Answering your questions and comments about the Opel project

Cleanly installing a vent into the front panel with simple tools, for a factory-look finish

My new project car is here - a one-of-a-kind OPEL

The new roof panel is going on the Taunus

This car is so rusty, I even have to replace the roof panel!

Blechgeschichten Workshop Update

The second attempt - Can the windshield be installed and the corner of horror become history?

Installing the windshield and CuSi brazing, one works, one goes wrong...

Completely new paint job for the engine bay

Panel gap nightmare on the Taunus - hope everything fits later...

Building Custom Wide Wheel Arches - From a Sheet of Metal

Widening wheel arches in sheet metal - Step 2: I build a wider wheel arch from a sheet of sheet m...

Widening wheel arches - Step 1, finding the line

Home stretch? Maybe, but there's still plenty of rust waiting in the Taunus mountains!

My first attempt with the English Wheel - will it work?

Good work done - the upper firewall is finally finished!

Can this rusty metal still be saved?

Using an XXL puzzle to combat rusty window frames

There is also heavy rust on the right side, in the corner of horror.

This is how I adjust the joint area before welding.

A quick greeting from the workshop

A huge rust hole with a bit of car around it - the firewall needs to be replaced!

The final piece of the "Puzzle of Horror" is complete!

From rusty fragment to finished repair panel

Now we come to the corner of horror - but how do you rebuild something that has completely rusted...

Cutting it out and welding in a new piece is the most sustainable way to combat rusty sheet metal.

Grinding down welds in tight corners - no problem with these tools!

A tough decision - how do I build the front of the Taunus?

Quick update from the workshop

A huge step forward - the new front for the Taunus

Front end replaced on Ford Taunus - do the fenders and hood fit?

Replacing the front end without a frame straightening bench - is that even possible?

The work was worth it - my custom rear end is finished.

I cut a hole in the new trunk floor.

Detail work – anyone who cuts corners here will end up with wet feet...

The first large donor sheet is coming to the Taunus region.

This technique is simply ingenious; I wish I had known about it earlier.

Using a pneumatic chisel and a wooden template to cut into the trunk floor, we'll mount the new r...

Capri tank in the Taunus? A perfect fit!

Finally back to the sheet metal! How do you cleanly extract repair panels from a scrap car?

Final spurt with obstacles and a new start with XXL delivery

short update

Fighting the cable mess - wiring harness, electrics and tank installation on the VW T3

Galvanizing in the workshop, overhauling the gearshift linkage and heating T3

Restoring emblems and removing chrome bumpers on a VW T3

A milestone for the T3 project - the engine is back in the body

Rømø Motor Festival 2025 - a paradise for old-metal-crazy children

Smart repair in the garage - this is how I repair the big scratch on my T3

Edging sheets on a curve and adding beads - different ways to achieve the goal

Cavity preservation - Rust protection for classic cars - Mike Sanders processes without special t...

Simply copy repair panels - new sheet metal for the Taunus @HeiLyMotors

No more rust on the windshield frame? Preservation of windshield installation in classic cars

Workshop update! - I'm building the perfect workbench - height-adjustable and mobile

Insert repair panels precisely, very easily

5000 Subscription Special - Half-time review of the sheet metal work of my restoration

Spot welding on load-bearing parts & visiting the Bockhorn classic car market

Broken down - Troubleshooting on the hard shoulder and visiting @MichasHecktriebKanal

Main frame repair on classic car TÜV-compliant with hobby tools & visit to the KTSH 2025

The video that doesn't exist...

Festival feeling in Geeste and assembling a T3 diesel engine