Opel Manta Project update 30/05/2009

Scooby_RA · Post by **Scooby_RA** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:49 pm

good luck, would be good to it on Wednesday 8)

Suz · Post by **Suz** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:43 pm

Thanks for all help and advices guys. :thumb:

Will be seeing you all tomorrow at the meet but definately without the car had another look tonight and it is a case of so many things to check and try to sort her out that never going to happen.

Who knows maybe next month. Watch this space!!!!!

Suz

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:52 pm

Good luck with it Suz...Youre're a brave lady, and you're doing a cracking job :thumb:

Suz · Post by **Suz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:23 pm

Thanks guys

Have just been out and done another compression check and now back to square one, have compression on front two of 110 and 112 but both 3 & 4 are showing 70 so despite all my thoughts that the bottom end looks good It would appear I may be wrong.[:(!]
Will be putting bit of oil in the cylinders and checking compression again to make sure this is the case.
Think prob as the carbs were run with no filters maybe something has been sucked in and messed it up somehow.
Now have three options

1.find a new bottom end
2. rebuild current one
3. buy new engine to run till June and rebuild current engine fully so that when she is all welded and painted then can put equivalent of new engine in.

Will keep you posted.

Suz

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:12 pm

bugger

Do you know how long it was run without filters?

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:19 pm

Sorry to hear that Suz.
Welcome to our world lol

Suz · Post by **Suz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:20 pm

dynamix wrote:bugger

Do you know how long it was run without filters?

Nope no idea at least since the guy we bought it off had it which was few months I think.

Fast Eddy wrote:Sorry to hear that Suz.
Welcome to our world lol

Was hoping not to be there quite yet but hey these things are sent to try us!!!!!!!! Mind you I know where I could get a nice engine thats not in use at the second to replace mine, can you run an RB26 normally apsirated? :-D :-D

Suz

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:19 pm

Sorry to hear that Suz

I would stick a Rover V8 in it. Job done 8)

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:28 pm

Rover V8 is a bit soft

(actually that sounds like a cracking idea and plenty available)

How about a Lotus Carlton and be done with it!! :P

Suz · Post by **Suz** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:38 pm

Ross wrote:Sorry to hear that Suz

I would stick a Rover V8 in it. Job done 8)

ScoobieWRX wrote:Rover V8 is a bit soft (actually that sounds like a cracking idea and plenty available)

How about a Lotus Carlton and be done with it!! :P

Not really sticking with the keeping it as close to original as possible though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!