garymanc Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 just bought this over the phone as you do unseen just hope the underside is not rotten as a pear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Keep you out of trouble Gary or get you in it once other half finds out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 i don't care what my other half thinks lol, hopefully the car will be no trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickappy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 good luck with that mate.. ur gunna need it at a guess:))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 if its really bad mick , you can guess the rest as it would have been scrapped next week if my spy did not find it today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 good one gary get it home and take a good look if not cut it up ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 yeah if it needs lots of welding , it will have be cut up , at least its parts wont be going to end up as tin cans i bit less metal for china either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 My friend, Ian-N on here, had one just like this one, that succumed to terminal rot, this one really needs saving as there aren't many left in this colour now. it is interesting that Manta's a few years ago that where only worth breaking are now being saved because there are so few left, how many of you out there are trying to save a Manta that is lot worse than ones you have scrapped in the past.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 well went to pay for the car tonight,the chassis legs looked in good condition, a few holes in battery tray,bonnet, inner wings ,inside fuel cap and the tailgate was rusty and had a pond in the boot ....did not have a real good look as i got pissed wet and filthy grovelling about on the drive. its not been started since 2003 so fingers crossed the engine is not seized fetched part of it home very retro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 If there is a pond in the boot it means there is no welding to do there .......always think positive lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 If there is a pond in the boot it means there is no welding to do there .......always think positive lol there are mushrooms growing in the footwells, just hope that means he had dirty shoes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 there are mushrooms growing in the footwells, just hope that means he had dirty shoesPMSL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 car wont start though... dead as a dodo starter motor ? also found a few more holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt/e paul Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Very good find and good luck with it. hopefully another saved. ive also got one of those manta rear panels hanging up in the garage tho i doubt it will ever find its way on to a car again though lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 i dont think mine will either does look good on the wall though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 got a good starter if you want it i wont use one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 yeah mate i will have it, bought c20xe one off ebay before i posted my last update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I've got one of those 'oh so nice' Manta back panel hanging around somewhere. incidently i think the colour is officially Orient BLUE, someone once described it as petrol green ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) a few holes i found after pulling the wings off Edited May 19, 2013 by garymanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 tidied up a bit ......wtf did i give my grinder away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Danny D114BCW Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 what are the chassis legs like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 like a supermodels danny... nice just done brand new calipers,god i am splashing out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 removed so called alarm system , cleaned stinking mushroom smelling interior and cleaned the engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) its now running first time in many years, using a fuel can instead of dragging old fuel through the carb http://s238.photobucket.com/user/gary16v/media/alive_zps6d6db8b5.mp4.html Edited May 26, 2013 by garymanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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