My 1972 Manta V8

Muscle-Manta · Post by **Muscle-Manta** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:25 pm

Sounds good to me Jed. I will be at Billing Aquadrome Sat for the Opel Manta club meet. I could come over to the Pod and camp Sat night how do I book for the camping?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:32 pm

That is a sweet looking Manta dude!!!
Well done.
I'll be at the Retro show this year with my MGB.

Muscle-Manta · Post by **Muscle-Manta** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:43 pm

That's one quick MGB you got there Perry what size engine you got?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:56 pm

It's a 100,000 mile 4.6 out of a range rover with new pistons, rings and ends etc. All stock except for the wilder cam and new forged pistons.

I used a glaze buster to clean the bores up before the new bits went in.

I'm well happy with this old lump Mate!

Perry

ged · Post by **ged** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:49 pm

Muscle-Manta wrote:Sounds good to me Jed. I will be at Billing Aquadrome Sat for the Opel Manta club meet. I could come over to the Pod and camp Sat night how do I book for the camping?

Sorry about the delay in answering. pm sent.

Ged.

gelmonkey · Post by **gelmonkey** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:14 pm

Hey Paul
You change your back lights more than you dye your hair LOL
Did you copy mine by any chance?
P

Muscle-Manta · Post by **Muscle-Manta** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:41 pm

gelmonkey wrote:Hey Paul
You change your back lights more than you dye your hair LOL
Did you copy mine by any chance?
P

Only just seen this post-you cheeky sod-I could do worse than copy your rear lights....how about your hairstyle!

gelmonkey · Post by **gelmonkey** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:37 pm

Hey Mate
Suede apples are all the rage you know

Muscle-Manta · Post by **Muscle-Manta** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:28 am

gelmonkey wrote:Hey Mate
Suede apples are all the rage you know

"Suede apples" aka "slap heads"

Muscle-Manta · Post by **Muscle-Manta** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:01 pm

Got a 4.6 bottom end to replace the 3.9 in the Manta....seemed like a good idea at the time

sidecar · Post by **sidecar** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:54 am

Muscle-Manta wrote:Got a 4.6 bottom end to replace the 3.9 in the Manta....seemed like a good idea at the time

It IS a good idea at ANY time!

Give me a shout when your ready to burette everything!

Muscle-Manta · Post by **Muscle-Manta** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:17 am

Thanks Pete

Just need to give the heads a good clean up and I'll let you know.

Been reading about you cleaning up your heads behind the valve seats. Mine are also stage 3 V8 Devopments heads....think I'll take a look behind the valves after reading what you found

Paul