Project Opel GT 1971 #5 - Before it can get better

Project Opel GT 1971 #5 - Before it can get better - it had to get WORSE

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GT1900garage

Жыл бұрын

Full restoration project for 1971 Opel GT Junior.

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@willydemaeght1623 7 ай бұрын

Merci pour votre humour !! Très bien filmé !!!

@GT1900garage 7 ай бұрын

merci beaucoup

@Rharaldseide Жыл бұрын

Wery nice videos just draged home on 69 gt .. ned some worke some is done but have to redoe most of it 😄 thans for shearing!!

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Ah, good luck with your challenges. As you can see from these videos, repairing previous owners poor fixes consumes twice as much time and energy as normal rust fixes...Thanks for the comment, hope you stay in for following videos...

@LAV-mv4mp 9 ай бұрын

I am admiring , and all trained by hand ! 😳 For my car, I admit I bought some ready-made parts at Marluc, in Belgium, which remanufactured some sheets for the GT.

@GT1900garage 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and tip, Does this company has a web site? And I would have bought some of the panels, but they seem to be astronomically expensive compared to the overall quality of it...

@brywilder7582 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you left out the floor drain holes, those are NOTHING BUT TROUBLE if you have salt on the roads. Also the added drains behind the front tires, nice much needed addition. Kudo's to your work, as I do similar work, but honestly, I would have used this car for a parts car and looked for a better condition one to restore. I like that you show your anvil and hand forming. This is a lost art. I tried to pass onto my son's, but they had no interest (it's easier to just let dad (or grandpa) to do it) than learning how to do it themselves. I like that you show how much time is involved, few people realize the work involved in this. Nice Job, your views will continue to grow !!

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment. This is exactly the point of having a project channel. Passing info for someone who is also struggling with same issues. Floor drains, have enyone ever used them properly? No, just a potential slot for rust to nest. Additional draining under fender seemed to be wise way to go. More of them in next episode. And in US this car would have cost fraction of what it cost in Germany. There are not so many of them left, even in Germany, not to mention Finland. I searched my GT for a 6 months. Germans do not want to sell their jewel classics ubroad. So definitely going to do full restoration with this one.

@zdravo4 8 ай бұрын

Hello there. I just watched ep1-ep5 at once. One very interesting and rare car in these days. Personally I drive opels since I was 20 and it was 20 years ado :D One big like from me and of course subscribe. Kind regards from Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina

@GT1900garage 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment and subscribing the channel...Stay tuned for the bitter end..

@user-ts9zy6uw2x 8 ай бұрын

Tolles Projekt ich habe mir bis jetzt alle Filme angeschaut und ich bin begeistert von so einer hin gäbe und shr sauber Verarbeitung deiner Arbeit schöne Grüße Marcus Lacki aus Bremen.

@GT1900garage 8 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank für den Kommentar. Und dafür, dass du alle Folgen durchschaust. Ich schätze es.

@user-ts9zy6uw2x 8 ай бұрын

@@GT1900garage So eine tolle Arbeit muss man mit großem Loop Ansehen ich selbst bin Auto Lackierer Meister und habe einige Jahre im Auftrag Oldtimer lackiert und verzinnt und nicht gespachtelt ich bin jemand der das alles gelernt habe aber jetzt darf ich meinen geliebten Beruf nicht mehr ausüben da ich schwer Erkrankt bin und jetzt Frührentner bin und deine Filme verschlinge weil ich da drin sehe und deine Arbeit sehr hochwertig ein Schätze und die Leidenschaft für diesen Opel GT und das er noch viele Jahre auf dieser Erde sein darf mit freundlichen Grüßen Marcus Meyer Lacki Deutschland Bremen

@GT1900garage 8 ай бұрын

Danke für den Kommentar. Ich freue mich über solche Kommentare von Profis. Nach der „Restaurierung“ ist dieser GT so stark und rostfrei, dass er hoffentlich noch 52 Jahre leben wird.

@janvanderflier1723 Жыл бұрын

Hats off to you sir, your skills and determination. Happy welding from The Netherlands.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support. Skills are very much rookie level, this is my second car...determination part I agree :)

@amgguy4319 Жыл бұрын

Man you do it like cutting open a muffin and speading butter. Unbelievable. There's no substitute for excellence. And, the whole English Wheel is an art of it's own.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for comment. The stop motion animation gives kinda rosy picture. But yes some parts of this car WERE like opening a muffin; Soft under beautiful crust. This was my first touch with english wheel, and what a tool to master...not there tho

@halvardollikainen3999 Жыл бұрын

Great work so far! With both the project and editing 😊👍 Almost scary to watch how much that has to be cut out before it can get better 😅

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I don't know have you watched episodes 6-12, but the amount is a lot :)

@halvardollikainen3999 Жыл бұрын

@@GT1900garage no, just seen 1 - 5. will definitely watch it all and follow your progress 🙂. Never had an open gt, but they are cool cars! And I like the metal work, learn a lot from watching others like you.. 🙂👍

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

@@halvardollikainen3999 OK, thank you for following the channel. Yes, they are cool cars, and worth saving...Even the rusty ones...

