carmad
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more details on the seicento xe! and looking good  did the manta crossmember bolt straight up? had a read through and didnt see what rear axle your using? Looks great though I need to do some TLC to mine the seicento is just for a bit off crack was gonna put a v6 in it but it wouldnt even fit in the bay and i have already done some serious chopping at it to get the xe in the xe is in and running and i have shafts but havent had time to get it finished (by finished i mean shafts/mot) its a 2.0 manta axel in a viva with an adjustable panhard rod quite a lot of engineering going in to it but this gave me the option of bigger brakes bigger diff/ lsd but most important 4x100 wheels ;D ;D no the manta front cross member didnt bolt straight up i had to modify the steering /anti roll bar /rear front crossmember mounts and the coil overs as you can see a viva doent have turrets for shocks so the bottom arms/wishbones have to be strenthend to take the coil overs inside where the manta spring would normally sit i wish i had a lot more pics for you guys |
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craig
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It seems nothing's going to stay original for long in your hands. Good work! Is the Manta axle the same width?
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Hey man, good to see it coming along man.......but eh, i believe you owe us some photos!
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carmad
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It seems nothing's going to stay original for long in your hands. Good work! Is the Manta axle the same width? no mate its 4" wider from face of the hub to face of the other hub Hey man, good to see it coming along man.......but eh, I believe you owe us some photos! I no I no I no |
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grant
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Dec 16, 2009 13:42:24 GMT
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Fantastic build, got any updates? I'm intrested in your set up your using for the front and rear, especially to get 4 x100 Whats involved in mounting thge manta axle and when you fitted the front subframe, did you just redrill the chassis to suit the mata holes and how did you mount the anti roll bar. Cant wait to see this finished, keep up the crazy projects |
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carmad
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Dec 16, 2009 22:45:53 GMT
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anti roll bar was quite a bit higher and needed longer anti roll bar bushes / brackets I have got word that she is ready to come back from the builders so loads of pics soon here is another that me and my brother built waiting on the viva to come back another deawoo lanos but this time its a c20xe   |
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Last Edit: Dec 16, 2009 22:46:25 GMT by carmad
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carmad
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Dec 19, 2009 19:15:33 GMT
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woo hoo my viva is back
its to dark to take pics but i will take loads in the morning
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carmad
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Dec 20, 2009 18:37:31 GMT
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:excited::excited: as promised heres a few pics (not the best quality but you will get the idea ) i left the house around 9 o clock this morning it was pretty slippy with the snow ect so i took a lend off the mrs vxr zafira (250 bhp in the snow and 2 ton to drag isnt the easiest ):scratchchin:  took me nearly 45 min to get 15 miles:wtf: so first off i started looking at the work thats been done  new anti roll bar brakets which were slavaged by me and my brother from his mk1 cavalier hatch back . This pic was taken from inside the engine bay  the new lower subframe mounts   dave had to drill new holes in the chassis legs sleeve them and weld on new supporting strengthing peices so next i started to remove the front end starting with anti roll bar  jacked up and wheels off i started taking out the bolts that hold in the front end  and here you can see the coil overs and some off the mods that had to be made to get them in there along with the new anti roll bar supports which are custom made because they mount in the viva slightly higher than they would in a mk1 cav  on the axel stands ready for stripping (i forgot my air gun)  next was a job thats been bugging me since i bought it the skuttle panel has quite a few surface scratches/rust effect on it and it makes the car look quite keek  so when i was leaving for home i unscrewed it and its acctually quite clean in behind there;)   so when i got home i got stuck in first i removed all the old water sealing sponge  you can see how bad it is here in these pics   so i set to it with a 80 grit flap wheel   it acctually cleaned up ok  stuck some primer on it cause it was getting dark and cold  still a few things up for debate tho what colour do i paint the running gear / sub frames (open to suggestions ) what colour of polybushes to go for also i need a universial joint for my steering rack as it is a wee bit notchy as the manta rack is wider than the viva and its sitting at a bit off a weird angle thats all for today |
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Good stuff, bet it was nice and warm in there today! You should see the state of my scuttle panel - the few bits of metal that were present are being held together with large amounts of fibreglass, it really is a sculptural masterpiece - yours is in great condition somehow!
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carmad
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to be fair the whole car is in good condition thats why i bought it
i have had bad experiences with rusty rare cars
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carmad
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Dec 21, 2009 15:43:27 GMT
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well i put the skuttle up stairs and i think the frost might have got at it during the night
so not looking good at the mo
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carmad
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Dec 21, 2009 19:18:58 GMT
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was hocking threw a few bits and peices and forund my 6 bar fuel pump i got for this last year  |
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Dec 21, 2009 20:00:05 GMT
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Fancy!
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carmad
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well the skuttle turned out ok i am not completely happy with it    |
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Dec 23, 2009 13:14:21 GMT
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Man, that looks mint - i'll send you a pic of mine that'll cheer you up if you want to see one that's in bits!
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carmad
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Dec 23, 2009 15:53:43 GMT
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ahh ok go on then
does any on know where to get a full polybush kit for the backend off a viva
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Dec 23, 2009 17:43:51 GMT
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I do polybushes , pm me ....
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carmad
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Dec 23, 2009 18:15:44 GMT
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I do polybushes , pm me .... ;D one on its way 2 you |
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carmad
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Dec 24, 2009 16:17:49 GMT
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here is a picture of a standard viva (not mine) from under the back you can see the petrol tank goes up threw the boot floor  and inside the boot it acctually is the floor (you would acctually set your shopping on top off it  underneath  so here is my petrol tank out off the car its only held in with a sealing strip and a few self tappers lol  its covered in some very thick underseal  so after a few hours off scraping and p80 flap wheel here what i was left with    so after i cleaned up all the keek that was on the floor i stuck a coat off primer on it   and then a quick coat off siver paint i hope this is going to look well underneath the car when its done  |
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carmad
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Dec 27, 2009 18:23:02 GMT
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being a bit like leigh here new wheels on any one wanna guess what they are there a bit bigger and wider to allow me to fit bigger brakes  |
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did the manta crossmember bolt straight up? had a read through and didnt see what rear axle your using? 
