x-pat mike Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 hi guys, just joining from ontario canada previously from west mids area, had a berlinetta A series back in 82 and always wanted another! i just sold my 67 nova ss to fund the build on my 73 manta, they are extremely rare here as were only sold for 3 or 4 years in the states, not in canada! there are lots of opel gt's about for dirt cheap but been looking for a manta for 2 yrs, finally got one from michigan with 58000 miles that is pretty solid except for pass side footwell, looking to put an sr20 motor in it or s2000 etc, i would love to keep it gm but apart from saab motors theres no choice! rear drive manual trans are a no no too! i looked into a solstice turbo but the direct injection is a pain and the standalone harness is 2 grand! my easiest option is an ls1 but i wanted a cooler option, as over here we have ls motors in everything lol, i also want an irs set up if i can get one narrow enough without arch extensions. I will get some pics up of the start of the stripdown and renderings when they come of what it will look like finished, i have been lurking on here for a while and it brings back a lot of memories building the nova in a cramped single garage! i am good buddies with mick wilkes of wacky racers fame with the badass bedford that did the hotrod drag week and pete (hotrodder uk on here) who moved to san diego 3 yrs ago, i look forward to being on the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robah Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Good to see the Manta's alive and kicking around the world. Looking forward to the project. Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuviteer Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) i am good buddies with mick wilkes of wacky racers fame Hang on, think you are taking the proverbial ! I remember Dick Dasterdley and Muttle The Anthill Mob Prof Pat Pending The Gruesome Twosome Penelope Pit stop Peter Perfect But can't for the life of me remember a Mick !!!!! Unless he broke down at the start LoL. Anyway, Hello and welcome. Edited February 2, 2013 by Shuviteer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Weclome to the Forum, good to know there are a few Mantas in the fare flung corners or the world. Im moving to Oz next year and cant find any out there yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-pat mike Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) wacky painted my nova before i moved out here with it, i think its on his website, i used to drive his black viva, that was nuts!! oh and i think deb would look good as penelope pitstop!! Edited February 2, 2013 by x-pat mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-pat mike Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Weclome to the Forum, good to know there are a few Mantas in the fare flung corners or the world. Im moving to Oz next year and cant find any out there yet oz was on my list to move to, my cousin moved there and loves it, i was going to work at so-cal in california but housing was stupid expensive and had issues gettin visa but then got a job in a hotrod shop in ontario, and now glad i am here and not the states, i work at www.lowdownhotrods.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-pat mike Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 well, i tried to upload pics but can't do it! search showed no "how to" either, how do i do it, i have photobucket account but here it asks for url and all my pics are img, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-pat mike Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 never mind, just did it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 hi mike and welcome to the forum you need to upload the image to a web based host service, such as http://www.photobucket.com or http://www.uploadit.org to name but two.You'll need to register first but both are free for simple image hosting, though you can upgrade to do other things for a small fee.Once registered you can begin uploading images Note the "URL" box with it's text (highlighted). Copy this text (left click and drag to select all the text, right click -> copy or CTRL-C). In Uploadit, you get a list. Click the list and copy the http address from the new window.On to the forum, you have two options. You can simply paste the http address and post a link to your picture. Anyone who wants to see it will need to click the address. This is good if you want to post a lot of imagesIf you want to display the actual image, use the "img" tags:http://premium1.uplo...hotobucket4.JPGThat's all there is to it. As you may have figured, you don't actually post a picture but point the forum software to a net address which it converts into an actual picture.Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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