Terry Oxandale
Skinny Man
This will undoubtedly be a very humbling experience considering my location on the "fabricators food chain" here at GT40s.com, but I'm willing to stand in this vast shadow of knowledge and learn from what I'd consider the best there are.
I started on this project this past winter, but progress is slow, and I feel I've lurked here on this site long enough to dip my toe into the water and expose my endeavors.
I'm taking an unfinished Manta Mirage and will be doing my best (considering price and time) to build a fair representation of the McLaren M8B. I've REALLY enjoyed Russell's build, and that read was probably the one thing that pushed me over the edge to sell my highly modified 240Z that I had, and start this new project.
The car as received was a wretched mess. It has (had) a VW front suspension, Corvair transaxle with poorly modified coil-over rear dampers, and really nothing that I could call "beneficial" except for a good condition body, and a frame which which to start modifying. My goal is to replace the Corvair transaxle with a 930 LSD box (done!), remove and replace the VW front suspension with a more acceptable unequal-length A-arm suspension with coil over suspension, and modify the fiberglass body extensively to better replicate the proportions and shape of the M8B. I was looking for another "project", but now I fully understand better than every before what it means to "be careful what you wish for".
For those with a weak stomach, please avert your eyes, and consider the following "as received" condition photos inappropriate for children.
I started on this project this past winter, but progress is slow, and I feel I've lurked here on this site long enough to dip my toe into the water and expose my endeavors.
I'm taking an unfinished Manta Mirage and will be doing my best (considering price and time) to build a fair representation of the McLaren M8B. I've REALLY enjoyed Russell's build, and that read was probably the one thing that pushed me over the edge to sell my highly modified 240Z that I had, and start this new project.
The car as received was a wretched mess. It has (had) a VW front suspension, Corvair transaxle with poorly modified coil-over rear dampers, and really nothing that I could call "beneficial" except for a good condition body, and a frame which which to start modifying. My goal is to replace the Corvair transaxle with a 930 LSD box (done!), remove and replace the VW front suspension with a more acceptable unequal-length A-arm suspension with coil over suspension, and modify the fiberglass body extensively to better replicate the proportions and shape of the M8B. I was looking for another "project", but now I fully understand better than every before what it means to "be careful what you wish for".
For those with a weak stomach, please avert your eyes, and consider the following "as received" condition photos inappropriate for children.





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