Guest Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Excelant someone else with an escort too[8D] I've got a week off this week so if i get fed up with the escort i might have a tinker with the tickover on the manta. Cheers for the sudgestions[] I have a resto thread for the manta on one of the other forums im on and one of the menbers was at a car show at the weekend and came across this i reckon looking at the number plates this one and mine must of been on the forcourt together!!!!! Spooky[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hi guys not been on for a bit so heres an update on the project Took the old girl for an mot and on the way realised the gearbox was shot and there was a fair amount of oil being burnt Anyway sailed through the mot but then on the way back it started making a terrable knocking noise. So with a knocking oil burning engine and a knackered gear box it got parked in the shed and left :( Until the other day when i got a call from a mate saying he knew of a couple of manta's up for grabs cheap would i be interested??? Next weekend i picked these two little beauties up So hopefully one of them will donate an engine and gearbox for now until i can decide what to do with them They both need a bit of work, inner sills and the white one is really bad around the sun roof but nothing a bit of tlc wont sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerguy87 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 you must be 1 luckly guy 3 manta's for cheap tell me your trick please i'll have one for what ever you paid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) Deleted Edited September 26, 2017 by mantadoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Was that blue one with the gold wheels from South Wales? Looks very similar to one that was offered to me some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasmesh Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The blue one with the gold wheels looks like the one that was on ebay last year sometime. You have dropped on some cars there is the blue one an Exclusive. if so thats a good find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 They both came from essex and yes the blue one is an Exclusive They were both on ebay last year but the bloke got fed up with people messing him around (seems like ebays like that now days ) I caught him when he just wanted rid so got a bargin I'm going to use the engine out of the blue one and put it in my hatch as thats mot'd and then i'm not sure what power plant i will put back in. Maybe after a restoration an xe or maybe a yb just to be differant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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