StevieH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Lovely job mate you cannot beat a nice white manta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonymanta Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Now this is looking very VERY tidy - Coupes look wonderful in white Watching how this comes along for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) The various door trim are now fitted as the door & window seals etc When fitting my sunroof I couldn't find the front seal, but it's turned up now. Need to remove the sunroof again to fit it....bugger!! I decided to get the fuel system up & running, but after sitting around for years the fuel pump was seized. With a new pump now fitted I joined the the 'flow & return' pipes in the engine bay and circulated the fuel around the system. All I need now is the engine fitted!! Next, I'll refit the door mirrors, and start assembing the interior. Edited July 12, 2011 by GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couperman Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Great read, looks like it's really come on, can't wait to see this car in the flesh at Billing next year! Top work, I want a white one again now. When I had a white one I wanted a Monaco blue one!!!!!! Top work G :thumbup :thumbup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Looks like the door mirror is fitted Picked myself up a passenger mirror too And then we started the interior, and boy was it bad!!!! It took 6 tins of upholstery cleaner and a jetwash!! Thanks again Stu for your help Have a look at this...........half cleaned seat. The muck is 20 years of mould & grime and another........ Unfortunately the drivers seat is knackered. It's not worn, the previous owner sat on the cat with oily overalls. Years of impregnated oil appears to have rotted the material. I'm on the look out for another seat if anyone has one they are wishing to sell?? Edited August 2, 2012 by GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Here's the finished product.........they are like new!! Next job was the interior....... Next task is to prepare the engine for lifting into position, then deal with the wiring. The wiring is my speciality, so looking forward to that!! Edited August 9, 2011 by GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchap Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 finally got the pics up.seats came up well as were wet when i saw them last.looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Clutch all fitted and aligned......including the spigot bearing! Up it goes............... It's in!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 How good does this look!!!!!!!! :thumbup :thumbup Started bolting some hardware in also.....the starter & alternator I see wires!!!!!!! and pipes!!!!!! so it's plumbing & wiring next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve price Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 cracking job m8,as said before white is the bollocks what colour decals are you going to use,black or cherry red/burgundy red even smart as f--k anyway steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upk Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Very nice work here. Did you plug the oil way in the end of the exhaust cam when you removed the original dizzy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickappy Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 very tidy:) just a thought, the exhaust manifold is very close to the brake valve, ive moved mine to the bulk head, gets very hot there. or use exhaust wrap. dont want brake fade:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I always check this project out when there are new posts on it... Car is looking storming, Shame about the Recaro's side bolster, but the Daytona check Recaro's were bastards for disentegrating at the best of times, I remember back in the early nineties they were mostly stuffed back then. Often wished I had room to have stored the pair of pretty decent ones I had before I moved house a few years ago, but at the time I couldn't even give them away. Personally I love the look of the clean lines of the Manta with no Decals on, and always thought that Opel put a real mish mash of colours of the decals on the Manta's, I mean does red really go with Monaco blue Also as per Mickappy, i had forgot just how close the brake bias valve was to the Exhaust, I moved mine tight to the inner wing and also used exhaust wrap due to the heat from the exhaust being close to this item. Only criticism I would make is..... I would have fitted the gearbox to the engine and fitted into place in one go, reason for saying that is...... I've "ONCE" fitted one from beneath the car, and would never ever ever do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 looking superb mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) cracking job m8,as said before white is the bollocks what colour decals are you going to use,black or cherry red/burgundy red even smart as f--k anyway steve Thanks Steve.Going for the black decals.....got them waiting to be fitted!! Very nice work here. Did you plug the oil way in the end of the exhaust cam when you removed the original dizzy? Sure did!! I tapped in a metal plug covered in chemical metal. Hopefullt it'll do the job! I always check this project out when there are new posts on it... Car is looking storming, Shame about the Recaro's side bolster, but the Daytona check Recaro's were bastards for disentegrating at the best of times, I remember back in the early nineties they were mostly stuffed back then. Often wished I had room to have stored the pair of pretty decent ones I had before I moved house a few years ago, but at the time I couldn't even give them away. Yeh, bit of a bugger!! Will manage to pic one up somewhere I hope Personally I love the look of the clean lines of the Manta with no Decals on, and always thought that Opel put a real mish mash of colours of the decals on the Manta's, I mean does red really go with Monaco blue Also as per Mickappy, i had forgot just how close the brake bias valve was to the Exhaust, I moved mine tight to the inner wing and also used exhaust wrap due to the heat from the exhaust being close to this item. Good point thanks. If it clears I'll fit exhaust wrap if not I'll move it Only criticism I would make is..... I would have fitted the gearbox to the engine and fitted into place in one go, reason for saying that is...... I've "ONCE" fitted one from beneath the car, and would never ever ever do it again. There's a reason for this ........having completely rebuild the engine, including have to re-seal the two sections at the rear of the engine block, I'm wanting to make sure there is no oil leaks, so I'll be running the engine for a while to satisfy myself all is sealed then fit the box last. Yes, I bit of a bugger but worth the effort I reckon. Edited August 22, 2011 by GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couperman Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Personally I love the look of the clean lines of the Manta with no Decals on, and always thought that Opel put a real mish mash of colours of the decals on the Manta's, I mean does red really go with Monaco blue Of course it does Clive, I reckon you're the only person on the planet who doesn't think they don't go together!