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Stainless Steel Fastener Kit for Opel GT
Has anyone purchased one of these listed on eBay? It would seem that he has used that "Opel GT Fastener List" spreadsheet (I don't recall where I got it from, but I think is was from the Yahoo! site) and is supplying all the listed nuts and bolts in stainless steel. 358 of them, versus 311 in the list. More is good. His eBay rating is excellent (99.8% on 1566 feedbacks), so he seems righteous. He wouldn't provide a photo of what is supplied in the kit, which would have been nice, but they're just stainless steel bolts and nuts. At $83, I think I am going to give it a try. Comments?
eBay Motors: OPEL GT MISC FASTENER KIT----------STAINLESS (item 260172483495 end time Oct-25-07 05:32:41 PDT) OPEL GT MISC FASTENER KIT--STAINLESS-------- CONTAINS 358 STAINLESS FASTENERS FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:------------- FRONT BUMPERETTES, BUMPER, GRILL, FRONT SIGNAL HOUSING, LENS, SIDE MARKER HOUSING, HEADLIGHT FRONT BRACKET, REAR BRACKET, LIGHT COVER, SWIVEL BRACKET,HOOD, HOOD LATCH, WASHER BUCKET HOLDER, WIPER MOTOR, WIPER ARM TO COWL,AIR VENT INTAKE, DASHBOARD PAD, PLASTIC HEATER DUCT, HEATER VENT CONTROL, INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADLIGHT ACTUATOR, CENTER CONSOLE, LIGHT SWITCH ON DOOR JAM, ROCKER PANEL KICK PLATE, WINDOW GLASS BRACKET, WINDOW RISER-TOP & BOTTOM, WINDOW REGULATOR,REGULAR SUPPORT BRACKET, DOOR PANEL PAD, PASSENGER HOLD ON HANDLE, OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, DOOR LATCH, STEERING COLUMN BRACKET, SEAT TO FLOOR, VISOR BRACKET TO ROOF, MIRROR TO ROOF, LUGGAGE DECK, WHEEL WELL CUSHIONS, REAR POP OUT WINDOW, POP OUT WINDOW BRACKETS, SPARE TIRE SUPPORT, FUEL GAUGE SENDER, REAR SIDE MARKERS, REAR BRAKE/TURN HOUSING, LICENSE TO BUMPER, LICENCE BRACKET, REAR BUMPERS. -----WE ARE A STAINLESS FASTENER & HARDWARE COMPANY- UNLIKE OTHERS, WE MAKE THESE KITS HERE-IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM--WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1991 AND SUPPLY HUNDREDS OF SHOPS ACROSS THE USA. Last edited by kwilford; 11-08-2007 at 02:36 AM.. |
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Keith Wilford
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Looks like it was taken from Wayne Torman's "Screw List".
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"My name is Gary and I approved this post."
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I've been seeing them on Ebay for a while. If you look at the feedback ratings, 3 people have purchased them. You should try contacting those people directly through Ebay.
I believe that it's the same person who was offering a set free to anyone who gave him a list of fasteners for the engine on the Ad Board. |
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6-speed transmission??? That's 2 more gears than I need!
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I would check the quality of these fasteners! Stainless is expensive, and that price is dirt cheap. If you've ever experienced the frustration of dealing with low quality stainless steel fasteners, you know what I mean.
Their threads have a rough finish, so when you tighten them together, the threads gall. They will not come back apart. So you have to cut them off. Which isn't always very easy to do, because it's tough stuff and grinds and cuts real hot. When I want to do stainless fasteners, I shop it the old fashioned way. Every nut and bolt, matched up one at a time, at the hardware store. Quality hardware store, that is. Cheap is cheap, you get what you pay for. Just a little advice from someone who's been in the boating business a while. There's nothing worse than cheap stainless nuts and bolts, it will ruin a project. |
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No Opels were harmed in the filming of this movie. However two Mustangs, a Pinto, and a Capri were hospitalized. One Mustang was euthanized the next morning. |
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1450 Seeker...
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I installed an ARP "stainless" fastener kit on a customers car (built 350) a while back. I found that all the critical load-bearing nuts and bolts to be appropriately high quality, but all the accessory and ancillary stuff was plated.
