Thanks for reminder...it has been such a warm and sunny summer, so my time has mostly gone elsewhere. However, New wheel arch is almost there, and engine rebuild is ongoing. So it shouldn't be too long....

Thank you very much! Hows things in your garage? Any new projects on the way ?

@@GT1900garage ‘m I almost completing my ID19 project. Slowly because I’m busy at work. After the summer probably the next project…not sure yet. Thank you!

Thanks Dave !! Appreciated.

I was originally planning to sell the car to fund my "actual" project, but due to the amount of work I have put on it....I think it will stay in the family for some time....

Thanks for the comment. Appreciated

...and hopefully lasts for next 52 years..

Thanks for the comment. Yes. Opel GT is car with low production numbers, therefore there are not big panels throughout the car, but instead small panels stitched together. Lot of seams, therefore prone to rust. The grey pain is industrial 2K epoxy primer. and the red one is weldthrough acid based paint for surfaces to contact another plate. Yellow cabinet is for sand (and soda) blasting.

@@GT1900garage Thank you for replying to my comment and answering my questions. I'm looking forward to the episode. From a Japanese person living in Japan (machine translated)

コメントありがとうございます。フィンランドでの私のプロジェクトが日本までフォローされていることは素晴らしいことです。

@@GT1900garage 日本語で返信有り難うございます、フィンランドの方だったのですね！ロズベルグ、ライコネン、ハッキネンのファンです。 Thank you for your reply in Japanese. You are from Finland. I am a fan of Rosberg, Raikkonen and Hakkinen.

Thanks for the views and comments.

Thank you for the comment. This is GT junior as well ! How bad is your GT?

Wow, these kind of stories are valuable only for another motor junkie. Truly WTF moment that no one else can appreciate... Congrats for getting you old GT back home...

Thanks for the comment ! I truly admire the outlook of Volvo 1800ES, beautiful car. What kind or car that is for restoration? I mean, GT is one of the most difficult cars to fix, how is it with 1800ES?

@@GT1900garage the Volvo 1800 is a massive pain to restore . It was originally a British designed body , and they like to weld everything, including the front fenders . So very few things unbolt . There are also a lot of areas inside where mud collects and rusts. I try to chemically remove most of the rust , I want to upload a new video next few days where I show the pump system and chemical mix that I use. Some areas are completely gone , so I have to weld in new ones like the front cross member and rear fenders .

@@AndySomogyi ok, thanks for info, I did not know that! Surely would be interested in seeing the pump system…

Thanks for hint, cool looking Volvo you have there.. Keep on going !! Subscribed !

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To be honest, I had no idea that this would interest people at this extend. Thanks for being part of the community.

She is beautiful, isn't she ?

Thank you kindly! Please stay tuned for more...

Much appreciated! I have been following your project all along. I truly wish that I was at that phase of the project...your Manta is beautiful !!! The day of the first start....priceless !

Thank you very much! comment appreciated !!!

You know. I have given though or two about this, but then I decided to keep the original setup...Symmetrical rotation would have been cool though...

Thank you very much! Summer time is slower progress, but getting the next episode out soon...

Appreciated.. I hope you subscribed, there is more to come 😂

Thanks for the comment and vote !!

Thanks for the nice comment. She is beautiful, isn't she? Worth the hard work. To be honest, I am truly waiting the first start and drive too.. but there is at least 400-500 hours metal work to do ..

Thanks for the follow, and views !! Back in 1970 GT must have been a sight, but nowadays when all the cars look alike, it is even more stunner..

What keeps you happy, what makes you love what you do - do it. Nothing is eternal, I might enjoy things that are now present.

@@GT1900garage Having been a journey man body man and painter for about 40 years , I have noticed that the vehicles that we build become a sort of narcotic...but the high always wears off, and we no longer love what we did. That's why people put enormous amount of their time, resources and energy into something that they will only get rid of a few years later...as everything they did starts to come undone. God told me, be concerned only with the things that are eternal...and don't make anything in the world your god, because it will all perish. It will rust, moths will eat it, thieves will steal it, a big truck will run into it, it will be swept away in a flood, or catch fire and burn...don't set your heart on those things, set your heart on eternal God and eternal life.

For an old bloke who likes just to cruise along curvy Finnish lakeside roads...that would be a bit overkill.. Tempting combo though !!

Stort tack och glad midsommar till grannen

Appreciated. I want to give this beaten, battered and neglected movie prop car a second chance !!

Thanks for the comment.. Appreciated.

tack ska du ha !! och glad midsommar

Tack desamma!🍻💐

Firar ni också midsommar i Finland idag?

@@jst1261 Åh ja. Finländarna brukar fira det mer i lugnet i en sommarstuga. Inte på stora fester.

Thank you for the comment and being regular follower. Truly appreciated.

Again an overstatement Matt, but appreciated 😂

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you for the comment. Sometimes it is even a bit too hard...

Thank you very much! Stay tuned, next episode is building up...

Thanks... not too much is it?😂

Thanks Sam again for the comment. I can imagine that the 4 speed manual is totally different driving experience...

@@GT1900garage It sure is! Way more fun!

Many thanks! Thanks for follow !

Awesome, thank you! Truly appreciate the effort of watching all my episodes...Thanks

Thanks for all the views ! Next episode is building up, but nice summer weather is preventing the progress.. So many other projects going on....

Thank you very much! Stay tuned till the bitter end...

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...

Thanks ! Stay tuned.

Glad you enjoyed it! I was never expecting to have so many views, had to celebrate is somehow...

Thanks again! Yes, you ARE correct. All the panels will have some repairs needed. Mostly all the panels are in perfect shape, only all the edger need to be redone 😂😂 Next episode on its way, nice summer weather is hindering the process tho....

Thanks, Appreciated.