@jensw.8205 9 ай бұрын

Perfekt Job 😊

@GT1900garage 9 ай бұрын

🙏

@citro-garage Жыл бұрын

Great video! Top level of professionalism!

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Although, I am utter beginner in my restoration journey...But thanks for you visit and comment. Hope you enjoy rest of the episodes as well...

@jacquespoirier9071 Жыл бұрын

done the way it should be done, it is a true permanent repair.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for comment. Trying to get it last for next 52 years. By no means this is not the correct way to restore classic, but works for me.

@carminepiemonte1435 11 ай бұрын

Vederti lavorare è uno spettacolo, più che un artigiano un artista! Complimenti.

@GT1900garage 10 ай бұрын

Apprezzo il commento, bello vedere che la serie di video viene vista anche in Italia. Questa macchina sarebbe fantastica da guidare sulle tue strade di montagna!!

@bobfrankish8883 Жыл бұрын

Hi from the UK! You are doing a great job, really looking forward to the next episode. I always loved those cars so should be interesting.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and support. YES, every GT is worth saving....I have long way ahead, so I hope you stay tuned for many more episodes....

@bobfrankish8883 Жыл бұрын

@@GT1900garage Will do. I am planning to get back to work on my project, a 1998 BMW 840Ci, now the weather is getting a bit warmer (supposedly, it was -2C last night!) I cannot afford to heat the garage like I used to. Electricity in the UK is 4 times what I was paying about 2 years ago. Trouble is, I am 70 now and everything on the car is much harder and takes a lot longer nowadays. All being well, I'll get it finished.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

@@bobfrankish8883 hope you get your project up and running. Yes, I have also used additional heating due to prices. November december were quite high prices, but this year it has been reasonable.. This car has been in my bucket list, and now it was suitable time for this.. I hope you enjoy my videos and stay along through the project. I appreciate your comments and follow

@_zzpza Жыл бұрын

Things are getting really serious! Good job with the floor panel, looks really nice. :)

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I saw repro floor panels, and they were so flimsy, so I decided to do them by my self with twice as thick steel...

@trentyoung1135 Жыл бұрын

Great build. Looking forward to your next episode!

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks, these comments are always a bit of a motivation boosts...👍

@chrislewis4830 Жыл бұрын

i love the time stop animation and thx for doing it although its compleatly unnecessary and adds extra time to the build.but im glad that your doing it its entertaining and adds comedy

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Yes, it takes extra time. But I consider it to be part of the hobby ! And to be honest, Its not THAT time consuming. I take a break anyway after few minutes, so taking one picture is not big task anyway...

@chrislewis4830 Жыл бұрын

@@GT1900garage are you in Finland then??

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

@@chrislewis4830 Yes...

@maxgood4361 Жыл бұрын

Really nice work, great editing, how many opel's have you worked on to this detail. I truly like the hours clock very few tinkerers show that aspect of their work. Hope to see this build to the completion, Thank You for sharing.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thank you for comment. This is my second car over all, and first Opel. First one was a 1970 Austin Mini ten years ago. To be honest, I really like the clock myself too. It will be fun to tell exact hour count when someone ask "how long it took..."

@wernerreiser9381 Жыл бұрын

Great content. I like the video's. Look forward to your posts. Good luck with the project.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. 💪

@MickyMay77 Жыл бұрын

I’m watching your videos with my project car sitting in the garage waiting to start. Excellent insight into what I have ahead of me. I dread the body work part and may take the good advice and try to find a better body. I look forward to watching the rest of your work.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for comment. Believe me; If you know what to expect and have no schedule to worry about, work is very satisfactory. If I would have known the amount of metal work of this GT beforehand, I probably would have continued for another 6 months in searching better car. On the other hand, with better project starting point, I would not have interested in documenting this in KZfaq, so ....What car you have in garage??

@Michail_Zacharioudakis Жыл бұрын

great progress! Don’t forget to rust proof your new panels with an epoxy primer.

@GT1900garage Жыл бұрын

No worries, plan is to make panel repair in such way that all repaired panels will be sand blasted and epoxy primed before closing the strucrure with next layer of panels....