1972 Opel GT, Will It Run After 30 Years? | Turnin Rust
2019 ж. 21 Сәу.
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As soon as we get the 1972 Opel GT back to the shop, we dive right into it to see if she will run after 30 years of sitting.
Join in with the crew on this mini-series of Will It Run, featuring a 1972 Opel GT.
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Had a Opel gt in the early to mid 80's, loved that car.Been wanting another ever since. Looked for years but couldn't find one. Now at 64, living on my SS, I could never afford to buy one let alone, cherry it out. Thanks so much for your video, it brought back many great memories.
1972 : we will have flying cars!! 2020 : we will renew em and use ol cars
Seems like Not neutral, warnout clutch & seest brakes... und a poor Starter as well!
wadu hek learn sothern slang kid
-IIIXIII- -Identity- because old cars actually last
@@ryan14r95 never🤔
GpunktHartman never what
My parents used to have 2 of these. Seeing you all getting this to run again and hearing the sounds just brings back so many memories for me from my childhood. Unfortunately I had to sell both of them a few years ago but thank you for the memories.
They were fun little cars. It's a cheerleaders car.
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My late father had a 72 Opel GT. I learned to drive stick in that thing, circa 1986! Brings back a lot of fond memories (and a bit of PTSD from Dad yelling at me to hold the flashlight still). Enjoyed watching you bring it back to life.
When I saw the engine compartment in the video after the hood was down, I didn't expect the engine to work with so little effort. "OPEL der Zuverlässige !" (Opel the Reliable !)
I have a 1985 1.6 diesel Kadett in Turkey. It's a beast:)
About Me nice troll
Bulletproof engines, they just don't make'm like that anymore.
These older cars have soo much character and history see’in them brings 😭 to my eyes. Thank you so much for restoring preserving history.
I agree with you but haven't seen any restoration yet. All they did was remove the dirt and get the engine run. What's that good for?
This has only been like my dream car since I was about 9 and that was back in the early seventies I've always loved the opal GT series
Opel..
Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 drove one! 'Chief, would you believe?'
These are cars that are precious treasures Uncle, because for so long, thank you for having good videos
Not only are you guys informative but also relaxing to watch. I had you in the background while making dinner. Really great stuff lads, thanks for sharing. Greetings from London UK
Had a friend that is the only cars he had from age 16 to 55 great to see it go on its own power brought me back to a better place. Thanks guys
Buen video, Pero permítanme hablar de algo importante, veo a muchos jóvenes y viejos cometiendo errores que creo que no deberían ser. Creo que todos, jóvenes o mayores, deberían tener un plan de inversión que aumente su rendimiento financiero entre tres y seis cifras. La inversión puede ser tu plan de jubilación o tu plan de futuro, lo que tú quieras, pero lo más importante es que tengas una inversión rentable.
No tengo mucho conocimiento sobre cómo comerciar, pero comercializo con el experto Alexander Barnes, que hace todo el comercio por mí y envía mis beneficios cada 7 días. Si desea tener éxito en el comercio de divisas, debe tener un comerciante con el mejor análisis.
No es la primera vez que escucho de este Alexander Barnes y su impacto en el mundo de las inversiones. voy a darle una oportunidad
I like the less structured, more casual vibe in this video. Real world.
This is some real mad max stuff driving it around.
Great video that took me back on memory lane ( I bought my first Opel GT back in 1975 ). Thank you guys !!
I owned one of those back in the day. A '70 model. I do remember the carburetor was problematic and expensive. I found out a Ford Pinto carb fit it perfectly. I had to change the throttle linkage slightly to get it to work right. But it ran great after that. Also the battery hold down system it came with was lousy. You need to fix that. Fairly easy. The rear end differential went out on mine, so I swapped it with one from a junk yard. That one was perfect. Don't forget there's a ring just under the shift knob you have to pull up to get it in reverse. They also has those mechanical voltage regulators which were problematic. I'd swap that out for a solid state one with no moving parts. And put a higher output alternator on it. The one I had could barely pull normal loads. At night if you put the blower on high it would dim the lights. That thing needs a lot of shop vacuuming and the whole body needs sand blasting.
