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Autoweek Jaguar XJ sedan revealed, reaches U.S. showrooms in December:

NewsBot — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:08 GMT

With entertainer Jay Leno acting as host, Jaguar has taken all of the cloaks off the redesigned XJ sedan.

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Driver's license

Kayte — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:33:52 GMT

Well, just got my license!!! Dad got me a 1992 Celica GT-S, same age as me! lol. We can grow old together. :lmao: Told him I want to drive his Opel but he told me to learn to drive the Celica better first. :banghead: I'm getting down to a two-foot roll back on a steep hill with the standard transmission. My dad said I need more practice with the manual shift. Look out world! I'm on the road! :drive: The biggest problem I had to overcome was not moving the steering wheel to the right while shifting into 5th. Here's Dad face as we head for the ditch at 100km/h! :yikes: I still want an Opel. He's not getting off the hook that easy...:biglaugh:

Happy Birthday coolchrisp

Gary — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:05:00 GMT

1 member is celebrating their birthday on 07-14-2009:

-coolchrisp (born in 1988, Age: 21)

Happy Birthday!

smoke and sparks from alternator

jayhawkjesse33 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:03:41 GMT

This past weekend, I replaced my old 1.9 with a 2.2. I was having a vacuum issue, and after fixing it tonight, I went to take the car for a spin to see if it worked. As I started the car, there was a slight delay with the radio coming on. Then I had a rough idle, so I gave it some gas and it got better. I put it in to gear and started to back out. I heard a noise coming from the engine bay, so I put the car back in park and when I looked up I saw white smoke coming out from under the hood. I turned the car off and opened it up to find a a lot of white smoke and a burnt rubber smell. After looking around and feeling around, I noticed that one of my plastic wire covers felt warm. So I removed it with a few others just for good measure. I couldn't find any damage at this point...so I reached in and turned the key, no power until I hit the ignition and then turned the motor over again to see if I could see anything, and sure enough, the wire coming from the alternator was sparking. It was about 4 or 5 inches off of the bolt connection...where the previous owner had spliced in a 18 or maybe 20 gauge wire from the original thick wire to the connection point on the alternator. I could see bare wire and the wire was coming out of the insulation and tape they had used. So I wanted to see what I was dealing with. I cut that wire off and spliced in a 10 gauge wire and a new connection to the alternator. Turned the key, but no power in the car. I hit the ignition again and looked in the engine bay, it started but wouldn't stay started. So I did it again and saw sparks coming out of the alternator. So needless to say, my alternator seems to be fried. I am gonna take it down to the shop tomorrow to see if it can be rebult. Otherwise its an overnight order from OGTS so I can get the car running to see if I've fixed my vacuum issue with the transmission and to get the car to its appointment at the exhaust shop on Thursday.

I wouldn't mind replaced that red wire, especially since its probably fried as well, but when looking at the fuse panel there seems to be a lot of red wires and I'm not sure which one to replace. Any help on that one??

[WTB] Axle Retainer Plates

deaconblues010266 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:00:49 GMT

Hi All, I'm in need of the end plates for the rear differential. These are the plates at the end of the axle tube with four holes that holds the axle in. The Pass side is rotted with holes, and the Drivers side is not much better. This is for the later model GT rear with the "square" bolt pattern. So, if anyone has a blown up rear that they have cannibalized, I need these parts. Let me know if you can help and how much you want for the parts and shipping to 43224 Ohio
Thanks, Chuck

Search result threads . . .

tekenaar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:18:01 GMT

. . . are no longer showing a "check mark" for authored/subscribed threads, very frustrating when searching for something you've posted earlier for reference!

Known bug? Not a problem in last version, IIR . . .

