daniel1900 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Hello! Here is my introduction and pictures of the car: http://forums.mantaclub.org/topic/36991-hello-from-austria/ So the plans to convert the car to 2,2 with 45 Weber DCOE got more concrete lately. Took the 2.2 apart with a friend of mine (he is 72 year old and has been tuning cih engines for the last 40 years, he does all the important work, I'm just helping an learning). He changed the bearings and gaskets of the block, overhauled and portet/skimmed the head. engine + 5 spd getrag will be put in the car in april when its warmer. also managed to get some square headlights with frames but I'm not sure if I want to keep them, kinda like the dual ones more now. Edited March 13, 2015 by daniel1900 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Welcome Lovely car I like the square early lights on an early B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel1900 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) I like them too and was looking desparately for them, but now that I put them on the car I think it looked better with the duals Edited December 12, 2014 by daniel1900 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I like them too and was looking desparately for them, but now that I put them on the car I think it looked better with the duals All down to personal taste but it looks great both ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looks great. Love the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Very nice looking early b, like the wheel combo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta again Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Very nice looking car, personally I like the square lights on your car, but its your motor will be stunning either way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepo5 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Very very nice stunning car you have there, I like that a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Early B's look better with square headlights imo however go with what ever you prefer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel1900 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) just a small update: got some BBS RS wheels, wanted them for ages I still need to get the back lower, And tomorrow I will pick up a set of green tinted windows. I put the dual lights back on the car just to realize that I like the square ones more now and need to change them again. F*CK! I'm so stupid Hope to get the 2.2 in the car by april. Edited March 15, 2015 by daniel1900 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel1900 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) MOT on the manta ran out on 1st of March and it's the first time I have to get new MOT on this car (I own it since Nov. '13). That's the time you shouldn't look at your car with eyes blind from love. So last week I took a closer inspection on a few suspicious spots which turned out to be rotten of course: at first obligatory picture in the sun, still thinking the shell is very solid. then some poking: the last ten centimetres of the wheelarch: fibreglass, body filler and sealant luckily the sills are good after some cutting... and welding had to do the frontpanel too of course both sides where affected forgot to take pictures in between, but that's the frontpanel finished. that's where I'm now. I will hopefully put it together on the weekend and replace the brakes with vented discs and calipers from Opel Rekord/Carlton 2.2i ones as the old standard ones are in pretty bad condition anyway. I want to get it MOTed within the next few weeks and put the other engine in afterwards. Edited March 31, 2015 by daniel1900 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 very nice, love the colour and the wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Great decision on the lights, square = better, specially single slots B,s. Love the wheels, could be a little lower, but I do hate speed bumps. Great work, keep er lit! Going to be a cracker of a car when done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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