Heya i’m maikel
So to begin, I bought a 1991 Opel Vectra 1.6 with only 70000km (40000 miles) last year for 120£.
And since I sold my previous project car, I decided to go even further with this one.
A pic from the previous one
So to start with, I removed the whole rear end and started with the gas tank.
After rinsing it and sanding it down, it was time for primer
And next, the final coating
The brackets have been powdercoated
Cleaned the underside and checked for rust, and surprisingly it had none (apart ftom the wheel wells, but those get treated when i start bodywork), so applied a new coating
And refitted the gas tank
Rear axle ready for powdercoating
Bushings have arrived
New bearings
And because of the disc conversion, the bearings wouldn’t fit the axle, so I had to make adapter plates
Rear axle parts are back from powdercoating, so time to put them together
So to begin, I bought a 1991 Opel Vectra 1.6 with only 70000km (40000 miles) last year for 120£.
And since I sold my previous project car, I decided to go even further with this one.
A pic from the previous one
So to start with, I removed the whole rear end and started with the gas tank.
After rinsing it and sanding it down, it was time for primer
And next, the final coating
The brackets have been powdercoated
Cleaned the underside and checked for rust, and surprisingly it had none (apart ftom the wheel wells, but those get treated when i start bodywork), so applied a new coating
And refitted the gas tank
Rear axle ready for powdercoating
Bushings have arrived
New bearings
And because of the disc conversion, the bearings wouldn’t fit the axle, so I had to make adapter plates
Rear axle parts are back from powdercoating, so time to put them together
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