Vince Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, ®evo03 said: Vince, great story, great project, what a find, would i have my first manta back? No thanks, it was even a exclusive, but been there! Dont wanna do that. What did you order parts from Malta? What bits did you get? Both rear wings and the rear panel. Chap had them in his garage for nearly 20 years and never used them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Vince said: Both rear wings and the rear panel. Chap had them in his garage for nearly 20 years and never used them. 20 years in storage and no fly rust😎, would not be like that if they had happened to be p in U.K. 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 After a 7 month delay due to the lockdown the Manta finally completed the second leg of the journey home. At least it spent the winter in a dry garage rather than exposed to the elements in that garden. 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. Had to be creative opening the bonnet. Catch was seized. Bonnet is scrap anyway so no harm done. 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. Passenger side inner wing is surprisingly solid. Battery tray is toast but that's to be expected. 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. Drivers side is bad. 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 How did the front grill survive when the bonnet is toast, great start on panels collected, good call of removing carpets, interior etc. Needs a good steam hose and strip down to see whats what! Are you considering blasting? Im working on a manta project and have come across a few seized bolts, a rag dipped in kerosene, and wrapped around bolt and nut and left to penetrate for a few days helped, shock bolts, suspension arms, chassis bolts etc. Goes to prove, parking a car on grass for long periods isnt a great idea! Hardstanding or gravel is best, and an old curtain sider is dirt cheap and 100% waterproof, as a cover, but will destroy paint. Good luck with repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 11 hours ago, ®evo03 said: How did the front grill survive when the bonnet is toast, great start on panels collected, good call of removing carpets, interior etc. Needs a good steam hose and strip down to see whats what! Are you considering blasting? Im working on a manta project and have come across a few seized bolts, a rag dipped in kerosene, and wrapped around bolt and nut and left to penetrate for a few days helped, shock bolts, suspension arms, chassis bolts etc. Goes to prove, parking a car on grass for long periods isnt a great idea! Hardstanding or gravel is best, and an old curtain sider is dirt cheap and 100% waterproof, as a cover, but will destroy paint. Good luck with repairs. Thanks. I don't see much benefit getting it blasted. Majority of the panels are being replaced anyway. Goodness knows how the nose cone survived yet the bonnet didn't. It's very good in some areas and very bad in others. The car was actually parked on gravel all those years. The rot seems to be from the inside out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Yeh generally they all go in same areas, but sometimes pieces hang in there, and other unusual prices suffer, seen a few projects on here with bad inner door posts, maybe again from the inside. Thats new to me, havent even experiences outer door post issues. As for blasting, cleaning, treatment, and tools, plenty of new products out there, grinder attachments, home blasters, and rust killer treatments. Try bilt hamber website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Stole an hour over the weekend to tinker on the Manta. Tried turning the engine over but no luck at first. Took the fan belt off (well scraped it off the pully's as it had rusted on well). Good news, Both water pump and alternator are seized but the engine is free. Decided to remove the scrap bonnet. Amazingly the bolts on the hinges came out easy. Then decided time to remove the drivers seat. Well that was easy it fell out. Subframe front tube had rotted through (luck I have two new ones). 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. First few horror photo's of the floors. Sorry about the poor pictures. Remember this is the worst side.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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Floors are not gonna be good. Think positively, it saves on grinder cutting blades. But impossible to find clean existing metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, ®evo03 said: Floors are not gonna be good. Think positively, it saves on grinder cutting blades. But impossible to find clean existing metal. I always look on the positive side. The roof is good so I'll just start from there and work my way down.🤣 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Managed to steal an hour to spend on the Manta. Managed to get the door step plastic trim off and the rear outer seat bracket off. Lifted the carpets. Not good 😞 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. Managed to get the rear seat out, after a clean up this is what I found. How did this survive with minimal damage seeing the rear window was missing for so long? 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. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Few more pictures of the floors (well lack of them).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. And a sneak preview of the passenger side. 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. Removed the headlights. This area is actually quite good. You can see how bad the o/s inner wing is clearly.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...
Vince Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Sorry no further progress on the Manta but that doesn't mean I've been sitting idol. Finally got the garage built at home and managed to transport my original project home. Aim is to finish this in 2022 then full attack on the Manta. I'll see if I can seek this into Sywell in 2023 lol. 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 Well after bullying from the Midlands area (encouraging they called it) I've made a start. It's only going to be odd little projects until my other project is finished. Nose cone removed and started stripping it ready for repair. 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. 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. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Little bit more progress on the nose cone. 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. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 Work continues on the nose cone at a alarmingly slow rate. However progress is progress.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. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Some lovely fab work there vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryD89 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Slow, but steady progress, great to see. These nosecones are intricate, the welding that mine has gone through recently was less than yours but took time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 26/06/2023 at 12:22, Paul Barrett said: Some lovely fab work there vince Thanks Paul. By the end of this thing I might actually be good at fabrication lol. Welding is still a challenge. First time I've done but Welding. Trying to make all the repairs invisible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Man U think yours is slow! at least it’s getting done right👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 My bodyshop are so slow I have ended up taking a day off next week to finish the prep for him just to move things along, the idea behind putting it there in the first place was I didn't have the time! Too far down the line to take the car out as he has done the roof bonnet and wings to bare metal and they have a base rustproof primer on them wouldn't know where to start as to how much I'd owe him, might as well crack on and push it over the line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 On 30/06/2023 at 09:30, TheRealExile said: My bodyshop are so slow I have ended up taking a day off next week to finish the prep for him just to move things along, the idea behind putting it there in the first place was I didn't have the time! Too far down the line to take the car out as he has done the roof bonnet and wings to bare metal and they have a base rustproof primer on them wouldn't know where to start as to how much I'd owe him, might as well crack on and push it over the line. Mate, the state of bodyshop turn around time's up & down the country is shocking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I'm going to end up with a really shiny car that needs a full re-comm at this rate. In the time he's had it I probably could have had a dozen attempts myself at getting that bodyshop deep shine 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 SWMBO put a stop on any garage fun. I've done my time so finally escaped lol. Still alarmingly slow progress but it's still progress. Nose cone pretty much ready to go back on the car. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. And been busy on the fuel system. 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Think the pulse damper has gad it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Jessopia74 said: Think the pulse damper has gad it lol. Really? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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