Agent Orange (74 Opel Manta)

[OpelWagenGT]

Are those heated e30 seats? cuz the ones in my friends car are so I know they have em!

Naw sadly they are not heated. I thought that they were when I saw wires under them, until I realized it was just for the seat belt sensor.

-Aron

[austindavidg]

Are those heated e30 seats? cuz the ones in my friends car are so I know they have em!

[Curt_pnw]

Damn dude, I feel like I haven't done anything today compared to you. Awesome progress!!

[Majend]

Haha well they won't look familiar at all. I am fabricating new tubular ones with heim joints to attach to the axle tower and for adjusting camber.

i have to do the same thing albeit not quite as wide since i am just running coil overs in the front.

[OpelWagenGT]

And yet more for today! I just finished welding up the rear bag brackets. I still need to weld cross bars in the large cups with a bolt to secure them to the spring cups.




-Aron

[Semu]

I love it!

[OpelWagenGT]

i can't wait to see what your front upper control arms look like after you widen them for the bags

Haha well they won't look familiar at all. I am fabricating new tubular ones with heim joints to attach to the axle tower and for adjusting camber.

Well the rain quit for a little bit and I wanted to be productive. So I ran the 1/2" supply line and the 1/4" supply lines to my valves. So now I just have a tank full of air in my trunk that I can dump into the cabin.

I also took some more photos of the seats for you guys






Please excuse the ugly speakers in the door. The covers always fall off and I haven't wrapped the mounting plates in vinyl yet. It's better than the giant holes that were there when I got the car.

-Aron

[Majend]

i can't wait to see what your front upper control arms look like after you widen them for the bags

[OpelWagenGT]

While I was vegging in front of the TV my new locking gas cap from the UK showed up! Only set me back $20.00 shipped.




-Aron

[OpelWagenGT]

So since it's cold, gloomy, and soggy outside I decided to do some work inside. I got my tank and air manifold ready. All the fittings are taped and tightened. The tank is currently set-up to work without a compressor. I have a Schrader valve on one end of the tank along with gauge. I'm hoping to get the lines in the car and have the rear bags in soon.




-Aron

[montgomery]

love those seats! I have a friend with a ripped up tan pair he is gona fix and put in his e28

[OpelWagenGT]

So as I said here are some photos courtesy of Curt_PNW and his iphone. I didn't take any photos during the process because usually when I do the project takes twice as long.






After these photos I did the drivers side. I will get some more photos later as of right now it's dumping snow outside.

-Aron

[OpelWagenGT]

Are those e28 or e30 seats? Cause for 100$ that is a screaming deal! They look great!

They are E30 seats, and yeah I'm glad I got them for that price. They are the vinyl ones but I'm not complaining.

-Aron

[R.C.]

Are those e28 or e30 seats? Cause for 100$ that is a screaming deal! They look great!

[OpelWagenGT]

Love this car! Keep it up!

Thanks I spent all of today putting the seats in. If you knew the way that stock Manta seats mount you would understand why.

-Aron

Photos soon.