Kevin Abbott Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 We spotted this coupe on the manta Facebook page and within 15 mins the recovery truck was on its way to collect The Abbotts don't mess around 1 owner car apart from the bloke who bought it 3 months ago but realised he could not do it on his drive in the day he had every two weeks to work on it. Brought back to the unit and looked at https://www.amazon.co.uk/clouddrive/share/2sowd17pZq3oSXN7tImY0yaQQ4h4Eqy53n2a6cYAodP Sooooooo we started on the chassis with a needle gun,,,,, I may as well used a shotgun Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) Yep the battery tray was made out of fibreglass The front end is 10mm pudding over rust It all has to be cut out and replaced Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Edited October 15, 2017 by Kevin Abbott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zublet Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nice looking car! You think she's going to need a lot of welding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) 39 minutes ago, zublet said: Nice looking car! You think she's going to need a lot of welding? Hell yea! It has had 82 hours of prep fab and weld to this point That front panel is 10mm deep in pudding so we cut it off We cut the chassis off We cut the floors out We replaced the chassis inside and out We replaced the floor over the chassis We made the inner from 40x40x3mm box section and welded it to the chassis and jacking point We repaired the a post to inner wings All areas treated with 30% phosphoric acid then zinc primed, seam sealed and zinc primed Engine and box out, prop out, exhaust off Clutch replaced. head gasket done, new timing belt, water pump, plugs belts etc etc Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Edited October 1, 2017 by Kevin Abbott photo file sizes all over the place and I can't fix it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 30 minutes ago, Kevin Abbott said: Hell yea! It has had 82 hours of prep fab and weld to this point That front panel is 10mm deep in pudding so we cut it off We cut the chassis off We cut the floors out We replaced the chassis inside and out We replaced the floor over the chassis We made the inner from 40x40x3mm box section and welded it to the chassis and jacking point We repaired the a post to inner wings All areas treated with 30% phosphoric acid then zinc primed, seam sealed and zinc primed Engine and box out, prop out, exhaust off Clutch replaced. head gasket done, new timing belt, water pump, plugs belts etc etc Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Do I get a coupe to go with the hatch? Seriously, when this is ready for sale let me know. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Snowy said: Do I get a coupe to go with the hatch? Seriously, when this is ready for sale let me know. Thanks The interior is sooooooo 70s it is cool Yep it will be for sale soon, it's getting paint too The worst thing about the car and the original owner should of been shot for it was.............. in 1986 ( we have the bill in the file ) a sunroof was cut and placed into a NON SUNROOF COUPE it cost him £350 Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. The replacement panels are klokkerholm and the steel is zintech, all welds ground and treated with zinc, any open box sections sprayed with phosphoric acid or treated with bilt hamber materials It will be a completely original restoration with as many new parts as we can, fuel lines, brake lines, calipers etc Edited October 1, 2017 by Kevin Abbott 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 56 minutes ago, Kevin Abbott said: The interior is sooooooo 70s it is cool Yep it will be for sale soon, it's getting paint too The worst thing about the car and the original owner should of been shot for it was.............. in 1986 ( we have the bill in the file ) a sunroof was cut and placed into a NON SUNROOF COUPE it cost him £350 Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. The replacement panels are klokkerholm and the steel is zintech, all welds ground and treated with zinc, any open box sections sprayed with phosphoric acid or treated with bilt hamber materials It will be a completely original restoration with as many new parts as we can, fuel lines, brake lines, calipers etc If I'm not mistaken it has a burnt orange interior the same as I'm old black 1.8 coupe. ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Snowy said: If I'm not mistaken it has a burnt orange interior the same as I'm old black 1.8 coupe. ☺ Maybe it should have been called 'rust' rather than burnt orange! As I recall, it was either burnt orange or dark grey interiors in most of the GT/J's & Berlinettas up till 86MY. Green also rings a bell, but not 100% sure about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zublet Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Wow some impressive work there mate, she'll look fantastic when done! Where do you source your new panels from, are they all fabricated or is there any sort of supplier for off the shelf panels these days? I say this as mine will probably need similar treatment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Kevin Abbott said: The interior is sooooooo 70s it is cool Yep it will be for sale soon, it's getting paint too The worst thing about the car and the original owner should of been shot for it was.............. in 1986 ( we have the bill in the file ) a sunroof was cut and placed into a NON SUNROOF COUPE it cost him £350. The replacement panels are klokkerholm and the steel is zintech, all welds ground and treated with zinc, any open box sections sprayed with phosphoric acid or treated with bilt hamber materials It will be a completely original restoration with as many new parts as we can, fuel lines, brake lines, calipers etc It's a moot point, however back in the mid-80's a sunroof was almost the accessory to have. The vast majority of mid-range cars and upwards came with them as standard. The