Marcos Maniacs

Don,
   If you are seriously thinking about the Rover V8 swap get on to 
the 215V8 YAHOO GROUP these guys are very knowledgeable and have 
helped me out a number of times
      Cheers Dave #5577








--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Mark Saxby" <mark.saxby@n...> wrote:
> Hi Don,
> 
> Sorry to hear the problems.
> 
> Everything I've seen suggests the engine and box need to come out 
> together, but looking at the car, it's hard to see why, unless you 
> just can't separate them in the car.
> 
> The idea of a five speed is an excellent one and one I've half 
> heartedly pursued for years. I think Burton say that you can modify 
> the older block to take their bellhousing (or that it needs extra 
> parts), but I can't recall what these are. I'd suggest you take this 
> route and save me all the grief :^)
> 
> A rebuild is probably easily enough done too and, as Mike says, 
> you'll have the advantage of originality. The V8 route is a bit 
passe 
> in my mind - after all Marcos ALREADY do a V8, but then it's not so 
> easily available in the US, so maybe you guys have more reason, but 
I 
> think it's a shame when the older cars are butchered, because a lot 
> of the pleasure is in experiencing a car designed 30-40 years ago, 
> once you uprated everything you are (to my mind) left with an 
> inferior modern product with little of the charm of the original.
> 
> Buy a Ginetta? mmmmm - novel idea - personally I'm rather attached 
to 
> my legs, so would never buy a Ginetta (spindly litte things :^) OK - 
> Actually the G4 is really nice :^)). I also find it hard to believe 
> that you'll find it a lot more reliable than your Marcos, once 
> restored to health. 
> 
> Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide to do.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark