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mattievRS
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26th Aug 15 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252062575724

[Edited on 28-08-2015 by Ian]
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26th Aug 15 at 11:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right up johnd's street this. Buy it, make it shit, sell it as a half done project.
Ellis
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Gary
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26th Aug 15 at 12:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was gonna post this the other day. Been watching it to see what it goes for. Wanted a v8 manta a for years. When I first fancied one you could get a standard manta for 2k but now the prices are daft!
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Brett firing shots there
Brett
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Only messing with him like he does with me
3CorsaMeal
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Its got lovely weaving on the ht leads etc

Wonder how long before the insulation on them starts rubbing through.
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Looks like a right fucking nail built buy a bodge artist!
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thats what i thought, price is pretty high, seem to be a lot of people overpaying on ebay. One of my mates sold an old motorbike, he bought it for £3400 about 3yrs ago, it got up to £4k and we couldn't believe it, ended up at £5900 and bloke came and paid/took it away.
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rover v8s are poo
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Like 150 bhp aren't they?
taylorboosh
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200 ish i think but its a myth about them being super light and compact...
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i was watching a nice mk1 1.9 get its chassis legs welded up the other day, not my cup of tea tbh
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27th Aug 15 at 13:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
3.5 is 150 ish.

The rover v8 is used to keep a gm theme by a lot of the manta guys
taylorboosh
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Is it GM? Chevy are GM
Gary
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Yep. I would imagine a chevvy v8 more expensive for parts. Rover v8 is cheap
Ian
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28th Aug 15 at 00:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Never mind the engine, what the hell is that brake servo saying?
Gary
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You can't mount them where they're supposed to be. I've always thought a pedal box would be a better alternative
DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Never mind the engine, what the hell is that brake servo saying?


Its saying "I'm going to lash this shit together any-which-way I can because I'm bored building the crap"
Ian
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Yeah I can see it needs moving but yeah, pedal box or at least a lever that isn't bending the servo coupling sideways.
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28th Aug 15 at 09:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No flex in that servo setup at all then, bet the pedal feels like shit

[Edited on 28-08-2015 by Steve]
taylorboosh
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Still not a bad price
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Pedal boxes are an arse to fit to older vauxhalls. No room at all.


 
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