Thanks for the comment. Manta and GT were beautiful back then, and even more nowadays !! I am not an Opel expert, what is Cologne engine?

​@@GT1900garage The 1900 Cologne motor was the German Opel power plant as opposed to the engines fitted in the 1600cc sourced from the joint venture in the UK with GM/Vauxhall. As I understood it it was a relatively rare import into South Africa which was more reliable and powerful than the later 1900cc engines fitted from the GM stable.

​@@user-ok3le4vh7c Engineeting wise the running gear geometry was also pretty special. The Manta had one vice: it stuck to the road with incredible grip untill it broke loose. After that all bets were off especially off-camber. 😂😂

Thanks for the comment..This project is somewhat ultimate measure for patience and persistence

Thanks for the comment. I truly think so, after putting so much effort to this one, I will never sell this one...

Thanks for the comment, I just love these overstatements, but not gonna complain ! I truly think this car will have a second opportunity to shine

Thanks for the comment, Appreciated.

Thanks for the comment...the poor must be resourceful with the alternative tools...😄

Thanks for the comment. And thanks for watching, Happy New Year

Excellent comment. Let me open this a bit. I am a car enthusiast, been that for ages...graving for new projects to start, and some even finished. I have renovated my white Mini and after that I built a new garage form me to accommodate bigger projects . However, I was working as a coach in sports team for 7 years, which consumed my spare time completely. About year ago, I decided that not renew my contract as a coach, and it was time to concentrate to my other hobbies again. I have next project on my mind already.. Most likely it is a smaller project, or it could be bigger...time will show...

The hobby loses another important contributor. Good luck!

@@ccbiezenbos Thanks! But I have to be honest. Today, a solid and complete 1965 International Scout arrived at my TX shop. I bought the damn thing in FL. After looking at over 50 of them over 2 years, this was the one. Very dry truck. I’ve never restored a Scout or a truck. Always performance cars. I guess once afflicted, always afflicted. Gosh. I gotta run. I need to get out to the shop and start taking this thing apart! Best to you and yours!

Thank you for the comment, likes and views.. Higly appreciate the comments from regular viewers !!!

Unbedingt ab der ersten Folge ansehen. Beeindruckend, welche Kreativität und Geduld dieser Mann hat!

@@TheStreetBastard 👍👍

Danke für den Kommentar, in der nächsten Folge werden alle Geheimnisse gelüftet, die die Farbe darunter verborgen hat...

Nochmals vielen Dank für den Kommentar. Wer verhindert die Rückkehr zur 1:1-Modellierung? Was für Modelle bauen Sie?

@@GT1900garage Ich bin 73 Jahre alt. Es gibt zu viele physikalische Einschränkungen für eine 1:1-Modellierung. Also baue ich ein 1,30 m langes Modell aus Kunststoff und Holz mit RC-Steuerung. Schön und gemütlich, herlich warm und nicht viel Lärm.

Wow, welches Modell? Gibt es Bilder von dem Projekt?

Touche !!!

Thank you for your comment. In my initial plans, I thought that sandblasting is the FIRST thing to do after dismantling the car....HAH, how off was I back then...450hours and car was opened enough for reaching everywhere ..

Thanks for the comment, appreciate it !!!

Thank You. I am a Finn, so I assume that no one would expect any continuous narration and bs 😂

Thanks for comment ! Yep, next episode will reveal how much new holes (episodes to come) there actually is...

Vielen Dank für die Komplimente...

Thank you very much! I follow several youtube projects, and I feel flattered for being one of the projects that other garageheads follow.. Did you have a project of your own ? (Och det var helt rätt)

Complimenti progetto molto interessante auto dei miei sogni 👍👋👋👋

Thanks for the comment, Yes, Opel GT is very prone to rust...but sure it is beautiful !!

Always a pleasure to have you as a regular viewer ! Thanks for the comment ...

Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, majority would have abandoned it...but not after you have paid it, and hauled it from Germany to Finland....no other option but to make it worth the effort !!!

Thanks for the comment Stefan. The reason for sandblasting is simple, cost and local availability. And the guy is very experienced, I trusted the process 100%. Chemical dipping might have some advantages, but for me this was the only option that I even considered. Material loss is not a problem, when you have experienced operator...BTW, no criticism detected, all comments are great... !!! Thanks for being a regular viewer of the channel

Thank you! 😁 Well, it was worse than promised, but its now getting its second chance. 100% rust free

Spliff or not, I kinda feel the same anyway.... Thanks for the comment !!!

@@GT1900garage@GT1900garage I forgot to add one other point -I really like the camera work and the timelapse in your videos; they're really good.

Thanks for support. Well you cannot please everyone... And yes, I also agree about the cost efficiency of this stripping method AND the fact that old craftsmanship of many "old fashion" skills is a dying breed.

