[flipper]

I found a 2 bubbles on the roof of my car and decided it was time to strip it down and start over......... What have I goten myself into. I was going to sell it, but then I found the bubbles and decided to spend MORE money on it......Iz crazzzy

 

[flipper]

more pictures. I will post more as they come. I decided to strip it down to metal instead of adding another layer onto the many it had.

 

[bear]

Uh Yeh, Flipper, I was JUST going to do a V-6/T-5 swap, that was over 2 years ago. Now the whole car, almost, has been stripped, cleaned, chemically treated, and painted. Anything found to be suspect during disassembly was repaired or replaced. According to Gil of OGTS at the OMC Picnic this year, "You bought the whole store". I'm still waiting to have all 4 tires on the ground at the same time since I started. As far as spending money, let's just say that between the dog shows and other dog expenses and the GT, I started out with a $15K credit card at 0, I've been putting $500 on it every month during these 2 years and it is almost maxed out. Crazzzy, doesn't even come close.

 

[greensmurf20]

oh my god shawn, that was a beautifull car!!!! i am redoing my GT again this winter too becasue of a few bubbles, and now a dent, but had decided to redo again even before that. by the way shawn, its that green 71 near your old place in chicago you told me about, i love that car, 10,000 miles so far this year on that origional drivetrain with some mods.

 

[kwilford]

Yikes! And people ask why they see so few Opels on the road these days. It's because we keep on "fixing" them to be a just a bit better. Ron, you may have bought Gil's store. But I have been at this one restoration for (at last count) a record amount of time. Let's see. I last drove it in 1986, but that was in the middle of what I started in 1983. So, twenty one years later, I am STILL disassembling things 'cause they aren't quite right. Hmm, do I see a little bubble under all that lovingly applied urethane primer/filler...

 

[flipper]

Mine SHOULD be done next week, I like to drive it to much to let it sit.

 

[greensmurf20]

i can't stand to be without my opel, so i'm doing all my work in winter when i can't drive it anyway.

 

[flipper]

Here are some update pix from the first priming and guidecoat

 

[Old Hippie]

" Let's see. I last drove it in 1986, but that was in the middle of what I started in 1983. So, twenty one years later, I am STILL disassembling things 'cause they aren't quite right. "

Don't feel bad, kwilford. I stripped my 1st GT down in 1983 to weld on the new butt plate and etch the metal. It's sitting! When I get my new shop built (next month or two), I'll finially get to start again, after #2 GT.

 

[flipper]

Well, after some EXTRA time, she is finally in paint

 

[flipper]

And some more....

 

[flipper]

Yet some more......

 

[flipper]

Still some more.

 

[azzi]

That is just SO NICE

What made you decide not to do the stripe again?

 

[flipper]

I put the red color on, and it looked so good, I just couldnt get myself to stripe it. Then I left the side skirts off, and it looked naturaly wonderful.

 

[v6transplant]

Flipper, I understand the OMG, what did I just get into (or uncover)...

I think I would agree with all of you about not seeing many of them on the road, because we are all working to make 'em better...

Mine, hasn't taked quite as long as some of yours, but been driven since fall of 1993; Its been in dry dock too long...