CRAZYDAVE Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Hi Mate Contact http://forums.mantaclub.org/user/644-lepo5/ as he gave me a very good contact for Manta 400 kit. Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Also Seen A Guy On Ebay Called *M99* And He Has People Who Do The Kits . Anybody Know If There Any Good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Found This Kit . Anybody Know If Its Any Good? http://www.car-body-kit.co.uk/opel_manta_400.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Also Seen A Guy On Ebay Called *M99* And He Has People Who Do The Kits . Anybody Know If There Any Good? They are straight scammers so be warned you will pay for a kit and never receive it. I didn't know anything about this bunch until there was a pinned topic about them on here somewhere so DO NOT buy anything off them, I'm sure other members will back me up on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 After Hearing That I Will be Sure To Make Sure I Know Who I Get One Off . My Dad Has a 400R and He Said Hed Make A Mould From The Front arches And Front Bumper And Side Skirts So All I Need Is The Back Arches . My dad needs back Arches Aswell So Hopefully He'll Make A Mould from Them And Ill have A Mould For The Whole Kit . Does Anybody Have The Back arches or Know Anybody With Ones For Sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Spent all day getting My Car From The Back Of The Garage To The Front By using A Jack , a Plank And 2 Pipes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hi Owen, Kevin Abbott is selling a full Manta 400 kit including the wheels for £1200. It is made by Martin and he says that it is the best kit that you can buy meaning that Martin make the best kits for the Manta. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hi Jack , Just After Seeing Kevins Kit And It Looks Well , I Have Heard Of A Guy Called Martin Who Does The Kits And What Ive Heard There As Near Perfect As Your Gonna Get . Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Took Off The Chrome Arch Trim And After A Wash There In Okay Condition And As I Am Turning It Into A 400R , Does Anybody Want Them? Also the Front Wings Are In Good Condition , Pretty Solid , Bits Of Surface Rust On The Back ( a sanding down would do it) , Good Wings Anybody Want Them Aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 After Running The Engine For A Good Wile , It Seems To Be Overheating But The Water Pump Seems To Be Working . Any Ideas On Why This is Happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 They are straight scammers so be warned you will pay for a kit and never receive it. I didn't know anything about this bunch until there was a pinned topic about them on here somewhere so DO NOT buy anything off them, I'm sure other members will back me up on this. As above best avoided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Really Just Looking For A Cheap Kit Even If Its Broken . My Dad Is A Master With Fiberglass So Anything In Any Condition . After learning A few Things From My Dad Over The Years I Fixed The Overheating Problem , It Was Just The Temperature Gauge So I Took it Out And Put In Another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) Took Off The Chrome Arch Trim And After A Wash There In Okay Condition And As I Am Turning It Into A 400R , Does Anybody Want Them? Also the Front Wings Are In Good Condition , Pretty Solid , Bits Of Surface Rust On The Back ( a sanding down would do it) , Good Wings Anybody Want Them Aswell? My son is desperate for arch trims, how much are you asking for them? Edited July 9, 2014 by Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Not Sure What They Are Worth But They Will Need Re-Chromed , I Was Going To Put Them On Ebay As There only Worth What Someone Is Willing To Pay For Them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I thought that when you said " OK condition" they would be tidy enough to put on the car, it's a job to know what they really look like, unless you can put up some photos, and give some idea what you want for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Ill See if I Can Pull Up Some Pictures And Sorry For The Confusion . Was Thinking On Colours For The Car So I Wrote In 'opel manta 400 rally' In Google And As Seen As I Seen This I Loved It http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/manta78/media/opel-manta-400-5_zps84617db1.jpg.html?filters[user]=140474810&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 After Getting A 4tonne Lift In Ive Started Doing More Work To My Car . Ive Sanded Down The Back Axle And Painted It , My Brother Done The Same With My Dads Car So Hopefully In The Next Few Days We Can Get Started On Changing The Roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 After Getting A 4tonne Lift In Ive Started Doing More Work To My Car . Ive Sanded Down The Back Axle And Painted It , My Brother Done The Same With My Dads Car So Hopefully In The Next Few Days We Can Get Started On Changing The Roof That's the way get stuck in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Time TO Get Her Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Have Had Ideas About The Car . Thinking On Doing It And Selling It , It Will Either Be A GTE Or A B . The Problems I Have Is That If I Make It A B I Have To Get All The Chrome A New Interior And Bumpers. But If I Make It A GTE , I Need Interior , Ill Need To Change The Gearbox Tunnel To A 5-Speed , Change The Engine To A 2lt And Change The Front Panel To A 4 Slot... Any Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Got The Log Book Today And Found Out The Cars A '77 And Stayed In Dublin All Its Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim nolan Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Nice project ,( dunno how I aint seen this thread till now ) very very hard to get an original irish manta ,especialy a coupe !!! if it was me id keep her standard ,as said before berlinettas and sr mantas are getting scarce ,,theres a huge tendancy to turn a manta here in Ireland to a 400 rep . if you need any help or a even a chat ,you can contact me any time ,only to glad to help in any way I can .. cheers jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks Jim, Ill Figure Out Something To Do With Her But For Now Ill Fix Whatever Needs Fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Was Looking Through The Parts From The Car And Noticed A Philips Push Button Radio . Dad Says Its Rare So What Would One Be Worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta78 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Went At The Roof Today And We Have The Old Roof Cut Off And It Ready For The New Roof , Just Need To Get The New Roof Marked And Cut And It Should Just Fit Straight On. Lucky Enough I Have A Week To Do It Cause Im Off For The Halloween Holidays ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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