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got it all up and running (with a few lil problems which i'll ask else where) sounds great, been about 2 months since last started and went with out any trouble. Just went round and cleaned and made sure all earths were ok (at expense of my fresh paint :()
I did a similar thing a couple of years ago, rebuilding a rally nova,
Does it have an MSA log book?
I notice you still have the original glass, not sure if you are aware but to rally this year you must have either Plastic or fit a plastic film inside to the hatch, rear quarters and doors to get through scrutineering.
As for injection or 40's I went with the 40's but its purely whatever floats your boat.
it's looking good, Keep it up
Good build! I wish i could have a bash at proper stage rallying, but too many things i want to do and not enough time! Manta would make a beast of a stage car!
What was the shell originally? I noticed that it doesnl't have the strut top plates. Maybe a good idea to fit? they're cheap from Chris Astley.
Brilliant engines!! I snapped a cambelt and didn't do any damage! It used to get some proper stick through the lanes of west wales :)
Not msa log booked yet but a local rally builder (also scruitineer) can do the log book, so can do that when all built.Quote:
Originally Posted by bullseye
as for the glass i did know about the film that needed to be put on the glass, but the back windows are all going to be poly carb and then front windows will have the plastic film, for now anyway.
Shell originally was a gte and mate of mine built a manta rally car once, xe etc etc, said it was best car he ever rallied in, just good fun and would float over jumps
How come it doesn't have the strengthening plates?!? random... I've wanted to XE the manta for a while... but conversion parts (1.8 manta parts) are expensive... So thinking about the true manta power lump 2.4 CIH... :) just need need to sell me the one out of his frontera now lol Mines been built for track, although, it was then used as drifty toy, but the ratios are all wrong! :(Quote:
Shell originally was a gte and mate of mine built a manta rally car once, xe etc etc, said it was best car he ever rallied in, just good fun and would float over jumps
well here is the front end built up...nothing exciting, no time to give good clean/paint it (anyway paint would be extra weight wouldnt it?
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0052008084.jpg
mate came round and helped me to get car to start and run, we checked earth coming off the gearbox, thread was all **** so instead of tapping thread out do the next best thing, scrap metal away drill through
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0052008082.jpg
and to make sure got a good earth paintwork got a little damaged
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0052008081.jpg
its a race car so it doesnt matter (suprising how often say that)
now on to the wiring, there were lots of connectors and bodged up bits in it so just cut it out and soldered it up and once everything is clipped up and taped up should look roughly like
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0052008088.jpg
on another note got 1 lil wire left over, dangles under altenator roughly
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0052008085.jpg
any ideas anyone?
now to tidy this up and paint inside
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0052008091.jpg
and then have a clean up and secure pump up next (cable tied at the moment)
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seems ages since posted here, (camera died so not been able to take pics) but got camera again, and got some new pics (even though it looks like ive doen **** all i promise quite a bit has been done)
So over bank holiday weekend i painted the inside (now that was a long time ago and i have been doing lots of work inside the car since so it was once clean and shiny.......and then the next day i put the cage in (didnt even scratch the paint :thumb:)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ly/doorbar.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Rally/cage.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...earpainted.jpg
also got hold of a front strut brace from member off here
(not properly fitted yet)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ally/strut.jpg
cut this off quick now as got work to do but also got to find somewhere to fit this bad boy
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ly/airhorn.jpg
the blue an white wire could be for the temp gauge it connects to manifold ?
Starting to look like a car again now!
Painted inside of doors and painted seat mounts and the welds etc to try and make it look half decent?
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2062008117.jpg
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quickly did the tracking the technical way??? tie a bit of string around all wheels and adjust til roughly right
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2062008119.jpg
then there is always one job never look forward to....had to sand the roof by hand to make sunroof look half decent (which it doesnt look to bad so worth the hard work)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0062008132.jpg
bit of dust, rest already blown away
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0062008131.jpg
then few lil pics of a painted shell, just got to flatten it and mop it back up now
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2062008135.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3062008137.jpg
and again with some daylight
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3062008136.jpg
Getting there mate. Looks like quite a bit has been done since I last saw you.
[edit] That loose wire is the IND wire for the alternator. It goes to the small bolt terminal on the alt. The larger one is from the starter motor