Project: Lady Vette

[FunfGang]

Don't you love getting stuff in the mail! Makes it fell like Christmas.

-Aron

Its so much better than buying stuff at a store. More boxes, its a surprise, plus you pay in advance so it really does feel like christmas

Keep up the great work

[Majend]

i do!

i also was able to enlist two buddies to help we the wiring of the car which is going to make things so much easier.

[OpelWagenGT]

Don't you love getting stuff in the mail! Makes it fell like Christmas.

-Aron

[ImAwesome]

love this

[mathew325]

i never see opel like this . Any way nice ride

[Majend]

yay parts!





OGTS sent a ton about engine assembly but my timing chain stuff is on back order... more to come

[Majend]

here's hoping those pretty pistons don't make the trany and axles go boom

[OpelWagenGT]

That sucks that the wiring needs to be redone. Good thing you have lots of time. Those pistons sure are perty!

-Aron

[Majend]

got a little bit done today, not as much as i would have liked but my back went out on me while i was under the dash pulling the last of the wiring out of the bay. I have a horrible back from my years of being on tour racing snowboards so this is kind of par for the course but it still sucks. the wiring in the car is so haggard that i have just decided to replace all of it and build my own wiring harness.

figured since it is basically going to be an extra month before my engine is done because i have to wait on pistons that i'll have time to get it done.

i am also pretty sure the car has been hit around the passenger headlight at one point in its life given how wrinkly it is under there but paint and body work is for next winter and i have to decide if i just want to buy another shell of try and salvage this one. i am thinking the former...

[Majend]

indeed Aron



here is a pic of the pistons i ordered, 11:1 comp hopefully they will be here in about 3 weeks since they have to be custom made

[OpelWagenGT]

looks like i have to buy pistons, steve just called me from ravenworks and he noticed while taking the rings off of one of the pistons there was a chunk missing between the the rings. at least we have a good idea as do where the oil consumption was coming from but this means that we are going to have to bore out the block a little and i have to buy a set of pistons.

i am thinking 12:1... hehe

Damn dude that sucks. On the other hand you get a better engine in the end this way.

-Aron

[Majend]

looks like i have to buy pistons, steve just called me from ravenworks and he noticed while taking the rings off of one of the pistons there was a chunk missing between the the rings. at least we have a good idea as do where the oil consumption was coming from but this means that we are going to have to bore out the block a little and i have to buy a set of pistons.

i am thinking 12:1... hehe

[OpelWagenGT]

What's up I would be the Manta he is referring to.

Glad to hear it's coming along! I got my motor in last night only to find out that the GT bell housing is different than the Manta and now I have to pull the transmission.

keep it up!

-Aron

[Majend]

sorry i'm not in washington, the orange manta is though. i am up in MN

[markshulikov]

I live in washington too! glad to see this down here