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Hi,
I just bought my Opel. She's a 1970 OPEL GT. I have a lot of work ahead of me, this I know, but I welcome any advice. One burning question is this: Does the battery hook up like a normal car or is the wiring reversed? If it is hooked up normally, the gauge reads that it is discharging at -30, but everything seems to be working. If I hook it up backwards, everything still works, and the gauge seems accurate. I'm wondering if someone has rewired stuff and I need to start completely over. Any ideas?
My next question, what were the orginal tires on an OPEL? Mine has 13 inch rims, with 175, 70 R13 on the front and 185 70 R13 on the back. The rims have four holes, but are very rusty. Does anyone have any ideas? Finally, when restoring an OPEL, does one want to restore it to original (and is this possible) or to a more modern version?
Thanks from South Dakota
I just bought my Opel. She's a 1970 OPEL GT. I have a lot of work ahead of me, this I know, but I welcome any advice. One burning question is this: Does the battery hook up like a normal car or is the wiring reversed? If it is hooked up normally, the gauge reads that it is discharging at -30, but everything seems to be working. If I hook it up backwards, everything still works, and the gauge seems accurate. I'm wondering if someone has rewired stuff and I need to start completely over. Any ideas?
My next question, what were the orginal tires on an OPEL? Mine has 13 inch rims, with 175, 70 R13 on the front and 185 70 R13 on the back. The rims have four holes, but are very rusty. Does anyone have any ideas? Finally, when restoring an OPEL, does one want to restore it to original (and is this possible) or to a more modern version?
Thanks from South Dakota