Crazy Jay
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 posted on 14/1/04 at 04:43 PM |
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Manta??
Hey all, I reckon I can get my hands on a very cheap (50 quid) Opel Manta GTE. Is it worth my while or are they "buckets of shite"?? Can
they be tuned??
Cheers amigos
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thommy2
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 05:56 PM |
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Ah yes they can!!!
And there is a quit a lot to tune them with. The drove rallies with it, raced it etc.
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/1/04 at 06:14 PM |
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They have uprights similar to a Cortina if I remember rightly and are rear wheel drive so could be a candidate for a donor vehicle.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Dreckly
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 01:42 AM |
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Manta?
Hi Jay
I drove a Manta GTE for about five years and loved it! Sensibly sorted they handle well for their size but the 2.0ltr CIH engine is heavy & needs
modding for unleaded. I don't think the GTE box will fit the more modern engines like the XE etc whereas the 1.8S/Berlinetta box should. Hope
this helps.
Cheers. Ken.
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Crazy Jay
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 10:26 PM |
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Cheers all. Might go for it, but at the min, im tryin to get my hands on an omega 2.0 16v ecotec. Fingers crossed!!!
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/1/04 at 10:36 PM |
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you can get ex police ones that are often the 3ltr version, usually manual too, very cheap due to the undesirability of ex law cars. pays your money/
takes yer choice i guess.
not sure if they are differrent to the MV6 version?
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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ned
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| posted on 16/1/04 at 11:34 AM |
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crazy jay,
If you want a 2ltr 16v the 2ltr 'xe' is a much better engine than the ecotech. bear in mind that the gearbox won't bolt up to these
engines though as the starter is on the other side on the manta gte. you really need a 1.8 manta or carlton box to fit the 2ltr engines either that or
a bellhousing adapter to a type 9 ford box.
cheers,
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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