'34 Opel Six

[Rickomatic]

The fun thing about sites like this. I didn't even know Opel was around that long ago. It is neat to see something other than a T, an A or a duece Ford getting worked over.

 

[Cookie's Customs]

Opel is even older than that,her is an ad from 1899

 

[MACKAZ]

Unique and original. Fantastic!!!! love it.

 

[Old Iron]

I'm glad you found the finders it makes the car look a lot better. It has almost the same lines as a 34 Pontiac.

 

[Cookie's Customs]

Indeed they seem similar, they are cousins ​​after all

 

[Cookie's Customs]

I've been busy with the backdoor

Here it shows how much shorter the body is

 

[93blazer4dr]

really nice and clean looking work. i love how you did the frame.

 

[jfg455]

how about lengthening the front door and welding in the rear door to make it a Tudor?

 

[Cookie's Customs]

I was planning to make a 2 door but plans have changed.
It's a little hard to explain to me in English but I'm going to shorten the rear door and fabricate something as the rear doors of a van,so that there will no longer b pillar when both doors are open.
I hope I've explained it well.

 

[Cookie's Customs]

Shorten the rear door.
The seam between the doors is a little too big but I can adjust that i think.

 

[Snake Farm]

Nice work on the doors [cl

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[Cookie's Customs]

I now have three weeks off from work,so I can make some progress on de Six.
I started with finishing the doors.

Because i need to get parts for the doors,I started with welding shut the holes in the front fenders

 

[zzrodder]

Very KOOL, the rear doors are working out nicely, a really different but good look. This one of my favorite builds !! [cl[cl

 

[Cookie's Customs]

Thanks guys,

removed the headlight mount.

And i did some experimenting with black spraypaint,and it worded out very well.

Put the engine in to see how it sits in the frame.

And here the guy responsible that the engine is in place, my partner in crime, the operator of the chain hoist.

 

[rainman]

Nice work, looking great!!!

That last fellow is kind of shady looking, I would keep an eye on him!!!

 

[Cookie's Customs]

It is 6 years old rascal, but a great help

 

[Tim...Ok]

It is 6 years old rascal, but a great help

he looks like he is ready to get into mischief at any moment nice work and ya can't beat having a great helper..

 

[zzrodder]

It's a relief to see a Chevy V8 going in, I was afraid it would get some weak kneed 4 cylinder engine !! [cl Are Chevy engines and parts hard to come by there ? (or expensive ?)

 

[Cookie's Customs]

No, that was one of the main conditions of the project, an Chevy v8
There are many European engines to choose from,but what is a hotrod without a v8
They are pretty easy to find,not cheap but affordable

 

[Cookie's Customs]

I found some time to work on the Opel again.

Support made for the grill and fenders.

made an oldschool engine mount.

transmission in it and made a support for it.

Rear fenders mounted.

The original steering rack will not fit because of the V8.
Made a new steering column from 35mm pipe and mount it at a different angle in the car to.
I will use a steering rack from a porsche 924.