[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

So let me get this straight

 

You have a all wheel drive ute, a off the charts lexus and a monaro

 

What other supprises do you have ??

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

I’m on one hell of a mission to get this car done

 

i picked up up the gun my self again as backs of doors are not overly important and I like to have a little of my own laid down paint on my car lol

 

really happy with how my interia parts turned out, paint is flat as for been straight of the gun

 

aslo decided to do the dash parts in cherry black as well

 

ordered a heap of black leather and Warwick suede in a dark maroon colour, I have a heap of black suede here

Also decided I’m sticking a decent stereo in it, not ballistic just nice, will be a bit of a mix as I have a few bits from old stereo I may use but been 6 speaker system and I’ll throw a sub in it should be nice to listen to the news while driving

 

got as much of inside car painted with black rust proofing that I could possibly get a brush into

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by  vs manta 218.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by  vs manta 218.

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Are good stuff then

 

Same here i do a bit of painting but my brother in law is painter and a good mate is a panel beater

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Pick a colour your self

 

Your a chippy arnt you ?? That means you have a compressor ??

 

If so get medum priced gravity feed spray gun around $160 or so

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<span style=”line-height: 1.5;”>Watch some you tube for some lessons and stuff a few bits up from the wreckers then once you get a feel paint your own </span>

 

You will never look at a spray can every again ans your dash will actually look good and not all dull like spray cans do

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

So got last parts primed up ready for final wet rub and paint

 

so turned my attention to the shell now, striped it out so I can rust proof the shit out of it and paint inside with some sort of black thick paint, maybe sound deadner or something

 

she’ll is in excellent condition, it is 100% percent and can not find a single part damaged at  all

 

a better pic of the work area for you Gary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

This is looking tidy since the paint job man

 

likin the seats to, looks good as

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Haha not napping actually

 

robby is on his way down though, he is in GC and heading to Sydney tomorrow, he stoped in here on Friday Before he continued on

 

maybe next year after I put big tyres on distroy my clutch put a better one in and get the car to actually be fast down the 1/4 and not just spin the tyres constantly

 

actully talking about the manta I broke the dash in it the other week  spun the tyres till it eventually grabbed traction and snapped my dash facia and it fell out in 2 pieces 

 

thinking super glue and few spots of sicaflex for a quick half assed fix lol

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

That’s Good actually

 

I like truthfull opinions and ideas to make things better

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Thanks every one, appreciate it a lot

 

yep that’s it, I’m not one to be persuaded much when I come up with ideas unless it’s better then I have in mind, cava did eventually make me see the light with a certain set of tail lights lol

 

but yep I have a fearly clear picture of what I want with this car, unlike my last build that just constantly got out of hand lol

 

so today we painted a shit load of small bits, door handles, mirrors, rest of rear spoiler, boot hinges, bolts, back part of boot and few other bits

 

so now the back end is fitted and is awaiting me to prime it

 

also got 1 door striped and sanded also ready for primer, this time after Iv primed it, I’m sanding 90% complete then painting back side and doin same to car and painting around door frames then fitting doors and painting door skins with the rest of car

 

can an see the 3 rd pic is the area where Iv doin all my fibre glass work

4th pic is same just backed up a little

 

so so just rear spoiler, doors and the car it’s self left to go

 

 

 

 

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

What did you do with your alternator ??

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

That is some epic pipe work work there man, well done

 

fibre glass sucks, Iv been working with it for weeks now doin body kit on Monaro

 

great stuff but it sucks to sand lol

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Thanks guys, yeah it’s a beautiful colour to see under the lights

 

so interia is black seats and black dash, roof lining and plastic trims are a light cream/whitish colour and it’s all in good condition apart from door trims pealing up near window

 

I have a heap of black suede I will do the roof, plastics, rear parcel shelf in

 

the door trims are getting a mix black leather and a dark maroon almost dark purple suede mix and that will be happening soonish

 

one day when I do seats they will get the same combo

 

this may upset some but I don’t care as its my car and I’m building what I want but I’m building what I think a GTS should be done like, so yes it may end up having a few gts badges and icons over it in the end

 

but rest assure every thing will be equal to or better then a v2 GTS is

 

so that means it will end up with big brakes, for now it’s getting the rims of the manta, it already has coil overs in it and so on

 

and all the interia I will build over time and will end up been very very nice and classy

 

engine wise its remaining in a daily driver able state as that is what it is so cam is about as far as I will go apart from a LS3 or something one day when I get to it

 

no strokers or turbos sorry

 

well maybe a turbo on 6psi better not rule it out 

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Yeah man Spring is not tight enough

 

say if what ever your clipping it onto is distance of 150mm your spring would want to be about 75mm

 

needs some tension on it

 

remember your pushing it with your foot so it’s not goin to feel tight at all

 

I need to put myn on with plyers and throttle feels normal as under foot

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Nice set up man

 

Chuck another spring butterfly

 

Common problem

 

Myn did it as well, at idle it will hold the throttles open a little

 

Myn would touch throttlw and sit on 2000rpm

 

You will notice with bonnet up lightly let throttle back and it will hold open but push it back and will idle normally

 

Spring fixes all that up

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

bit more is done, look very different under lights then it does out in the sun, that shine though

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Only 3 or so weeks ay

 

Got the car in mid febuary and got it registered with on a few day then did all the usually service stuff then drove it for a few weeks while gathering parts up

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Yeah it is nice colour that’s for sure

 

should look sweet for a daily driver lol

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

There use go Iv got a thread up about it now

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

So here I painted under the bonnet and boot along with hinges and bolts my self, my brother in law will be back to paint the important side along with rear wing on the weekend coming

 

so I just need to give it a little goin over with 800 on other side before painting to ensure its perfect and didn’t get light mist of over spray on it

 

I now have the doors off so will start peeping them and again I will paint back side of them and Shane will be painting the important side then it’s the whole cars turn before I can put it all back together in a few weeks

 

So after that I can fit extractors and build exhaust and fit the caster camber bushes

 

it’s getting black GTO style tail lights and new head lights as the ones I have a stuffed and cracked

 

windows are goin black, I have 15% tint here but undecided if I should do 15% or 30% tint

 

wheels will be the 20s of my manta and the manta is getting a set of staggered 18s

 

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[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

My brother in law is doin the honners of painting this one for me, he is spray painted by trade and done some very very nice show cars in his time

 

colour ur is cherry black and got the inserts like GTS in jet black

 

 

Can see here I have the same side skirt out side and just taking 2 pics in different angles of light

 

the he inserts will mostly blend in till a bit of sun hits it and the inserts stand out

 

 

 

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