Marcos Maniacs

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "pverdeyen" <pverdeyen@y...> wrote:
> I need to give a newly purchased 1600 some remedial attention to 
the 
> floor panels if I am to enjoy the short summer we have in UK, prior 
> to a major rebuild during winter.
> Can anybody tell me where I might find information or 
photos/diagrams 
> of the best way to go about this. I believe that it is not 
> recommended to do this from beneath the car, but that the car 
should 
> be turned on it's side???? Can anybody confirm or deny this?

Only really a case that it'll be EASIER to work on the car on it's 
side (I'm assuming you've got a wood chassis? If not, there's even 
less reason I guess) rather than NOT possible. If you can get 
sufficient light and clearance, I can't see why you couldn't do 
repairs from underneath, provide it's the, non-structual, floor.

> 
> Also to any UK readers......does anybody have experience of fitting 
a 
> UK 2.0l Pinto engine into a 1600?? Best Donor car? (Sierra or 
> granada?) as I also want to fit the five speed gearbox

Never done it, but once drove a 4 cylinder, 2 litre Marcos with quick 
shift box and it was great, so I'd recommend trying it. Most later 
Marcos I think had the OHC engine. Is this the Pinto? If so, I'm sure 
the one I drove came out of a Sierra, box and all. Alan Fereday of 
Fereday cars (www.feredaycars.co.uk) owned and built the one I drove.
Probably worth giving him a ring.

Cheers,

Mark