¢ordy$hine Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Been busy over the weekend while the sun shone. Cut off lower front panel, test fitted the new one to check if all was good in the hood. Bare metaled under nose cone and all the front panel. Epozyed that. Popped off n/s/f wing. Bared metaled most of the inner wing. No rust!! amazing for a vehicle 34 year old. Even modern day cars I work on have tons of rust. I'm going to remove the road wheel later and carry on with the inner wing. I bought some dash parts off a club member, cheers for that man. Managed to get a retro steering wheel cover. Bare metaled that, strength welded all the seems added more 1mm steel and 2 packed painted it a bright colour to detur scumbags. Cuppa now!! 😀 Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 On 15/10/2017 at 22:18, ¢ordy$hine said: Been busy over the weekend while the sun shone. Cut off lower front panel, test fitted the new one to check if all was good in the hood. Bare metaled under nose cone and all the front panel. Epozyed that. Popped off n/s/f wing. Bared metaled most of the inner wing. No rust!! amazing for a vehicle 34 year old. Even modern day cars I work on have tons of rust. I'm going to remove the road wheel later and carry on with the inner wing. I bought some dash parts off a club member, cheers for that man. Managed to get a retro steering wheel cover. Bare metaled that, strength welded all the seems added more 1mm steel and 2 packed painted it a bright colour to detur scumbags. Cuppa now!! 😀 Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. On 15/10/2017 at 22:18, ¢ordy$hine said: Been busy over the weekend while the sun shone. Cut off lower front panel, test fitted the new one to check if all was good in the hood. Bare metaled under nose cone and all the front panel. Epozyed that. Popped off n/s/f wing. Bared metaled most of the inner wing. No rust!! amazing for a vehicle 34 year old. Even modern day cars I work on have tons of rust. I'm going to remove the road wheel later and carry on with the inner wing. I bought some dash parts off a club member, cheers for that man. Managed to get a retro steering wheel cover. Bare metaled that, strength welded all the seems added more 1mm steel and 2 packed painted it a bright colour to detur scumbags. Cuppa now!! 😀 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. This week I dropped off the N/S/F wing to a glass blasting company in Milton Keynes His name and number are TOR 07791311186 if anyone needs glass blasting at a good price. I asked him could I give his number to the club and he said great. He also did my both rear brake backing disc's The wing came back lovely, no holes, no patches of filler so I was happy. The brake backing plates were dropped off for powder coating this week. I ordered some colour tinted Epozy primer, tinted to help with the Subaru ice blue later. The new front lower panel had the recycled rear section added from the original panel as a club member recommend, thank you. I've had a RMJ rear bumper for 20years waiting for this car, tried it on. The number plate is still on there from my old Manta. Cheers. ☺ 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmist Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 That back end does look good👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 54 minutes ago, ¢ordy$hine said: 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. Thank you. I should have popped on the rear wheels and shut the boot before I took the photo!! 😀 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 On 22/10/2017 at 17:36, ¢ordy$hine said: Thank you. I should have popped on the rear wheels and shut the boot before I took the photo!! 😀 Got this mint rust free door which has been in a shed for many years from a very nice guy who drives a Manta. My original door has a bubble forming so I decided to get a replacement. Rear axle all painted and ready for reassembly when it gets a bit warmer. 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...
