Robbie Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Went over the pond to get this mint car with a few tiny rust bubbles around the rear air vent, car had even got prizes at billing a few years back. [] Heres a few pics. Now for a few more pictures and you may see why the project is on hold to next winter [xx(] follow the link http://www.mantamagic.com/broadspeed%20replica.htm Honest both sets of pictures were taken today [] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaMad Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 Something to keep you busy! All the best with it Robbie[8D] David OMOC Member 420 http://www.mantamad.fsnet.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Monkey Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 surely that's not the one hidden in the garage on e-bay??? naaah... it's not is it??[?][?] B934RJA... With a dented face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I've got a pair of good used chassis rails if you're interested. I want to be an enigma, or do I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Get on with it !! I will race you......[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 No Moonmonkey this one wasnt on ebay, can only imagine what shape that one was in. Paul I have the V8 to finish first, can do both at once [] Welder email me a few pictures of the legs and a price may be interested if they aint to dear. email robbie@mantamagic.com http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Is it resto or modo? Hope you document your repairs Robbie I could do with the know how when tackling mine.[] Stroll in the park for you this one!!!![^] Gaz Never, ever, bloody anything, ever!!!!! http://www.manta73.zoomshare.com http://www.sonsett.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I was for keeping this car as per factory spec Gaz as it was supposed to be mint apart from the engine needing set up right, and a few blemishes on the paint. With the underneath rusting in the usual places the first job in hand will be to get it stripped right back to metal and do any repairs that are required then paint it to prevent any futher rust, The next job will be to sort out the engine bay and boot then finally the outer shell of the car. Once the body work is sorted and I have a good shell, the thoughts on what engine will come to light []. I put up some resto pics etc on the V8 Gaz on my website, mind you i still got to finish it but getting close now. [] V8 pages......... http://www.mantamagic.com/v8manta.htm http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I'm hoping this one is a real sod to restore, then he might be inclined to sell his v8 to me to fund the resto of this one[][][][] Only joking of course Robbie, wish you all the best with it, nice pit in the garage btw.[][^]Not too mention the collection of wellies![][] Have fun D.[}] http://www.cymrumanta.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i240 Dan Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Does this meen your V8 will be up for sale soon [] Dan Member: 5612 http://www.mantaclub.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Great stuff.[][][] When you put your front spoiler on, did you have to secure it from the bottom edge or is it just the top? And did you use self tappers or rivits? Gaz Never, ever, bloody anything, ever!!!!! http://www.manta73.zoomshare.com http://www.sonsett.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I noticed the rack of wellies too. [8D] it looks like a good basis for a project, bit of love and it will be very nice again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadamVectra Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 looks like you got some work to do Robbie best of luck m8[] MadamVectra Or Should That Be MadamMantaMaddness!! 1972 Manta 1.9 A is Best Dawn W. OMOC 5805 North East Rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO A Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 HI GAZ THE BEST WAY OF SECURING THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SPOILER IS TO BOND 2 M8 BOLTS TO THE INSIDE THEN BOLT THEM THROUGH THE WINGS.I ALSO KNOWN A MAN WHOS MAKES THE BROADSPEED FRONT SPOILER AND ALSO THE REAR LOUVRE FOR A MANTA "A".THESE ARE OFF GENUINE FIBRE GLASS PATTERNS AND HE ALSO IS NO RIP OFF MERCHANT.PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED. ROBBIE LOOKS A GOOD PROJECT.LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MAKE A GOOD ONE(ESPECIALLY IF YOU PAINT IT BLACK,AND I KNOWN WERE YOU CAN GET THE STRIPES FROM)NUGDE,NUGDE,WINK,WINK,YOU KNOWN WHAT I MEAN..