I used to own an Opel GT in the early 1990's. It's in GREAT condition, blue with chrome bumper trim. I still have photos of it!
Brag
Nice
Enjoyed it beginning to end. Opel GTs one of my favorite cars ever, and having customized a few, this brought back some good memories. Thanks, and God bless.
Fun fact, Chevrolet copied the Opel GT bodystyle for their Corvette Stingrays. The two cars look quite similar in shape and style.
Què gusto darle una nueva oportunidad a ese bonito vehiculo no queso como caundo era nuevo pero si le hicieron una reparationi aceptable
wow
@@MrShadow1617 A bigger fun fact... both the Opel GT and Corvette copied the Ferrari ....I think it was 1964.......
Loved the "resurrection" of the car. You guys have strong backs and patience to match.
I had the last decent one back in '90. The rumor is they were rusty at the dealers. Those head lights raise and turn on by a handle on the console. Might have gotten a little hard to pull since then. If you want to pull the engine, you take the front suspension out and drop it through the bottom. the Opel GT's were beautiful, but high maintenance. Mine was getting a loose timing chain causing the points to go fast. I fixed it by selling it to another owner. I spotted it about 30 miles away along a road I traveled frequently. It sat in the same spot for about 10 years.
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No pointless yapping, subscribed.
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One of my favorite cars from that time. Still love them today. Absolutely gorgeous!
Those are pretty cool little cars when they are all cleaned up and running well.
It's amazing it ran when it was new I especially liked the mechanism that flipped the headlights
Old is gold! Nice engine sound! Good four talented blessings hands! Bravo! Good luck!
that very nice sound to be use more in future
Song/Music playing at the end of videos is : Letters To Burn - Rockin' For Decades But i cant find the first one starts on the outro...
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The first time I saw an Opal, I fell in love with the body style. I want one but it is so underpowered. Pretty amazing watching you guys drag this one kicking and screaming back to live.
As a german i have to point out: Opel, called by the founder Adam Opel.
I owned two Opel GT's ... just keeping them running WITH access to the right parts was a challenge (those old Solex carbs ... shudder). One of mine ended up with a Ford carburetor, GM alternator, Chrysler Air cleaner, GM lifters, etc. What you've done here is basically a miracle :)
What size engine did your Opels have ?
@@USA__2023 You know, I don't remember TBH. I rebuilt one of the engines and had it bored .060 over, and it ran pretty darn well - but off-hand I can't say what the original displacements were (2.0? 2.2? something in that range)
@@chillinator Depending on the year either a 1.1L or a 1.9L. Not sure of the transition year but I believe it was 1969 when it went to the 1.9L. The extra power radically changed the car.
After watching all this since before 5am, I got so excited when it was driving, going to bed now.
indeed
Awesome when I was 15 years old my Brother had one of these cars.I have had it on my mind for over 40 years ! always wanted one.
If you want one go to a little town called BeeSpring, KY. There’s a person who has two of them sitting behind his house on Sunfish Rd.(not made up!)... they’ve been there for about 9 years. Please go save them lol!
Always wanted one of these when I was kid, my friends dad had one sitting in his yard. Love the look of those old sport cars!
I had one of these in the early 80s. Need little car. When I finally sold it, a German flew out, paid me top dollar and put it on a boat back home. I'll never forget when I tuned it up one time and got it all back together and I couldn't get the timing right on it. Nothing seemed to make the adjustment work. It ran a little rough. I finally noticed that the old rotor was out of it like it was supposed to be but the new rotor was still in the box like it wasn't supposed to be. That thing was firing on all four cylinders at the same time and still running, with the spark jumping across four huge gaps in the distributor. Got to love that Bosch ignition.
I had a nice one back in 1977, it was a 72 and one owner. As a teen, I was stupid and broke the transmission. Before days of the internet and local junkyards had none to part out. Traded it for a running Ford 1953 pickup. Sure wish I had it back now. Enjoyed your video as it was like a trip back in time for me. Glad no snake or rats or wasps got you guys, that sure looked spooky.
