Thebishop Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hi guys need to tidy up my engine bay any suggestions or bit I should add or do. All advice greatly appreciated https://photos.app.goo.gl/bdmRTXacOztv5tRK2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 It depends on what you want to achieve ? concours or mint ? looking at it you need to remove all the parts you can and get rid of the overspray red paint airflow to inlet needs an original pipe. Most of the original parts are black or silver so take them off and clean and paint or polish or plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebishop Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Just a good clean engine bay, will get the engine cover polished Any idea where I'd get an original pipe as i feel the pipe is restricting the car a bit as it's caved in a bit. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 A thorough job will require the ancillaries taking off so as your left with a bare engine, you can clean and paint this in situ, ( this is easier with the engine out but taking this out is a lot bother in itself ) The inner wings, nose cone and rear areas of engine bay being finnished in body colour are more difficult, unless it is getting scabby with rust its perhaps best to just clean and polish the painted area as best as possible. Parts can be clean and polished / painted as appropiate before refitting, some things can be an awkard problem, like the servo, this is held in place by four nuts at the top of the brake pedal and the master cylinder and its associated pipework is bolted to it, yet a crusty servo will let down any engine bay. The Plenum ( GT/E ) or inlet manifold ( carb equiped Mantas ) gets dirty and tarnished and are difficult to polish being a rough cast finnish, these also get dirty very quickly after an engines is put back together. Anything that is painted black by Opel can be sprayed in Hammerite smooth black from a rattle can, parts like the cam cover on cam-in-head engines, This paint can stand engine heat and goes directly on without primer and comes out ( after a few layers ) with a finnish very close to the original Opel semi-gloss black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Best to strip as much off the inner wings etc. Degrease the block and parts. paint up and clean as its hard to detail when its all built up in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, Danny D114BCW said: Best to strip as much off the inner wings etc. Degrease the block and parts. paint up and clean as its hard to detail when its all built up in the car. Can you imagine doing a job like that on a modern day car, it would be a nightmare, but there will never be many who will have to attempt it, cos how many of todays cars will live for 40 odd years anyway!! Edited October 16, 2017 by Julian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebishop Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Anyone got an original air box to inlet pipe or know of where to get one pls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Not sure if this will work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantaray Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 On 16/10/2017 at 00:23, MANTAMAN said: ( this is easier with the engine out but taking this out is a lot bother in itself ) Not too much bother, I find the quickest and easiest way to remove the engine, is to remove the whole front cross member with engine and box in one. Normaly takes about 2 hours, and will then give good access to tidy up the engine and sub frame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal001 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 On 17/10/2017 at 08:55, Thebishop said: Anyone got an original air box to inlet pipe or know of where to get one pls. There’s a company called classic silicone hoses ( or simillar) that can do hoses for Mantas as well as making bespoke pieces. Got a set off them no so long ago and was decent quality and fitment. Give them a shout - sorry can’t open your pic to see which you want but there’s a pic on the link of the “ standard “ Manta ones they do. www.classicsiliconehoses.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebishop Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Will do cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 JS Performance do them, Got some for my A series but they do them for the B as well. And dropping the whole front with engine and box is definitely the way to go, so much easier to get out. http://www.theopelproject.com/?p=583 Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne ingham Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 here’s the the engine bay of my Manta l have just sold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Eat me dinner off that anyone on here buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne ingham Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 It ended up in Northern Ireland then sold to someone in southern lreland shoud never sold it. got a VW Corrado at the this time selling the Corrado and get looking for a Manta coupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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