I've posted my build diary on the Yahoo Manta Group website but some folks have had difficulties in seeing the photos there. I'll post in parallel here and hopefully it will be easier to navigate this site.

Briefly, long go I bought an unassembled Manta Mirage kit from a local fellow with the idea of building it into a dual- purpose street/track car. The build started off in that direction but I soon realized that the compromises necessary would result in an overweight, uncompetitive track car and a totally unsuitable street machine. About that time I attended Speed Week at Bonneville for the first time and decided that this Mirage was going to be built to SCTA (Southern California Timing Association) rules. A few car shows might be the only other option.

I'll attach a couple of pictures that show the general idea and also a few details.