carlt1970 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I have just started getting my newly purchased 1987 Manta B Berlinetta back to a good standard.i took the front wings off to find a lot of rot that had been covered up with a mixture of blue roll,filler and underseal.When i grinded all the bodge repairs on the o/s/f away i found the door pillar skin rotten the panel next to it rotten,wing rail didnt exist,inner wing holed in the usual places and the inner wing where it meet the nose cone completely knackered.I bought some Vactan rust converter and primer which is superb in killing rust dead and primes it as well ready for filling and then painting.Then i started on the passenger side only to find more tin worm,inner wing rotten and the worst part i found when lifting the carpet was the floor above the jacking point was completely gone,im so glad i didnt jack it up on there lol.I have now cut all the rot away and replaced with nice new metal some of which was fabricated by a very good friend of mine which made the job so much easier.I am now in the process of wax oiling the whole underneath of the car to protect it a little longer.I will upload some pics and you can make up your own mind to see if this car should have ever passed an mot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hi Carl, nice to see the post and nice to meet you yesterday, you are welcome to pop round mine for a butchers at my stuff. Carl used to own Mantas when they were newer and therefore less rusty!! Yes his hatch needs a bit of the "usual" but it is a very clean car overall. Unfortunatley it has been patched up before which means the work is greater now. But he's doing a good job there and it will be a very nice one when finished. Look forward to seeing you at some of our meets!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hi Carl, nice to see the post and nice to meet you yesterday, you are welcome to pop round mine for a butchers at my stuff. Carl used to own Mantas when they were newer and therefore less rusty!! Yes his hatch needs a bit of the "usual" but it is a very clean car overall. Unfortunatley it has been patched up before which means the work is greater now. But he's doing a good job there and it will be a very nice one when finished. Look forward to seeing you at some of our meets!! Hi James all the welding is finished now after finding some more on the rear inner sills and rear arches,i have sourced a brown recaro for it as well so happy days.I will pop round to have a look at yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hi James all the welding is finished now after finding some more on the rear inner sills and rear arches,i have sourced a brown recaro for it as well so happy days.I will pop round to have a look at yours. This is the car nearly ready for painting now so not far off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1200 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Very nice That's three manta's I know off, with the brown GTE interior Looking forward to mare pictures cheers Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta400john Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Aye..the fawn colour recarros look the business. ............those wheels though naaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 He's got a set of side skirts and the bumpers are not on it, maybe fitted up it will balance the wheels off.......I reckon they could work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 He's got a set of side skirts and the bumpers are not on it, maybe fitted up it will balance the wheels off.......I reckon they could work! Hi James i reckon the wheels should look ok when the rest is fitted i will keep you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 That's not a Manta "B", that's a "CC" I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 From Opel's point of view there was ever only A & B manta's, there was never a Manta C, this is term used in this country which may have stemmed from the 'CC' tag which refers to the Combi Coupe (hatch) version of the Manta. A Vauxhall Manager i know said that B series Manta's were refered to within the company as B mark 1 - two slot nose cone, B mark 2 - GTE Manta, B mark 3 - 1800 Manta and B mark 4 - Exclusives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 So it's both a "B" and a "CC" then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 The car is off to be painted in the original colour will put pics on when its all finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hi Carl Just noticed that your a 'bretta man. You running any at the moment? Used to have a cutdown SX with a 175 MBD engine, no i did't cut it down before i get strung up, wish i never sold it but cars got in the way. I'll have to start saving again, are they still fetching silly money or have the prices come down a bit? Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasmesh Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Look forward to seeing the pics Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsi marc Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 nice manta i think the wheels look ok (gangsta) think im going to start calling mine a 4 slot hatch big bumper model lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hi Carl Just noticed that your a 'bretta man. You running any at the moment? Used to have a cutdown SX with a 175 MBD engine, no i did't cut it down before i get strung up, wish i never sold it but cars got in the way. I'll have to start saving again, are they still fetching silly money or have the prices come down a bit? Cheers Andy Hi Andy yeh i am running a gp150 at the mo i am also building a lammy chop and a spanish li and yeh they are still going for stupid money at the mo if your interested i am going to be sel;ling the spanish li when its finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 The car has now had a full respray so pics will follow soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Looking forward to seeing it Carl; as per my post in your headlights wanted thread; I also have a load of belinetta spares you might be interested in... rubbing strips, alloys, and so on,... hopefully see you at some meets soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Looking forward to seeing it Carl; as per my post in your headlights wanted thread; I also have a load of belinetta spares you might be interested in... rubbing strips, alloys, and so on,... hopefully see you at some meets soon I was chatting to James last week and the funny thing was the day i brought it back from being painted there was a meeting at the hungry horse and i drove straight past the pub with the freshly painted car on the back what a bummer lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 The car is now put back together,i took it for its mot on Saturday and it flew through so its now on the road i will upload some pics as soon as i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 The car is now put back together,i took it for its mot on Saturday and it flew through so its now on the road i will upload some pics as soon as i can Come on then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Come on then! The car is finally finished http://s718.photobuc...rrent=manta.jpg http://s718.photobuc...rrent=manta.jpg The car is finally finished http://s718.photobuc...rrent=manta.jpg The car is finally finished http://s718.photobuc...rrent=manta.jpg Edited October 7, 2010 by carlt1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Looks really nice Carl, you'll have to bring it to some shows with us next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt1970 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Looks really nice Carl, you'll have to bring it to some shows with us next year! Yeh i will try m8,did u get to use the interior i gave you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I did cheers, had it in my Sportshatch for a while until I ended up stripping the car, it was far too rusty for me to keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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