40 years ago I drove an immaculate orange '72 GT. Thanks for the memories.
Curious would a 240lbs. 6’4” guy fit in one of these?
@@bojangles3147 how much this cars ?it's expensive?
@@anasshadad1340 lol I wouldn’t know
I’m in the middle of a full factory resto on a 70 GT
@@shorty808100 Hello ,Mr.Opel.lol
Those cars were so cool in their time and now
Beautiful car!!! This Opel GT will be a collector's item. There is nothing more satisfying than turning something completely neglected and falling apart into a beautiful object again. The combination of the effort made and the resulting transformation gives you a feeling which is invaluable and incomporable. It makes you a creator of things and brings you pure positive energy.
New subscriber here. You guys are freaking amazing. Tenacity is a rarity with many mechanics these days. I had to watch because my now deceased brother loved the Opel model and had two in his collection. I don't know what happened to them. Major props to you guys! Totally worth watching.
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hands down the best cold start/old start video on youtube to date. great job, great guys, great editing and camerawork. keep it up.
and good music
Real good job lads. Great video enjoyed every second of it. Thank you 👍
Wow...these were iconic cars. Still in Europe you see people keeping them running. Never understood why Opel stopped making them.
Unbelieveable that thing started like that lol
Come on ya'll the name of the channel is Turning Rust. You should have cases of WD40
If only you knew how many rusty things come through here. LOL
@@TurninRust Thank you Brandon F150 for the Idea I alrady contacted WD40 to sponsor the channel I hope every body go to www.wd40.com/contact-us and chose media opportunity to support this channel
@@MrAlrayyan1 Done.
@@Geoff_G Thanks
Except WD40 really isn't all that great at rust removal.
Guys, you guys are awesome, making a heap of rust a Jewel again, it’s not for everyone! Congratulations!! #Brazil # Brasília #riodejaneiro #saopaulo ✌️😍
I don't know why but I just have tears of joy to see that 30 year old car back running again. Resurrection! Amazing guys. Respect. 🙏🙏🙏
Love that car! Had 4 between 73 and 76. Chromed the headlight covers, fender flares from Manta Part, and a 2bbl Weber carb! Like to have anther one to retire with me.
Am I the only one who's wondering why they didn't spray some penetrating oil like WD-40 or PB Blaster into the cylinders to free and lube the rings before trying to start it? Using the starter to break an engine free is about as likely to break the rings as it is to break it free. At that point, the engine's done. If you run it with broken rings, they wreck the cylinder walls. I would have sprayed some in and let it set overnight, then broken the engine free by hand with a 1/2" ratchet and the proper sized socket on the harmonic balancer bolt. Once it's broken free, a bit of either motor oil or Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders would lube the cylinder bores, pistons, and the rings as you spun it a few more times by hand. Then, fire the starter from under the hood with a screwdriver, like they did for a minute to be sure you have oil pressure to the bearings. Then, connect a plug wire to one of the spark plugs, lay it on the engine to ground it, cut on the ignition, and try starting it with the key, to be sure you have spark. If so, reinstall the spark plugs, pour a little gas into the carburetor, and try to start it. If it fires off, then it would be a really good idea to disconnect the fuel line from the fuel tank and let the fuel pump suck clean gas from a piece of hose drawing from a clean can of gas. Otherwise, no telling what kind of crap it's going to pull out of that gas tank. There can't be anything in there that you would want in that engine. Once you pull a bunch of rancid gas into the carburetor, (which won't run the engine anyhow), and you clog it with rust and gas turned to varnish, it's then rendered useless.
I would have pulled the motor out instead of messing around like they did lol
Well, I posted the other day that I was alarmed when they sprayed WD-40 into the cylinders. It didn't oil them, instead the WD-40 washed any oil out of the cylinders, and then after that it evaporated, leaving the cylinders completely dry, That explains why the engine almost wouldn't move after that. If it has broken rings now, the WD-40 is the reason. I would guess motor oil or Marvel Mystery Oil would have been the best thing to put into the spark plug holes. I think of WD-40 as a cleaner, and a solvent. It's great for removing old grease, rust, etc. But it's not a lubricant, because a good lubricant needs to stay on there. Never forget that WD-40 evaporates after a while!
the water dispersal effect of #40 includes evaporation, you are correct sir.
@@ineptsot803 We used it a lot in the 70's when the distributor cap, in our muscle car, got moisture issues. (bad firing, back fire...etc...).
@@rverro8478 yes , altho at shop class in '82 we had a distributor blow off in flames :) hehe its vapors should not be contained and ignited.
When I owned a cherry-red Opel GT in grad school, it was a lot of fun. Poured a bunch of money into it too. But reliability was not one of the car's strong points. Kept it until a few years on my first job, and after once too many times of turning the key and wondering if she will decide to work today or not, I traded it in for a vintage Corvette. Then I got married and a minivan became my car...Now I'm retired and drive a Benz. I have to say every time I see my neighbor's new Corvette it calls out to me. Cruising down Lake Shore Drive; listening to the beach boys - doesn't get any better. My wife has other ideas though!
I lived in a junkyard as a teenager and used to sit in one of these and imagine driving it. Cool video
I am 75 years young, and I absolutely love your Video's. God Bless you both & keep you safe!
Tip, When Pulling the plugs on an engine that has been sitting for a long time, I like to use Marvel Mystery Oil, or ATF In a Pump Type Oil Can To Put It In The Cylinders, I Let It Soak For A While, & Then I Start Moving It Back, & Forth By Hand With A Wrench On The Crank Pulley 1/4, then 1/2, Then a Full Turn, Then Several Full Turns, Before I Ever Attempt To Turn It Over With The Starter. But I Was Doing This In Order To Keep, & Use These Engines For Many Years, & This Method Has Worked For Me For 50+ Years, My God Has Taught Me Patience, & It Has Served Me Well. God Bless You, & Thank You !!
There is always a person that just can’t leave well enough alone? Glad your back!
Such a beautiful car, I had one in the 80´s, however I wouldn´t let these two anywhere near it!
I hear you Tony. lol
In germany there is an old advertising slogan : "Opel, der Zuverlässige." (Opel, the reliable). Any questions ? Greetings from germany home of wonderful GT.
Duplex timing chain! Thats a quality engine! 💯😎
They will never snap on those engines, as long as there is enough good oil. Even the rebuilded engines still use the original chains in them.
Not like chains in modern piece of shit engines that snap or skip tooth on 200000 km.
@@zivojinbudimirovic1061 Not on Toyota Corolla. They are very reliable.
@@zivojinbudimirovic1061 Are talking about belts? Or metal chains that break?
Great job getting to run, I had a 1973 paid 5,000 for it in 1974 ran it until 1979, gave it a new yellow paint job, and sold it for 1,900
Да, с двигателем эти ребята работают профессионально. Немного волшебных движений руками и при звуке работающего двигателя автоматический переводчик написал на экране слово "музыка". Молодцы парни. Yes, these guys work professionally with the engine. A little magic hand movements and at the sound of the engine running, an automatic translator wrote the word "music"on the screen. Well done guys.
только потом они его спалили,без охлада...
Can you imagine the stories these old abandoned cars could tell
Probably not many just sitting in a paddock for 30 years
At least the backseats! 😁
Amazing, but now I want to see it fully restored !! I'd love to see a video of the finished item if that comes about. Good job fellas !
