Hi everyone!

I'm an english car junkie hoping to use an LS1/6 in my current project car... an Opel Manta. You guys didn't have them over in the states.

This is how they look as standard...



There was a rally version created in the 80's



and this is what I'm kinda basing mine around. Well, the bodywork'll be similar, I guess.

Here's how it looks at the moment. I've finished the rear spaceframe, am about to make the axle, and I can't continue the front and middle until I've got an engine...





Bring on an LS1!

These are some great forums, I've been reading then for a while now!

 

welcome aboard

thats a seriouse frame ya got there ...
not my body style but i can respect a seriouse set up

 

Thats Gonna be one Hellava car when you get finished!
Welcome Aboard!

Brad

 

welcome, good luck to you and any questions can be answered on here.

 

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can, and hopefully being able to contribute as well!

 

did you weld up that frame yourself?

 

yup, I've done all the fabrication work myself. I originally started started out just putting a V6 into the car, but the more I did, the more I realised how comprimised the shell was getting.

The build diary from the beginning of the project is here. http://www.valvers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13