Project Domes shonky autos - Car that lived by the sea in Scotland in rust shocker*

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, sdkrc said:

Twin Kubota diesels or death.

Saw two of them yesterday small tractor and a tiny one

[dome]

8 hours ago, hairnet said:

Saw two of them yesterday small tractor and a tiny one

They for sale👀

[comfortablynumb]

Had a Manta gte in silver as a company hack back in the day, stuck it in a carpark and did business stuff.

On return I unlocked the door, jumped in and stuck the key in the ignition, only to find it wouldn't turn

Cue 10+ mins of fiddling, swearing at it, all to no avail.

Decided I'd have to call breakdown, the office etc, pre mobile days, get out to find a payphone

spot MY manta about four cars down 🙄

Id make a crap car thief.

At the time I ran Ford's, with their renowned security....

 

[GingerNuttz]

Spoiler looks like it was made for a different car 🤣

[sutty2006]

On 03/08/2024 at 19:58, dome said:

Actual footage of @GingerNuttz fitting the body kit here.

 

Yep, this kit was sold to me as being the best, taken from original Irmscher moulds etc. 

I did have a bit of a runaround with the uber cliquey manta owners club trying to find some mythical guy who apparently made the best kits known to man, I got shut down straight away when I messaged him or his representative on earth, probably cos I'd only been a member for a wee while. Sadly the club has that kind of feel to it. 

Fuck em, This'll piss em off with a Ford engine 🤣🤣

What happened there then? I’d love to know, because a lot of club members are getting pissed off with “the clique” and I’d like to know where it’s coming from 🫡

[24vdiamond]

27 minutes ago, sutty2006 said:

What happened there then? I’d love to know, because a lot of club members are getting pissed off with “the clique” and I’d like to know where it’s coming from 🫡

Hasnt it always been the same? 

[dome]

7 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

What happened there then? I’d love to know, because a lot of club members are getting pissed off with “the clique” and I’d like to know where it’s coming from 🫡

This is the reply I got after being recommended to contact this guy about the kits. 

 

Also the fact my actual name is my username, I messaged admins to get this changed but never got a reply. 

I just never got a good feeling about the club. I joined for a year and it was almost worth it for the forum access, certainly not for the 1 5 year old club magazine I got. The forums are pretty dead now and folks seemed more interested in values and originality. 

Don't take it personally, I know you're involved with the club, it just never felt like a welcoming place. 

[sutty2006]

5 hours ago, dome said:

This is the reply I got after being recommended to contact this guy about the kits. 

Also the fact my actual name is my username, I messaged admins to get this changed but never got a reply. 

I just never got a good feeling about the club. I joined for a year and it was almost worth it for the forum access, certainly not for the 1 5 year old club magazine I got. The forums are pretty dead now and folks seemed more interested in values and originality. 

Don't take it personally, I know you're involved with the club, it just never felt like a welcoming place. 

I’m gonna send you a PM. 

[GingerNuttz]

Decided to hire a painter who had been headhunted by Chip Foose, came highly recommended. 

He's a beast with a dod of 80 grit 🤣

Spoiler fixed and fitted. 

Just need to block it square once it's dry and fit the side bits tomorrow. 

 

[GingerNuttz]

Skirts are on too. 

 

[yes oui si]

5x110?

[dome]

19 hours ago, yes oui si said:

5x110?

Volvo rear axle so 5x108. Unsure of what it'll end up being as it's still 4 stud on the front. I want to run 16" wheels on it in a rally style but availablity in the Volvo pcd is tricky to find

[aldo135]

Volvo PCD means get Ferrari wheels 😂

[GingerNuttz]

Need 4 stud Ferrari wheels for the front 🤣

[320touring]

Could be the F car.

Ford engine

Ferrari wheels

Fucking Manta

[yes oui si]

2 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said:

Need 4 stud Ferrari wheels for the front 🤣

Adapters are cheap and plentiful. 

1 hour ago, dome said:

Volvo rear axle so 5x108. Unsure of what it'll end up being as it's still 4 stud on the front. I want to run 16" wheels on it in a rally style but availablity in the Volvo pcd is tricky to find

Adapters or convert to 5x110 on the front and you can then run 110 or 108 at both ends using wobble bolts for the 'wrong' end. There's a decent choice of 16x7-9 stuff in those PCDs, usually from the continent. 

These rebuilt to spec would be perfick... 

[GingerNuttz]

 Ford Frozen White paint too 🤣

 

[320touring]

3 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said:

 Ford Frozen White paint too 🤣

 

"Let it Go..."

[GingerNuttz]

He'll be the prettiest princess at the manta gang bangs 😂

[GingerNuttz]

3 hours ago, yes oui si said:

Adapters are cheap and plentiful. 

Adapters or convert to 5x110 on the front and you can then run 110 or 108 at both ends using wobble bolts for the 'wrong' end. There's a decent choice of 16x7-9 stuff in those PCDs, usually from the continent. 

These rebuilt to spec would be perfick... 

I said to Dome when we fitted the arches the BBS rims in gold with a huge offset in the back would look minted.

[GingerNuttz]

Professionally gapped with 2 spanners 

 

Tons of blocking on the shut lines to straighten em up still but this gap used to be 30+mm at the top 

Rear bumper brackets have been built and the rear bumper modified so it actually fits around the car without scraping the primer off.

Structural duct tape will be painted over as per autoshite rules 

[yes oui si]

11 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said:

I said to Dome when we fitted the arches the BBS rims in gold with a huge offset in the back would look minted.

*low offset

I used to own a set of 15x8 and 15x10 Revolutions that came off a 400-kitted Manta with a v8. Those arches swallow massive wheels. 

16x9 revolution rfx or Borbet A at each end would be fantastic. 

[sutty2006]

Use odd wheels front to back, like a true rally car! 
 

 

[GingerNuttz]

Bumper bracket fabricated and bonded in.

Gaps on spoiler near dialed in and the inside seams sealed before I left.

Prob shoot primer on the rear end tomorrow and that should be it I reckon.

[GingerNuttz]

Outside for the final wash. 

Need to finish the front valance before painting. 

Spent the morning filling more holes than pavarotti hence the cut through primer on the spoiler. 

[Split_Pin]

240 in the background 🧐

[GingerNuttz]

 

3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

240 in the background 🧐

Saabnuts one that was dragged from a field, most reliable car that's here 🤣 starts first turn of the key.

[Saabnut]

That Manta is showing the usual @GingerNuttz star quality work!

[GingerNuttz]

Scuff and a buff in a few days. 

 

 

[hairnet]

On 27/08/2024 at 17:24, sutty2006 said:

Use odd wheels front to back, like a true rally car! 
 

 

flumph