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08-17-2008 11:26 AM #16
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Since the car finished the mechanic inspection everybody allways said the car was too high, but we allways tought it was due to be in a lifter with the leafsprings not making any strenght during about 7 months.
Other day in a local classic meeting i met one guy with a car like mine and his car was much lower then mine and we inspected it and found that mine had one piece placed in the oposite way.
mycar:
The white car:
I checked the manual and i found it was mine that was wrong...
check the diference before and after put everything as it should:
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08-17-2008 11:27 AM #17
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some little details that i have been painting to look better
Looks good?
everybody said to keep the original door panels so i kept them and restored only the seats.
Now i put the chrome trims again, it's not perfect because the panels are burned from the sun but it's the best i can do keeping the original panels
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08-17-2008 08:39 PM #18
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Wow you have done a great job with that. The rear window reminds me of the one in my 1953 Studebaker. I have seen and driven many Opels while in Germany. They are a Division of General Motors. We had a 2 door 1969 Kadett Wagon. That little wagon ran great and was almost indistructable. Amazingly, the fuel gauge in it did not work either, we carried a stick to check how much gas we had.
PatOf course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong!
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08-17-2008 08:43 PM #19
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Sure does look a lot better with the back end lowered! The new upholstery and the clean up and paint on the trim looks great!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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10-13-2009 03:53 PM #20
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Here is a little update about my car.
I have done new carpet
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10-13-2009 03:54 PM #21
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Have been feautured on a Portuguese magazine:
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10-13-2009 03:57 PM #22
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I have been racing in a historic rally in Portugal
and also on track
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10-13-2009 03:58 PM #23
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And last month i have been feautured again. This time in a magazine from UK
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10-13-2009 04:42 PM #24
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Congratulations, you've done a superb job on the car.
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10-13-2009 06:29 PM #25
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10-13-2009 07:39 PM #26
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I would like to have one,I did find a wagon version in a barn but all the windows were broken and no roof on the barn so after 40 years of sitting it is junk.
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07-18-2010 01:26 PM #27
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I just obtained an Opel Rekord
I am curious as to what interchanges Disk brakes, engines, trans, Ect any help would be great!59 opel rekord 002.jpg and any window rubber info would be great as well I am not looking to restore but make a reasonable powered reliable car.
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