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opel manta A series v8 supercharged

Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 15:53:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I have floating around on here sometime, selling bits and buying, but never put up my build for some reason as its the perfect place with like minded people! so here goes a brief condensed story of the A series. this project has been going some time. since 2009 picked her up from fellow OMOC member chris and has evolved with what is now kinda hotrod/pro touring look project.... 2009 where she sat, prior to this garage for a number of years bought this b234 powerplant, which I still have in bits and may still use some shots of the earlier days at my mothers house where I was at the time stripped moved into a rented barn with a mate for a couple of years where it saw most of the de-rust on the spit, chop, cut , rebuild... had lots of areas needing attention
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 16:02:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	was a busy winter all this fabricating was heading for this look and wheel choice at the time had to make a lot of the panels myself some serious rot in the sill structures the next chapter was the drivetrain, settling on E30 beamer rear end and a E28 diff.... front panel from sctratch got the saab lump in and mounted got distracted by this for a bit# diff mounting a mess...
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 16:09:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	a new chapter in life saw me split from the girl I was with for a few years, and moving back home again. met a gorgeous bird(whome I'm to marry in june) bought a house to renovate and built a work shop in a nut shell.... manta went into storage at a friends for a couple of years (had to give up the unit space because my friend couldn't afford it) workshop build last year
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 16:15:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A series out hiding ready for her new home and some new ideas.... built a compressor shed too as I had some more land left was not happy with the e30 idea so ive gone another route, totally custom IRS rear end,s till using the E28 lsd diff and shafts, but frame built properly for it all, and a new chassis to boot... uprights I will update properly from now on, as this lot is missing a lot of pics but you can read the thread on OMOC site if your interested? forums.mantaclub.org/topic/23639-novasheds-swedish-a-series/
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 18:29:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	righty an outline of what I have planned. -a ladder type ish chassis to replace the monocoque base, this will tied in with a diff cradle and the IRS the benefit of this is 1-much neater 2-full adjustability of the rear end 3-i can run much bigger wheels than planned(what I always wanted to do), fabricate wheel tubs to accommodate 4-i can lower the front end without too much compromise to the original geometry, set the front sub frame mounts higher with new chassis rails 5 it will eliminate all the constraints of using the original monocoque it is kind of a step back, but sometime you have to get forward what ive come up with so far rear diff cradle e28/e34 (BMW 5 series basically) rear trailing arms, stripped down (huge 36mm hubnut to crack, a lot of whacking with big hammer and drifts to get bearing out etc fabricate some 3mm plate for the beginnings of the uprights, kinda 'locost' type themed, function over form I guess bag of poly bushes for the rear end build, they are Haynes locost spec shore 80 hardness, little harder than I would of liked but for £30 for 14 I'm not complaining, just need track down some tube for the bush arrives now, I may have some already.... wheels of choice 10j 17" rears, 8.5j 17" fronts a nearly finished upright, will need fettling for size I reckon as have made slightly too wide, we will see beginnings of mocking up, but need tyres and bearing to get correct spacing's and a much better idea of clearances wishbone brackets being added (ran out of gas at this point, sunday afternoon!) checking bush for fit all is good on all brackets just itching to get bearings now into the uprights then build a jig to make some arms, which I want to be adjustable in situ, any good ideas and thoughts much appreciated
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yorkebar Part of things Posts: 480	opel manta A series v8 supercharged yorkebar @yorkebar
	Jan 13, 2014 18:35:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Some absolutely beautiful looking welds there. astonishing
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reida1994 Part of things Posts: 126	opel manta A series v8 supercharged reida1994 @reida1994
	Jan 13, 2014 19:05:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Very nice work you're doing here. What did you want to be adjustable about the arms?


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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 19:10:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 13, 2014 19:05:53 GMT reida1994 said: Very nice work you're doing here. What did you want to be adjustable about the arms? thanks, well camber for one so going to make top joint on upright adjustable, and toe in/out so I thought maybe threaded joints on the two lower inner arm ends. I don't want joints as itll be a road car and past experience with harshness and quick wear is steering me well clear.
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 19:11:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 13, 2014 18:35:48 GMT yorkebar said: Some absolutely beautiful looking welds there. astonishing thanks! well I have to admit ive converted the mig to eurotorch style and its made a huge difference with a smoother wire feed
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mantamutilator79 Part of things I love the smell of kerosene in the morning…. Posts: 160	opel manta A series v8 supercharged mantamutilator79 @mantamutilator79
	Jan 13, 2014 19:17:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bookmarked!! Never had an A series, just a couple of B's and a C so far. Been tempted a few times, but decent examples are hard to find nowadays. One of the best quality home builds I've seen so far, was Paul Holtom's 4.6 V8 which was sold last year. I would have bought it in a heartbeat (was planning to go halves with my son) but her indoors said NO!! Apparently, inheritance money is for property, not more toys you don't really need!!! Keep up the good work, really interested in the Beemer rear end for my own B series.


