The Mantalorian Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hi, just thought I would say hello as a newbie to the forum. I bought a 1984 GTE Coupe during Covid and that has been keeping me busy. It was without an engine when I got it so that has also been on the "to do" list. Hopefully I have found a really good one now, so fingers corssed i can get the thing back on the road this year. I will have to post some pictures when i have wokred out how to do it! I see there is a guide somewhere, so i will do some homework. 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hi and welcome, The Manta is an easy enough car to strip and re build as long as the parts are all there and present, I probably spent more time sourcing missing parts than I would like to admit. Sounds like you’re making great progress 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Welcome! Excellent user name btw 😎 look forwards to see some pictures, but to upload into the forums you need to be a member. But good news web membership is very good value and worth joining as there are member only areas , especially if you want to be searching for technical help good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-400 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hi, welcome over here. Succes with the restoration, we are waiting for pics👍. To upload them I use Imgur, still free. As Jess wrote joining a web-membership gives you a source of info about everything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1200bandit Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hi and welcome,l have spent over 2 years doing mine on the road last year ,not much time to use it even though l got made redundant ( it’s a very good thing) You can start a project page so everyone can see what you have accomplished 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Pounsett Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Welcome @The Mantalorian and ditto on the name and location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantalorian Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Thanks for the warm welcome! I'll look into joining up as a web member as it looks as though there will be some parts I will need along the way and also some advice. I've had a few Vauxhall/Opels over the years, including 6 Mantas, Calibras, Chevettes, Cavaliers, Carltons etc and I've been looking forward to getting this Manta done and hopefully I can enjoy it this summer. This one is going to be a keeper though, as it really is a nice car. I have gone back to a bare shell and stripped the car when I first got it. It was surprisingly rust free for a Manta, with only a few small repairs required but the main chassis swan necks were fine, inner wings were perfect, the sills and jacking points all good too. I think I lucked out as the car was really low mileage (less than 20k) and had been in a heated garage of a friend of mine for most of its life. The paint was bad, so I decided to strip it back and see what horrors lay beneath, and apart from some minor rust on the base of the C pillars, some surprise filler and a couple of dings to sort out on the rear quarters it wasn't too bad at all. Some Manta Coupes seem to have this same problem and I've seen a few with dents that have been caused by things inside the boot flying about, as the dents are from the inside! So I have a rebuilt CIH waiting for me and then I just need to decide whether I stick with the original Injection or go for Throttle bodies. This is a subtly modified car (it will have the interior trimmed out in Alcantara and a few other bits) so I am not aiming to keep it original by any means. I've been there and I really fancy building a car for me to enjoy now. Has anyone had any experience of the Jenvey Heritage Throttle Bodies? I'm still not decided if this is a genius idea or whether it is a waste of time. On a modified car, seeing the throttle bodies is half the fun eh so I'm not sure that making it look really retro is the way I am going to go. All help and ideas are useful at this point! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Welcome along! I bought my B series at the beginning of the first economic recession in 2008. I still haven’t got it back on the road! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmrally Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Welcome to the world of mantas hope you get some info on your throttle bodies as i had wounderd about that same convertion but so far only a thought not actually done anything about it yet as doing body work first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 TBs have been done a couple of times. The ECU & head to choose will play a large part in how well they will perform, as will engine capacity. There are gains to be made from a ported GTE head, go with a cut down(to 4 cyl) Monza GSE inlet and aftermarket ECU would be an option and has good bhp potential, with a semi OEM look. Heritage of course have the look of the webers, so are very period. @ANDY ABBOTT has done them and had fully mapped setup for ignition/fuel too so can probably offer better advice on the setup of ITBs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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