Marcos Maniacs

Hi Richard:

My closest friend in high was named Richard Porter also....

Thanks for the email.  Yes I would like to join the group.

What info do you need?

Robin Gilmour
3009 G Street
San Diego, CA. 92102
USA

Phone:619-269-8102
Fax: 619-501-1683
best email:  quattroguy83@...

The marcos mini is running and driving but it was never really completed by the previous owners.

No seat belts
No speedo
No tach
No instruments
Oil leak
Sloppy shifter set-up
Throttle cable set-up is poor
Chain rubs on the frame
Shabby interior
Shabby engine bay
Shabby front compartment
Suspension set-up is strange, very hard in the front and very soft in the rear, maybe this is the hot ticket for a mid engine set-up, not sure


Anyway I want to knock a few items off at a time so It will take some time to get it looking really nice.

It is quite exciting to drive however.  The acceleration is brutal.  I am looking for ward to getting a tach so i can really wrap it up......

I grew up in the back of a Porsche, I was into VW's then Audi's.  I never really liked British cars.  A few years ago I was at a track event and saw a TVR Griffith and also a Vixen.  My shrink says I need a few more sessions and maybe a higher dose of lithium but i should be OK.....

Best Regards

Robin




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From: Richard Porter <ricp@...s.com>
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 3:02:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] New Member with Marcos Mini

  
On 16 Feb 2010 quattroguy83 wrote:

> I just bought a Marcos Mini GT with a mid engine Z-cars Honda CBR 1000
> motorcycle engine conversion.

> Does anyone in the group know anything about these?

> I have a whole bunch of unfinished items on the car.  Hope maybe
> someone could steer me on a few of my problems....

This is a one-off started by a company in the UK using a Z-Cars kit.
Z-Cars makes bike engine kits for normal Minis. There are some 
pictures of your car on the Mini Marcos Owners Club web site:
http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/memcars/8334/index.html . I'll be happy to update the details if you let me know. Hope you join up!

There are also some references to it on the Mini Marcos Forum. If 
you'd like to post to the forum please email me and I'll register you. 
I've had to close registrations because of spamming from Russia.

Richard
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