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  • oldopelguy

    March 28, 2009 8:21 a.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    Exhaust already breaths enough for 135hp or so, so most of the work is on the intake. Stock manifold is pretty restrictive, but sidedraft manifolds are easy enough to get. Just takes some careful porting on the intake, new valves, and a good cam an you're at 125hp knocking on 140.

    That or turbocharge an megasquirt it like I'm planning. I was hoping for 185 but last estimates put my project motor as easily exceeding that.

    Of course the Miata drivetrain in the Opel would make power even easier to get.....

  • bigwrench

    March 28, 2009 2:51 p.m. bigwrench Reader

    Really interested in the 4 door. Try to work something out.

  • mel_horn

    March 28, 2009 3:08 p.m. mel_horn HalfDork

    FWIW I see a station wagon that looks like a late '50s Rekord along one of my sales routes...

  • oldopelguy

    March 30, 2009 8:13 a.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    I have one of those wagos too, if you get a chance ask if it's for sale for me....

    Got an offer pending on the Manta but the Kadett is still available.

    Would a set of fiberglass flares for either car sweeten the deal? I hae a set for each car I might consider selling, the Manta ones are almost 4" wide....

  • oldopelguy

    March 30, 2009 3:58 p.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    If no more interest by next weekend then I'm going to swap the motor from the Kadett into the Manta and drive it home so it won't have to be towed. Prices will change accordingly as a result.

  • jwdmotorsports

    March 30, 2009 10:05 p.m. jwdmotorsports Reader

    I'm guessing the roof rack is not included on the Kadett?

  • oldopelguy

    March 31, 2009 4:46 a.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    Not for that price, but we could work something out. I have tons of Yakima stuff.

  • jwdmotorsports

    April 7, 2009 1:56 p.m. jwdmotorsports Reader

    What's the chance that you would have the parts to convert this over to a manual transmission?

    Not that I need another car but I'm still curious about this one. Someone had to post and bring it back to my attention.

  • oldopelguy

    April 7, 2009 4:45 p.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    I have 12 Opels right now and 25 more in parts. I'm pretty sure I have everything to convert either of the cars to manual transmissions. If I don't have it I can make it, and in the Manta the custom clutch cable mount is much nicer to work with than trying to weld on the stocker. Since both are auto trans cars now (with the larger transmission tunnels) I even have an adapter available to allow you to install a Chevy T5 instead of the Opel 4-speed.

  • jwdmotorsports

    April 7, 2009 5:02 p.m. jwdmotorsports Reader

    How much would would you want for the adapter?

  • ronbros

    April 7, 2009 5:44 p.m. ronbros New Reader

    any body lookin for a 1979 OPEL-BUICK coupe.

  • oldopelguy

    April 7, 2009 5:53 p.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    jwdmotorsports wrote:

    How much would would you want for the adapter?

    I had a batch of 10 adapters custom made this winter, just got them in a couple of weeks ago and have 2 left. They are $200 each, might wiggle a bit if you bought the car too.

  • stan_d

    April 8, 2009 6:14 a.m. stan_d Dork

    79 opal where how much was the very first car I ever had.

    Stan

  • ronbros

    April 11, 2009 4:23 p.m. ronbros New Reader

    Stan,, im workin on a price its been in storage for almost 10yrs, so title may not be available, but there are ways around that problem. ill let you know. Ron

  • oldopelguy

    April 17, 2009 9:56 p.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    So the motor is out of the Manta and if all goes well it'll be driving this weekend. Price goes up if it's a runner, so last chance....

    Also, looks like I may have a GT for sale as well. Details sketchy, the car was mine years ago and is coming back to me, but it was a good runner back then and has been on blocks for the last 5 years.

  • jwdmotorsports

    April 19, 2009 6:18 p.m. jwdmotorsports Reader

    Is the Kadett engine going in the Manta? (As you talked about earlier in this thread.)

    If that's the case, how much would you sell the Kadett for after you pull the engine?

  • oldopelguy

    April 19, 2009 8:05 p.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    Nope, putting a different 1.9L Opel motor in the Manta. Forgot I still had one good runner left in the shop 'til I tripped over it the other day.

    Why would you want the Kadett as a non-runner and not rather have the Manta?

  • jwdmotorsports

    April 20, 2009 2:12 p.m. jwdmotorsports Reader

    Just curious. In case you wanted to sell it real cheap and I wanted to do an engine swap.

    The problem is that I had already committed to buying another car and I'm having trouble finding the money in the budget. (Would really like to buy it.)

  • oldopelguy

    May 7, 2009 4:27 p.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    Kadett is now on e-vil-bay, should show up in searches soon, item # 330328578881 linky

    And Manta is sold. Thanks guys, and good luck to anyone who bids.

  • oldopelguy

    May 12, 2009 11:37 a.m. oldopelguy HalfDork

    The 4-door just drove away too, so no more Opels for sale right now. Thanks guys!.

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