Project Opel GT 1971 #16 : Sandblasting the Moviestar. No more rust...just holes...
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2023
- Working with the better half of the car. Mostly just to open every cavity and compartment to be exposed for sand (actually granular metal) blasting. It is time to get rid of the ugly Plum color...But this moviestar had few aces still hidden in its sleeves.
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I stumbled on this renovation a short while ago. I had a 1975 1900 Manta with a Cologne motor and a fellow officer had an identical white GT to this one while in the armed forces at that time. I regret selling the Manta some years later still!!! There is a divine madness from those who care that put this amount of work into saving a car from the knackers yard. Well done - I'm sure the end product will be beautifull again!!!
Thanks for the comment. Manta and GT were beautiful back then, and even more nowadays !! I am not an Opel expert, what is Cologne engine?
@@GT1900garage The 1900 Cologne motor was the German Opel power plant as opposed to the engines fitted in the 1600cc sourced from the joint venture in the UK with GM/Vauxhall. As I understood it it was a relatively rare import into South Africa which was more reliable and powerful than the later 1900cc engines fitted from the GM stable.
@@user-ok3le4vh7c Engineeting wise the running gear geometry was also pretty special. The Manta had one vice: it stuck to the road with incredible grip untill it broke loose. After that all bets were off especially off-camber. 😂😂
Lovely work! That GT came in the best hands. I'm very impressed.
Thanks for the comment, Appreciated.
You do a perfect job, I like all your videos and I'm sure you will end up with one of the most beautiful car there is
Thanks for the comment. I truly think so, after putting so much effort to this one, I will never sell this one...
First he demonstrates how much I suck at sheet metal work, now he shows me how bad I suck at video editing! Lol! This thing is gonna be amazing looking when finished...🖖🏿😎👍🏿
Thanks for the comment, I just love these overstatements, but not gonna complain ! I truly think this car will have a second opportunity to shine
Your patience and quality of work is absolut top of all!!!
Thanks for the comment..This project is somewhat ultimate measure for patience and persistence
Ooooh yeah, I remember ...
OPEL (Vauxhall) Manta B, 1980 and VW T 4, 1991 I must so, like you, repair. A lot of plate to create and welding.
It's made me happy to see you professionally working.
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Thanks for the comment. And thanks for watching, Happy New Year
I’ve done similar work on cars since 1974. As an expensive “hobby”. I have the shop, equipment, and skills. I am finishing a car now. It will almost certainly be my last. I just don’t think I have another left in me. You know the effort and mental focus required. Your work is top quality. Video very well done. You too will know the time to quit and switch focus on smaller projects. Just subscribed!
Excellent comment. Let me open this a bit. I am a car enthusiast, been that for ages...graving for new projects to start, and some even finished. I have renovated my white Mini and after that I built a new garage form me to accommodate bigger projects . However, I was working as a coach in sports team for 7 years, which consumed my spare time completely. About year ago, I decided that not renew my contract as a coach, and it was time to concentrate to my other hobbies again. I have next project on my mind already.. Most likely it is a smaller project, or it could be bigger...time will show...
The hobby loses another important contributor. Good luck!
@@ccbiezenbos Thanks! But I have to be honest. Today, a solid and complete 1965 International Scout arrived at my TX shop. I bought the damn thing in FL. After looking at over 50 of them over 2 years, this was the one. Very dry truck. I’ve never restored a Scout or a truck. Always performance cars. I guess once afflicted, always afflicted. Gosh. I gotta run. I need to get out to the shop and start taking this thing apart! Best to you and yours!
I really appreciate the ingenuity of creating your own tools and equipment. Outstanding.
Thanks for the comment...the poor must be resourceful with the alternative tools...😄
My only complaint here would be I can only hit like the video once......excellent work once again
Thank you for the comment, likes and views.. Higly appreciate the comments from regular viewers !!!
Hello, eine sensationelle Arbeit die du da machst. Vielen dank für die tollen Videos, damit man dabei sein darf. Freue mich schon auf das nächste. 👏👌
Unbedingt ab der ersten Folge ansehen. Beeindruckend, welche Kreativität und Geduld dieser Mann hat!
