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According to my research (and the April 1994 issue of Opelescence, the RMOC club magazine), it's best to remove the seats and steering column.
This is not fun.
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There is no easy way.....
Good luck!
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Then, today, a window fell out.... Because rust. In other breaking news, I now have my own parts storage bunker. This will please my boss. Sent from secret container unit using proboards
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Fortunately, already has a Carlton tank fitted, I'm glad it wasn't a rusty hole! Now home. Further testing tomorrow. Sent from Narnia using proboards
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GOOD NEWS!
Massive leak was a dangling breather that had perished and was simply missing in some places.
BAD NEWS!
Tank out job.
GOOD NEWS!
All sorted.
*FYI, removing a Monza tank on your own when it has a quantity of petrol in it is not easy. Fortunately a customer arrived while I was at a critical stage so he helped. Refitting, I used the transmission lift (should have thought of that earlier!)
Road report coming soon!
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Yup, sadly I think the tank is holed too, either way it's going to be tank out so I'd better have a replacement to hand. Ah well, I'll have to put off the road tests for now. Sent from my lounge with some chocolate and a bottle of vino tinto using proboards
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Today, I thought I'd tax the big pink one. How did this go? Painless. I then went to the petrol station. This was going fine until I got back to the secret bunker: So I did some jacking up to deal with it. This went not well too Looks like I'll be needing a tank then. Thanks, modern unleaded, for being rubbish and ruining my fuel lines. Sent from my drip tray using proboardsawdust
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We need more pictures Mike...
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Nice one.
My future father in law used to live next door to the chap who initially imported Slick 50, he used to spend his weekends decanting it from barrels into retail bottles in the guys garage....
Probably a few years ago now..
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Today, whilst on an Opel derived treasure quest, I found the boot floor spare wheel board thing was missing. I have also found that my stock of replacements has gone missing, sad times. Still, shiny new spare! If anyone ever needs to know what a 99% intact parcel shelf looks like: Just waiting for payday to tax it.... Sent from my evil empire using proboards
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Today I established a couple of things, first, eating ones own bodyweight in sprats with a largely chilli and sesame oil based salad is not as good for you as you might think, secondly, if your Opel Monza has been sat in a field for several years, it takes just over a year of applying penetrating oil to the shock.absorber adjusters to free them off. Pleased to report the suspension actually moves a bit now ! That's all. Sent from my own throne using proboards
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One of my associates bought one for £800, tatty roof, lacquer peel, left hand drive and in need of tyres.
I'd have bought it..... Even into the dizzying heights of four figure purchase prices, which I am allergic to, it's a lot of car. Sort of a rich man's cheap Aston.
Get one and make it amazing for the rest of us to enjoy please.
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Sept 29, 2014 18:25:38 GMT
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Sept 29, 2014 18:14:23 GMT
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Sept 29, 2014 15:15:32 GMT
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And GSE headlights.
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Sept 29, 2014 15:12:46 GMT
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Nice one. Get a parts car Edited to say: yes, GSE wheels, body coloured mirrors are a custom touch, GSE rear spoiler too. Sent from my Monza parts emporium using proboards
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Sept 28, 2014 8:20:25 GMT
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K Seal is what we use on anything like porous V8s and is very effective. On a rad leak, blutack, I plugged mine and it lasted nearly 3 months and only went when I got a re-core.
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Sept 27, 2014 18:40:27 GMT
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Heh heh, thanks I've had my tetanus shot. Just a couple of pictures to illustrate the fading of the paint. The lacquer is totally intact but the red has lost its pigment. Bummer. The proof will be in the driving. I need an ECU temp sensor but it works so I'll stick some rent on it next month and get some miles done. Sent from my crow scope using proboards
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Sept 26, 2014 21:16:26 GMT
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I realise my last post was a little too informative, poorly illustrated and perhaps a bit compact... My dramatic MOT failure was due to this. The picture makes it look at least 4.73 times worse than it was. A bit of cutty outy weldy patchy sticky togethery followed by approximately painty and here we are. Then I turned my attention to these. I'm sure they were great in 1997 but I hate them. A lot. Fortunately, in a bag of things and stuff that came with the car, were these: So (I know it's not exciting) these got stuck on. If you're a Monza geekoid, only very late cars (end of 1985 onwards) had side repeaters. That was a useful bit of trivia which you'll never be able to use. Hopefully I'll be able to bring my 3 together in a thread over the next few months. Today was a good day. Sent from South Central without using my AK
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Sept 26, 2014 14:56:39 GMT
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Now with added MOT.
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