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Opel Manta 2.0 OHC Automat from Finland
Hi there all you opel fans!
I just stumbled here to this forum and thought I´d register. There are a lot of nice projects going on here, so I decided to put mine on display too. I bought the car in the summer of 2005, when someone wanted to buy a gearstick to his Manta from me, I ended up buing the Manta from him. At first I just cruised around with it and tuned up the engine and made some minor modifications like moving the gas tank. Then a mysterious problem came with the carburators and I just couldn´t solve it (later i solved it, someone had drilled the idle nozzles i put in VERY big). So I ended up putting a L-Jetronic in it. It also had a mysterious problem (it turned out to be in the wiring) so I decided to do something else. At the same time my friend got in to an accident when trying to avoid hitting a moose on the road, he ended up wrecking his Omega. Then we had a masterplan to put the engine and gearbox from his Omega to my Manta. ![]() This is what the car looked like when I bought it: http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...Amanta+005.jpg First I took it a part, there were lots of corrosion to be repaired. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/6812-1/DSC08618.JPG http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...2_2005+083.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...2_2005+037.jpg Then I made some reinsforcements to the body and chassis. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...2_2006+120.jpg After that I started modifying the engine parts to fit Manta. The oil pan is modified from Kadett E. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...2_2006+132.jpg I cut away a lot of the floor to make room for the new gearbox. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+048.jpg Then I made new engine and gearbox mounts. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+067.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+083.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+085.jpg After that I checked the engine. It was in good condition. I replaced the cylinder head and the camshaft from a 1.8 GSI Kadett E. And moved the distributor to the front. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+054.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+066.jpg Then I modified the handbrake lever and made a place for the gearshifter. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+100.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...3_2006+110.jpg When those were done, it was time to build the propeller shaft. Since Omegas propeller shaft doesn´t have a "slide" (dont know what that is called) in it and the mounting to the gearbox is different (and lenght of course) I had to build the propeller shaft by combining Omegas and Mantas shafts. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...4_2006+040.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...4_2006+043.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...4_2006+046.jpg Finally it was time to put some new sheet metal to the body. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...4_2006+031.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...4_2006+035.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...6_2006+009.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...6_2006+012.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...6_2006+005.jpg The axles were cleaned and painted also. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...6_2006+001.jpg Then it was time to begin working on the paint job. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...7_2006+014.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...mantaa+003.jpg First I painted the front with a different shade of purple. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...130806+001.jpg Then I made som flames. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...+08+06+053.jpg Then I painted the rest of the car with a different shade. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...130806+020.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...130806+030.jpg And made some highlights. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...jeejee+007.jpg After the paint job was done, I re-mounted the engine and gearbox, made a new exhaust, re-mounted the interior, put in bigger brakes and my friend re-wired the whole car. http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...9_2006+145.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/.../monni+002.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/.../monni+016.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...020906+003.jpg And finally it was ready! http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...valmis+009.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...valmis+012.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...valmis+025.jpg http://www.teammadmax.com/gallery/d/...valmis+035.jpg For more pictures go to Opel Manta A Last edited by pecu_83; 02-20-2008 at 04:24 PM.. Reason: fixed the images |
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UFO-pel researcher.
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First, welcome to the forums.
You have a very interesting Manta A project. |
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-Mark
CarDomains: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2793120 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2141083 Currently: '75 Manta, 3-spd. TH-180 Turbo-Hydramatic, (Added Rostra cruise control, Classic Auto Air a/c system and modern CD stereo.) Back in the day: '73 Manta Luxus 4spd. (SCCA SoloII raced) Added AMC (Alamo Mfg. Co.) air conditioner. '75 Ascona 2dr 4spd (SCCA SSB raced) '78 Opel Isuzu 2dr 4spd (SCCA SSC raced) |
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GT is my middle name
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Nice to know there's a cool manta A in Finland. You did good work. What's the difference between the old engine and this OHC you build in? (i mean, its performance)
Last edited by tekenaar; 02-25-2008 at 11:17 AM.. Reason: it's = it is . . . its = possessive |
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![]() edit: YouTube - Opel Manta A OHC Automat Dyno Test
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