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Danke für den Kommentar, in der nächsten Folge werden alle Geheimnisse gelüftet, die die Farbe darunter verborgen hat...
Super! You have very relaxing and cool music to your videos!👌It's the perfect Friday movie when you're not in the garage! I'm just enjoying myself! Anna palaa! (hope that was correct)😃
Thank you very much! I follow several youtube projects, and I feel flattered for being one of the projects that other garageheads follow.. Did you have a project of your own ? (Och det var helt rätt)
In meinem Alter begann ich mit dem Modellbau.
Wenn ich jetzt wieder so ein Video sehe, fangen meine Hände an zu jucken.
Ich habe diese Art von Arbeit so oft und über einen langen Zeitraum gemacht.
Nochmals vielen Dank für den Kommentar. Wer verhindert die Rückkehr zur 1:1-Modellierung? Was für Modelle bauen Sie?
@@GT1900garage Ich bin 73 Jahre alt.
Es gibt zu viele physikalische Einschränkungen für eine 1:1-Modellierung.
Also baue ich ein 1,30 m langes Modell aus Kunststoff und Holz mit RC-Steuerung.
Schön und gemütlich, herlich warm und nicht viel Lärm.
Wow, welches Modell? Gibt es Bilder von dem Projekt?
Du bist genial!!! Ein göttlicher Metall - Bearbeiter . . . . .vom obersten Regal 💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Ein Opel GT für die EWIGKEIT. Auch Dein Videoschnitt - wunderbar. Zum Anfang ,die Einzelbildfolge - wie im Comic . . . SPEKTAKULÄR !!! Solche Restaurierung ist fast unbezahlbar - aber ein Fahrzeug für die Ewigkeit ( bei guter Pflege). Grüße aus Lübeck, Germany, Torsten 👋🏻
Vielen Dank für die Komplimente...
In the first bit of the video, I thought the smoke was coming from a spliff. aside from that, you are doing a fantastic job on the car.
Spliff or not, I kinda feel the same anyway....
Thanks for the comment !!!
@@GT1900garage@GT1900garage I forgot to add one other point -I really like the camera work and the timelapse in your videos; they're really good.
No talking no explanation just the way I like it just making shit happened great video sir 👍🏽
Thank You. I am a Finn, so I assume that no one would expect any continuous narration and bs 😂
Always a pleasure to watch
Always a pleasure to have you as a regular viewer ! Thanks for the comment ...
In 1980 a friend drove one and showed me the hideous rusting of the car. Even worse then my Citroen Dyane. Great video’s and craftsmanship!
Complimenti progetto molto interessante auto dei miei sogni 👍👋👋👋
Thanks for the comment, Yes, Opel GT is very prone to rust...but sure it is beautiful !!
Now i see why there isnt a weekly episode!
Touche !!!
We see, that you love your car. You see, that we love your videos. Win-win RUclips style! 😊
Thanks for the comment, appreciate it !!!
Another fantastic instalment in the series! It is always worth the wait. Just read all the comments, don't know why I do because all too often they wind me up. Cancelling subscription because of music. Really? His loss definitely. You are correct, blasting by someone who knows what they are doing is not a problem, where I live in the UK, all the blasters who are any good have retired and not been replaced, it is very sad. As regards acid dipping, this is my humble opinion. Box sections that have not rusted out in 50 years are never going to, until you give them a coat of acid that is. Also, cost is astronomic in the UK as well. Your way is best.
Thanks for support. Well you cannot please everyone... And yes, I also agree about the cost efficiency of this stripping method AND the fact that old craftsmanship of many "old fashion" skills is a dying breed.
Thank you for another absorbing video: it really shows how much patient effort is needed to prepare a bodyshell for sandblasting, and there is still so much work to be done. Best wishes.
Thank you for your comment. In my initial plans, I thought that sandblasting is the FIRST thing to do after dismantling the car....HAH, how off was I back then...450hours and car was opened enough for reaching everywhere ..
