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Hello SpyderV8.

Thanks for the addition. Please do not take any offence by me using your cars photo. In absolutely no way was I criticizing your car. I was merely saying what I didn't want on mine.

This will not be the first time I have built this car. Over the years I have spent more money, shed more blood, sweat more sweat, and cried more tears on this car than any other I have owned.

I know how easy it is to rack up a huge bill.
I have a folder here logging every penny I spend on it, right down to things like the latex gloves, overalls, etc.

We have a financial plan in place. If the money runs out during this spend period, then I have to wait till the next period comes around, (which wont be to long in arriving. ) then its off we go again.

I don't know why you have spent 80k on a Mantula for, but it sounds like you are as crackers as I am. .

As an engineer I am hoping that by doing most of the donkey work myself, I will save a whole heap of money and get the pleasure of seeing the job come together at close quarters.

I have stacks of drawings, sketches and more drawings and sketches modified as I work out different ideas before putting them into place seeing the ideas come to life, this is proving very satisfying once again.

For example turning out a bespoke cable loom is pretty much straight forward as far as I am concerned, it wont be the first time I have made one for a Marcos.
Being multi skilled allows me to tackle more jobs with confidence. Other owners might be forced to buy in the sort of skills I have.
Last night for example, I was fault finding a plc controlled machine, welding a guide rail back into position and fitting new belts to a conveyor, all in a days work.

The only thing I do not have, is an abundance of, time, and that as they say, is priceless.

However some jobs like the chassis tuning, and paint work, for example, are best left to those that do that sort of thing as a daily job. I know my limitations.

At the end of the day, I am hoping to achieve something a little different in this Mantula category.The choices are all mine. The obstacles I end up creating as a result will be the challenges I over come. I want this car back on the road, and I am finding this forum the ideal vehicle to move the project forward. This week for example I have put in more hours on the car than I have in any other similar period over the last 8 years. By creating this running blog type thing it means I have to carry on. So follow the progress and enjoy. Please feel free to criticize or put forward any constructive comments, I will take it on board. I don't particularly want to re invent the wheel, (but sometimes it may be neccessary.)

This posting was only supposed to be a few words long.
Its turned into a bit of a ramble, hey ho.

Must be the week of nights coming to an end.

Have fun.

See, I said you was crackers.

Just like me

And similarly, I will never get rid of this pile of bits either. Thats why I have hung onto it for so long.

There are many reasons why its taken as long as it has.

The biggest is enthusiasm. Or the lack of it.

Currently I am riding a crest of a wave. Moved along by events.

For example, the engine man phoned last night, he's back in the country. I have phoned my chassis man, (and fellow lunatic) he's coming with me to pick up the LS1 next weekend.

That means my single garage has to have another sort out so I can get everything in. Through, and out the back.

I also have to repair the daughters car, which I kerbsided last night and wrecked the passenger front suspension. Off to do that in a minute.

My skills are mainly electrical. I have had to be very practical all my life. Engineering of all forms has been the mainstay of my adult life. Trying to put this Marcos back together will test things to the limit.

However its the paintwork and the interior finish which I will be judged on. That is all most people will ever see. Those two things are skills I lack and will rely on others to complete.

SpyderV8, I do like some of the other bonnet features on your Mantula, . The added lights for example, they look neat. So to does the extra louvres.

Even if these were standard Mantula's factory finished, none would be the same. Thats what makes Marcos special.

Enjoy.

After Friday nights impact with a kerbstone, yesterday was spent, in the rain, rebuilding the suspension on the daughters Pug 206. All went very well, but once we drove it last night it was obvious that the whole lot has to come apart again as I seem to have damaged the outboard CV joint, as it grinds a bit when you turn right, just as I was doing when I went into the kerb sideways

So today its out to get a new CV joint, try and get the rim and tyre sorted or that will happen tomorrow if everywhere is shut today. Then tomorrow its Gym, CV joint repair, 1 to 2 hours on the Marcos and then work.

I was up early this morning, sketch pad in hand, doodling down an idea which might bear fruit as an overhead console for the CD type player speakers and interior lights. What I want to know, has anyone got one, had one made? If so what does it look like?

I have also had another rush of creative juices and thought it might be nice to recess the rear square number plate. This would mean I could hide the number plate lights in the moulding, make them LED and it would look pretty cool. The mold would be one of the easier ones I have made. Also it would add even more strength to the rear most wall of the Marcos, IE the rear light cluster wall. I guess it will take so measuring first to see if I got room.

I will try and get an hour in this afternoon, but we are due to be busy, so any photo's will probably go on the picture gallery tomorrow.

More soon.

Have a nice day yaul! (or however the Texan's spell it?)

it should read


Dificilis

not

dificlis


hopefully thats corrected now.