YDF 760K - 1972 Manta A 2.5 litre V6
Modified
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Owner:
Chris Collier
I bought this
particular car about 4 yrs ago. The car was originally an
SR when I bought it and was a runner at the time, but it
needed a fair amount of work done on it, I stripped it
back to a bear shell and had it resprayed. The colour is
Nissan citrene, which is a greeny gold depending on what
light you catch it in.
The engine is
a 2.5 Vectra V6 and was only on the road two days before
Billing! As far as I am aware, this is the only Manta in
this country with a V6 fitted. The cost of this so far
has been in the region of £4500 to £5,000 if I'd known
it was going to cost that much when I started I wouldn't
of done it.
I have fully re-upholsted the interior in
leather, seats, door panels, dash etc. Overall, I must
have spent £15000 over a 16-yr. period, on all the
different modifications such as the uprated brakes &
lowered suspension, and the 5-speed gearbox conversion.
The only bad
news is the cambelt tensioner bolt has just vibrated
loose which has allowed the belt to jump two teeth
causing the valves to hit the pistons and bent them. I
knew I was going to have teething problems with the
engine. I didn't realise it going to be this bad!
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