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Awesome! Thank you for your comment and views. This is my video diary of trying to learn how to restore 50 years old small European sports car. My original intention was to just fix some holes and have it done. But it was quite obvious at very early stage, that this car needs a full overhaul. And since I have never done this before, I decided to set up a KZfaq account to document this..So thanks for finding it and enjoying it... Stay tuned for future episodes.

Merci pour le commentaire. Oui, il m'aurait fallu autant de temps pour reconstruire Notre-Dame.

Hah, clever or not, as you can see, it didn´t work as efficiently as I hoped for..

Good to hear, thanks !!

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad that you liked it...

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Thanks for the comment. Appreciated.

Thanks for the comment, well it was either try to fix it, or pay half of the car value for one fender....They are astronomically expensive....

Thanks, oh those early episodes...I was young and innocent..

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Thanks for the comment, although you should see the result in close ups :D

Glad you enjoyed it!

It will be, at the end...

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Hi and glad you liked the video. Honestly I had to google and study the Bitter SC, and it seems interesting and weird concept car...Never seen one in North Europe tho...

@@GT1900garage Hi! Everything on the Bitter other than the visible body panels is Opel Senator A. Even the seat frames but the upholstery is Maserati style. If you look at the engine bay there is no difference to a Senator/Monza. Erich Bitter's company only made about 460 coupes, 5 4-doors and convertibles in the low 20s. Fun cars though. The bullet proof reliability of the Opel and a fancy body which is exactly what Erich Bitter had in mind.

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@@GT1900garage шви під прямим кутом призводять до великої деформації у місці з'єднання.) Бажаю вам успіхів і натхнення у вашій роботі, такі авто неможливо не любити.

Thanks for the comment. As a non native English speaker, narrating these videos is not that easy task to do in a way that it is still pleasure to watch...

@@GT1900garage I did not know that. On the other hand there are a lot of non native speakers who narrate in englisch. Greasy Fingers and M239 come to mind. What is your native language by the way, if you don't mind me asking. Mine is German.

Thanks for the comment. Yes, there are as many instructions and NOT TO DO's as there are experts. Some work better with thick sheet metal (US cars) and some with thinner plates. I think I survived, with only one unexpected heat warp...

Yes, did that as thoroughly as I could. Every three spots, small hammer tap and cooling by air and water rag. It took few hours to complete 70cm of weld. This part I did not film due to complexity of the procedure :) And this panel is curving in four direction, I believe that it is impossible to get it done without ANY warping. And finally there was only one bigger heat warped bump in the fender, so as a first timer, I think I survived pretty well.. 1 mm gap was recommended by old timers..

Yes, at that time I did not notice that. Someone else also pointed it out to me also. And yes, as a GT/J does not have that , well , I am struggling about the finalized look of the car...I think I have decided the paint scheme but not quite sure shall I keep the original J look or going for chrome or mixing something...

YES, I was not aware of that until I recently bought a original brochure from 1970 and saw that there was a HUGE antenna sticking up from the beautiful fender.......

@@GT1900garage The original Hirschmann or Bosch motor-driven Antennas only leave a small visible dimple when retracted. My friends' silver one had exactly that. Better than installing a "shark fluke" (or its predecessors) on the roof. If you are very keen you could use the rear window defogger wires with a piece from the 1990s BMW 5-series. They had it as standard.

Yes, there will not be an antenna here, the audio system will be original 70's radio panel, but hidden BT receiver and audio system via phone...

Thanks for the comment. Yes, this is my second restoration, I did my Mini ten years ago...honestly especially my welding skills really need some improvement....some wise man once said, "if you need to grind to make it look good, you are not a welder, you are a grinder". I'm a grinder. Yes, I do have occasionally access to better tools..I was lucky to get introduced to this local hot rod builder, an old-timer, whose knowledge is something that I truly value.

Actually no, this is Opel GT junior, without any fender trims. This will have original look GT/J decals instead.. Yes, the ones I took out from here, I tossed away....they were some gas station quality emblems...

Hi Mark, thanks a lot for the comment. Yes, there will be some body filler needed, that's for sure. But to be honest, if I could make GT panels without need to use any bondo, I would be retiring my day job and selling panels around the world. Thing is, this car had a bunch of hasty repairs, and covered with lots of bondo. I hope to turn it to full metal fixes with full welds, with some body filler to make is look smooth. And hopefully only thin layers of it. Could you send me the link for the work you have done. I assume that you have long experience and would be interested to see project pictures of your work..

@@GT1900garage I sold my GT many years ago...and unfortunately the pictures I had, got lost. I'm a retired body man now, because of eye cancer...so make sure you wear the appropriate shade of eye protection when you weld! I think if you were smart enough to make a wooden template for curvature, you could make a station buck for front fenders or any panel for that matter...but...you for sure will need a good quality English wheel , especially for the double crowns on a body like the Opel.

Thanks for the reply. This is my second car I'm restoring, so in very beginning in my learning curve. Funny that you mentioned, Im planning doing one since I need to do top panel for the rear end from scratch..And not only I need quality wheel, I need to learn how to use it....Well, hopefully next episode will show this..