MANTAMAN Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Love that diff cover !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Another busy day. Finished overhauling the rear axle, less oil as I need to find out which oil type for the LSD. Popped it under the car ready for round two. Fitted the replacement door with all new stainless bolts x16.Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member.Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Good to see another update. Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 On 11/03/2018 at 18:22, Monaco Blue said: Been playing with my rear lights this week. I'm going to try and make LED lights soon and these will last until then. I stripped of the carbon fibre vinyl from the rear number plate infill panel. Got better carbon fibre vinyl, recovered it and got an Irmscher sticker made up at my local car wrap company 'Carmeleon' painted clear lacquer over them both. The lacquer turned the grey carbon vinyl darker nearly matching the black Irmsher sticker... Weird. I was looking for an effect not to make the sticker stand out and I got it!! 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. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, ¢ordy$hine said: Been playing with my rear lights this week. I'm going to try and make LED lights soon and these will last until then. I stripped of the carbon fibre vinyl from the rear number plate infill panel. Got better carbon fibre vinyl, recovered it and got an Irmscher sticker made up at my local car wrap company 'Carmeleon' painted clear lacquer over them both. The lacquer turned the grey carbon vinyl darker nearly matching the black Irmsher sticker... Weird. I was looking for an effect not to make the sticker stand out and I got it!! It's certainly subtle! The jury is out on the rear lights, but I do like the idea of the full width black strip across the rear. It's a pity that smoked standard lights aren't available. That would look good. Still a cracking looking car though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Has to be one of the nicest mantas i ever seen, colour suits it perfect, almost to perfect, opel missed out on this big time, think the wheels help also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 2 hours ago, ®evo03 said: Has to be one of the nicest mantas i ever seen, colour suits it perfect, almost to perfect, opel missed out on this big time, think the wheels help also! Thank you. 😀 22 hours ago, Monaco Blue said: It's certainly subtle! The jury is out on the rear lights, but I do like the idea of the full width black strip across the rear. It's a pity that smoked standard lights aren't available. That would look good. Still a cracking looking car though. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 13/05/2018 at 22:47, Monaco Blue said: It's certainly subtle! The jury is out on the rear lights, but I do like the idea of the full width black strip across the rear. It's a pity that smoked standard lights aren't available. That would look good. Still a cracking looking car though. Full width black strip across the rear................... it's been done 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...
Monaco Blue Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, plumster said: Full width black strip across the rear................... it's been done Fair point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hiya folks. Latest project for the Manta. I've spent hours under the boot area bare metalling the underneath. As I had light surface rust starting. It's been treated. Two coats of black epoxy primed. 'Tigersealed' joints. Next job to coat it with bedliner. This all started as I was underneath fitting a new exhaust. I plan on repeat this process one area at a time. I would love to fit the body to a roll over jig and do it all at once, but it's not possible for me. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Looking very tidy indeed, 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMc Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Great job that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 On 26/08/2019 at 21:27, ¢ordy$hine said: Hiya folks. Latest project for the Manta. I've spent hours under the boot area bare metalling the underneath. As I had light surface rust starting. It's been treated. Two coats of black epoxy primed. 'Tigersealed' joints. Next job to coat it with bedliner. This all started as I was underneath fitting a new exhaust. I plan on repeat this process one area at a time. I would love to fit the body to a roll over jig and do it all at once, but it's not possible for me. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Hi all. Several weeks ago I bare metalled the body and gave it a coat of black epoxy. Today it finally got 2 pack primed. My boss is getting fed up with Manta bits everywhere. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. Project images are available to Club Members Only, Click to become an OMOC Member. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Awesome update 👍 What colour is that, like an Audi grey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 45 minutes ago, Jessopia74 said: Awesome update 👍 What colour is that, like an Audi grey? It's the 2 pack primer, it looks like colour though. It's going to be a pearl blue. Here's the bonnet which I've painted in the finished colour. 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...
TheRealExile Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Can't wait to see it, bet you can't either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ¢ordy$hine said: It's the 2 pack primer, it looks like colour though. It's going to be a pearl blue. Here's the bonnet which I've painted in the finished colour. Ah ha😁 now you told me, I see it. But when I first looked I swear it was gloss. So you gave the black 2K as a kind of isolator ? Like the blue, lovely 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¢ordy$hine Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 11/11/2020 at 23:12, Jessopia74 said: Ah ha😁 now you told me, I see it. But when I first looked I swear it was gloss. So you gave the black 2K as a kind of isolator ? Like the blue, lovely 😎 Hiya everyone. Hope your cars are safely away from the storm Unice. I decided to bare metal the O|R Wheel tub. It took longer than planned as I got carried away, nothing's a few hours anyore. Didn't find anything bad which was 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. 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...
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