Kadett C '76

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

Too bad that the pic of the red-coupe is oversaturated.. That thing was HOT!! Superclean, just the original C-coupe lines, sporty, pretty...amazing car.

I think Doc should also have a pic of a C-limo that we saw parked at a rally stage. White car...lets hope he chimes in.

By the way: good luck restoring this European AE86!! Normally I would have thought that the rust is too extensive, but after checking some British sites my perspective has changed. pretty much anything is possible.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject:

Yesterday finally got a rebuilt starter,mounted it and started to bang myself in the head.
The engine is dead,i forgot to try it on crankshaft before i installed the starter.

So i did some work today Smile

I was in garage since 7 AM (sleeping only from 5AM-7AM Stupid

) ,did some work on one of my brothers Fiat Uno,and after that did some work on my Kadett.
Removed the head,and saw that the upper part of the cylinders is ok,and the crankshaft probably doesn't work,so i decided to pull the engine out.

My oh my misfortune got me Stupid

Gonna dissasemble the engine in a few days.

Cheers.

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:55 am Post subject:

Disassembled the engine today and found out that it's just stuck a bit.
Crankshaft is ok,and also the clutch is very good.
Gonna lubricate it good and than put all together in a few days.

Cheers.

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:16 am Post subject:

Ah finally some luck then:) Had it been standing still to long or something?

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject:

Probably,i first thought the crankshaft is pretty much not working,but when i disassembled the whole thing found out it's probably stuck and standing still too long.
I hope it's going to start,wish me luck. Smile

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:06 am Post subject:

I don't have much time lately since i'm not home during the week when the school is running.
I got home yesterday and did some work today.

First broke all of the lime scale that collected on most of the engine parts,than washed the engine first with crude oil,after that with water and pressured air,left it to dry and after that dried the rest of the parts that remained wet.

Head before cleaning,pictures after are too dark,so i haven't uploaded them :grumpy:

Found one of my bro's old colored valve covers in the basement since mine is a bit damaged,so i'm gonna install that one instead.

I managed to get new head,valve cover and oil pan gaskets,but one of the panel gaskets needed a bit DIY action Very Happy

For today,assembled the down part of the engine,and i hope i am going to install it tomorrow if i am going to have free time,since i got to travel back to the dorm. The crankshaft and the camshaft are in good condition,i hope it's going to start.

Cheers.

Wataru Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 58

That is a realy nice Kadett! At the moment a must rebuild a Kadett B at work! In my opinion the Kadetts are the only good cars Opel ever made! Confused

I hope you will fit the Irmscher spoiler back when the car is finished! Wink

Have fun and good luck! Thumbsup

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:57 am Post subject:

Actually,i'm not putting the irmscher spoiler since i like the car without it,and it's damaged. Well besides the old Kadetts there are Mantas,old Rekords and GTs that are relatively something.

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

IT'S ALIVE,IT'S ALIIIIIVEEEE!!!
The engine is working,and it's working great,unfortunately i don't have any pictures since my camera batteries died,but i'm going to get a video clip in a week or two when i get home again.
Can't wait for the next weekend,i hope it's going to rain Puh

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject:

Anyway,got home today,and started to chat with my father about the car,somehow i mentioned the lights,and than heard him saying: Yeah,i forgot to tell you,one guy told me that he has some parts for Kadett C and that he wanted to give it or trash it,so i got a free pair of front and rear lights.

Also there is one C2 type blinker,that my father insisted to get one more so that we don't need to fill the fenders,but i yelled at him that i don't want C2 blah blah,he gave it up only when i said that the hood can't match Very Happy

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject:

A spare set is always nice Very Happy

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject:

Here is the promised videos,Idle and driving...
Cheers. Smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nT0O_0HZfs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfl9eWHyoOE

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject:

Amazing!

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

Did some work today,please don't laugh,this was my first attempt of CO2 welding,and also had some problems with welder.

Cheers.

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject:

Looks like you where using too little gas... must have been a bitch to get it welded shut that way.

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Contiuned and finished the upper part of the right side welding,did a stamp on stamp to make it stronger and also to fill the holes that i made during the welding Stupid

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

Got some new stuff,

Fiat/Lancia Twincam 1.6 8V.

AE86 : Projects > Kadett C 76

And my cousin bought me this

AE86 : Projects > Kadett C 76

Also bought Rekord 2.3TD rear diff,but i'm gonna keep my old rear axle probably,it has shorter ratios.

AE86 : Projects > Kadett C 76

Also bought new ball joints for the front end.

AE86 : Projects > Kadett C 76

Need to order new side skirt panels,get some doors and some other stuff.

Cheers.

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

Nice project !

I also like old opels ,especially manta-ascona-kadett. Thumbsup

Itsuki Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Philippines

wow! this is a great build! i just recently bought one myself last week
(in my country its 'isuzu gemini')

i will be watching this thread intently as it progresses. great job!

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject:

Collecting

AE86 : Projects > Kadett C 76

At the Moment

AE86 : Projects > Kadett C 76

Cheers.

Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Molde

Great project you have there, I think it's cool to see others going thru the same stuff that I do! Cool

These cars are wicked...