heg123 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I bought this car back in early march as Ive wanted one since my old one was written off back in 2003. So I finally got one she is a bit tatty around the edges needs the rear valance and quaters replacing and a passenger wing but as the chassie was solid and the inner wings I bought her. she needs paint but I used cutting compound on the car and then polished her back up and she looks alot better. When I had her the rostyle wheels where in a sorry state but I got hold of some nice refurbed ones which improved the look of the car. some pics when I 1st had her. so she has had a good clean and polish a new set of wheels and tyres, new shocks and an Lpg conversion. future plans are to sort the rear end out, new wing, 5 speed box, new custom exhaust system and a respray. here is how she looks at the mo. she is also tax exempt as even thou she was registerd in 74 she was build in december 72 so its all good. what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 What do I think? I think it looks great, looks in really good condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicgm Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hi there, love your A series, its a lot like mine. Was the LPG conversion expensive and does it run ok on lpg ? What part of the country are you in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerguy87 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 lovely looking car i've liked the A series since i've seen them and one day i hope to own one if i ever get back to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Im from south west wales. I did the LPG conversion my self as im a certified convertor. so it didnt cost me much as I had all the kit off my old car so it was just a matter of fitting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 In that case join the club and then join us at the many shows/meets we have in this area!! Would love to see the car, looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 ok how do I do that? I want to go to some shows im used to it with the vw lot with my rallt car but would love to go to some opel meets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I've pondered LPG before. Obviously I'd have to pay for fitting cos I'm barely coping with the restoration! I too have a 2.2. I take it its the CIH you have and not a newer 16v 2.2? Was it just a case of fitting kit or did you have to modify the engine in anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 ye cih engine. no its just fitting a kit dont need to mod the engine in anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyswallox Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Mi thinks you are going to be very popular on here 'heg123' Mind you . LPG is almost as dear as petrol now .. Nice A Series ........If it looks like that - with just a mop-up it'll look the ' The Fishes Gill's ' ( fed up with the Bee's Knee's ! ) with a bit of TLC. Well Done Betty................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 cheers as for lpg I pay 56p/l and £1.10p/l in petrol so its half price so its well worth it for me. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 havnt posted on here in a while. well at the moment my manta is off the road having an engine conversion to a 2.0 sri130 lump with a nice cam and a chipped ecu and she is around the 150bhp mark. Also im having the rear end repaired as she is quite rottern back there. Had a look on the DR manta site and the parts are very expensive. is there anywhere else that I can buy them from? also should i go for the sr decals or the gt/e? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Parts are few and far between. For body panels I can only think of dr manta, opel parts greece, and ps autoteile tho ps autoteile have had less and less available recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantaray Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Dr Manta can seem expensive, but what you have to remember is that when the after market car panel suplyers stop doing Manta panels becouse demand droped, it was Dr manta that bought the press dies and for the panels where the press dies no longer suvive, he had new ones made. All very expensive. Even in Europe the Manta A is not found in great numbers and so demand for parts is low, unfortunatly this meens that if you need a part you have to pay the asking price. If its not urgent, it is worth keeping an eye on German Ebay, there are some interesting bits come up ever now and again. Regarding the Sr or GTE decals, if you deceied to go for GTE, I have a full set of originals that I can get copied if your interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I orderd all my panels for the back end yesterday. Any Ideas on how long they normally take to arrive from Dr Manta? Cant wait to get her back on the road. Also I went to put the cavalier sri 130 engine in with opel manta 1.8 mounts and the engine hits the cross member about an inch befor sitting on the mounts. SO i guess I have to make my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Normally takes a few days for the money transfer to reach him, so probably chuck on another 5. I had some parts including a rear panel arrive in just over a week after sending the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCarlos Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Also I went to put the cavalier sri 130 engine in with opel manta 1.8 mounts and the engine hits the cross member about an inch befor sitting on the mounts. SO i guess I have to make my own. This may be a daft question but you do have a Manta big wing sump on there? You would get the effect you mention if you had the FWD sump on there (many moons ago I made the same mistake lol) When you say manta 1.8 engine mounts do you mean the alloy parts which bolt to the engine? If yes then you definitely have the right thing for the job. You don't want to be using the manta rubber mounts though, they are not up to the job and too tall. Best with some heavy duty mounts like these ones http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info....roducts_id=7219 from Rally Design. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 ye I have the the 1.8 alloy mounts. and the alloy big wing sump on. but it doesnt fit. does the A series have the engine mounts lower down on the car or something? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Thats a new style shell, right? I think the cross members are different between the early and later models. Newer one has two mounting points to chose from where the early only had one. (Course I might be talking shoite, but I have one of each as described above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 the car was built in 1972 but registerd in 1974 so i suppose it was the early one. and that the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 update. the rear arches and rear quarter panels have been cut out and new items welded back in. It has all been filled and sanded back now will get some pics up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsi marc Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 hi great job youve done on the rear, look forward to se'ing more pics marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irmscher Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 wish i could weld like that any more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 not much work been done on this for a while now but got some nice wheels ready for her. the reason why work hasnt been going on on this is the car the wheels are on my chvette rally car. spec 2.0 16v xe redtop tran x type 9 gearbox manat a axle with zf lsd and 5.0: cwp bilstein suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heg123 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 had the manta on the lift today to have a look what she needs welding wise. looks like normal front floor pans and chassie rails. some pics and this is the goal, a long way off yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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