Marcos Maniacs

Paul, thanks for the reply. I did get the red '70 Marcos from Hayes 
at the WireWheel. Initial measurements look like the Buick engine 
will fit, though it may be tight. A source of Rover 3.5 
engines/trans is Ted Shumacker at TS Imports in Ohio. It seems he 
dismantles TR8s and Rover 3500s/SD1s on a regular basis. I'll be 
looking for a lot of other parts as the project progresses, in other 
words, I'll be contacting Rory. Thanks!  Donny

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "weidnerpaul" <pweidn@c...> wrote:
> Donny,
> Your best source of information and parts for the conversion is 
Rory 
> at Marcos Heritage in England.  Rory was involved in building the 
> cars, and will know if the V8 will fit in that particular model. 
His 
> web site is http://www.rory.uk.com/Marcos/marcos.htm
> He can sell you the build documents for your car as well, as far 
as 
> the bonnet badge, Rory only has a plastic badge at this time, I've 
> asked him to notify me if he has the enamel one re-done.
> I've bought misc pieces from him including a rear suspension part, 
> replacement side glass and a book on Marcos signed by Jem Marsh.
> The service and shipping were great.  
> Is this the car from Wire Wheel with rectangular headlights that 
> needed work?  If the Rover V8 won't fit you might consider putting 
in 
> a Ford 2.8 V6, I believe that would be a bolt-in exchange, and be 
> more likely to fit---if you want to explore that try the Yahoo 
Capri-
> list Group site for more information, that engine has good low end 
> torque and can be modified easily for more HP, check out Team 
Blitz @ 
> http://www.teamblitz.com/ for engine parts(they may have V4 parts 
as 
> well.
> Paul
> 1984 Marcos #8083
> Ford 2.8 V6
> PS. My car frame is engineered for the Rover V8, if you don't go 
thru 
> with your conversion I might be interested in your V8/transmission.
> Also I know someone with a "frozen" Ford 2.8 V6 that could be 
gotten 
> for cheap and rebuilt.
> 
> --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "indigo33050" <indigo@t...> wrote:
> > My name is Donny Lang and I aquired a 1970 V4 powered Marcos 
last 
> > October. I got one posting outto this group at that time, but 
days 
> > later had a fatal hard drive crash on my computer, losing 
several 
> > replys/contacts. I'm back on line and would like to here from 
other 
> > owners who have fitted the Rover 3.5 or similar-based engines to 
> the 
> > steel-framed cars. I have aquired a '63 Buick 215 engine and a 
> Rover 
> > SD1 5 spd trans for my conversion. The car is also a rhd model, 
so 
> I 
> > am looking to convert it to left hnd drive. It appears that a 
spare 
> > lhd '72 Spitfire steering rack will interchange. I am also 
looking 
> > at using a Triumph TR8 rear axle to complete the conversion, 
> > essentially duplicating a TR8 driveline in the car.  The body 
will 
> > be coming off the frame for the rework of the car. Some items I 
am 
> > looking for is the enamel Marcos badge on the bonnet, and one or 
> two 
> > Marcos alloy wheels. Otherwise, the car is pretty complete. 
> > If anyone else has done a similar conversion, or is working on a 
> > similar project, I'd love to hear from you. Any leads on the 
parts 
> > is appreciated. Thanks Indigo@t...