Nice work, i went this way so many times in the past. Nowadays I would perhaps go the route of chemical paint stripping and rust removal after mounting it on a stabilizing subframe. But you never know exactly what would have been better unless you did it. There are so many factors that play a role, working time, costs, loss of material, preservation, sand entering the cavities and so on. I hope you don't see any criticism in this, I know exactly what you're doing here because I've been down this path dozens of times and you have my utmost respect. Greetings from the North Sea in Germany, Stefan
Thanks for the comment Stefan. The reason for sandblasting is simple, cost and local availability. And the guy is very experienced, I trusted the process 100%. Chemical dipping might have some advantages, but for me this was the only option that I even considered. Material loss is not a problem, when you have experienced operator...BTW, no criticism detected, all comments are great... !!! Thanks for being a regular viewer of the channel
Incredible effort, skill, focus, standards and results. I am not envious of this work...admittedly, I would have 'abandoned ship' long ago. I hope this car appreciates how lucky it is! ;)
Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, majority would have abandoned it...but not after you have paid it, and hauled it from Germany to Finland....no other option but to make it worth the effort !!!
No more rust...just holes..... LOL You sir are the ultimate optimists. I find that 16 minutes goes by real fast when watching your channel. Keep on truckin!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for comment ! Yep, next episode will reveal how much new holes (episodes to come) there actually is...
My dad had a wine coloured opel commodore with a black vinyl top. They ha had several opel records and vectra s that he used as taxis . Opel had some lovely cars in its day, I currently drive an Opel zafira .
Thanks for the comment, This is my first (and only) Opel, but I do love 70s Opels in general...But this one is the top gem for me.
@@GT1900garage my uncles worked in an opel garage , one drove a manta the other drove a kadette . Classic Opels are still all over Ireland . I see 2 stunning monza every week. One is gold with cream interior and then other is green with green interior . Beautiful cars
Nice work thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching, stay tuned for more episodes to come...
Your stop motion animations always put a smile on my face ☺ kind of unique.
Being from northern Germany, i really appreciate your very subtle sense of humor. We usually don´t talk that much either.
Ok, the switch to the blasting scene is absolutely priceless 🤣When the metal guitars kick in, the hardcore starts.
And what is this enormous location ? Do they blast trucks or small ships in there regularly ?
Again very entertaining. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment...I kinda liked the blasters reaction when he started, I had already chose the music, so it was spot on !! The hall is for blasting huge industrial machinery frames...
What a disastrous base! 😳 You are totally crazy and my big hero!
I love it!
I look forward to see the continuation! 👍🏻
Best regards from Germany.
Mario.
Thank you! 😁 Well, it was worse than promised, but its now getting its second chance. 100% rust free
Another superb episode I am totally enjoying your dedication and talent
Thank you so much for the comment and views !!
Respekt für soviel Ausdauer 👍
Danke für die Ermutigung
That is a very good video, what a lot of work and what a rusty car it was
No thought of corrosion protection back in the day 👍👍🇦🇺
Thanks for the comment, Yes, it had a little bit more work than expected....
Bin durch Zufall hier gelandet. Da der GT ein schönes Auto ist, musste ich es mir unbedingt ansehen. Der hat schon sehr viel Rost an der Karosserie. Aber deine Arbeit ist richtig super und ich gucke mir die ersten Videos noch an😊
Vielen Dank für den Kommentar und herzlich willkommen, mitzumachen...
Great work mate!
Thanks a lot! I appreciate comment coming from a biker !!
Very nice job,still long way to go,keep doing what your doing.👍👍👍😎😎😎
Thanks, yep, plenty of episodes to come...
Complimenti progetto molto interessante auto dei miei sogni 👍👋👋👋👋
Grazie per il commento, la GT è davvero un'auto meravigliosa..
Still loving this series. Keep pushing! :)
That's the plan! Thanks for regular views !! I truly appreciate it
Wieder ein supervideo. Freue mich schon auf die nächste Folge
Danke für den Kommentar. Die nächste Folge enthüllt die Geheimnisse, die unter der Farbe verborgen waren
That is the biggest sand blasting booth I have ever seen
...for big machinery frames...Yep, it is adequate for my purposes.
