Orient Green 1.8 Gt Hatchback

[garymanc]

just bought this over the phone as you do unseen

just hope the underside is not rotten as a pear

[rayman]

Keep you out of trouble Gary or get you in it once other half finds out

[garymanc]

i don't care what my other half thinks lol,

hopefully the car will be no trouble

[mickappy]

good luck with that mate.. ur gunna need it at a guess:)))

[garymanc]

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

[rutts]

good one gary get it home and take a good look if not cut it up ha ha

[garymanc]

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

[MANTAMAN]

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....

[garymanc]

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

[rayman]

If there is a pond in the boot it means there is no welding to do there .......always think positive lol

[garymanc]

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

[rayman]

there are mushrooms growing in the footwells, just hope that means he had dirty shoes

PMSL

[garymanc]

car wont start though... dead as a dodo starter motor ?

also found a few more holes

[gt/e paul]

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.

[garymanc]

i dont think mine will either does look good on the wall though

[rutts]

got a good starter if you want it i wont use one again.

[garymanc]

yeah mate i will have it, bought c20xe one off ebay before i posted my last update

[MANTAMAN]

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 !

[garymanc]

a few holes i found after pulling the wings off

Edited May 19, 2013 by garymanc

[garymanc]

tidied up a bit ......wtf did i give my grinder away

[garymanc]

[Danny D114BCW]

what are the chassis legs like

[garymanc]

like a supermodels danny... nice

just done brand new calipers,god i am splashing out

[garymanc]

removed so called alarm system , cleaned stinking mushroom smelling interior and cleaned the engine bay

[garymanc]

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