have your sold your seats?and if not would you like too?
and i like your thinking,looks great,and should be fab when done,post pics and keep us updated!
regards Tim

 

This is going to be good

 

Interesting project.

That side profile deserves a supercharger

 

Hey, no seats not sold. I've been told they are quite sought after and had lots of interest from ebay, im not a money grabber, just looking for the market price pm me if you fancy em.

 

Where in the world are you? It might be that all asda petrol stations look the same, but that looks like huddersfield.

Interesting project. Good luck with it

 

You would be right mate, huddersfield asda

 

Damn that Opel is itching for a v8

Mike

 

they have been fitted to them in the past and they do sound great, maybe one day!

 

As much as i admire your commitment and the creativity involved, i have to ask: WHY?
I mean it's not like Opel didnt offer a range of suitable engines themselves, plus the Mazda B-series isnt that great when it comes to power output - dont get me wrong, i love the engines as much as i love the MX and the Kadett Coupe...but with the Opel engines available...i dont see the point. Although i have to admit, the Mazda gearbox is by far superiour!
Still:
http://driving-culture.blogspot.de/2012/07/engine-porn-opel-cih-16v.html

 

Simple answer is that all those conversions cost megabucks now, the manta conversion parts are getting thin on the ground, the only actual factory fit option, only available by import in the uk were the 1.6 and 1.9 cih. Yes, i could hunt about for a rotten manta b and pay a grand for it, but that original engine isnt a patch on the mazda unit and would cost a small fortune to tune. For me, this is a great option for me to get a bit more power and a 5 speed box. This isn't for motorsport, its just for road use and touring round europe.

 

Is the diff from the 1.2 up to a Mazda engine's torque/power output, or are you going to use the MX5 diff? Also, what about the brakes?

 

Using the axle from a 1971 Series A Manta, should be good for 200bhp, same width and a direct swap. However, that cost me £280 and its not an LSD!

I considered the mx5 diff, but dont fancy hacking and fabricating the rear end to make it fit.

@HMT, now I see your from Germany I can understand your opinion a little better, but as I say, the larger engined kadetts were very rare over here and the parts are expensive to buy now. If I wanted to stick a 2.0 16 astra engine in, I'd be looking at 2 and a half grand for all the parts/ carbs/ management etc.

 

and on brakes, the manta axle has larger rear drums, I can always fit manta brakes or there are a number of upgrade options that have been done for the chevette and kadett with newer calipers & disks. At the moment its got vented disks and green stuff pads and does stop really well, so ill see how it is with the new engine.

 

I like old Vaux / Opel - my Dad worked at the Vaux main dealer when i was a nipper and these were current - will be interesting to see how this turns out.

I also initially thought it was a weird choice putting the MX5 engine in though. Lots of people with MX5s are trying to work out how to take the engine out and put something better in its place.

I get your point about some of the default options, but I think I'd have been dull and done the well trodden Redtop. My little brother had a Mk1 cav with a C20XE and it was fantastic.

 

The 6 pot 2.3 goes in don't it? although it may still be 4 speed. Thats the easyest factory swap. It was a factory car too. The fastest car on this platform was a 4 pot 2.3 with 16 valves. Only 36 of them, while there were 400 of the straight 6

I am of course talking about the chevette hs and hsr. I think there the same, or is this earlyer car different?

 

@gernster:

Seems that its a bitt of a different matter in the UK with these cars. Anyways, i wish you success with you project and please keep us posted with the progress. I'm a huge fan of the C Coupe and seeing it mated with a Mazda engine is somethin i'm pretty sure i wont be seing again

 

Gorgeous Opel dude. I had one for my first car in 86! (not coupe unfortunately)
Will watch with interest

 

Chevette engines and gearboxes are different, but obviously can be fitted to this. But again, those drivetrains go for an arm and a leg. Im not prepared to spend thousands on a new engine,.especially as, by breaking this eunos, i might actually be in profit and the conversion could be cost neutral!

If i do want to go silly i can always turbo this, I've always wanted a car with a vroom ptishhhh dump valve

 

small update, still verily stripping the 5. Most of the big bits have sold, but ive still got the wheels and the steering wheel.

Ive been slowly removing the wiring loom, marking all the important stuff along the way. dash is all out too

Took the rear petrol tank cover off and discovered genuine Japaneese stuff!

Look like flea spray and a sticky bug catcher!!

Boot stripped out too:

Managed to crack the rear driveshaft nuts too in preparation for taking the LSD out, but thjat involved buying a 29mm socket and then another breaker bar after 'my had it for years with a puny m6 bolt as a hinge pin' breaker bar snapped!

£20 investment me thinks!

Diff out this week then the engine/box next weekend!

 

I really like the opel! With some more mx5 power (and some forced induction in the future maybe?

) it is going to be a beast! What wheels are those on the opel?

 

HI, I'm not ruling out a turbo at some stage!

wheels, sh1t, I always forget what they are called. think they are Mim 1800s..... ah no, they look the same but they have EXIP on the centrecap. 7x15, ET28 I think, nice dish and 4x100 PCD

 

EXIP wheels, although Mim do replicas, kinda like rota.
only available in 15s and 14, although i believe 15s were a little rarer.

 

Yeah, a wooshing old Kadett would be amazing!

The wheels look just perfect on the car!

 

Now THIS is right up my street, love the Kadett's. saw one over at the nurburgring a few years back, stunning cars, an yours is as clean as a whistle.
Looks just right sat on those wheels.

 

Mighty interesting swap. The mx5 engine should make quite the difference. I think it's a perfect fit for the kadett.

 

I got these imported from Germany, cost me £180 all in with good tyres, ebay.de is your friend