sliding metal sunroof was one of the Manta's strong selling points overthe competition. That Berlinetta coupe is a good looking car in silver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zublet Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Ah i've just seen you've already said! Is Klokkerholm a company that reproduces new panels then? How do I go about getting myself some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadoc Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) Deleted Edited October 15, 2017 by mantadoc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Superb work as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Half a job as usual........... Looks like a proper job, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 5 hours ago, plumster said: Half a job as usual........... Looks like a proper job, well done. Hahahaha that made me laugh a lot we thought it was a quick flip. Well. Another 18 hours on it today replacing things like the battery tray and prepping the new front end adds up to 100 hours to date. 4k in labour not including parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Some work today Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 great work as always! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) More work done Plenty to come Yours truly getting stuck in Hmmmm, looks like we are getting into fibreglass reproduction panels and 400 kits now too Yep that is a kadett c coupe we blasted, primed and raptured, that's the next build The blasted and primed coupe is a future build too Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Edited October 5, 2017 by Kevin Abbott 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 On 01/10/2017 at 13:52, Monaco Blue said: As I recall, it was either burnt orange or dark grey interiors in most of the GT/J's & Berlinettas up till 86MY. Green also rings a bell, but not 100% sure about that. Deffinately did a green interior on early 1800's, The door pockets and centre consel plastic was a shade of lime green !! open the door and it was so bright it almost slapped you round the face !! I think both the orange and green are wonderful interior colours to see in a classic car, so of their time, they'd never sell a new car with an interior like this now. The sunroof won't be a big issue if its the normal aftermarket item, there won't be internal rails without paint and blocked water pipes rotting the roof away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 9 hours ago, MANTAMAN said: Deffinately did a green interior on early 1800's, The door pockets and centre consel plastic was a shade of lime green !! open the door and it was so bright it almost slapped you round the face !! I think both the orange and green are wonderful interior colours to see in a classic car, so of their time, they'd never sell a new car with an interior like this now. Look no further! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 14 hours ago, Monaco Blue said: Look no further! Unfortunately the link doesn't take me to the images, i get to Fleabay and can click on original listing but the images aren't coming up, perhaps they have been deleted or no longer held on the Fleabay server. I'd have like to have seen the pictures, i don't recall seeing a green interior hatch, only coupes, wonder what happen to it? hope it wasn't raped for its sump and gearbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sorry, I should have said that there are photos further down in the thread. Unfortunately just one showing the interior. One wonders if there are any with the green interior surviving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) Now we at around 120 hours in welding and fabrication on this. The weldathon has ended £5000 in labour not including consumables time to prep the new ( to us anyway ) front end treated with phosphoric acid and steam cleaned. New front panel rose welded on. Treated with bilt hamper seam sealed and prepped for paint. engine bay prepped for paint master cylinder and servo looked poor so MS removed. All pipes replaced. Wiper mech removed bias valve removed Crossmember was previously de rusted and now painted in a 2k rock hard chassis paint. Engine and box separated head off head stripped all valves cleaned ports cleansed valves lapped in new stem seals block checked and cross hatching still present on bores so pistons polished and deck cleaned engine bay primed in 2k high build Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. The upholsterer arrived today to look at doing a repair on the drivers bolster. He said he can’t match it so we are going for a complete re trim of the material in the closest he can find to original. The cost is now getting crazy the paint we had matched is max Mayer at £50 a litre all for an 1800 that years ago would of been chopped up. Edited October 13, 2017 by Kevin Abbott 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 It's been a long time coming but Manta values have finally caught up with other contempory Cars, Though not quite the silly money two door Frod Scrotes make. Whoever gets their hands one this when it's sold will have rock solid Manta that will outlast them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 19 hours ago, Kevin Abbott said: Now we at around 120 hours in welding and fabrication on this. The weldathon has ended £5000 in labour not including consumables The cost is now getting crazy. Ah, but it's a 'labour of love'. Just as well it's a hobby, there would be a lot less Manta's running around today if it wasn't for folks like yourselves (and others) doing all the hard work restoring them in their spare time. As Mantaman says, values do appear to be on the way up but hopefully they don't get too expensive (say £10K) which would put them out of reach for the average Manta fan. 16V Astra GTE's are heading the same way with mint ones already worth that and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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