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❤️قولو اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد الطيبين الطاهرين الأشراف يارب العالمين يالله 🤲واللهم عجل لوليك الفرج العاجل يارب العا❤️لمين يالله الله (🥰عظم الله اجركم وأجورنا انشاء الله سبحانه وتعالى عز وجل🥰)👑👑👑أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له 👑👑👑👑 🕋أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله 🕋 🕌أشهد أن علي ولي الله 🕌 💚أشهد أن علي وأولاده حجج الله ❤️عن الإمام الباقر عليه السلام قال : مرّوا شيعتنا بزيارة قبر الحسين عليه السلام ، فإنّإتيانه يُزيد في الرزق ويمدّفي العمر ويدفع مدافع البلاء🥰❤️❤️❤️
@@user-bo7yv2wc7p what the fuck are u talkinf about
That is impressive! Never would have thought it would run! Viva la GT!!!👍
My wife and I had one of those in the mid to late 70s. We had problems with the choke too. I finally just put on a good old fashioned manual choke and never had problems again.
Watching you guys work on this old car makes me wish that I was able to work on something like it instead of doing whatever it was that I did for so long. Enjoyed the video.
Man, old cars, God, and Texas! Can't beat that combo! Greetings from Manitoba, Canada. Drove down to your beautiful state once before, hope to be back with my rusty project one day, I'll have to stop by!
@@timhardwick5766 Unfortunately, those were the WRONG methods. Those were the methods on how to destroy your rings/engine/starter by not knowing what you are doing.
Unreal!! I want you guys as friends when the apocalypse comes :D
me too
Which type of apocalypse? I personally am preparing for a nuclear apocalypse
@@VoiDShotzZ I prep for an outbreak of some kind whether it be zombie or civil war which I believe will happen withing the next 5 years
Awesome Billy those are really good things to prep for
@@chiefheresy3928 lmfao thats so true
I had a friend of mine in Germany who did a restore protect on the same year Opel you two are working on. He did everything thing in his small space barn. It took him one year to complete it.
The wide shallow shots are art.
you guys work very well together. feed off each other. nice to see ppl just in sync
the local vo-tech had one of these that was leftover from previous years , whoever got it running got an A (only class I got an A in )
This really made me weep to see this baby brought back to life!!!! No longer in the junkyard! It's back on the road again and going strong!
I bought my first Opel GT in California when I was in the Air Force. I loved it and ended up buying 3 more but never had more than 1 at a time. I love and miss that car.
In Germany we call it the "German Corvette". It is quite a beauty.
1337fraggzb00N no it is called "Porsche for poor"
In Finland we call it Opel GT.
No we don't, you told you that shit?
Just to be clear, in Germany they don't call it the "German Corvette" like this one Baboon claimed. It's simply the Opel GT, but some may call it in an offensive or humorous way the poor man's Porsche. Thank you.
In portugal we call it Opel GT
I remember see lots of these Opel in the mid nineties, harder to see one now.
That front driver side headlight is what got me
These two work well together very impressive
I remember back in 72 seeing this car on the road (in eastern Europe/Romania) and thought it was the coolest machine :)
That Opel is the same age as me and in much better condition.
Just drink some WD40 and you'll be good as new
@@Laughing__Emoji__ just made my day lmao
Your hearts still pumping dumbass
Tell us how few teeth you have, it's so cool to be a piece of shit, young, and proud.
@@johnsmith1474 stold some teeth from a motel room.
an car with little hope of running! An awesome job of being able to drive this once again!
I had a friend in school who had an Opel GT. 120mph+ on the Dulles Access "Freeway" well after midnight in '72. along with his (so he claimed) twin Lucas 350,000 candlepower fog lights blazing. No cops, no traffic (even during the day to Dulles since it was hardly used then by the airlines). Cheap gas. A sweet ride and performer.
An Opel in the US?! That's rare. Hope these cars get restored well. They are great cars that are underrated.
A local Buick dealer was selling Opel GTs back in the day.
Yep, as Opel was under GM flag, development began simultanious with that of the Corvette C3. Opel GT' s therefor later got the nickname " poor mans vette" and no, opelGt's were not rare in the usa, 90% of little over 100.000 produced were shipped to and sold in the US.
@PEUGEOT Peugeot "Peugeot forever" said no one, other than you ever.
