Marcos Maniacs

Thanks Mike, well said.  Couldn't have said it better myself!  I 
guess we all have our comfort zones, both physically and 
monetarily.  Jac makes some very good points also.  I bought the 
best I could find for the price and still replaced brakes, shocks, 
springs, hoses, etc. and still have some things to do.  But I'm 
ecstatic driving it and enjoy working on it.

Don Lattimer
#3m5759


--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "John Denman" 
<mikedenman@e...> wrote:
> Hi Don,
>     Time to work on the transmission! Don't wait until it is nice 
outside, that's the time to drive! I'm putting my transmission back 
in today (for the second time this month!). Seems that the pilot 
bearing had destroyed itself which I didn't catch the first time I 
removed the transmission to see why it was acting weird. On the 
Volvo engine the pilot bearing is actually a roller bearing and not 
a bushing that is common on American engines. 
>     As to Svelte's question... If you want a really nice original 
Marcos (or any other car for that matter) buy the best example you 
can find or afford. Restoration is a very expensive proposition even 
if you have all the resources to to the work yourself. The Marcos is 
easy to work on but it is still loaded with potential "money traps". 
Windshields and rear screens will set you back a bundle but are at 
least available. Body work can be done at home but it is very time 
consuming even if you have the proper tools.There are a couple of 
Marcos owners on the list that seem to know what they are doing that 
have been working on their car bodies for a couple of years and 
still aren't finished. Trim items can be very difficult if not 
impossible to find. And we haven't even talked about the mechanical 
systems yet. Almost without exception, I can find a better car for 
less money than you (or I ) can restore a lesser example to the same 
standard.Ebay is full of restored cars that are selling for HALF of 
what the owners have documented spending on restoring the car. It is 
very difficult if not impossible to get the money you spend 
restoring a car back when you sell it. The only way people like 
Hayes can survive is they are very smart about what they pay for a 
car and then they have the benefit of having parts left over from 
other projects that they can use and they can buy parts 
wholesale.But even Hayes would tell you that he would always buy the 
best example he could find.
> Mike Denman
> Chassis # 4079