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 NO WAY Dan the V8 is ma baby []id="red">id="size5">id="Arial"> quote:Originally posted by TURBO A ROBBIE LOOKS A GOOD PROJECT.LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MAKE A GOOD ONE(ESPECIALLY IF YOU PAINT IT BLACK,AND I KNOWN WERE YOU CAN GET THE STRIPES FROM)NUGDE,NUGDE,WINK,WINK,YOU KNOWN WHAT I MEAN..... id="quote">id="quote"> Cheers Russ your a star, will require a set of the stripes, then that just leaves the front spoiler to match and one gauge for inside [] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Having time of at times means work lol [^] Played about with the engine last night and the timing was wayyyyyyyy out no wonder it didnt start, had to end up moving the dissy near 45 deg to get it to spark at the right point. Apart from that the wrong rotor arm was in the car hence no spark to start with. But 2 hrs later and some jungle juice the wee engine sprang to life again [][] With that done and a day of today I decided to pop the engine and gearbox out to get a better look round the engine bay and Chassis legs [] With that done a nice cuppa was had in comfort in the posh seats [^] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Just like a Manta owner to "pop" the engine out to look at the chassis rails. [][8D] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunman Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 bloomin' eck robbie, you dont hang about! If i was to do mine again I'd start by stripping to bare metal so I could see exactly what needs done. Notice no photos of what you found[]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I did load pics of what i found Mark read the first post again, there is a link there to a page with loads of pics [] Will know more about the front when I get the bumper of and the grill and lights out ( fingers crossed)[] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 quote:Originally posted by TURBO A HI GAZ THE BEST WAY OF SECURING THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE SPOILER IS TO BOND 2 M8 BOLTS TO THE INSIDE THEN BOLT THEM THROUGH THE WINGS.I ALSO KNOWN A MAN WHOS MAKES THE BROADSPEED FRONT SPOILER AND ALSO THE REAR LOUVRE FOR A MANTA "A".THESE ARE OFF GENUINE FIBRE GLASS PATTERNS AND HE ALSO IS NO RIP OFF MERCHANT.PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED. ROBBIE LOOKS A GOOD PROJECT.LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MAKE A GOOD ONE(ESPECIALLY IF YOU PAINT IT BLACK,AND I KNOWN WERE YOU CAN GET THE STRIPES FROM)NUGDE,NUGDE,WINK,WINK,YOU KNOWN WHAT I MEAN..... id="quote">id="quote"> nice one Russ, I'll give it a go. Gaz Never, ever, bloody anything, ever!!!!! http://www.manta73.zoomshare.com http://www.sonsett.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 The wellies must be for the amount of sh|t! Robbie likes to get into, with these projects!!!![][8D][)][:I][][}][][][^][xx(] Gaz Never, ever, bloody anything, ever!!!!! http://www.manta73.zoomshare.com http://www.sonsett.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 To many late nights this week, Got the wings taken off on Tuesday night and just in time by the looks of it they had just started to rust in the usual places on the A Series but still only surface rust at this point. With the wings of took one look at the body shutz and knew what was in fornt of me. My M8 Paul landed out last night and the Shutz started to get slowly scrapped of on parts of the inner wings will take ages to get it all removed, but this is whats uncovered at the moment. Box section has a few holes and the A post at the windscreen has a small hole. The 3 joins in the inner wing are quite rusty and need repaired in a few spots The shutz is still on here and the front does not look to bad , just one hole to the engine bay compartment, though I suspect I will come across more rust when the shutz is removed.[] http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 You know Robbie, considering the age of the carthen perhaps it has actually stood up to the test of time quite well, unless it has been dry stored all it's life and only got a few 1000 on the clock, then perhaps not so good. http://www.customsolutions.me.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I would totally agree with you Clive if the car hadnt of been repaired before, last owner paid for it to be restored 6 years ago and believe me some of the past repairs will be cut out again, never mind what they bluffed [}] Will know more as I get more underseal of, going to strip the rest of the engine bay next so I can get at the sound deading around the bulkhead area, it looks like its been replaced in areas to me, so I recon something was going on in there. http://www.mantamagic.com OMOC N,Ireland Rep id="blue"> OMOC 5706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunman Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Robbie, you couldnt pay a garage to do as good a job as the enthusiast will do to a car he loves. Remember the mess the MOT station made of my chassis rails? It'd be better if they left the bloody thing alone coz it takes us longer to fix the mess they've made. Hope you dont find too many 'bluff ups'! If what I say can be taken in 2 ways and one of those ways get you angry....I meant it the other way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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