Project: Lady Vette

[Cronus]

probably 45s but i might go 48s or 52s, but i have to do some research first. right now i am thinking 45s for drivability's sake

I'm sure you probably already know this but just incase you don't:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?517-Carbs-ITBs-and-SEM-Forum

This forum is a great resource for info about sidedraft carbs, itb's, and engine management. There's quite a few guys who really know there stuff in there. It helped me out quite a bit when I was retrofitting my gsxr throttle bodies on my old gti.

[Obscevator]

Love that shot with the truck in the back... It looks so good bright red! Very good find!

[P78]

those GT's are awesome

wanna see this properly stanced naow

[Majend]

those GT's are awesome

wanna see this properly stanced naow

i was wondering when i was going to see this hehe.

the rear is going to be lowered down and i am going to switch to 15x8 in the rear but the car isn't going to be super slammed for a couple of reasons. First there is no tunnel for the exhaust since the floor is basically flat which hurts ground clearance. second because of what kind of suspension setup there is in the front (transverse leaf) i can't really go lower unless i create some sort of drop shackle on each side. that however kills the suspension geometry and handling. i might try and convert it to a coil spring setup but i have no idea if i will be able to...

don't worry it will look and handle fine in the end

[Dave_The_BMXER]

I'm about this.

[Majend]

dyno tomorrow!!!!!

[Dr.AK]

I love Opel GTs!

Some inspiration for you:







You need any parts for this from Germany, hit me up, I may be able to help you out with shipping and so on.

[Majend]

ooooo those are hot!

that last ones makes me want to go black really really really bad.

so for wheels i am going back and forth on doing 15" or 16" as of right now i most likely wont have the extra funds to go something totally different which would mean a pair of 92s that are 8" wide but if i can manage it i would like to do a 15x8 15x9 setup since wheel choices are so plentiful for 4x100

i came across these today and they are giving me ideas...



yeah they are rotas but they can be had in the specs i would like hehe

[Majend]

dyno did not go as well as i would have hoped. found out that my rev counter is WAY off. when you can feel the motor cut out the tach says 7k but according to the signal wire i am only at 4.5k...

as a result the car is only putting out 94hp to the wheels.

in the grand scheme of things it isn't a big deal. i was planing on rewiring the car and putting in a new ignition control, fuel pump, and tachometer when i switched over to side drafts as hopefully when that is all done we should be in business

[dav3design]

This thing is beyond sexy!

[Majend]

well i think we figured out what was wrong with the car. the intake and exhaust manifolds were only hand tight. drives soooooooooo much better now might have to throw it back on the dyno.

i have also worked out how to change the front suspension over to a coilover setup... i like being low

[Majend]

going to cars & coffee tomorrow morning, hopefully someone will take some pics!

[Ifield]

Absolutely love this man, I've never even heard of an Opel GT before but it looks like the coolest thing ever. Will be following this, can't wait to see what you do with it

Moar pictures!

[jakkerd]

Yes! One of my alltime favorite opels.

[TheSandeman]

excellent pick up OP