philips Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 hi, just thought i would post a few pictures of my new A series project,basically this car used to belong to my old man and it came up for sale on here a month ago and i decided to get my grubby hands on it, so i asked if dave (mantasrme on here) as he was local if he would pick it up for me and he said he would so we arranged a date and went to pick it up. wen we got back from essex we decided to get it running as it is a pain in the neck to push about,a few new rubber fuel pipes and some fresh juice it burst into life, with a rather noisy top end, so we shot some fresh oil and filter on and it now runs spot on,better than my gte hatch infact! after a good t cutting and wash more piccies ect as work progresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 nice purchase mate, and it runs! even more of a bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Looks much better after a polish Sean I think we need a nice picture of the floor pans though (or whats left of them) to show people what sort of job you've got on your hands (or should that be our hands ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 right just a little up date, today i have just removed the sound deadening from the boot,and treated the cursty but solid metal in there to stop it getting any worse while its laid up, Right heres the dreaded floor pans to be honest this car isnt very solid at all but its saving grace is its tweeked 2.4 i dont realy no whats been done or what its got,but from what i remeber from years back its bloody quick,that may also get a rebuild aswell if i can twist daves arm into doing it again very crusty under here aswell again just treated the batery tray aswell. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 what rust treatment have you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 hi ive just wire brushed the area i wanted to treat,and given it a good coating of hammerite kurust,ive heard good feedback from this stuff,and to be honest its the first time ive used it aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Good luck with the project, krust aint thaat good only pops a coating on top and rust tends to come back through. jenoilte or metal ready from frost will work really well, then some por15. Foot wells look like they have had a load of work before. hard to tell from the pics but the front panel looks bad, just behind the bumper where the upper and lower front panel meet is a major prob, front panels are hard to repair right and new ones cost a mint. Again hard to say from the pics but the rear quarter panel looks like its been filled patched before and the sills seem a weird colour though replacement sills are cheap and handy to get. Your prob best taking the wings of and taking the engine out and stripping the shell to see exactly what work you have in front of you. pretty normal for an A series though I'm sure you will get it all sorted with some graft. few pointers on where to look for rust http://www.mantamagic.com/rust.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 to be honest this car isnt very solid at all but its saving grace is its tweeked 2.4 engine Well some of its solid, the roof's good Most of the rot problem is from a leak that has soaked into the original carpet underlay/sound proofing while it was stood for a few years. This has nicely rotted out a lot of the floor pans. To make things a little worst someone has done a patch up job in the past and covered some existing rust (or not used a good enough rust treatment!) Which means that will all need cutting out to fix it properly. Oh and while the floors were rotting the sills, rear arches and lower rear 1/4s thought they'd join in the fun The front panel has been bodged/filled at some point as the car had a front end bump. Won't know the full extent of that untill we get it stripped. that may also get a rebuild aswell if i can twist daves arm into doing it i don't remember that bit. I might have said take the head off for a quick inspection, but that was all Oh well i didn't expect this job to be a simple quick thing like you Hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 yeah thats probly the only thing solid well maybe i didnt say that but thats kinda what i meant,seeing as i had my if its going to get done it may aswell be done proply head on that day! hatch quick! that had half the work this needs doing and its still not finished properly and thats taken a few yaers at my speed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Well look on the bright side, you wont get bored for a few years the A will take a weeeeeeeeeee while but worth it when its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 yes robbie, definately worth it , hopefully it wont give me as much greif as my hatch did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 It's not grief its prolonged fun lol, just like the right woman well worth the end result lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 yeah lol might be A update and piccies if i get round to pulling the back seat out to see if theres any more horrors lurking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 right then pulled the back seat out and found these, picture of crusty rear floor pan, and gte rear seat which i quite like in the A seat removed after a bit of poking around anways thats it for today, may be another update or so in a few weeks when i get back from sunny spain cheers sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Fair bit of welding ahead then! all the best with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 yes shed loads of welding theres tons underneath aswell! just aswell mantasrme is local, and is a really good a welding up rotten old mantas cause hes got his work cut out whith this one im goimg to need a the luck i can get cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo16n Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Found some pictures of your car from about 10 years ago. The car at that time had Ronal wheels and 2 spotlights and 2 driving lamps on the front . Highly polished bodywork.400 style mirrors There is a young lad stood next to it , is it you? I think your dad was called Steve? He was picking up some parts from me. If you would like the photos please email me. Regards Steve Godfrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philips Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 well i didnt expected that, yes it was steves car, yea probly me no doubt! pm sent , i really should get cracked on with this car............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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