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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 19:21:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 13, 2014 19:17:26 GMT mantamutilator79 said: Bookmarked!! Never had an A series, just a couple of B's and a C so far. Been tempted a few times, but decent examples are hard to find nowadays. One of the best quality home builds I've seen so far, was Paul Holtom's 4.6 V8 which was sold last year. I would have bought it in a heartbeat (was planning to go halves with my son) but her indoors said NO!! Apparently, inheritance money is for property, not more toys you don't really need!!! Keep up the good work, really interested in the Beemer rear end for my own B series. pauls V8 was/is beautiful, a good investment IMO! bloody women eh beemer rear end a lot of work to get right, tbh id sooner 4 link a beefier axle scimitar or vovlo if you have a solid shell to begin with. this has gone this route as the shell was far gone for keeping original.
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reida1994 Part of things Posts: 126	opel manta A series v8 supercharged reida1994 @reida1994
	Jan 13, 2014 19:33:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	On the bottom arms you can make it threaded. Imply screw in or out to adjust camber.


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pugmyster Part of things Iam not old iam retro Posts: 296	opel manta A series v8 supercharged pugmyster @pugmyster
	Jan 13, 2014 19:34:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Epic those A series mantas and saab power is a top choice..my son dose a lot of those engine swaps for the opel/ vauxhall boys..his astra saloon is well nice with saab lump in .


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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 21:25:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 13, 2014 19:34:03 GMT pugmyster said: Epic those A series mantas and saab power is a top choice..my son dose a lot of those engine swaps for the opel/ vauxhall boys..his astra saloon is well nice with saab lump in . Thread on here? Red one? I used to be a mig club regular (formerly novashed) a fair fewa vauxhall stuff getting the Swedish treatment on there. Astra a good one as it ha that little bit more room in bay. Problem I have with the manta is that b234 is very tall engine so may need a bonnet bulge.
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mantamutilator79 Part of things I love the smell of kerosene in the morning…. Posts: 160	opel manta A series v8 supercharged mantamutilator79 @mantamutilator79
	Jan 13, 2014 22:32:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 13, 2014 19:21:24 GMT Paul Barrett said: Jan 13, 2014 19:17:26 GMT mantamutilator79 said: Bookmarked!! Never had an A series, just a couple of B's and a C so far. Been tempted a few times, but decent examples are hard to find nowadays. One of the best quality home builds I've seen so far, was Paul Holtom's 4.6 V8 which was sold last year. I would have bought it in a heartbeat (was planning to go halves with my son) but her indoors said NO!! Apparently, inheritance money is for property, not more toys you don't really need!!! Keep up the good work, really interested in the Beemer rear end for my own B series. pauls V8 was/is beautiful, a good investment IMO! bloody women eh beemer rear end a lot of work to get right, tbh id sooner 4 link a beefier axle scimitar or vovlo if you have a solid shell to begin with. this has gone this route as the shell was far gone for keeping original. My shell is pretty strong, so only needs a few bits of welding to strengthen it up. I have a 3.44:1 LSD axle to go in, but this needs new internal and half shaft bearings. Question is, do I continue with this approach, or go for something different? At the moment, I have the standard Manta B set-up with pan hard. Will it take the 350BHP I have planned?


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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 22:45:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	350, nice. It's the torque tube setup I believe is the Achilles heal, retro power have some good authority on high power beam axle setups.
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 13, 2014 22:55:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	forums.mantaclub.org/topic/31395-rear-axle/ check this thread some good info Tony is a nice chap to talk to aswell, very informative
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Vintage75 Part of things Posts: 538	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Vintage75 @opelnut
	Jan 14, 2014 0:40:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Very nice project, The Manta A's are one of my favorites. I looked at couple before I bought my Monza but for the money I had to spend couldn't get a good A. Keep up the great work.


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79cord Posted a lot Posts: 2,617	opel manta A series v8 supercharged 79cord @79cord
	Jan 14, 2014 6:27:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Lots of impressive work there, will still be sad to see the rear chassis/floor cut out again though!
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Paul Barrett Posted a lot Posts: 1,020	opel manta A series v8 supercharged Paul Barrett @novashed
	Jan 14, 2014 7:53:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 14, 2014 6:27:52 GMT 79cord said: Lots of impressive work there, will still be sad to see the rear chassis/floor cut out again though! Thanks But it's a mess anyway, I believe I can do better now. And achieve what i wanted to back when it was first attempted, I have a better working space more patience and I don't have a 30 mile round trip every time I want to work on it, just stroll up the garden lol.
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