MANTARA RE-BUILD
Discussion
Has anybody made any chassis repairs? The box sections behind the front wheel arches are rotten and are totally inaccessible for welding. Any ideas? The alternative - and most likely solution, is to take off as much as I can and then trailer the car to Rory at Heritage so he can take the body off and fit onto a new chassis - too much for me as the body is bonded onto the metalwork. Has anyone else done this and are you available to offer words of advice in the St Albans area?
Thanks, Chris
Thanks, Chris
Hi Chris,
There's a wealth of information on the Mantara here : http://marcosforum.org/forums/72/Mantara?page=1 and a search for chassis repairs should throw up a few hits.
There are a few other people/garages who will tackle this kind of work, and if you look in the above forum in the 'recommendations' section you maybe able to find someone more local.
However Rory is the expert, and the extra you might spend getting the car fixed by him is probably worth it, chances are they've worked on the car in the past.
Where abouts are you 'near St.Albans' ? I'm in Hemel and when the weather finally clears I'll be out and about in my Mantaray (I previously owned a Mantula) There's a few local owners about and a good early season meet is down at the Ace Cafe on the North Circular if you fancy it.
Martin
There's a wealth of information on the Mantara here : http://marcosforum.org/forums/72/Mantara?page=1 and a search for chassis repairs should throw up a few hits.
There are a few other people/garages who will tackle this kind of work, and if you look in the above forum in the 'recommendations' section you maybe able to find someone more local.
However Rory is the expert, and the extra you might spend getting the car fixed by him is probably worth it, chances are they've worked on the car in the past.
Where abouts are you 'near St.Albans' ? I'm in Hemel and when the weather finally clears I'll be out and about in my Mantaray (I previously owned a Mantula) There's a few local owners about and a good early season meet is down at the Ace Cafe on the North Circular if you fancy it.
Martin
Martyn,
thanks for the information, your rebuild seems to be more comprehensive than mine - I don't have any body repairs unless I break something. I've had a chat with Rory and I'll most likely strip off as much as I can and then trailer the rest to him. The body is bonded onto the chassis and cutting/repairing fibreglass is beyond my range of skills. I'll post some photos as the work progresses.
thanks for the information, your rebuild seems to be more comprehensive than mine - I don't have any body repairs unless I break something. I've had a chat with Rory and I'll most likely strip off as much as I can and then trailer the rest to him. The body is bonded onto the chassis and cutting/repairing fibreglass is beyond my range of skills. I'll post some photos as the work progresses.
Cool Martin, thanks for the tips. As I said above, I think I'll take the Rory solution for the chassis change. I'm OK with nuts and bolts but fibreglass is a step too far - and I don't want to risk snapping it in 2 pieces anyway. I hope to start the strip down in a couple of weeks (after I've cleared some space in the garage) but wouldn't mind joining in at the Ace Cafe, can you let me know some dates?
Home is Bricket Wood, 2 minutes from M1 Junction 6, I'll let you know when I start so you can have a look if it suits.
Chris
Home is Bricket Wood, 2 minutes from M1 Junction 6, I'll let you know when I start so you can have a look if it suits.
Chris
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