Marcos Maniacs

Hi Folks,

Thanks for all the help.  The consensus is Triumph GT6 for the front and Ford Cortina for the back.  I'll try the local suppliers (better brakes & repco) to see what they have.  There's a few places specialising in old British spares that might help as well.  If all else fails, then there's always the internet :-)

Do hold your breath waiting for progress pics.  It's taken me 7 years to get this far!

Regards,

Steve C

Melbourne - Aus

1966 CV-8 Mk III

1969 Interceptor Mk 1.5

--- On Mon, 5/12/11, larry meadows <lmeadowsw@...> wrote:

From: larry meadows <lmeadowsw@...>
Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] what brakes are on my 1970 Volvo 3l GT and anyone in Melbourne got a 3L?
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      Steve,I am in Florida, USA. SorryLarry
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      Hi Larry,
 
That's great.  What country are you in?  Please let it be Australia.
 
Regards,

Steve C
Melbourne - Aus
1966 CV-8 Mk III
1969 Interceptor Mk 1.5

--- On Mon, 5/12/11, larry meadows <lmeadowsw@...> wrote:


From: larry meadows <lmeadowsw@...>
Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] what brakes are on my 1970 Volvo 3l GT and anyone in Melbourne got a 3L?
To: "MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com" <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>
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Good day, Steve,
I can give you most of that information tomorrow. I am on the road back from holiday and will be home early this eveing. I have a Volvo 1970 like yours that I have owned sence 1972 and have restored 3 of these in the last 40 years.
Will be in touch,
Regards,
Larry





From: steve fzr <steve_fzr@...>
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2011 9:51 PM
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] what brakes are on my 1970 Volvo 3l GT and anyone in Melbourne got a 3L?


  




Hi Guys,

I'm hoping to finally start work restoring my 1970 3L volvo powered Marcos GT.  The brakes are all shot.  I probably need to do a full reco on the front calipers and rear wheel cylinders.  What car were these sourced from?  Was it a Triumph of some description, like a spitfire?  I'm hoping to work out what I need and order the parts in time for Christmas.

There's a few pics of the car here.  The previous owner was half way through converting it to Ford V6 power as it is a better option for vintage racing.  I don't plan to race it, so I'm tempted to find a good 164 and put it back to original.  The original engine got binned by the previous owner when a rod went through the block.

http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/stevefzr/marcos/

I'd love to get a close look at similar model 3l Ford and volvo powered
 cars.  Anyone in and around Melbourne, Aus, got one I can look at?  

Regards,

Steve C
Melbourne - Aus
1966 CV-8 Mk III
1969 Interceptor Mk 1.5
1970 Marcos 3L