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Having previously decided I didn't want to do away with the heater, and the donor engine has a distributor (not a coil pack), I've converted the standard XE distributor to run in the 1.8 side mount housing. This involved removing the pulley wheel from the 1.8 dizzy, machining a packing bush and re-installing the 1.8 pulley wheel onto the XE dizzy. Physically, the XE dizzy casing is the same size as the 1.8, the fixing bolts are also in identical locations, so it fits straight on To be honest, with the correct equipment it's not a difficult conversion. Here's a few pictures of the finished product.......... and here it is fitted...... Setting up the timing was fairley straight forward too. I lined up the crank & cam timing marks, at this point the ignition timing should be firing on No1 cylinder. The make sure I got this 100% accurate, I drilled a hole in the top of an old dizzy cap and lined up the rotor arm with No1 on the dizzy cap......as simple as that. (see below) I then fitted the belt and marked a new Ignition timing TDC To allow precise timing adjustment, I've also slotted the dizzy mounting holes, this allow approx 10 degree advance/retard adjustment. Hopefully it will all work, I don't see any reason why it won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Having previously decided I didn't want to do away with the heater, and the donor engine has a distributor (not a coil pack), I've converted the standard XE distributor to run in the 1.8 side mount housing. This involved removing the pulley wheel from the 1.8 dizzy, machining a packing bush and re-installing the 1.8 pulley wheel onto the XE dizzy. Physically, the XE dizzy casing is the same size as the 1.8, the fixing bolts are also in identical locations, so it fits straight on To be honest, with the correct equipment it's not a difficult conversion. Here's a few pictures of the finished product.......... and here it is fitted...... Setting up the timing was fairley straight forward too. I lined up the crank & cam timing marks, at this point the ignition timing should be firing on No1 cylinder. The make sure I got this 100% accurate, I drilled a hole in the top of an old dizzy cap and lined up the rotor arm with No1 on the dizzy cap......as simple as that. (see below) I then fitted the belt and marked a new Ignition timing TDC To allow precise timing adjustment, I've also slotted the dizzy mounting holes, this allow approx 10 degree advance/retard adjustment. Hopefully it will all work, I don't see any reason why it won't. Ingenious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couperman Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 ''Having previously decided I didn't want to do away with the heater, and the donor engine has a distributor (not a coil pack), I've converted the standard XE distributor to run in the 1.8 side mount housing. This involved removing the pulley wheel from the 1.8 dizzy, machining a packing bush and re-installing the 1.8 pulley wheel onto the XE dizzy. Physically, the XE dizzy casing is the same size as the 1.8, the fixing bolts are also in identical locations, so it fits straight on'' SOMEONE SHOULD DEFINATELY MACHINE THESE AND SELL THEM ON!!!!!!!!!!!!! GAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Been on holiday the past couple weeks, so progress limited! Here's an update from the last couple of nights; My original Manta oil pressure sender unit was leaking and all attempts to re-seal failed, so here is a sender unit off a VW Touareg!! It came with a 1/8NPT imperial thread and the XE pump is 14mm metric, but managed to put my hands on an adaptor. No sure how the gauge calibration will be, but time will tell!! Inlet manifold now fitted. There is actually very little space down below with the pipework exiting from the water pump and then turning 180 degrees to head back to the radiator. Stepper motor also fitted and vacuum pipework to servo. Doesn't look like much, but a few hours work was involved diverting the plumbing! Managed to pick myself up a powercap on ebay. Being honest, it's rougher than advertised, but a 'bead blast' and a fresh coat of hammerite smooth silver you'll never know!! Pictures of this to follow once fitted. Fitted a 14" cooling fan. Will need to fit a temp switch somewhere, but thats for another night!! Next...........ECU, Loom, exhaust manifold and finish plumbing to rad & thermosotat Edited October 8, 2011 by GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Nice work!! and very nice looking manta you have there!! .... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 The inlet manifold works are now completed.....plumbing, fuel lines, breathers etc...... Decided to go for the Ashley manifold. It fitted my budget and with the car use likely to be sunny saturday afternoons, it'll do the job perfectly I reckon X marks the spot where the Lambda sensor will be fitted. Waiting on the mounting boss arriving......further installation pictures later I've moved onto wiring now. Looks as though somebody has been playing around with the loom and made a mess of it. Not sure what what the purpose was?? But repairs are under way.......... Damaged sections of cable cut out and a new section soldered in The soldered ends are then covered in heat shrink Coil fitted waiting to send that vital spark!! New Bosch battery fitted waiting to provide power!! Antifreeze & Gearbox oil waiting to protect!! With the loom now repaired and fitting underway, I'm keen to fire the engine up to ensure the engine is fine. Hopefully I'll manage to do it this coming week at some point. Will keep you updated . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchap Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 nice work ger,nearly there. just looking at the pics,does the alternator pulley line up with the crank pulley for belt? also cant believe you have put a scabby half painted bolt into hold the coil.shocking..... also to be really anal, blue antifreeze in a opel............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Two good points Stu..... Momentary lapse in concentration with the bolt.....will replace it tomorrow Anti-freeze, I know all current models use red, but being a 25yr old engine design (hard to believe its 25yrs old!) I guessed it was Blue? Maybe not? Will put a post in Technical tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMC Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Your right Stu, red it is!! Will change the Blue to Red tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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