Mad skills! I'd have to scrounge up a little more $$ and get one that was in better shape. (I've had 2 GTs and a Manta, and loved them!)
Well...thing is, that there are not so many available GT project candidates available in Finland, even with money. SO this one was shipped from Germany, and it is what it is.... so I have to deal with it...
Great work as always!
Appreciate regular viewers and commenters !!! Stay tuned for more episodes...PS, love your GT !!
@@GT1900garage Thank you!
Opel built cars from late 1960 to late 1970 rusted ridiculously fast in cold wet countries. I should know, had one and sold it after 3 years with the floor and the fenders rusted through.
Yes, I heard this story before.. I don't know is it the design or material...or combination...
@@GT1900garage Mainly cheap, low quality sheet steel imported from the Soviet Union. Someone told me the rust was already in the coils of steel on arrival.
Fiat had the exact same problem. VW also for a short while.
Thanks👍🏾
Thanks to you, I'd say!!
Your work is well thought out. I would like to be able to do this kind of work on mine, but I would change the chassis and suspension to the Mazda Miata NC
Thanks for comment. Yes, all projects are cool, no matter is it a a top notch restoration or high level tuning restomod...I am bringing old moviestar GT back to life, this is my ultimate goal.
Siistii duunia 👍
Kiitos kommentista, kova yritys on ainakin...
Artist men
Thanks for the comment...Art is in viewers eye, glad that you see it this way !!
Your work is absolutely amazing. These cars are special to me, my oldest brother had 3 of them. I enjoy your project series. Thank you for sharing. My only question is: How did you not get discouraged??!!
Thank you very much for the comment. Thanks for viewing the whole series !! As for your question, I was discouraged for one day, then I thought that it only makes my channel more interesting...soooo, I would say its a win-win situation....sort of...
Маленький человечек прошёл незаметно по полке 👍👍👍👍
R2-D2 😂
Nice touch with R2D2 on the shelf in the background, lol. 450 hours in.... great work. I don't think I could keep unearthing rust and stay interested.. I admire your dedication and am really looking forward to seeing the project move along. I know the big reward is finally firing it up and taking it for a first drive..... seems a long way off. Just a curious thought; how many hours do you think (hope) you'll have in it when you finally get to take that first drive? Good work, keep it up!
The R2 was a whim of the moment when I saw box of my 1980 collection of SW toys in the top shelve. Thank you for great comment, I am really looking forward to get the GT up and running, but to be honest, I really like the process as well... I would estimate that 1500-2000 hours will be in the clock when I am ready. It is about the time that is counted for building your own family house !!!
I might suggest, that any one who has so much time to make such video content, might have made a lot more progress in restoring the car, if they had not.
As entertaining to watch as it may be.
Ah, so true... BUT
This is part of this hobby that I have chosen and truly like both aspects. When I am bored with metal work, I can edit or invent new camera tricks, and vice versa... With the same logic; why would you paint oil to canvas, when you can take a picture. Why would compose music when you can just go to Spotify. Why would you build a car when you can just buy one...I just love the "making of" part of this
Another awesome video ! But get rid of the timer, don't do that to yourself 😆
Thanks for the comment...Nooo, it is very interesting... It would be bad if I have false expectations about the time the project consumes, but now I'm just curious about the overall figure...
Today I saw #16 and haven’t seen any other episodes. After finishing with episode 16# I wanted to know the history and watched all episodes. I got to give it to you, the devotion you have to restore this opel gt. You must be in love with this car because this car was actually to far gone and simply wasn’t worth restoring anymore. The amount of hours you have put in already and multiply it with a metal worker hour wage which is normally between the €50 and €80 an hour. But it is really nice to see this one saved, because I know these cars and they a beautiful little cars. I used to own a opel Manta type A from 1972. Opels do rust a lot from this era, actually also in the 80’s 90’s and 00. Are you planning to use the CIH engine or a c20xe? (I never liked the cih engines there power band is flat and they are really heavy)
The seller said minimal body work? Wow that’s odd for a German normally they tend to tell the truth.
Good luck with your restoration, I am subscribed now and will follow your work!
