Manta A 19 - from Portugal

[4speed]

Beside I’m looking for a good glove box, I'm also trying to reconstruct mine!!!

It's like a puzzle, but with a lots of parts missing
To reconstruct missing part I'm using a king of clay that passed 5 minutes glues and gets really hard.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9...taluvasfb5.jpg

[baz]

we call it plumbers putty or epoxy putty


you knead it like dough for a few mins to mix it then can work it for 5 min to shape it and it sets like steel

[alpharm]

According to your images the bumpers are the narrow ones as all of the European models.

Only the US have the wide ones according to their standards.

The rear ones are like gold because they are difficult to be found

As for the front ones at the moment exist in limited availability

Anthony

[alpharm]

P.S.

A lot of parts for Manta/A David Mc Collam has available.
And he will have a lot more.
Also some of the rare ones that he has are the factory lamp for the glove box & many many more.

Overseas greetings to David

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by 4speed Beside I’m looking for a good glove box, I'm also trying to reconstruct mine!!! It's like a puzzle, but with a lots of parts missing To reconstruct missing part I'm using a king of clay that passed 5 minutes glues and gets really hard. http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9...taluvasfb5.jpg

I have a complete glove box and am waiting for the lug nuts from TX. Then I will ship the package to you.

[4speed]

I’ve been trying to disassemble and to perceive how to take off the pilar C vent. Everything started when for curiosity I pulled the part of the exterior grate and felt something to unglue! The grate was glued

photo:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9434/saidaarvg7.jpg

Inside view?!
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8...raseiraxn3.jpg

Tried to dismantle, but it was glued to the car pilar (red zone)
I couldn’t access to the interior to perceive haw does it come out!
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6085/forrolt1.jpg

[4speed]

Well, same new upgrades in my manta!!!

Licence plate like old cars used (Portugal):
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7...assmallbq7.jpg

New plastic chrome trim, in the windows rubber:

Old VS New
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8...41smalley7.jpg

placing
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1...39smallck3.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4...46smalltw7.jpg


some more critical parts in my manta ...

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6...34smallln8.jpg

The interior metal part is rusted, and is hard to rotate!
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2...36smallip2.jpg

More rust:
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1...47smallnu4.jpg

[4speed]

Originally Posted by BQS4 I have a complete glove box and am waiting for the lug nuts from TX. Then I will ship the package to you.

thanks,
I've send him a PM

[David McCollam]

You may need to find some other sunvisors. The hinge on yours appears to to be a bit rusty. Check on eBay in Germany for some visors. I wil look around over here in the US.

Dave

[4speed]

Here is my manta key holder, with an old OPEL logo ... and it's not made in China

Also another plastic part that needs to be recovered, now it's glued but some parts are missing. I'll take a photo when finished.

Greeting to Opel Community, especially Gene and Dave, from Portugal

[4speed]

The first Christmas gift that came to my Manta!
Others are expected ...

It has also the part number, the mounting times and prices in old French money

[baz]

time for some reading
http://www.opelgt.com/forums/103094-post5.html

[4speed]

baz
I've edit my post.
The reason that I've posted as it was, is because some times it's easier to write and show the exactly picture and then write again about another thing.
(I hope that was perceptible, because my English is not perfect)

[baz]

your English is as good as mine ask otto

the photo thing is so we keep the photos , when they are hosted they get lost if the photo is removed from the host site and it can ruin a thread if there is talk about a photo and no photo to talk about

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by 4speed The first Christmas gift that came to my Manta! Others are expected ... It has also the part number, the mounting times and prices in old French money

4Speed;
You just solved a mystery here!!! In the 3rd picture, it shows a break down of the Manta front end pieces. I have a friend here in the US that has a VERY early Manta and his grill has chrome pieces on it I have never seen on any other Manta till I saw the picture, it's part #16

[4speed]

Great!!!
As soon as possible I'll scan the entire catalogue, and post a PDF file to share with everyone.

Last week I've lost a manta and ascona original parts catalogue on ebay that was a really treasure (it was in English and German)

Edit: I remenber that that I’ve some photos of that part… see the part 16 in my Manta, this part is the one that hold the light, and it's from hella.

[BQS4]

The part that holds the light in is part #18, part #16 is a chrome piece that dresses up the outer edge of the grill that the headlight shines through. Of all the Mantas I have seen over the years, they have always been black plastic of the surrounding grill, but, the Manta my friend has has a build date of 10/70 and he bought it in Germany on his way back State-side (US Air Force)
We have discussed his Manta on many occassions and he has a truly unique one, and one item of discussion was this chrome piece(s)

[BQS4]

Here's a better explaintion.....

[4speed]

Wow ... always learning, I've never notice that part!
And I've never seen any photo of a manta with it... extremely rare
I'll try so search in old manta catalogues

[baz]

Don't post the whole book or you will break their copyright and it will have to be removed

[4speed]

New gift from Santa as arrived ...