Notes - Builders Biography's

Jim Painter

email: Paint6970@aol.com
City, State: Louisville, Kentucky

Type of car: Roadster
 Body: D&R
Chassis: tube chassis
 Engine: chevy 350
 Transmission: corvair transaxel
 Starting date: 1/2003
 Projected finish date: 3/21/04

photo taken 8/29/04

 

 

Occupation: InterTech Inc. Underground Construction, Owner

Hobbies: Restoring vintage Mustangs 65-70

About Me: Always looking for a challenge. I Have restored several production cars and always found something I would change, but I could not because of the purity in restoring it to original.

Like most everyone else I always wanted a Lambo but would never spend the money for an original. Recently I came across a Manta Mirage tube chassis with a chevy 350 and a corvair transaxel. The body was completely trashed but the chassis and suspension is in perfect shape including tubular control arms and coilovers.

SOOOOOOOO, the wheels started turning and I decided to mount a lambo on it instead of going back with the less attractive manta body. I found a body kit from Rks on kitcars.com and the fun begins.

These are progress photos as of 4/24/04

photo taken 8/29/04

I have driven the car and have overcome my overheating problem with the use of larger electric fans and a nascar oil cooler.
I had to move the fuel pumps and some other electrical relays to make them more accessible with the body on.

 
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