@@blackhatter011 Citroen forever
@@9ssdv8r yup they were everywhere when I was a kid in the 70s. In New England anyway
We are waiting for the restoration video for these two great OPEL
RULE NUMBER ONE, After sitting that long, remove plugs and soak with thin oil and soak for a day. If not, chances are you going to break a piston ring or other internal damage.
Got tears in my eyes :) What a sight!
When a car sits up for so long, and then revs up after its first turn over, you know it wants to see the road again.
That Opel is the same age as me and in much better condition.
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quality of this video is great! Love It!
Just the hood from that car has more style then a lot of whole cars built today.
i know NOTHING about cars, and yet i watched this all the way through ... somehow, your video is interesting, you made me curios; congratz, glad to find your channel on you tube ... best wishes to you and happy holidays
You guys r so amazing, that car been sitting for 30yrs but you r soo positive its will run.... Well eventually it did 🙌🔥🔥
wll run even with the oil turned in paste, these guys are amateurs...
I had a 1970 Red Opel. It was a lot of fun to drive & was called a baby Corvette in it's day.
I was 14 when I saw one of these, I lived 60 miles north east of Toronto, ya somewhat in the middle of nowhere and that was a pretty exotic looking car that always stayed with me.
I used to see a lot of these in Europe when I was a kid on holiday and always thought them to be a really pretty car, almost like a poor persons Ferrari Dino, but did not realise at the time how tiny they are. Great video.
"I'mna get a 10, if I can find a 10!...Look for a 9!" Ain't that a universal truth, the best way to find the damn 10 is to look for the 9.
First time I've seen a car excavation in search for an engine lol
I like how raw the video. Makes me feel I’m in the scene one time. I’m learning lots stuff. New big fun here.
"Raw" is a good way to describe this video & you are learning all of the WRONG practices of reviving a vehicle that has been sitting for 30+ years!! Read my previous comments for more info.
Wow, that car looks nice, even by today's standards. Can you imagine driving that thing back in 1972. You were basically a Rock-Star/Fighter Pilot!! Man, that's a nice design!! I amazed at how you guys, and other websites like yours, get these cars running. It makes me wonder why a lot of those cars are parked to begin with.
Great job, guys. Respect from Russia.
I want the part two of this opel rebuild! I love it!
The lesson to be learned here is pressure washing first is a good thing
Can't believe you took it out on the street with no brakes, you must be in good with the sheriff... 😎
Opel GT 😍 Build in my hometown Bochum, northrhine-westphalia/ germany!!!
Some were made in antwerp belgium :)
18 Jahre bei Opel dort gearbeitet, coole Zeit😎
Bochum is home of the Kadetts/Astras! Now the plant has gone??
@@sarahwebster8927 sorry, but Bochum wasn't only the home of the kadett a-e /astra f-h. In bochum they also produced the ascona a and b, manta a and b, olympia, gt, zafira a and b! The plant is gone, but opel still has a building for parts and logistics in bochum.
@@ACwiekel Also auch ein bochumer Kind? 😉
I had a "74 Opel Manta... great little car ! watching you work on the GT reminded me of when I worked on mine. I don't suppose you might have another one to spare? lol.
I owned a 1973 Opal Manta, drove it from 1980 - 82. It was a piece of junk, but it was my first car. I had fun in that old car when I could keep it running. Kinda the end of it is when it got rearended twice and the radiator went bad, I was still running when we junked it.
My brother has 2
Opel Manta A is far better looking than the gt imo. If I´d go for another oldie (which would mean the end of a happy mariage I´m afraid) The Manta A would be my choise.
I had a little Opel Manta. Paid 200 bucks for it all I had to do was have the transmission swapped out with one I already had from another opal. They had put a cheap paint job on it. But man that sure did Shine up it looks like a mirror in candy apple red. Now that was a truly great car right on till some farmer driving down the highway waited until I was passing him and turn right in front of me without using a turn light or any kind of signals. Totaled it.
I had one of these as my first car! Loved my baby vette! Wasnt fast, but a shitton of fun
Personally not a car I'd ever have been interested in but as they say "to each their own", fun to watch you get it running, I never would have sat in it!