats!

Getting ready for the new seats!!

Some goodies from Opel GT Source!

First Oil & Filter Change

All run in, time for an oil change!!

Suspension update

Fitting Mesh Filters to Alpha Throttle Body Poly Trumpets

Lockdown 3 – Snagging list

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