Project A Series

[novashed]

this will be picked up next week sometime, (still need to officially sort the trailer etc)
plans at first is to do the structural welding asap, get it mot'd etc and drive it as a running restorationm always wanted one so i thought sod it with some of the funds from the tracker sale. got chatting to john with a stall at billing and went to high wycombe on monday to see the beast and she was in better condition than i was expecting for a car built in 1971-2, it has not been on the road for 21 years!

[alistairolsen]

lucky bastard,Id love on of those!!

[novashed]

getting very rare now, id dont wan to stray too far from its lines, if was a dog would of stuck wider arches on and slammed the crap out of it on 19" multispokes

[alistairolsen]

keep it period, nothing bigger than a 15, wide and fairly low.

there was a gloss back one with a chromed xe in a mag or two a few years back. Stunning car

[novashed]

that is what ive got in mind, im not too keen on the yellow tbh, i think white may be an option, on the lookout for some bbs/ronal mulispokes ratherlike a deepdish vwgolf/bmw wheel, no rush mind

[garymanc]

nice.. best off luck with it
a bit off inspiration for you http://www.mantamagic.com/broadspeed%20replica.htm

now i want onelmao

[specks]

why did the guy have it off the road for 21 years,is he mental,always wanted an a series.

[Johnny A]

My hero!

[spanishfly]

Looks great

[beefy ecosse]

i remember my dad having one of these when i was a kid my uncle tried to swap his escort mexico for it and was promtly told to f**k off lmao lmao

[novashed]

cheers for comments guys im struggling to sort the trailer situation out though, anyone help??

[ollied]

Bloody hell you dont hang about mate.

You decided what your gonna do engine wise?

Ls7 V8

[Melv]

cheers for comments guys im struggling to sort the trailer situation out though, anyone help??

Would Jamied have some contacts in your area? I'd imagine so.

[ollied]

You thought about that place near the station? indespension or something like that, im sure they hire out trailers

[novashed]

jamied has access to a trailer but it wont be big enough unfortunately, i need to get hold of my neighbour who has a recovery truck and see how much he wants to pick it up

[jo4nny8]

Try one of the guys doing it on egay. I got a frontera fetched from oxford and bought back to derby for £100.

Might seem steep but no hassle and the guy sorted it all out with the seller, picked it up and bought it straight back to me. (normally its about £1 per mil one way)

[novashed]

manta is being trailered on thursday!

already got hold of this ultra rare piece of manta history, broadspeed front spoiler!! original kit not a FB copy from germany


should like this when fitted


im still undecidedon engines as yet and wheels, im torn between ATS clssics or cups, it needs to be classic styling but low and wide

[Dell Balallan]

very nice! great base for a project!

[novashed]

more goodies arrived from deutchland today



brand spanking new chassis rails and sill plates, saves a lot of hassle in fabrication

[novashed]

no work today as the old boy had to have an operation so amongst all sorts of jobs i decided to be a tart and make a new key for the A,

start with raw ally block and fashion opel lighting strike by hand and polish the nuts out of it......

[ollied]

Dude you should flog those! looks awesome

[novashed]

ive polished it up already just cant get pic to upload, take to bloody long to make lol, and id get bored

[ollied]

You do it all by hand?

[novashed]

i went to have a spare cut today but couldnt help me , crappy timsons place monkeys, ill go to old boy in kingsthorpe, should have a blank in stock

[novashed]

You do it all by hand?

used grinder to take larger material away but essentially yeah filed and filed some more