Marcos Maniacs

Paul,
    Thanks very much ...I will contact Colin tomorrow get pricing etc
..  if there are other guys who need glass we can see what we can sort 
out as a package deal....the 8 months wait is not an issue for me 
anymore as my procrastination has put me back to next spring as a 
finished date for my car.
     Cheers Dave #5577 







--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., pauldransfield@i... wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> You're in luck. Not only do I have Colin Feyerabend's phone number, 
I also
> have the last copy of Torque magazine with me.
> 
> Colin's work number is (they're 5 hours ahead):-   01144 181 460 
3511 
> His email address is :-   abs.labs@d...
> 
> From past experience, it was FAR better to phone him than to try and 
get him
> to respond to an email. He should be able to let you know off the 
top of his
> head whether the glass rear screens are still available. The front 
screen,
> with a blue top tint, cost me only 159 pounds as opposed to the 375 
pounds
> that Rory McMath charges. Big difference, eh! The cost of pickup, 
recrating
> of two screens and transportation to Toronto via ship was 262 
pounds.
> Brokers fees, taxes and warehouse fees at this end were CAN$226. So 
you can
> see, the windshield is not the biggest expense. 
> 
> Your biggest problem is to light a fire under Colin. He's a great 
guy but
> comes across as totally disorganized. Also, Pilkington glass 
generally don't
> keep windshields in stock and I had to wait quite some time for them 
to get
> around to making them. I also hear that the glass rear screens are a 
pig to
> make, so there's a chance that they've stopped making them.
> 
> The shipping agent was:-   	Partimex Trading International - 
Contact
> name is Stan Hilton
> 				Unit 14, Wilds Yard, Station Road,
> 				Cullompton, Devon,		(just
> outside Exeter)
> 				EX15 1BQ
> 
> 				Phone:-   01144 1884 35522
> 
> They did an excellent job with recrating, which added somewhat to 
the cost,
> but they insisted on doing it for insurance coverage purposes and 
wouldn't
> have taken on the job otherwise. The screens arrived in perfect 
condition. 
> 
> A word of warning regarding installation. The rear screen in 
particular is
> tricky to install and many have been broken in the attempt. Whoever 
does the
> installation had better know what they're doing.
> 
> When you contact Colin, it may help if you mention my name because 
I've been
> interfacing with Colin in one way or another for over 20 years,.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Paul Dransfield
> 3 litre Volvo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@y...]
> Sent: June 11, 2002 2:15 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: front suspension
> 
> 
> Hi Paul,
>    Is there a number I could get a hold of Colin at ,I thought the 
> glass was a lot more expensive than that .
>       Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., pauldransfield@i... wrote:
> > Hi Dave,
> > 
> > As far as I know, the GT6 front suspension settings should be 
used. 
> I'd like
> > to have that confirmed myself because I need to have an adjustment 
> due to
> > uneven tire wear.
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure the front windshield has to be modern safety 
glass. 
> When I
> > replaced mine last year, I wanted a tinted version similar to what 
I 
> had
> > originally but the law appears to have changed. I could have a top 
> tint but
> > not the double anti-sun bronze tint. The cost of my new windshield 
> was less
> > than 200 pounds, FOB the factory, but I don't recall the exact 
> amount. 
> > 
> > The rear screens were available in glass through the Marcos Owners 
> Club but
> > I'm not sure if they still are. Colin Feyerabend, who used to run 
> the club,
> > helped acquire the front screens for both my coupe and Ron 
McLeod's 
> Mantis
> > last year from Pilkington Glass in England and he secured my glass 
> rear
> > screen for me back in 1980 when my car was rebuilt following a 
fire. 
> I have
> > had both the plexiglass and the glass versions on my car and can 
> state
> > unequivocally that the glass rear screen is VASTLY superior. I'd 
> suggest you
> > contact Colin to determine if the glass rear screen are still 
> available. In
> > 1980, the cost was around 85 pounds, if I recall correctly.
> > 
> > You can get the parts from Marcos Heritage spares but you'll pay a 
> hugely
> > inflated price.
> > 
> > Hope this helps.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Paul Dransfield
> > 3 litre Volvo
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@y...]
> > Sent: June 11, 2002 12:07 PM
> > To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> > Subject: [MarcosManiacs] front suspension
> > 
> > 
> > Hey Guys,
> >     Does anyone know if we use the factory GT6 toe-in, camber and 
> > castor settings or did Marcos tweek them to suit his own geometry.
> >     Also I understand that the factory windshield is a pricey 
piece
> > mine is very badly scratched to the point where polishing it would 
> > really distort the glass........would it be possible to use a 
lexan
> > or plexiglass .......are they legal,the rear window I understand 
is
> > already lexan.......do the plastics scratch easy.......are they
> > flexible enough to accept the compound curves without distorting 
or
> > cracking.......any ideas????
> >    Cheers Dave #5577
> > 
> > 
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