Originally Posted by opelnut10
The 68 is the first year of 68, 69 &70, the front fenders are welded to the unibody. They can be exchanged but require grinding the welds and rewelding the new fenders. If it is a 68 it could also be a 1.1, 1.5 liter or a 1.9 liter, if it is a 1.5 it is so slow it is leisurely, but the head is a wanted item to bolt on a low-compression engine and raise the compression ratio. I would look very closely at the vinyl top as there is likely a lot of rust under it. A car worth restoring if you are into Kadetts, but not for a novice.
|
That's not what I remembered, so I just went out to look at my '69 LS and verified it . . .
the fenders are bolted (actually metal screws and clips) to the inner fenders at the hood's edges and underneath at the front of the rocker panels. Can't imagine it's different for the '68, but they may have changed it for the '70 3X (Kadett) models.
Overall this is a very good candidate for restoration, especially since all the Rallye pieces are there! Agree, not for novice, but rust looks to be mostly 'surface' type . . . other than what's under the vinyl. OOC, is engine a 1.9 or 1.1 (
only engines offered in Rallyes)?