That being said, I think $83 is worth trying. even if these fasteners are standard quality, then it would be well worth that amount. |
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Keep it Blitzed
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By the bye, they are re-listed (for me and four of my closest friends) at: eBay Motors: OPEL GT MISC FASTENER KIT----------STAINLESS (item 250185338222 end time Nov-15-07 05:09:03 PST) Last edited by kwilford; 11-08-2007 at 09:19 PM.. |
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Keith Wilford
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*beppi*
*beppi* is Jürgen Heiß (Juergen Heiss) from New Mexico - he sells GT front spring rubbers and the diaphragm for the windsrceen washer foot pump on EBay.
Very good quality: eBay Motors: "SALE" Last Time OPEL GT Rubber Double for this Price! (item 190169529203 end time Nov-11-07 20:47:54 PST) Last edited by GTJIM; 11-08-2007 at 10:11 PM.. |
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GTJim
Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2008 J D Henry All Rights Reserved |
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Stainless
I would agree that what I purchased from Fastenal just to cover bumper bolts and the smaller bolts in the engine bay and such, lets say 8 different bolts or nuts in some quanities I would never use ran right over $100.00. I thought of purchasing a kit as well, and I remeber a post stating they wanted a engine bolt spec so they could build a kit for that on this site, and whoever got them the info they would send a kit to free. Now who was it and what was the quality. Also are these people a member active on the site, or did they join to advertise or just get that tidbit of info???
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Keith,
As you are a fellow Canuck, you might want to give Pacific Fasteners a call. Pretty much all they do is stainless fasteners, they are essentially a wholesaler, but will do counter sales in any quantity. Pacific Fasteners: Pacific Fasteners - Contact Us Phone (604) 294-9411 I have dealt with them quite a bit, they are very close to where I work. HTH, jtb |
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Also, I exchanged e-mails with *beppi* aka Juergen Heiss, and he offered this comment: The Fastener Kit: I haven't used it yet, because my GT is just Sandblasted and needs to be Painted, but the screw kit looks very good, and every set ( Lamps, Bumper Front, Bumper Rear etc) is packed separate with a Name Tag. I can't say anything about the Quality, but for me it is the worth the Price. Sincerely Juergen Sounds positive to me. Oh, and I bought a pair of Juergen's leaf spring separators at the same time, which look pretty good. In any event, the stainless steel bolt kit is bought and paid for and I'll let you all know how they look. |
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Keith Wilford
working on my '71 GT and '75 SportWagon |
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Any chance they could do a Ascona or Manta chassis kit??
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Paul "azopelnut" Heebink
1956 Studebaker Power Hawk 259 V8 1970 GT 12A-Rotary 5-speed 1973 (2) GTs, both 1.9 4-speed 1973 Ascona 4-door 1.9 4-speed A/C 1974 Manta, 1.9 Auto A/C 1975 Sportwagon 1.9 FI 4-speed A/C 1975 Fiat X19 |
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OK, back to the serious stuff. My stainless steel fastener kit came in, and I have posted some photos below. I can't say FOR SURE that they are all of the highest quality, or even exactly the correct fasteners for each application. But I CAN say that they all appear to be high quality stainless hardware. And the organization is simply AMAZING! Each set of fasteners are labelled exactly the way Wayne created his fastener list. They came in one large bag labelled "Opel GT Fasteners", that contained eight smaller bags, each labelled according to where the fasteners are used:
1) Front 2) Headlights 3) Engine Compartment 4) Dash 5) Tunnel 6) Doors 7) Interior 8) Rear Then in each of those bags were two to eleven bags, each labelled with the exact use of the fasteners in each of THOSE bags, such as "Grill", "Front Bumper", "Front Bumperettes" and so on. In total, I think that there are 50 individual bags, all labelled, and a total of 358 bolts, washers, nuts, and screws. I am REALLY looking forward to the assembly of my GT with these fasteners, as they really look good. |
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Keith Wilford
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Thanks Keith...I was holding off ordering a set until you gave it your seal of approval. So, now I have another excuse to spend more money on my Opels.. I must say this does seem like one bargin. Now do they make a set for the 1900 /Ascona.. I'm thinking of the Car and Driver 1900 as well as the second one that is still in AZ.
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Craig Roberts
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