[FSM] Opel GT parts random items

72opelguy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:41:46 GMT

OK will have more item to list soon but now I have as follows:
Original hubcaps good condition $40
1974 Gauge panel (all gauges worked when pulled, 72,000+ on speedo) with complete car wiring harness and fuse block $75
windsheild $50
2 driver windows $20 each
Back Windshield $50
driver and pass door panels (fair condition)$20
3 32/36 weber carbs $50 each
(1 was bought new 6-7 years ago barely used,1 was rebuilt 4 years ago and used, 1 sure needs rebuild)
2 rear axle assembly $40 each

and if anyone is interested I have a set of 4 lug Cragar SS wheels and tires missing 2 center caps and 1 wheel has some rust and chrome flaking off,tires have toe wear and are 205/60/r13 $100

28. Int. Manta A Meeting Germany

Steinmetz Manta — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:35:22 GMT

Hello,

here some Pictures from the 28. Int Manta A Meeting near Stuttgart/Germany.
The next 29. is next Year in Hamburg(40 Years Manta A)

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Flooding problems

joz1973GT — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:25:50 GMT

Well I have done my reading but cannot find an answer. Here is the set rep, I have a 73 GT and the factory fuel pump would hardly pump any fuel at all, but if you kept the revs 1300 rpm or higher it would run for a little bit and then die out. It will run if the revs are over 2000 on its own. So I installed a eletric pump as I have read in these threads. I was wondering if the fuel pump I got was too much. It pumps at 4-6 PSI but i did not take out the factory pump hoping it would help to regulate the fuel pressure. But after all is install and wired up I started the engine and it ran very rough and when I shut it down the was a pool of fuel on the secondary butterfly. So at this point I am thinking of scraping the entire factory fuel system and setting it up as I have done cars with one fuel line to the pump and one from there to the carb. I love this car but it is proving to be difficult at times. Thank you so much for the help

Master Cylinder, Rebuild or Replace?

74Opel1900 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:34:43 GMT

I'm fairly certain I have a problem with my master cylinder. I can still stop but the pedal slowly reaches the floor and I have to pump the brakes to keep this from happening. I was wondering if I should rebuild or replace the master cylinder. Here are some pictures. I'm thinking by the looks of this thing I should get a new one.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_2309.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_2310.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_2311.jpg

Key left on ... now it won't start. 1.1 liter

klwinter — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:51:17 GMT

Question:
1. I left my key on and now it won't start. It ran beforehand.
What should I look for?

2. I rebuilt the Carbs. It starts great but is stumles on accleration. What does that indicate?

Kenneth :bs2:

Safelight LED brakelights

hrcollinsjr — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:52:23 GMT

I was going through some old magazines and found this LED "1157 bulb". This one appears to be a little different than the standard bulb replace type LED's. At $149/pr. it's not cheap unless it saves your butt then I guess it would be a bargain! :D
They are currently running a special. Buy two sets and they'll give you a third set.

Quote:

SafeLight is a computerized LED brake light specifically designed to prevent the most common and costly type of traffic accident, rear-end collisions.

When you encounter an �emergency braking� situation, SafeLight�s sensor, called an accelerometer, senses your vehicle�s rapid deceleration and triggers ultra-bright bursts of light to quickly alert following drivers of an impending collision.

If anyone buys two pair and wants to give me the third pair, for making you aware of them, that will be okay with me. :lmao:

Harold

Autoweek Bob Lutz reportedly to stay on at General Motors:

NewsBot — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:00:06 GMT

Bob Lutz, General Motors vice chairman and internationally renowned product guru, has reversed his retirement plans and is expected to stay with the remade car company as it charts a new path out of bankruptcy.

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Help: Manta Steering Column Question

RetroSportCar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:28:36 GMT

I am replacing my Manta (1975) directional switch (core) assembly. Anybody gone through this installation? How easy/hard is it to install? What are the things that I should look out for when replacing?

Thanks

Complete bushing kit?

just4fun — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:42:42 GMT

I've been searching for a couple hours now. I couldn't find exactly what I needed off the search function and I went through all of the sponsers of this site. I'm looking for a COMPLETE or near complete poly bushing kit for my 74 Ascona. I have a complete 2nd front and rear suspension in my garage and I would like to powder coat it, install all new bushing, and then install it. I just need to price everything out so I'm ready to go on it. I have found odds and ends but no complete kits. If no complete kits what is the best route others have taken, it seems very expensive to peice it together.