Not a ford but....................

[graceloc]

As some of you on here know, iam restoring a genuine late model GTE KADETT,it origionally came in yellow and white, but someone painted this one yellow, it will be mostly kept standard apart from the odd wee motorsport touch, the car was purchased in july this year, heres a few pics so far.http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1308.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1307.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1292.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0015.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0035-1.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1443.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1440.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1337.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1455.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0054.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1458.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1462.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1464.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0071.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1511.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1512.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1515-1.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1480.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0075.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0063.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0062.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0057.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0055.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0052.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0047.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0042-1.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0037.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0025.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_0022.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1518.jpghttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1506.jpg

[Frosticles]

:cat::cat::cat::cat::cat::cat::cat::cat: I am in love.

[mk2ddc]

looks great :cool:

[petrolhead]

One for the Lakes?;)

You keep on buying them with the wheel on the wrong side!!:D

Looks ace!;):cool:

Another "Garage" required, 1 FORD 1 OPEL/VAUXHALL!!:):rolleyes:

[Dave1800BDA]

love it g, nice addition to collection

hope we see it out

[taffr]

superb addition G, you don't hang around, July was only 6 weeks ago:eek:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1308.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/IMG_1515-1.jpg

[graceloc]

thanks fellas,G......she really just needed a freshen up

[RS1800]

sharp:D

[bluevan1]

thanks fellas,G......she really just needed a freshen up

nice to see more pics m8 .
will be a minter when its done ..not many lelf out there as good
as that.

[prs]

I'd heard about this one Gerard, another beauty. keep the photos coming.
Robert

[WelshRS]

Nice.............

Chris

[IreR2000]

Looking sweet Gerard:D

[pushrod]

Nice indeed.
Looked like a real sleeper when you picked it up it.
Amazing what a bit of TLC can do.

[lee bishop]

Yeah I do like that, being a bit dim here, did they come witha 2.2L as std ??

[Chesney]

simply stunning. :cool:

[mike77cos]

Very nice

[fox2fox]

So this is what you was chatting to us about last Sunday,hmmm,looks a minter,I've never seen one of these before: I did own in 1989 a mint white mk1 astra gte:cool:I loved that car,I had to get rid of it,as the insurance doubled over night:eek::eek::eek:I only had it for a year aswell,I would love another mint one!!!!what plans have you got for this then G??? A nice Sunday drive car:rolleyes:;););)..

[grum]

would be rude not too next G ;)

http://uploads.turbosport.co.uk/getrempic3.php?url=http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p264/mantaopel/black.jpg

[bigjohnie]

used to own one need to have a dig around and see if any bits left over in workshop mate

[FOR24D]

Like this very retro :cool:

[Aaron P.]

another savage resto...love these cars....very very rare in gte spec and parts must be worse than rs1800 parts to find .....love the wheels on it just as its picked up...what are they???? :D
i think germany is the only place for buying these and parts :D

[graceloc]

Yeah I do like that, being a bit dim here, did they come witha 2.2L as std ??
HI Lee
no there 2.0 standard, somebody just put that cover on.

[0630154]

Very nice g ;)

[DHautosport]

Hello Gerard

You are a man with great taste i must say
This looks really lovely!

I own a genuine 2.0 Kadett GT/E myself,a kind of special one.
Instead of yellow/white mine was originally all white,it is blue at the moment but i am planning a rebuild in a few years.

If you need any help with spares or specific parts,details etc send me a pm

Regards

(also)Gerard

[DHautosport]

check out http://www.totalopel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8017

[graceloc]

hi gerard
wow, that orange car is stunning!! love the engine
do you know where i could get a set of fox design 15" wheels like the ones below
thanks Gerardhttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/5631704489_7cc803c725_b-3.jpg

[leslie]

very nice Gerard

[Hoogi]

Superb G..........do like watching the Opel Kadetts Hillclimbing on Youtube.

They sound stunning on full song :D

[DHautosport]

hi gerard
wow, that orange car is stunning!! love the engine
do you know where i could get a set of fox design 15" wheels like the ones below
thanks Gerardhttp://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o306/graceloc/5631704489_7cc803c725_b-3.jpg

This is a 3 piece wheel made of an original one.

They machine the wheel center out,dril 16 holes in them to fit BBS rim halfs.

There was a guy who made new wheel centers but i havent seen him for quite some time.


Note! Please do not buy the HTN fox design wheels! They don't look like the originals and they are poor quality.

Check out German ebay from time to time and if i see or find something i will let you know :thumbright:

[graceloc]

thanks gerard
i would really like a set of these, are they 15" or 13?

[Hoogi]

They're 15" G..........

My Cousin in Hollland used to have a Kadett GTE (Black & Yellow) on the same wheels - unfortunately he sold it a few years ago :mad:

Wish I'd had the forsight to buy it - but to be fair I didn't have the money at the time.

[DHautosport]

@ Graceloc

That is indeed a 15", I made the picture myself in Germany this year.The car is also a stunner!

You can make them any size you like,just use other wheel halfs.

This is a 13" "flagbett'" this also gives a good look of how they are made.
If you have a good adres for cnc work you can make them yourself.
for wheel halfs etc: http://www.bbs-racing-wheels.com/

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/6195295215_939774c1aa_b.jpg

This is a 14"

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6195297711_7d02c6386f_b.jpg

@ Hoogi

This one?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6001/6195295813_c341e968cf_b.jpg

[graceloc]

i dont understand g
if the origional fuchs wheels were 13" how can they fit them on to the 15"

[DHautosport]

Gerard

If you look at the picture of the wheel on the red car you can see that the wheel center is smaller then the outside of the wheel.

There is a step in the outer lip which widens it from a 13" to a 15"
So it go's from 13" in the center to a 15" on the outside of the rim.

That is an advantage of a 3 piece wheel,you can make them any size you like.

[graceloc]

ahh, i see
if you do here of a set can you let me know
thanks
Gerard.

[FoMoCo]

Very nice Gerard,
I like the wheels that's on her, had to look twice at the cn36 tyre's :cool:.

cheeRS Gary...

[graceloc]

aye gary, broke my heart to take them from the stock lol..........thats what come on them at the time.

[Rallye]

Hi Gerard.

Lovely car. What engine you putting in it ?

Easy to convert to RHD.

[graceloc]

standard 2.0 fuel injection.......

[Aaron P.]

these are a very rare breed in this part of europe.....love the wheels on them german ones....get them made Ger ;)

[bobmk1]

Another beautiful creation.:D:D:D

[RS_Fiesta]

Another ineresting resto,nice car

[Hoogi]

@ Graceloc

That is indeed a 15", I made the picture myself in Germany this year.The car is also a stunner!

You can make them any size you like,just use other wheel halfs.

This is a 13" "flagbett'" this also gives a good look of how they are made.
If you have a good adres for cnc work you can make them yourself.
for wheel halfs etc: http://www.bbs-racing-wheels.com/

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/6195295215_939774c1aa_b.jpg

This is a 14"

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6195297711_7d02c6386f_b.jpg

@ Hoogi

This one?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6001/6195295813_c341e968cf_b.jpg

Yes just like that but on 15" without the spots :D

[pockets]

How's this getting on?

[dustydog]

It looks well cool :)