rayman Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 (edited) Hi ,just a few pictures of the A series getting a well earned strip down so i can fit new window rubbers and vinyl roof Many thanks to Rutts for finding me a workspace and getting boyh me and the car out of the wind and rain IMG]http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae6/micknitro/manta%20rebuild/P1050831.jpg'>http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae6/micknitro/manta%20rebuild/P1050831.jpg Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member.http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae6/micknitro/manta%20rebuild/P1050831.jpg Edited February 5, 2010 by rayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasa Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hello, Very nice Manta it looks very solid. Good luck in your project cheers Costa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 nice...... must be a fair few mantas ECT down in that area now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irmscher Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 nice manta anything else been done ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 nice...... must be a fair few mantas ECT down in that area now Yes think its secret breading ground nice manta anything else been done ? The plan is to keep it totaly standard apart from maybe a 5 speed box for more ease on motorway.I will be having total respray back in the same colour and new graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsi marc Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Nice manta a looks in good nick ,even where the vinyl roofs been removed, should look mint when finished, I do like manta a's in white, car'nt wait to se finished pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 nice in white, shouldntg be too bad to repair them usual places or tinworm, be sure to check the top of them wings where they bolt near the lower screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickB Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 nice in white, shouldntg be too bad to repair them usual places or tinworm, be sure to check the top of them wings where they bolt near the lower screen Nice looking A, looks in good condition as well. Look forward to further posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Nice looking A, looks in good condition as well. Look forward to further posts. Quick look over and they look solid ,will put more pics on this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hi All Further strip down and found a couple of areas where the manta worm has been let loose ,not to bad though a couple of hours with the grinder should sort it out . Thank god i did not have rear seat belts fitted as someone had put a piece of sticky tin foil over the monting bolt and run a bead of silicone down it to look like a weld (marvelous what underseal can cover up). Can anyone see the black dots on the tinwork where i have stripped the paint off ,o you have any ideas what they can be as these are what seem to have caused the bubbles in the paintwork Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 HI Got a few more pics to keep you updated ,got all welding done over the past couple of weeks and have spent many a night putting filler on and seeming to sand most of it off to put more on. Have got all bodywork finished today(Saturday) and i am flatting down with 400s ready to take the etch primer (THINKING OF DOING A BANK ROBERY AS I HAVE NO FINGER PRINTS LEFT),hopefully on Monday with a bit of luck.Started to mask it off tonight and will get more pics on as the painting starts. PS sorry about the green skip making an appearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMc Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Well done, great job. I know exactly what you mean about your fingertips - how do they come back exactly the same though? She is going to be a real beauty - are you going to repaint in the original colour? The MG looks great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsi marc Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Nice work, must admit though when i saw last pic i thought you'd hacked the roof off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 i have the same black pitting on my project where someone in the past must have ran a knife along the black sport decals, and concequently rust ahs bubbled along it, i intend to use some good rust treatment and fine wire wheels, seems to have worked on other areas of my build, work quite hard with the fine type wire wheels, id rather it warped abit with the heat from than that than rust coming through again. nice work by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 (edited) Well done, great job. I know exactly what you mean about your fingertips - how do they come back exactly the same though? She is going to be a real beauty - are you going to repaint in the original colour? The MG looks great too! Thanks very much ,i am going with the original Artic white and maybe a satin black bonnet ....but not sure on that yet as dont know if its going to look ok with black vinyl roof Nice work, must admit though when i saw last pic i thought you'd hacked the roof off Yes just thought i would put that on and see what happened. Why do one when you can do two at same time. Maybe on the next job i can loose or shorten roof as always fancied doing one i have the same black pitting on my project where someone in the past must have ran a knife along the black sport decals, and concequently rust ahs bubbled along it, i intend to use some good rust treatment and fine wire wheels, seems to have worked on other areas of my build, work quite hard with the fine type wire wheels, id rather it warped abit with the heat from than that than rust coming through again. nice work by the way. Yes mine seems mostly to be on the roof under the vinyl ,its took me ages to get it down to metal and treat it .Lot of marks on bonnet and wings where i think someone has primed it before and moisture has got into primer .Its getting there now though should hopefully be in primer this week and painted couple of week after .Already looking for the next... Edited April 4, 2010 by rayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Nice work, it looks well solid when i looked at it, many a 'b' owner would love metal that good you're getting on with this at a fantastic rate too Oi ! keep the dust down your contaminating other Manta owners units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Nice work, it looks well solid when i looked at it, many a 'b' owner would love metal that good you're getting on with this at a fantastic rate too Oi ! keep the dust down your contaminating other Manta owners units What you on about. half the parts ive lifted through the roof space and replaced them with dust,thought they werent being used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasa Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Very good work Hope to see more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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