{"id":54411,"date":"2020-04-14T16:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T22:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54411"},"modified":"2020-04-14T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T22:49:00","slug":"custom-opel-manta-with-a-turbo-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54411","title":{"rendered":"Custom Opel Manta B with a Turbo LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This custom Opel Manta race car is being built by OakHeart Racing<\/a> in Norway. The project starts with a 1978 Manta B shell sitting over a custom tubular chassis with custom front suspension and Corvette rear suspension. The powertrain consist of a turbocharged LSx V8 and Corvette torque tube and transaxle. The car rides on 8×10.5-inch wheels with 280\/680 R18 tires in front and 300\/680 R18 tires in back.<\/p>\n

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Source: OakHeart Racing FB page<\/a> and Gatebil<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This custom Opel Manta race car is being built by OakHeart Racing in Norway. The project starts with a 1978 Manta B shell sitting over a custom tubular chassis with custom front suspension and Corvette rear suspension. The powertrain consist of a turbocharged LSx V8 and Corvette torque tube and transaxle. The car rides on… Read More »Custom Opel Manta B with a Turbo LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manta"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Custom-Opel-Manta-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C737&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38798,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=38798","url_meta":{"origin":54411,"position":0},"title":"For Sale: 1981 Opel Manta with a Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1981 Opel Manta is for sale in Orpington, England for \u00a312,500 or about $16,281. 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