Snowy Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 ...hiding in the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim nolan Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 ohh i like finding things like that [] what condition is it in ? jim nolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasmesh Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Bloodyhell Snowy you must have some stuff in your garage if you can overlook a Coupe.[] Midasmesh giving it rear wheel action in the Staffordshire Moorlands. omoc 5285 Based in Leek near to Alton Towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 You'd be supprised what else is still in there.... The car is as good as it looks. Just needs a bit of work to the floors above the jacking points, rear arches and the rear panel sorting out. It had been hit before i got it. Not too bad though really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Been out and had a proper look today. Going to start work on this coupe this week. I was going to sell it but getting silly offers. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I think i have seen better but I have also seen a lot worse. Its been touched by the rust in some places quite badly but in others its not too serious. With your track record i am sure its going to come out as a very nice car indeed, the last one with the CiH transplant was very smart. Its these cars that we will all be wishing we had saved in 10 years time ! "Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunman Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I think its quite savable too[^]. I think if you were wanting a mint condition show car it would take up most of your time for at least a couple of years (any car will take this tho) and a lot of money as you'd either need to be really good at metal work or buy new panels such as inner guards. It is as paul says surprisingly solid in some places tho. HAs potential to be a really good car and def needs saved. If what I say can be taken in 2 ways and one of those ways get you angry....I meant it the other way e-mail : mark_gunning@yahoo.co.uk OMOC 5817 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 To be honest i think the pics make the car look a lot worse than it is. There is no major rot any where. The worst places being the front cross member and passenger side jacking point. For which i have brand new panels to go on. It will be at Billing this year. I just need to decide what engine i'm going to put back in it. I have toyed with the idea of another 1.8 and also a 3.0 straight six. But if i can get one at a reasonable price i'm going to try and put a vauxhall 2.0 16 valve DTI engine in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Started producing the chassis tilter/roller today. Got the makings of the front section going.. Going to be attaching this to the front chassis rails. But where should i attach to on the rear end??? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 most of the ones i've seen are attatched at the rear through the bumper mounts using a run of box or angle iron on the outside & the inside to sandwich the back panel based in crewe , cheshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Cheers for that. I will give that ago then. What's the worst that can happen??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Snowy Cheers for that. I will give that ago then. What's the worst that can happen??? id="quote">id="quote"> LOL, do you really want to know [] OMOC Member 6144 1982 1800 Manta Berlinetta Coupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 One front chassis tilter finished....well nearly. Just got to put a handle on it now. Oh and you can jack it up to gain extra height. The forks slide inside the main housing. I even put a lug on it so i can jack it up. Just got to make the back one up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snowy Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I have a 190amp mig welder. The box is 3mm wall thickness. It has been holding the car all night with no problems. I'm a bit wary about the rear. Does anyone have a tilter already for a coupe that they would be willing to explain / show how it attches to the rear? I was thinking of using the tow bar mount for extra security. But i would also like to loan it to other members once i have finished with it. Not everyone has a tow bar fitted. Any help with this would be really appriciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) Deleted Edited September 27, 2017 by mantadoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 The front subframe and rear axle will be coming off before i tilt the car. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Started on the other half of the chassis tilter this afternoon. Will hopefully get it finished tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 One chassis tilter finished. Well need to add handles and locking holes. Front subframe removed, just need to remove the rear axle now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Snowy just out of interest how did you remove the front subframe? I had to cut through one of the chassis legs to remove the subframe from the scrapper i was breaking! which isnt an opition on my hatch. Watching with interest [^] Cheers Keith Dundee, Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I undid the nuts on the bolts through the chassis rails. Cut the heads of the bolts. Punch the bolt through about an 1/8th of an inch. This then allows you to get a cutting disc between the chassis leg and subframe. Cut the bolt. Then just undo everything else such as dampers, anti roll bar, steering arm etc etc. Sometime the bolts do come out. Try it first. The last MK1 cav i cut up they came out fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 One manta on a chassis tilter. I'm going to bolt the tilter to the floor before jacking it up to roll the car onto its side. Off to B&Q now to get some bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Jacked it up today and had the car rolled over on it's side. Will be so much easier to weld like this. Put it back down for now as it's very windy here and i only have two bolts holding the roller to the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Hard to beat the roller Snowey, we got mine finished today as well and when u turn the car over it makes it look a lot easier to do underneath I think we will wonder what we did without them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Now i have the body stripped and the car in the air i've decided to start work on the rear arch. Not sure why here but you've got to start somewhere i suppose. Original arch Arch lip cut away. It's amazing how the outter arch can look quite reasonable but the inner is quite bad. Starts from the inside out though i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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