Lee's Garage

[lee303]

I'm not sure when we're going, but if it's that weekend then I'll keep an eye out for you. I'll be in a tatty old 205, black with a yellow roll cage.

cool come say hello if you see me...

looking good lee its not taken you that long to get it all sorted really.

What was the reason for replacing the cooler again?

cheers, yes it come together quite as planned really,
as for the cooler, just because you cant really effectively clean them out, so i don’t want to risk it on the new engine, i will clean it out and sell it though tbh, as it probably will be fine, wasn’t the worlds messiest engine blow up, paranoia really...

With the oil cooler, how come you dont run the lines to the right so they dont have to be right against the manifold?

Why the plate there too?

because the block gets in the way of the fittings, doesn’t look it in the pics but there is enough wrap etc protecting them so will be ok, ran like that before anyhow, and yes, as said the plate is to make the front ends cooling more efficient now i have plated the bottom of the car, worked well too, dropped five degrees off the water temp when hammering it

[lee303]

righty, freshly painted wings fitted up, and the bumper too, same as before with 1/4 turn fasteners, the wings are even nearly the right colour! lmao

wanted to have a quick drive but it was pissing down so thought best not, wheelspin isn’t good when running an engine in! oh and i don’t have a wiper fitted at the mo either, can’t remember where i put the damn thing!! will have to wait till after v now...
matts front end edges closer to completion too after another coat of filler primer, looking good!

[Benn]

How wider are the front arches Lee?

[lee303]

standard width benn, which is the whole reason i bough them, always wanted kevlar or fiberglass ones but didn’t fancy the whole wide arch shennanigans

[Benn]

Ah sorry thought you wanted them cause they are wider...

[lee303]

nah, just for lightness, saved 8kg!

[Benn]

8kg? That's quite a saving.

Matt's front end looks great.

[lee303]

tbh i was surprised that a stock wing weighs 5kg, nes ones are a kilo a piece and yes, the monstermanta is coming on leaps and bounds!

[MikeITB]

Where did the wings come from Lee? If they do some for mine I might put them on the "want" list...

[lee303]

they came from a man at billing, second hand, so i don’t know their origin, sorry

[MikeITB]

they came from a man at billing, second hand, so i don’t know their origin, sorry

No worries buddy, I'm sure I'll find some

[lee303]

yeah you still have a ‘current’ enough car that people still make nice buts like that new lmao

[MikeITB]

yeah you still have a ‘current’ enough car that people still make nice buts like that new lmao

Lol, I wouldn't be so sure about that. I can buy all the tacky wide arch kits and lexus lights I want, look for anything more performance orientated and you start hitting dead ends.

[Warren-G]

lee is a loverly man, some of the time, well whens his not in a temper

im sorry you missed the train lee, il get you a hands free kit

[Animal]

:-D

[Gaz86]

EPIC! you gonna be moulding it in one piece? looks like it should release no problems

[Animal]

EPIC! you gonna be moulding it in one piece? looks like it should release no problems

Yup, thats the plan. There's no reason (other than user error) why it shouldn't release ok... Watch this space.

Some more pics:







And the view from the driving seat...



I'm really pleased with how its come out to Brian and Lee for all the help and putting up with 6 months of swearing and sanding...

[peester]

what a jigsaw to piece together.. has a baby bertha look/ring to it eh

[spanishfly]

sex

[Benn]

Dude that is frigging awesome! How much wider is it than normal?

[Animal]

Dude that is frigging awesome! How much wider is it than normal?

Loads! it's approximately 2m wide, not sure what a std manta width is.

The photos make it look mustard yellow, it's much more banana yellow than that in the flesh!

[Benn]

I know it was gonna be big but..................... DAMN!

[lee303]

i dunno, i go away for one weekend and all hell breaks loose! looks good matt, wondered what your blank email meant to contain, lmao, looking forward to seeing IRL tomorrow, if i ever wake up when i go to sleep later that is, V festival was ace!!

[Animal]

lol, bloody phone.

Here's one where the yellow comes out better.



I've tuesday and wednesday off so I can get prep it and make the mould. :-)

[alistairolsen]

Thats looking amazing! When are you breaking out the fibreglass and getting high on styrene fumes?