falk5150 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Well done ,brill find , very enviouse ? Eat your heart out damo ??????????? Yeah, tee hee steve !! homo.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascona400r Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Fantastic purchase you lucky so and so. So has it got wider rear end arches as they have the external flange? Just noticed the swoop around the petrol filler so I guess so. Are they wider than standard ones do you think ??? Not sure myself to be honest... All i know is the kit was put on in 1985 and is a genuine Opel kit so if anyone had anymore information on the wider arches i would appreciate it greatly.. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 very nice , i always thought the exhaust came out on the drivers side (UK) on manta 400s. Try get some pics up of it what you got with the car. dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter evans Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 do you want to sell the spare axle cash waiting will collect cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascona400r Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 very nice , i always thought the exhaust came out on the drivers side (UK) on manta 400s. Try get some pics up of it what you got with the car. dan Thought the exhaust only came out of the works cars on the rhs when looking from the rear. Can't be sure but defo an original as chassis number was verified by a friend in Opel, Germany before i went over to the Uk to collect her. Also have original bill of sale from Peeters, Belgium stating her as a 400, plus log book verifies it so thankfully a 400 instead of a 400r this time............ Pics of what spares came are on the front page... These include a set of 8 & 10" ronals, plus original wheels and a spare set of other rims. Two spare lsd axles plus another spare lsd and several different ratio cwp's. Spare radiators, original factory calipers as now has historic ap works calipers. Original springs and shocks, a 3 piece sachs clutch kit. 400 gear box. Several other bits and bobs.... When i bought her, the owner mentioned that he has a few spares that would go with the car if i bought her. I thought that i'd get a pair of brake pads or similar. It was only when i had her on the trailer that he said about loading the other bits that he had bought over the years. do you want to sell the spare axle cash waiting will collect cheers Not thinking of selling the axles as yet... converting an Ascona to 5 stud and using the spare ronals on her. If the thing changes i will give you a shout Peter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter evans Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 thanks for replying hope ill get first offer on axle thanks peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta356 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Brian,I'm still looking for an 8" Ronal,if you have an extra one you'd sell. Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascona400r Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Brian,I'm still looking for an 8" Ronal,if you have an extra one you'd sell. Paddy Am still looking for you Paddy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascona400r Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Havn't done anything with the Manta since i got her home. The only thing i did do was buy some magnesium 3 piece ronal racing rims. I have been looking for these for years but never ever saw any for sale. And then these were within a 40 mile radius of my house. I'm not sure how rare they are but just know that i have never saw a set for sale before. Putting new inner and outer rims onto the magnesium centres to make them like new again. Really can't wait til get round to putting them on when car is eventually roadworthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Crikey, that one next to the jerry can looks well mangled! Nice find though, they'll look great on your car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mototechnics Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nice one. Give us a shout if you're thinking of selling any of those spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascona400r Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Crikey, that one next to the jerry can looks well mangled! Nice find though, they'll look great on your car Yea that one is well buggered indeed. Putting new inner and outer rims on all the magnesium centres anyhow as i want them like new... think they are quite rare and should look well when they are rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzta Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Easy way to confirm its a genuine 400 is that a true 400 chassis has a tunnel for the exhaust system. If its a replica this will most certainly not be implemented. But from what i can see that car looks very much like a 100% genuine 400 car. Alot of 400´s was sold in Europe as "narrow" versions, so the aftermarket i400 bodykit is not an issue here. The car can still be genuine. Also not many people would go through the trouble of finding and mounting a genuine 400 rear axle as this is also a big modification to the frame of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bris jas Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Well done chap great looking car! If you've got to many rear lsd axles let me know i'll do you a favour and take one off your hands? Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT79 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Hi there I've just come across this feed while doing some Google searches for a opel manta 400 just wondered how the build went if it got finished just wondering as this car had many memories for me as a kid Kind Regards Nick Tompkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
execman Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 yes an update after all this time would be appreciated, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-400 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 03/05/2012 at 21:48, monzta said: Easy way to confirm its a genuine 400 is that a true 400 chassis has a tunnel for the exhaust system Only the rallycars (ofcourse the factory cars "RM" also) have that tunnel and the right side exhaust. The homologation cars have it on the same side as a factory Manta. There are some more minor details that are different from a G/TE but as Monzta wrote the rear chassis rails are an indication. But those chassis rails are yet for sale also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 6 hours ago, H-400 said: Only the rallycars (ofcourse the factory cars "RM" also) have that tunnel and the right side exhaust. The homologation cars have it on the same side as a factory Manta. There are some more minor details that are different from a G/TE but as Monzta wrote the rear chassis rails are an indication. But those chassis rails are yet for sale also... There was a guy making them for about €800 on FB, I agreed to have a set but never heard back from him 😬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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