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What Opel GT and Talbot Horizon has in common ? Please see the episode for the answer. Summertime has been very nice and lot of other projects has kept me out of the garage. Here is, however, new episode for the 1971 Opel GT "the rustiest GT ever brought back to road"...

Thank YOU all for watching this project on my channel. I started to make CZcams diary for the project for couple of my friends, and did not expect it to interest other people as well. Super happy for the community that has appeared to support and help me with the WORLDS RUSTIEST Opel GT. Currently working with 2.2E engine, and rear wheel arches. Hopefully next episode will be out soon. Thanks f...

Trying to fix one of the most expensive part of the GT.

Inner wheel arch repair

Fixing the door lock panel and window seal lip. Exposing the GT skeleton under the quarter panel.

Almost 100 hours spent to this roof venting. Hopefully it will work as it should and this beautiful, yet prone to rust, vent grill will last another 50 years. Needles to say, I would say that during this month I have created a love/hate relationship to this panel. The inner beam with vent channels will be welded in when I receive the weld-thru glue.

This episode was difficult to labor. The roof venting panel is so complicated to fabricate, and surprisingly enough, found yet another bad fix from the past. This episode is about fabricating the panel, and next episode should include the welding. This one might need some assistance from experts, and maybe a new TIG welding machine.

This episode is a "holiday special". Took longer than usual and the pace is slower than usual.. I thought that this Christmas time would be perfect time to tackle the obvious disaster that was lurking inside the roof vent beam...

The Opel GT has a unique boot. No lid, peculiar water and air routing, etc. Some say that rear end is the worst rust trap in Opel GT.

Floor panels done, and some other fixes to the floor. I don't like the tubular jack supports, so got rid of them. I need to design and make more sleek jack supports that are strong, but are not visible. Also I got rid of the all cabin floor draining holes. I have never ever seen anyone using them to get rid of the water from the cabin. They just create entrance for the water and dirt to get in....

A Pandora's Box, this beam look OK, but had a dirty little secret.

Car was media blasted, and several surprises emerged. Biggest disappointment was a nose panel that was pretty much shaped using body filler... It took 20 hours to hammer the shape back ...

Working with the better half of the car. Mostly just to open every cavity and compartment to be exposed for sand (actually granular metal) blasting. It is time to get rid of the ugly Plum color...But this moviestar had few aces still hidden in its sleeves.

Fixing one hole, and make new one. In this episode I try to make new panel for huge hole in the roof (welding it is another adventure) and make new hole for top back panel. Both were challenging tasks to do. Both tasks went through with Plan B.

Project Opel GT 1971 #14 Shaping with English Wheel

Project Opel GT 1971 #13 The Ghost of the Bad Repairs

Project Opel GT 1971 #12 : Inner Wheel Arches, challenge accepted.

Project Opel GT 1971 #11 : Carnival of RUST !

Project Opel GT 1971 #10 : Fixing the suspension, and some more RUST !!

Project Opel GT 1971 #9 : Fender Part2

Project Opel GT 1971 #8 - Return of the FENDER (part1)

Project Opel GT 1971 #7 - Vent channel rebuild

Project Opel GT 1971 #6 - Good for another 52 years !

Project Opel GT 1971 #5 - Before it can get better - it had to get WORSE

Project Opel GT 1971 #4 - Rust under the Fender

Project Opel GT 1971 #3 - Bodywork begins

Project Opel GT 1971 #2

Project Opel GT 1971 #1