Please Help---my Car"s Are Under The Weather

[fastedie]

First of all I'd Ilike to tell everyone how honored I feel in finding a club like this I have so many questions about restoration of the opel gt I love the body style and desided to purchase not one but three in need of repair---But need help about the availiblty of some parts availible and if I can still buy any of these items new or recondisioned or do I have settle for used only----Here are the parts I'm interested in if someone can help me----------------------dash,door panels,front and rear bumpers,emplems,over haul gasket kit,cams ,pistons oversized lifters and any ground effex kits,I need help in knowing these things------NEED HELP PLESE-------I,m thinking on fixing two of them and parting out one of those,engine swaps too I'd like knowing about

[opelnut_1]

Allot of this stuff can be had at opel gt source, 1-800-ope-Lgts, welcome and most answers to your questions can be found here searching the archives or asking


welcome and enjoy theres alot to read an learn


Rick

[oldopelguy]

Pretty much everything that you can get for an Opel Gt is available from Opel Gt Source,in CA. Great folks and always willing to help.

If you need help with anything feel free to drop me a line, I'm under half-an-hour from Greenville and always willing to help if I've got the time.

[Anonymous D]

You just have to do some online research, to find answers to the questions you ask. Use the "search" function on this site, and plan to spend a lot of time reading. Another link, is the "Things to know" article, here:

GT "Things to Know"

Regarding the specifics:

Opel retail sellers in the US (just google: opel gt parts to find them) offer new replacement emblems, engine gasket kits, cams, oversized pistons, lifters, and fiberglass body kits (and new door panels may be available soon).

Try to keep your focus, by approaching only one group of components at a time. See if you can get the car running, then able to drive on the road (work on brakes, gas tank vent lines, headlight rewiring), then only after making the car safe consider other cosmetic improvements.

Contact Opel parts sellers and get copies of their catalogs. Before making any large purchases, inquire here about a seller's knowledge, honesty, shipping speed, and general reputations (which can vary widely).

[fastedie]

I did some reserch and still need help on either new or reproduction dash pads,door panels,seat covers with logos,front and rear bumpers

[namba209 (R.I.P.)]

I can tell you from experience that your dashes can be made like new, but the cost is high. Somewhere around $650 plus shipping. Here's a link to the company that does them: Welcome To Just Dashes

[PROPEL]

I can tell you from experience that your dashes can be made like new, but the cost is high. Somewhere around $650 plus shipping. [/url]

Ron, it's up around a grand now with shipping. And any repairs or custom colors will take you over that.

[newman27]

I did some reserch and still need help on either new or reproduction dash pads,door panels,seat covers with logos,front and rear bumpers

Welcome to the site. The interior stuff can all be had using a combination of Opel GT Source (OGTS) (such as a complete set of new carpeting) and contacting some members here that sell stuff directly or on eBay (such as CIARA1970 who reconditions center consoles, door panels, etc.). As for the dash pad, I went a less epensive route and used the OGTS dash cap. There is a thread here that covers the restoration of my GT. Check out the last photo in this post and the last photo in this post to get an idea of what the OGTS dash cap looks like. Also, if you skim through that entire thread, you will come across several posts that highlight many of the parts available from OGTS (both mechanical and cosmetic).

Good Luck!

Matt

[namba209 (R.I.P.)]

Ron, it's up around a grand now with shipping. And any repairs or custom colors will take you over that.

I'm sure glad I did mine when I did. I can't believe it's gone up that much in a couple three years. Ouch.

[broszzy]

Mat did you go with the reconditioned door panels and how do you like them?

Pat

[newman27]

Mat did you go with the reconditioned door panels and how do you like them?

Pat

Right now, I have the original door panels installed. However, I do have rear panels, kick panels, and a center console installed all of which Lyndon (CIARA1970) did. In addition, I have seen the door panels and they are very nice. I would recommend going with anything that Lyndon reconditions - great quality!

Matt