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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:14 pm
by bstardchild
Gareth_GT_Hatch wrote:Whats the difference between a Monza and a Manta? Is one based on a cav and the other based on a carlton or something? I only wonder because someone near me used to have an opel manta and I dont think I had heard of the monza till you came on here. Quick seach on autotrader has shown that they look similar - apart from the rear end where it looks like the manta is a 3 door and the monza is a 2 door.
Gareth - you are very close - top marks for a bit of research
Opel Manta based on MKII cavy so 1.8i or 2.0i L 8V four pot lump rear wheel drive and came in 2 door coupe (desirable) or 3 door hatch (no so desirable)
Popular conversions include dropping in the
- 2.4i four pot 8V funtractor lump (kinda hardly worth the effort)
- 3.0i six pot 12V lump from a Monza in
- 3.0i six pot 24V lump from a late Senator B (thats lots of fun then with 245bhp)
Opel Monza based on Opel Senator A so 2.5i or 3.0i 12V six pot lump rear wheel drive and came in 3 door coupe - well the tailgate is a hatch (ish) biggest bit of glass I have ever seen on a car!!!!
Was also marketed as a Vauxhall Royale coupe (very rare - often terminally rusty)
Popular conversions include dropping in the
- 3.6 six pot 12V irmscher conversion (stroked crank, slipper pistons and shorter rods)
- 3.0i six pot 24V lump from a late Senator B (as above)
- 3.7i six pot 24V lump/hybred with Lotus carlton crank billet rods and slipper pistons
Guess what mines gonna get in the summer
the fact I have another 24V engine (and a spare Lotus carlton crank) to rebuild next might give the game away a bit
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:16 pm
by dub envy
toXXin wrote:A mate has YG02 SLO on his Ibiza!
There's also a 911 locally with B16 POO!
I think it's 'sixspeed' (not sure if he's on here on on porka), who owns either a bright yellow or orange g40 (reg G40 ??) that has UR02 SLO on his tuscan speed six....
flash bugger.
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:46 pm
by Tahrey1043
funtractor?
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:48 pm
by bstardchild
Tahrey1043 wrote:funtractor?
Sorry Tahrey lapsed into vauxspeak
Funtractor is Vauxhall Frontera
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:29 am
by Tahrey1043
voxspeak? oh god the horrors that await me....
had a look on Migweb and it was like they were talking moomin language, mind you not that this place is any better for non-VAGgers i suppose!
ignorance is truth or something*
*yes i am aware of the bleeding irony
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:44 am
by Steve_O
I saw M 810 JOB on a red beemer once - on the M6 around Birmingham.
Anyone don't get it - just ask your mum!!
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:52 am
by Tahrey1043
"M" indeed!
wonder if it belonged to a tradesperson of the oldest profession (or one of their, er, "managers")??
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:05 am
by Steve_O
Thing is, it wasn't spaced funny or in an odd typeface. I did just wonder if they even realised!! I only noticed cos the 3 letter bit made a word!!
SHT reg plates still make me laugh tho!!
*Only cos they're given to unwitting individuals!!
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:17 am
by bstardchild
Steve_O wrote:I saw M 810 JOB on a red beemer once - on the M6 around Birmingham.
Anyone don't get it - just ask your mum!!
A friend has B10 VVN
Reads as BLOWN
It's been on turbo Porkers, Lotus Carlton etc etc - nice plate
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:20 am
by Mac
I've seen a pic on here with G 5POT - that was pretty funny.
There a Continental on our steet with 4JB, and his mates got a Vanquish with V4N
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:04 am
by carmadaaron
40 GT on a 911
shuld really tell him hes got the wrong car....or the wrong plate
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:56 am
by neilw
AS5 1 GAY
A** RSE on a Beamer
P9 OLO is for sale at the mo, if anyones got a spare 3.5k kicking about
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:58 pm
by carmadaaron
3500
?
i can get a decent mk4 16v for tat money
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:50 pm
by Steve_O
Drove past my local VW salvage centre today, and G40 BAD was there as usual!! - On a very, very tidy red G40!!
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:07 pm
by carmadaaron
very cool... he/she on here?
