manta A

[maxpaine]

anybody knows what brakes can i put in the car anda, waht engine the prob e found one whitout engine, can you tell what to do and what gear boxes can i use and engines?

[Stuart]

apparently you can fit volvo 440 brakes, they are 4 pot as std you see ;)

[srs1]

i doubt you'll get many responses from this site as its for nova's.

i'd pos try a mig or a manta site. you might get better idea's.
althou, phil sutton might know, as he loves his old cars.

[maxpaine]

i'm risking my luck in here because i also have a nova(corsa A)

[Philsutton]

you can get a rover V8, vaux 2lt turbo, 2lt 16v in, 3.0lt 24v. They are just a few i have seen done before.
Here are some pics if that helps.


[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/philsutton/retrocar025.jpg
2lt 16v on throttle bodies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/philsutton/retrocar002.jpg

3.0 lt 24v out of a carlton

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/gimp-j/Manta_V8.jpg

[maxpaine]

you dont know a site with moifications made and waht to do.
i was lokking fo a smaler engine :P

[Philsutton]

http://www.mantaclub.org/forum/default.asp
this might be usefull