This is a new thread that I'm starting on this subject because I'll be using a different, stock, engine this time. This saga began with this thread: https://www.opelgt.com/forums/general-discussions/108159-im-so-pissed-off.html I then decided to go FI on the modified, checkered past, 2.5...

tl;dr: Is this Manta A worth getting with the current rust condition? I don't mind waiting a bit to start major work in the future. Hello members of the forum, this is my first time posting even thou I've hovered around before. As stated in the title I'm getting an amazing deal on a 1972 Manta...

This is a popular thread in another car forum that I frequent, so I thought I would try it out here, and see if it catches on. In that forum, it is a "sticky" so it stays near the top of the thread list and has about 180 pages of replies. :cool: Basically, just a few words or whatever you want...

I rebuilt my 2.2 motor for my 1970 GT about 3 1/2 years ago (2015/2016), which you can read about I this thread: https://www.opelgt.com/forums/6f-engine-rebuilding/56650-2-2-motor-need-rebuild.html Unfortunately, due to life circumstances (having kids, changing jobs, moving, building, etc) I...

Travis is correct. The springs in the distributor merely control how fast or how slow the centrifugal weights move out. They don't affect the total advance however. And regarding where you riveted the breaker plates.... I choose to rivet them at their neutral position (center the two notches...