Thanks for comment, and hopefully becoming a regular viewer on my channel. Honestly, I had no other choice but to finish what I have started. After buying a car from Germany, and paying a lot to haul it to Finland (with 2022 prices), there was not an option to let it be and leave the project. I felt miserable for one weekend, when the truth revealed, but then I thought that this might be interesting youtube project to do...My niche is to revive the car from "beyond repairable" state back to its glory! But yes, I do love it now. It is just adorable, yet kind of aggressive looking little european sports car...Besides, one cannot count the labor as currency, when dealing with hobby. I would count this as 450hours quality time with my hobby .
About the seller, I think that seller did not quite understood what he sold, but there was some indication that it was not 100% honest process either, so many sudden turns in the process.... Not sure about the engine yet....some ideas to spice it up a bit...lets see...
Thank you for a subscription.
@@GT1900garage I think seeing all the little patches you find in the car and hidden trauma if the seller wasn’t the 1st owner he probably couldn’t know what was all wrong with the car. But you are right, this is a hobby project other wise you couldn’t do it. And looking at your work it’s going well. And afterwords you can say I literally rebuild this car with my own hands. And every panel had work done to it. I am guessing that 75% of the car is stil original and the rest is made by your hands. Its also nice seeing you are repairing the panels (and the right way) while most people would just replace the panel. Now I do remember that panels for the gt are very hard to come by.
About the engine if you would go for the c20xe (which is a great engine) find the early one these have cillinder heads made by Cosworth and have bigger valves. The later ones have Kolbensmith cilinder heads. The gearbox you need to find one from the opel manta 1.8gs these will fit right to the c20xe and you have a working speedometer. Good luck 👍🏻🍀 keep up the good work :)
Your work and filming is very impressive and oddly soothing to watch. Did you ever consider acid dipping, which would have been a lot less work than sandblasting?
Thanks for the comment...I tend to choose the music that reflect the mood of my work in all episodes, sometimes it is soothing, sometimes just agony 😂. Regarding your question : Two reasons, availability (locally) and cost.. End result is still the same...
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15:08 wow this is a huge cabin, what do they normally treat there tanks ? Busses ?? Ships ???
Thanks for comment, normally big industrial machinery
This is a $100K restoration. Holy toledo.
I must be rich then, wait...no.... Thanks for the comment, can I quote that when applying a full value insurance ?
How much time and research to find a media blasting room, percentage of savings compared to dipping? Imagine time saved was in scheduling to meet your timeline. Sorry to see that cliffhanger look and the term “stuntman” 😱
I've discovered this channel recently, but have been fillowing the Retropower channel for longer. Those guys covered the reason for moving away from dipping, stating that dipping may neutralise rust, but doesnt replace rusted panels, additionally if the neutralisation isnt done propely the remaining acid will eat the remaining meyal aeay. This is from their rxperience.
The person who blasted, is a friend of mine. He did my Mini 14 years ago, and has a VERY long experience with cars. This was local, easy and cost efficient for me... And yes, the stunt has taken some on screen hits to the front and back ! Good old chasing scenes !!! New episode will reveal the end result of the blasting...
At 4 minutes in I would opt to have tge cavities inside coated with a rust protective inhibitors much like zbart or
the protector plate back in the day .
Yep, they will. In the rear wheel bay, there are two maintenance holes at the end of the both sill cavity. They will be sprayed CRC rust gel (tar like substance) few weeks before spraying the complete car with industrial epoxy. Prior to that car will be VERY LIGHTLY sandblasted again...just to clean up before undercoating...
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5:08 😅 i see it 🤖
Easter egg, found a box full of my 80´s StarWars toys, and just had to do it...
Wouldn't dipping have been a better option to strip this vehicle?
Thanks for the comment. This topic is actually quite well covered in more details in previous comments, but in short : This is purely matter of availability and pricing. I have access to local shop with very experienced operator, who has decades worth of experience with classic cars. Now that my GT is pretty much opened up, so every corner and pocket can be sandblasted, it was a best option to have. Another issue is the cost. Dipping would have cost me soooo much more...
Would you buy the same condition of a car again?