Thank you so much for the comment and views !!

Thanks for the comment, Yes, it had a little bit more work than expected....

Thanks, yep, plenty of episodes to come...

Thanks for watching, stay tuned for more episodes to come...

Danke für die Ermutigung

Thanks for the comment, This is my first (and only) Opel, but I do love 70s Opels in general...But this one is the top gem for me.

@@GT1900garage my uncles worked in an opel garage , one drove a manta the other drove a kadette . Classic Opels are still all over Ireland . I see 2 stunning monza every week. One is gold with cream interior and then other is green with green interior . Beautiful cars

Thanks for the comment...I kinda liked the blasters reaction when he started, I had already chose the music, so it was spot on !! The hall is for blasting huge industrial machinery frames...

Thanks a lot! I appreciate comment coming from a biker !!

Vielen Dank für den Kommentar und herzlich willkommen, mitzumachen...

That's the plan! Thanks for regular views !! I truly appreciate it

Danke für den Kommentar. Die nächste Folge enthüllt die Geheimnisse, die unter der Farbe verborgen waren

...for big machinery frames...Yep, it is adequate for my purposes.

Grazie per il commento, la GT è davvero un'auto meravigliosa..

Appreciate regular viewers and commenters !!! Stay tuned for more episodes...PS, love your GT !!

@@GT1900garage Thank you!

Well...thing is, that there are not so many available GT project candidates available in Finland, even with money. SO this one was shipped from Germany, and it is what it is.... so I have to deal with it...

Yes, I heard this story before.. I don't know is it the design or material...or combination...

@@GT1900garage Mainly cheap, low quality sheet steel imported from the Soviet Union. Someone told me the rust was already in the coils of steel on arrival. Fiat had the exact same problem. VW also for a short while.

R2-D2 😂

Thanks to you, I'd say!!

Thanks for comment. Yes, all projects are cool, no matter is it a a top notch restoration or high level tuning restomod...I am bringing old moviestar GT back to life, this is my ultimate goal.

Kiitos kommentista, kova yritys on ainakin...

Thanks for the comment...Art is in viewers eye, glad that you see it this way !!

I must be rich then, wait...no.... Thanks for the comment, can I quote that when applying a full value insurance ?

Thank you very much for the comment. Thanks for viewing the whole series !! As for your question, I was discouraged for one day, then I thought that it only makes my channel more interesting...soooo, I would say its a win-win situation....sort of...

Thanks for the comment...Nooo, it is very interesting... It would be bad if I have false expectations about the time the project consumes, but now I'm just curious about the overall figure...

The R2 was a whim of the moment when I saw box of my 1980 collection of SW toys in the top shelve. Thank you for great comment, I am really looking forward to get the GT up and running, but to be honest, I really like the process as well... I would estimate that 1500-2000 hours will be in the clock when I am ready. It is about the time that is counted for building your own family house !!!

Ah, so true... BUT This is part of this hobby that I have chosen and truly like both aspects. When I am bored with metal work, I can edit or invent new camera tricks, and vice versa... With the same logic; why would you paint oil to canvas, when you can take a picture. Why would compose music when you can just go to Spotify. Why would you build a car when you can just buy one...I just love the "making of" part of this

Thanks for the comment...I tend to choose the music that reflect the mood of my work in all episodes, sometimes it is soothing, sometimes just agony 😂. Regarding your question : Two reasons, availability (locally) and cost.. End result is still the same...

Thanks for comment, and hopefully becoming a regular viewer on my channel. Honestly, I had no other choice but to finish what I have started. After buying a car from Germany, and paying a lot to haul it to Finland (with 2022 prices), there was not an option to let it be and leave the project. I felt miserable for one weekend, when the truth revealed, but then I thought that this might be interesting youtube project to do...My niche is to revive the car from "beyond repairable" state back to its glory! But yes, I do love it now. It is just adorable, yet kind of aggressive looking little european sports car...Besides, one cannot count the labor as currency, when dealing with hobby. I would count this as 450hours quality time with my hobby . About the seller, I think that seller did not quite understood what he sold, but there was some indication that it was not 100% honest process either, so many sudden turns in the process.... Not sure about the engine yet....some ideas to spice it up a bit...lets see... Thank you for a subscription.

