opel-valver Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 heres my kadett 16v heres it now, stripped and ready to go get a full cage and painted ive also got a big bore manifold and full system exhaust for it, plus a lightened flywheel for a quickier spin up .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickappy Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 nice[] are you doing anything with the wheels? id love to see some 17s tucked behind those arches[8D] are you keeping it blue or going back to black? omoc member 5918- p10 badboy 400r trackday turbo on its way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel-valver Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 either leaving those wheels on or i have a set of bbs split rims, i dont think old car suit big wheels, i had a set of 17" on it for 2 weeks when i first got the car, until i got smaller wheels and it just didnt look right, cheers opel-valver sorry missed out the colour bit, aint to sure what colour to get it painted, was thinking of some mad bright colour, orange or sumthing like that opel kadett 2.0 16v steer from the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 My immediate reaction to seeing your first picture was 'I like the colour'. So I'd leave it just as it is. But bear in mind I also like chocolate brown bathroom suites so I've no taste in colours at all.[:I] I agree about big wheels on older cars though. I don't really like them (unless you need them to fit bigger brakes of course). Cheers, Joe. Please log in to the Forum from the home page folks. It helps to keep the site at the top of Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 How cool is that car, keep it that colour as i think it doesnt look out of place. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta Mal Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 id="size3">Hi Opel-valver,Nice car, I would keep it blue, does it need a repaint, the finish look good in the photo or pehaps yellow/white. Have taken several photo's at Billing, in the past, like this one... Cheers......Mal OMOC #6022 Start your Manta restoration today.... before its too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel-valver Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 cheers guys, the wheels on the kadett in the last pict are the same as the ones i have for mine, yep it is need ing a paint, bits are flaking of all over it, i think it wasnt prepped properly the lastime it was painted............... ill keep updating this topic when ive got the cage in and starting to built it back together....... opel kadett 2.0 16v steer from the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 That is just so sweet opel-valver. Those Kadetts do have such a charm about them. as far as big wheels go on old cars, they simply have to suit the car, seen a lot of modern style big wheels on old cars and they just don't work at all. Also the ride height has to be "right" Also the wheel arches have to be correct too, take the rear arches on the A series Manta, they never suit a low suspension drop and big modern wheels in my opinion, the arches just do not follow the arc of the wheel and this disrupts the eye as to what it finds correct and not correct. I was actually thinking that the ATS alloys do actually look very fitting on that, I'm not one to go for original stuff either, but they do look good with that colour. AND furthermore......... I'm sure there is more room in the Kadett bay than the Manta due to the lack of chassis rails that the Manta has. East Midlands area Rep. email opel2000@ntlworld.com Shiny bits http://www.customsolutions.me.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I like the colour of the car is looks really well as for rims maybe 15 inch revolutions, thought the rims you have look fine and seem to fill the arches well, only thing I would change is the colour of the engine bay, same colour as the car would be really neat [^] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep The New OMOC Northern and Southern Ireland Forum http://www.vxopel.com/phpBB/ id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 That's a Crackerid="size6">id="blue"> Very nice motor car indeed Sir. That's not grey, I'm a natural blonde. (5858) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thats a great looking car,always liked the coupe "being a true opel fan un'all) i would go with those classic ats alloys every time unless its caliper room your looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel-valver Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 well thats kinda the problem, i was going to put cavalier mk3 calipers on it and carlton vented disc, but i wont be able to use my ats 13" wheels, so was thinking of putting nova gte/gsi calipers then ill still be able to use the ats wheels opel kadett 2.0 16v steer from the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Nice car mate My little brother has one of those with a cih in it and it's bright red. I don't suppose you have a couple of spare doors for the kadett c coupe as his are well gone? What did you do to move the servo and what did you do about converting the accelerator link to a cable one? Cheers Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel-valver Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i tryed to get a set of doors for my one lastyear as spares, but no joy....... the servo is from a nova and the master cylinder from a astra mk2.. i made ends up at my work to fit the car and the servo, then welded a pipe joining them, inside the pipe the servo is linked to the pedal with threaded bar, getting it the right size was a bit of a nitemare, so as to get the pedal sitting level with the others, the pedal im using is from a ford escort, just bolted throught the floor, as it has the correct end for a cable........... opel kadett 2.0 16v steer from the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I dont like to say this chaps, but I saw one of these getting raced at a banger meet last year[V].....real shame as they are so few about. I dont think there was a panel spared by the end of the race[], but he did win! Still , the blue looks sweet and fresh also, must admit I thought the photos were to show a finished project[:I]. Wheels look right ,but I think I would go wider if anything was to change or another style perhaps from the same period ish, not crazy modern. Other thing is ,once you repaint to a new colour , it may be easier to imagine what will suit,which may also help with brake options if you end up going bigger, just me tuppence worth. Nice Motor[] Rgds Gerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Hi,your right regarding calipers,another way would be to use early manta/ascona/mk1 cav twin piston calipers but the disks would not be vented.I used these years ago on a chevette i road rallyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exclusive Opel Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 If you decide to change the colour, here's a few ideas [] OMOC 5866 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel-valver Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 cheers mate, i like picts 6/7 the green and orange ones...... i fancy going an outrageous colour since its a old school motor lol[] opel kadett 2.0 16v steer from the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassMeTheGun Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 im sorry to say i like the lime green one, is that wrong? nice car btw, i've always fancied a coupe. I think wheel-wise the deeper the dish the better, colour coded with a polished rim. /tuppence Pass me the gun and ask me again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Black, Black, Black. looks awesome but having said that orange looks pretty cool also. chrisb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Nice touch, thats a handy bit of software![^]I am impressed....[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta Mal Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 id="size3">Hi Exclusive Opel, Nice photo colour changes, not seen that done before, I would like to try the colour change on several photo's I have. Any chance of you running through the software, as a new topic in the 'Information Technology' forum? Mal.....OMOC #6022 Start your Manta restoration today........ before it's too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i240 Dan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 The purple one reminds me of Martin's old 1.8 coupe. I love the shape of that kadett, it's got a sort of cute but deadly shape. I like all the colours apart from white, red or gold. I was very close to bidding on an Orange one which was for sale in the NW a couple of years ago. I would love to ahve one of these kadetts in the future but they seem extremely rare. Dan Member: 5612 http://www.mantaclub.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Very nice! Ive seen a foreign Kadett in Lime green and it looked great! Orange looks good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel-valver Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 well its been a long time but finally got the cage finished this week.. just need to get it back to my house , give it a quick rub down and my mates gonna paint the inside of the car for me.. that what i got done on satuarday , and this was it today finished... cheers opel kadett 2.0 16v steer from the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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