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PostPosted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't tell you how nice it is to start building something back up. I know it's in the wrong order but it's giving the project a boost!




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nelson c.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What shocks did you end up buying? Gas or oil ones?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nelson c. wrote:
What shocks did you end up buying? Gas or oil ones?


They were exactly the same as the ones that came out. Boge.

I suspect now owned by Sachs.

I went through three to to get the last two that GSF has.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another 20 plug welds on the inner wing tonight and then home to finish this:







They'll never be that clean ever again laughing

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It might just be me although I doubt it, but stuff like that makes me quite horny embarrassment
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bighed wrote:
It might just be me although I doubt it, but stuff like that makes me quite horny embarrassment


Same here big grin

You´re not gonna put that it the car will you? It will get all dirty, you should leave it in your living room as a display piece Very Happy . Seriously tought, that looks amazing! A question, are you trying to reproduce the factory finish, is it suposed to be all black? I am asking this because I want the factory finish also.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bighed wrote:
It might just be me although I doubt it, but stuff like that makes me quite horny embarrassment


Ha ha! It does look good when it's all back together. When I finish the other one tonight I might lay between them - like spoons.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nelson c. wrote:
bighed wrote:
It might just be me although I doubt it, but stuff like that makes me quite horny embarrassment


Same here big grin

You´re not gonna put that it the car will you? It will get all dirty, you should leave it in your living room as a display piece Very Happy . Seriously tought, that looks amazing! A question, are you trying to reproduce the factory finish, is it suposed to be all black? I am asking this because I want the factory finish also.


I found some small areas on the hub carrier that still had the original finish and it was the same satin black finish. The finish that I have is undoubtedly thicker than the original and we suspected that the springs would have been slightly more matte as they really do look like expensive after market springs now.

I really wanted to go with green springs and roll-bar to break up the see of black but that was straying a bit too far from standard.

I am going with body coloured inner arches and under floor which isn't standard but could very easily be made black if I ever needed to.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank's mate, sorry for all the questions, but I am going after the same finish, and you are taking away allot of doubts that I had Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nelson c. wrote:
Thank's mate, sorry for all the questions, but I am going after the same finish, and you are taking away allot of doubts that I had Very Happy


Fire away mate.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

More powder-coated Porn

Anti-rollbar made it into this pic too smile



Bump-stop on the dust gaiter already changing colour!



Hmmm shiny discs:



New bushes and ball-joints




Pesky son-of-a-bitch bush won't go in:

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are those the original GTE spec brakes? Or you fitting 16V or other brakes?

Damn that looks amazing. Razz
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Standard brakes...

Albeit the discs are Brembo, not GM. smile

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I´ve allways had that doubt about the brakes, them beeing enough for the GTE, or not. Because I´ve allways heard people saying "80´s Opel cars brakes don´t brake, they just slow down"

I guess people just needed their brakes refurbished. laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not much of an update, been plugging away at the plug welds for the nearside inner wing. Nearly done - Then I've got to plug the inner wing to the bulkhead - then to the door frame - then to a a pillar......

Thought I'd have a bit of a garage (unit) tidy as I was working away in about 2 square feet surrounded by crap.

Couldn't believe what I swept off the floor - pretty much half inch of rust and Astra scrapping covered the whole floor.



Just to make sure I'm still in the right ball-park:

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