VERY good question. As mentioned in several comment replies, This was about 1000% more work than the seller promised...But on the other hand, this would not be a RUclips channel without the huge amount of work to be done. Does it have any sense? No ! But is it fun - Yes. So most likely I would buy the same car, but with a big discount !!
It seems to me that only the paint held that car together. Just keep on.
Thanks for comment. Well, not that far off....luckily there was some solid metal left.. next episode will reveal how close it was to collapse 😂
I can't wait
5:08 R2D2 😂
Hah, the whim of the moment when I saw box of my 1980 collection of SW toys in the top shelve.
15:30 what's the songs name , who is this ? Awesome .
This is RUclips audio library artist. Song: Addict (Instrumental) by NEFFEX.
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I wonder if alkaline and acid dip would have cleaned it better and easier it might have cost too much though
Thanks for comment, Yes maybe it would have been better, but two reasons. Price and local availability. I'm happy with the end result...
Awesome opel gt!
I had a friend who had a opel manta gt sold here in US in early 1970s through Buick GM motors great little car great on gas in those days of gas shortages!
Vilken film har bilen varit med i. :)
Jag vet inte. Jag försöker komma på det just nu. men bilen har ägts av ett film- och tv-produktionsbolag i Tyskland, och den tidigare ägaren sa att bilen var inblandad i produktioner
I keep yell Dry Ice the Under Coating and it shatters.
Yes, I have heard and seen that too.. Heat gun is just way more accessible.
If you want to skip all the other stuff and actually see what the title says then just go to the last 30secs.
So true, sorry about that..
I saw it, I saw it........ R2-D2
Ha, it was a spur of the moment when I found a box of old Star Wars toys on the top shelf..
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Just for you, this is mine, a never ending story, la bella figura 🙂@@GT1900garage
Just noticed these replies...sorry for delay.. VERY NICE VIDEO about driving the ALfa, I really want to do similar when the GT is ready....Subscribed...
TIL at 15:00 the Finns sandblast like they mean it.
Hah, agree ! With precision and skills, alongside heavy metal power 🤘
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No not sandblasting please! It will warp the car!
Why don’t you do paint remover and acid?
Thanks for the comment. Yes, it stretch and warps if done wrong. The "masterblaster" has 20+ years of experience in media blasting cars. All horror stories about sandblasting gone wrong, usually indicate lack of understanding and workmanship. Done with correct media, pressure, angle, distance etc makes the difference.
12:13 retropower uncut does it before anything but they use f‘ing gastorches for it !!!
Yes, I was about to do that right after dismantling the car, but it is so annoying task so I postponed it all the time.. I prefer heat gun, less fumes and easier to control temp...first fender I cut it with oscillating cutter....how stupid was that 🙄
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Thanks for the spell, hope it helps !!!
Way to much air pressure while blasting
Thanks for the comment. Hmm..Could be, maybe not. It is not the pressure that counts, its the media/pressure flow ratio. Th guy adjusted the pressure and flow constantly, depending what part he was working on.. I'd say it is too much when it damages surface. But I am no expert, guy who did it is though..
Great great and long job, very interesting for some tools that i can use for my restoration. 👍🏻
Thanks for the comment and cool if you find some tips for your own work. Some impressive array of vehicles you have in your garage.
@@GT1900garage that’s right, i have a lot of vehicles😅, twelve! Thanks for sharing your job, it help me a lot for my Ford Transit Mk2. I’m French by the way, and you?
This project is in Finland !!
@@GT1900garage ok well I greet you warmly from France 🇫🇷. And if it can reassure you, the Opel GTs are as rusty as yours here😅
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Danke Stefan für deine ehrliche Meinung. Man kann es nicht immer jedem recht machen, aber jede Minute werden mehr als 500 Stunden Material auf RUclips veröffentlicht, da ist bestimmt auch etwas dabei, das auch Ihnen gefällt. Aber danke für den Kommentar.
hello always cool vidéo perfect skills and guitariste sand blaster, and mini party.TOO good day whit the Lord. thank : puis je te donner mon instagram .?
Rock on! Thanks for the comment, Unfortunately this project does not have IG account