ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 225
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Oct 21, 2023 14:25:50 GMT
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Got some sound deadener for the passenger footwell, ordered it in ‘stealth’ black but only remembered it should have been black after cutting up and fitting it, never mind, the carpet will cover it. Before.. Stinger roadkill not stealth black. Templates made. Cut out. Fitted. Ignore the misaligned/randomly spaced Jubilee clips, they will be sorted when the hose joiner turns up.
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2023 14:33:12 GMT by ChrisT
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ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Oct 21, 2023 14:57:36 GMT
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Originally in the footwell there was a piece of fibreboard under the carpet to make the area flatter, did away with it a long time ago but have decided it wasn’t a bad idea so going to replicate it in steel. Fly press tooling I made a while back for adding strengthening ribs to steel, ideal for this job.. Made a pattern Transferred it to steel and added some ribs which deformed it a little too much. Beat it about a bit Fits like so. Left it at this point as I’m still figuring the routing of the bonnet release cable in this area and I’ve also realized I welded up the hole for the speedo cable, hoping I can run it elsewhere rather than have to re-drill the bulkhead.
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2023 15:03:58 GMT by ChrisT: re-order photos
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ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Oct 21, 2023 15:15:47 GMT
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After a tidy up so I could get round to the drivers side I bit the bullet and started cutting away knowing it was going to be like the other side, forgot to take a before picture but this is part of the garage MOT repair section cut out. Obviously this side is going to be harder to work on with fuel lines, wiring loom, pedal box, brake lines and other stuff to work round. It may all end up getting removed….
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ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Oct 28, 2023 11:41:24 GMT
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Weekly update, removed the front wing and made a start on removing anything that would be in the way, brake lines, master cylinder, steering column, pedals etc… A few years ago I decided to run the loom out of the engine bay and through the wheel arch to tidy it up, that’s probably going to need a plug/socket putting in it so I can move it out the way. Nice shiny hose joiner turned up at last. Now I can see what I’m up against and it’s quite daunting. Along with the various layers of MOT patches in the footwell/A pillar area the chassis rails are in worse condition down where the cross member bolts to them than the other side but the upper section looks better, will find out in due course….
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Last Edit: Oct 28, 2023 12:42:20 GMT by ChrisT
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Oct 28, 2023 15:04:39 GMT
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Are there any panels / section’s available for the Manta Chris, that will make it all less daunting?
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ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Oct 28, 2023 17:19:33 GMT
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Are there any panels / section’s available for the Manta Chris, that will make it all less daunting? Not that I can find, TBH they’re not difficult panels to make up, it’s just seeing it like this and not knowing the best approach. Will probably start with the pedal box area, then trans tunnel and work across, leaving the chassis rail until last. I like to have a plan in my head before I start something, even if I don’t stick to it….
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ChrisT
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Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Not a great deal achieved this week, boss has gone off to Australia for most of November and left me in charge so haven’t been able to focus/concentrate on the Manta over the week as usual. So, after spending the morning sorting out the sticking handbrake and bent mudguards on the Sprinter flatbed ready for tomorrow morning, I did get a couple of hours on the car. Before… A few filled holes. Ground some of the welds down.. The steel around where the steering column comes through is very thin and welding up the holes near it wasn’t going to work, may have to re-fabricate the whole area….
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Last Edit: Nov 5, 2023 15:55:20 GMT by ChrisT
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ChrisT
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Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Thought I’d have a quick practice at putting a flange on a hole in steel as I had the appropriate ‘tooling’ to hand…. Cut a 50mm hole in some scrap, put it all in the fly press and this is the result… Looks good to me, steering column rubber fits…
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ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Absolutely no progress made on this the last couple of weeks with weather, social life and stressing over work, but did get sent a few photos which brought a tear to my eye. My 200sx is still around and looking mighty fine, glad someone has sorted it and having fun but I really regret selling it.
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ChrisT
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,635
Club RR Member Number: 225
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Dec 31, 2023 12:49:38 GMT
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Nothing to report on the Manta, still a bit daunted about how to progress on the driver’s side, hoping the new year will bring some enthusiasm…. BMW seems to be running ok, seen a few miles over the last month - up to Barnard Castle and back, then over to Leeds/Bradford one snowy Sunday morning and down to the other side of Taunton the other day. On the way back around Evesham this happened (wife took photo)… Treated it to a quick wash yesterday.
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