@@GT1900garage I think seeing all the little patches you find in the car and hidden trauma if the seller wasn’t the 1st owner he probably couldn’t know what was all wrong with the car. But you are right, this is a hobby project other wise you couldn’t do it. And looking at your work it’s going well. And afterwords you can say I literally rebuild this car with my own hands. And every panel had work done to it. I am guessing that 75% of the car is stil original and the rest is made by your hands. Its also nice seeing you are repairing the panels (and the right way) while most people would just replace the panel. Now I do remember that panels for the gt are very hard to come by. About the engine if you would go for the c20xe (which is a great engine) find the early one these have cillinder heads made by Cosworth and have bigger valves. The later ones have Kolbensmith cilinder heads. The gearbox you need to find one from the opel manta 1.8gs these will fit right to the c20xe and you have a working speedometer. Good luck 👍🏻🍀 keep up the good work :)

Thanks for comment, normally big industrial machinery

Yep, they will. In the rear wheel bay, there are two maintenance holes at the end of the both sill cavity. They will be sprayed CRC rust gel (tar like substance) few weeks before spraying the complete car with industrial epoxy. Prior to that car will be VERY LIGHTLY sandblasted again...just to clean up before undercoating...

VERY good question. As mentioned in several comment replies, This was about 1000% more work than the seller promised...But on the other hand, this would not be a KZfaq channel without the huge amount of work to be done. Does it have any sense? No ! But is it fun - Yes. So most likely I would buy the same car, but with a big discount !!

Easter egg, found a box full of my 80´s StarWars toys, and just had to do it...

Thanks for the comment. This topic is actually quite well covered in more details in previous comments, but in short : This is purely matter of availability and pricing. I have access to local shop with very experienced operator, who has decades worth of experience with classic cars. Now that my GT is pretty much opened up, so every corner and pocket can be sandblasted, it was a best option to have. Another issue is the cost. Dipping would have cost me soooo much more...

I've discovered this channel recently, but have been fillowing the Retropower channel for longer. Those guys covered the reason for moving away from dipping, stating that dipping may neutralise rust, but doesnt replace rusted panels, additionally if the neutralisation isnt done propely the remaining acid will eat the remaining meyal aeay. This is from their rxperience.

The person who blasted, is a friend of mine. He did my Mini 14 years ago, and has a VERY long experience with cars. This was local, easy and cost efficient for me... And yes, the stunt has taken some on screen hits to the front and back ! Good old chasing scenes !!! New episode will reveal the end result of the blasting...

Thanks for comment. Well, not that far off....luckily there was some solid metal left.. next episode will reveal how close it was to collapse 😂

I can't wait

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Hah, the whim of the moment when I saw box of my 1980 collection of SW toys in the top shelve.

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Jag vet inte. Jag försöker komma på det just nu. men bilen har ägts av ett film- och tv-produktionsbolag i Tyskland, och den tidigare ägaren sa att bilen var inblandad i produktioner

Thanks for comment, Yes maybe it would have been better, but two reasons. Price and local availability. I'm happy with the end result...

Awesome opel gt!

I had a friend who had a opel manta gt sold here in US in early 1970s through Buick GM motors great little car great on gas in those days of gas shortages!

Yes, I have heard and seen that too.. Heat gun is just way more accessible.

So true, sorry about that..

Hah, agree ! With precision and skills, alongside heavy metal power 🤘

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Ha, it was a spur of the moment when I found a box of old Star Wars toys on the top shelf..

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Just for you, this is mine, a never ending story, la bella figura 🙂@@GT1900garage

Just noticed these replies...sorry for delay.. VERY NICE VIDEO about driving the ALfa, I really want to do similar when the GT is ready....Subscribed...

Yes, I was about to do that right after dismantling the car, but it is so annoying task so I postponed it all the time.. I prefer heat gun, less fumes and easier to control temp...first fender I cut it with oscillating cutter....how stupid was that 🙄

Thanks for the comment. Yes, it stretch and warps if done wrong. The "masterblaster" has 20+ years of experience in media blasting cars. All horror stories about sandblasting gone wrong, usually indicate lack of understanding and workmanship. Done with correct media, pressure, angle, distance etc makes the difference.

Thanks for the spell, hope it helps !!!

Thanks for the comment. Hmm..Could be, maybe not. It is not the pressure that counts, its the media/pressure flow ratio. Th guy adjusted the pressure and flow constantly, depending what part he was working on.. I'd say it is too much when it damages surface. But I am no expert, guy who did it is though..

Thanks for the comment and cool if you find some tips for your own work. Some impressive array of vehicles you have in your garage.

@@GT1900garage that’s right, i have a lot of vehicles😅, twelve! Thanks for sharing your job, it help me a lot for my Ford Transit Mk2. I’m French by the way, and you?

This project is in Finland !!

@@GT1900garage ok well I greet you warmly from France 🇫🇷. And if it can reassure you, the Opel GTs are as rusty as yours here😅

Danke Stefan für deine ehrliche Meinung. Man kann es nicht immer jedem recht machen, aber jede Minute werden mehr als 500 Stunden Material auf KZfaq veröffentlicht, da ist bestimmt auch etwas dabei, das auch Ihnen gefällt. Aber danke für den Kommentar.

Rock on! Thanks for the comment, Unfortunately this project does not have IG account