simon p Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 He are some more pics of Alans work over the las few weeks, his internet's down at the moment. Heres the nicely fabricated tunnel and set back firewall And the firewall from the outside along with clearance for the turbo bonnet bulge(maybe) and the wheels and intercooler Alan checking out his work after a 19 hour stint over the weekend. you can just see the 7" snake eye headlights too. Suffolk County Mantas. Engine conversions,Customs, Full restorations, paintwork. http://www.suffolkcountymantas.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Who owns the mk3 cortina in the back ground? Looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon p Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 That belongs to a customer, he also owns two Mantas, one A and one B. Here is sneaky peak at the engine bay, you should see the whole car, i'll post pics in another thread once i've taken some if anyone is interested. Suffolk County Mantas. Engine conversions,Customs, Full restorations, paintwork. http://www.suffolkcountymantas.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h0tr0dder_uk Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Some VERY nice cars there. Manta looks cool that low. Have been thinking about redesigning the front suspension on my A series to get it a bit narrower and then lower it. Won't be touching it 'til the B series is done though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'm interested. I always wanted to put a v8 in my mk3..I got as far as changing the 1300 cross flow for a 2000 pinto and five speed box from a sierra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Ah, finally got back on t'internet! Cheers for posting those pics Simon. Cheers for the offer of the intercooler clive but I found the one in the pics for a good price on fleabay. Yeah the car's coming on. Feels really good to be out of the woods as far as sorting out the chassis and other structural rusty bits is concerned. Am hoping to get some pipework done this weekend, inlet and exhaust as well as mounting the intercooler. Got to finish some areas of welding before the engine goes back in though. I'll post some pics when I've put it together. Got to look at mounting the seats and steering column too. AL:o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 what are you using for the front inner wings the bendy round bits that look like wheel tubs thanks william Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hello, sorry about the long gaps between posts. I spent hours bending the metal over my knee and using the English Wheel to make those inner wings....Nah just kidding - it's a rear fender from a chopper that has been cut in half and then extended to create the wheel tub. The fender came from Holland. The current status is that the welding is finished and the car has no more gaping holes in it - time for a party! The engine bay's now complete so it's onto grinding & seam sealing it all, then undersealing the trans tunnel. I think it's engine back in and start on exhaust / turbo pipes after it's all cleaned up! AL:o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Nice work [] the cars coming on leaps and bounds [^] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Please dont shoot me it,s only an opinion not a demand Email robbie @ mantamagic.com (without the spaces) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 awesome, can't wait to see this when its finished[^] South Wales Rep OMOC 5643 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christ Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 that engine bay is a work of art - smoooth/decluttered is definately the way to go[8D] i'm sure you've done all your sums and research but that intercooler seems rather small. is it up to the job or just a case of not wanting a huge gaping IC at the front and that one being the perfect size for the grill? Have you thought about using a V-mount set-up? with the engine mounted so far back it would be ideally suited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 yeah, the initial plan was to go for a V-mount set-up, however it just looked meaner with the intercooler poking out the front. That particular one, although not very tall, is quite deep and is rated to the same power as I'm hoping for - 350-ish bhp. Hopefully it will be fine but I guess the proof's in the pudding. I was a bit concerned about the size at first too but I guess I'll just have to hope that the manufacturer's quoted figure is correct. Had a good bit of progress on the car this weekend - thanks to Simon for pitching in to move things on a bit. You can't see it in the pics but the engine bay and interior is now all seam-sealed and was looking really good when I left. As you can see, my exhaust system is pretty short & unrestrictive!! There's probably no more than 3 feet of pipe for the exhaust gases to travel through and it may or may not have a silencer. We'll see; it depends how much the turbo silences it. Either way it should help release a few horses. Also got some of the intercoller pipes very roughly mocked up. All in all, a good weekend... AL:o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Very very nice indeed[] Many A Night Tinkering About OMOC 4076 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasmesh Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Yes definately coming on nicely, and must say i do like those wheels keep up the great work. Midasmesh giving it rear wheel action in the Staffordshire Moorlands. OMOC 5285 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Apologies for the lack of posts. Here's an update: The fully mocked up engine bay: http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... C00789.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... C00790.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... C00791.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... C00792.jpg The interior: http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... re1236.jpg The rather large brakes: http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... re1237.jpg The new paddle clutch: http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... Clutch.jpg And finally, the engine bay painted and the engine back in: http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... C00161.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f356/ ... C00163.jpg Once again, my thanks to Simon for all he's done:) We're hoping to have it running by the end of the month, so fingers crossed! AL:o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Oops, made a bit of an error there, hopefully this will display the pics: AL:o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christ Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 excellent work good to see it's coming along nicely have fun with the paddle clutch[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 great work [] are you painting the car black the same as the engine bay, bet u cant wait till get it on the road [^] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Please dont shoot me it,s only an opinion not a demand Email robbie @ mantamagic.com (without the spaces) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Coming along very nicely indeed! ------------ Drift on!!!! OMOC 6081 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Bit of a resurection but did this ever get completed Simon? Edited October 21, 2018 by Paul Barrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 i know this is ancient as a thread but love this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Think this was on the cover of a retro cars magazine, gloss grey A series, nissan silvia turbo, sr20! , bonnet got run over by the camera man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 ide have killed him.....lol metal fab in the engine bay is awesome considered similaire for my own build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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