1984 Manta Hatch V8

[MantaA16V]

340 BHP small block. Boyd Coddington wheels. 17" on the front 20's on the back. Full custom interior. Will be at billing 11th July.

[stealthstylz]

More pics needed!

Matt

[MantaA16V]

Jun 30, 2009 23:34:32 GMT stealthstylz said:

More pics needed!

Matt

I'm on it, just got one took today, i'll get some more tomorrow.



Here's some of the build up. Started it on 22nd of April

[R3TR0_R0B]

Wow, this looks like a good car. More pics please!

[HoTWire]

Another great looking build from you!!

Any chance it'll be at the Gathering this year? I know its a bit of a trek, but we've got people coming from Finland, so it could be worse

[MantaA16V]

Hi David, i've spoke to the owner, he said he'll get down to the show. I may get down too with something else .

Some more pic's.

[adrianc]

Hi all,

new to the forum but own the above car, which is now nearly finished subject to a few tweaks.

Looking at going to Retro Rides 09, Just waiting to hear if i can go on the Manta Stand!

Here are some more pictures.

[welder]

What happened to the twin turbo set up it was running?

[HoTWire]

Aug 1, 2009 16:41:57 GMT adrianc said:

Looking at going to Retro Rides 09, Just waiting to hear if I can go on the Manta Stand!

I'm sure we'll find a great spot for you if you make it down anyway


Simon : You still coming to the show

[adrianc]

Welder,

Had problems setting the system up and after a trip to a race engine builder the advice was a £4k rebuild to stop the turbos blowing the engine up, which we did on the rolling road!!

anyhow nothing like the raw of a tuned V8

Hotwire,

Will be down even if i cant get on the manta stand. if no joy i will contact you. thanks for the offer. ;D

[welder]

Well if the twin turbos are a no go, that looks like a pretty good alternative!

[adrianc]

Have a space on the Opel Manta Stand so will be at Retro Rides.

Look forward to seeing some of the cars on this forum.

Will also be adding some sound deadening this weekend!

[MrSpeedy]

B-E-A-UTIFULL !

[mrj]

nice one, do i spot a 411 in the background ?

[BenzBoy]

I can't wait to see this at the Gathering! Those arches look great.

[fuglynutlock]

oooofff. Loving it! Even getting a bit girly over the colour.

[MantaA16V]

Aug 6, 2009 10:21:26 GMT mrj said:

nice one, do I spot a 411 in the background ?

VW 412, well spotted, was my next project but i,ve switched resources to to redo my old A Series Manta, oh yeah!!!!

Dave, I may be there, ive just bought a farm (to expand my company, loads of land and workshop space ;D) so i'm going to be a bit skint for a while. The only thing I have ready to bring would cost ££££££££££££££,s in fuel, i'll have to see what I can do though.