Hello from Malaysia

yellowmanta · 07-22-2009

Hi,
I'm Pete from Malaysia and I stumbled upon this site not too long ago! Great place for anyone owning a Manta, which incidentally I have one, a 1972 Manta A. Bought it back in 1994 and had it restored and running after a year and a half later. But not in all its original condition though coz it was cheaper to plonk in a Nissan engine and 5-speed gearbox than to restore the original 1.9L.
It's now my weekend vehicle for transporting me to the trailheads when I go mountainbiking.
You can see pics of it by following this link:
Picasa Web Albums - yellowmanta - My Manta
I wonder if anybody can help me but I've never been able to properly align the frameless windows and when it rains (and it pours here in tropical Malaysia), water easily finds its way into my car.
Cheers,
Pete

Aardvaark · 07-22-2009

Welcome. Nicely done Manta you have, Pete. I like your Nephew's mini pickup
too.
There is a window section in the factory service manual, but I didn't find it very informative when aligning my Manta's windows. I just went by the seat of the pants and got pretty good sealing around them. Not perfect but good enough.

kwilford · 07-22-2009

Welcome to OGT.com Pete. I moved your thread to the Introductions Forum.

There are a few classic Opels in Malaysia, as I posted after my visit in 2003:
http://www.opelgt.com/forums/opel-st...-malaysia.html
and Otto posted these few years ago:
http://www.opelgt.com/forums/opel-st...la-lumpur.html
http://www.opelgt.com/forums/manta/4...-malaysia.html
and a brief search for "Malaysia" also shows
http://www.opelgt.com/forums/introdu...ew-member.html
anyways, welcome again and good luck with the Manta.

Redskinsjbs · 07-22-2009

Nice Manta! Is it bad that I like the Mini pickup more though? I have never seen such a thing. I think that that may be the only pickup that I am ever willing to own. Man, its SHWEEET!

Yea, enough of a sidetrack. Welcome to the forums! I am sure that anything you could need help with people here have either already answered or are plenty willing and ready to try to do so.

yellowmanta · 07-27-2009

Thanks guys for the nice welcome! Think my Manta is now all jealous over the attention the Mini pickup s getting!
There's actually quite a few of nicely restored Mantas running around in Malaysia, particularly in Kuala Lumpur where I'm based. But they are considered pretty rare still. On more than a few occassions, I've had fellow motorists chasing after me only to enquire about the car! http://www.opelgt.com/forums/images/smilies/lmao.gif
Cheers
Pete

07-22-2009	#1 (permalink)
yellowmanta Opeler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2	Hello from Malaysia Hi, I'm Pete from Malaysia and I stumbled upon this site not too long ago! Great place for anyone owning a Manta, which incidentally I have one, a 1972 Manta A. Bought it back in 1994 and had it restored and running after a year and a half later. But not in all its original condition though coz it was cheaper to plonk in a Nissan engine and 5-speed gearbox than to restore the original 1.9L. It's now my weekend vehicle for transporting me to the trailheads when I go mountainbiking. You can see pics of it by following this link: Picasa Web Albums - yellowmanta - My Manta I wonder if anybody can help me but I've never been able to properly align the frameless windows and when it rains (and it pours here in tropical Malaysia), water easily finds its way into my car. Cheers, Pete

07-22-2009	#2 (permalink)
Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr)	Welcome. Nicely done Manta you have, Pete. I like your Nephew's mini pickup too. There is a window section in the factory service manual, but I didn't find it very informative when aligning my Manta's windows. I just went by the seat of the pants and got pretty good sealing around them. Not perfect but good enough. __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

07-22-2009	#3 (permalink)
kwilford Über OpelGT.com Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,087 Real Name: Keith Wilford	Welcome to OGT.com Pete. I moved your thread to the Introductions Forum. There are a few classic Opels in Malaysia, as I posted after my visit in 2003: http://www.opelgt.com/forums/opel-st...-malaysia.html and Otto posted these few years ago: http://www.opelgt.com/forums/opel-st...la-lumpur.html http://www.opelgt.com/forums/manta/4...-malaysia.html and a brief search for "Malaysia" also shows http://www.opelgt.com/forums/introdu...ew-member.html anyways, welcome again and good luck with the Manta. __________________ Keith Wilford working on my '71 GT and '75 SportWagon

07-22-2009	#4 (permalink)
Redskinsjbs Opel Intern Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Washington DC Posts: 514 Logbook Entries: 1 Real Name: Jay	Nice Manta! Is it bad that I like the Mini pickup more though? I have never seen such a thing. I think that that may be the only pickup that I am ever willing to own. Man, its SHWEEET! Yea, enough of a sidetrack. Welcome to the forums! I am sure that anything you could need help with people here have either already answered or are plenty willing and ready to try to do so. __________________ J Swift Sincerely Flickr photos Videos

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07-27-2009	#5 (permalink)
yellowmanta Opeler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2	Thanks guys for the nice welcome! Think my Manta is now all jealous over the attention the Mini pickup s getting! There's actually quite a few of nicely restored Mantas running around in Malaysia, particularly in Kuala Lumpur where I'm based. But they are considered pretty rare still. On more than a few occassions, I've had fellow motorists chasing after me only to enquire about the car! http://www.opelgt.com/forums/images/smilies/lmao.gif Cheers Pete

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