Marcos Maniacs

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your prompt reply, (that's what I love about these 
groups). If I understand you correctly you are saying that the locks 
on your car use the entire mechanism, including the key lock? Mine 
certainly has the MGB boot lock style mechanism, does this mean that 
mine are in fact later lock types? If so does any one have any more 
info? - I still have the Passenger door lock (My car is RHD), and can 
easily photo this to send to any way one to help answer my question.

Thanks once again.

Ashley (Ash) #2M5504

PS I have some more questions to post at some point!

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Mike Denman" <mikedenman@e...> wrote:
> Hi Ashley,  
>     The door locks are from an Austin A40 on the early cars (My 
Marcos is a 1966 model and it has the Austin A40 locks) and I am not 
sure when Marcos changed to a different lock. I bought two locks for 
my Marcos (with keys) for 20 pounds in 1997 from H. Maslin, 40 Neal 
Road, West Kingsdown, Kent, TN156DF U.K.
> Telephone# 01474854005. Mr. Maslin specializes in Austins (not 
Marcos) and has been in business for a long time.  I have no idea if 
he is still at the Neal road address but that is the last address I 
have for him. I also have a diagram of the Austin lock from an Austin 
manual but my scanner isn't working at the moment.  Let me know if 
you need the diagram I will find a way to scan it into the computer 
and email it to you.
> Best of luck and welcome to the Marcos Maniacs.
> Mike Denman
> 1966 Marcos 1800
> Chassis # 4079
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: a5h_pm 
>   To: MarcosManiacs@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:37 PM
>   Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Nice to meet you!
> 
> 
>   Good Evening all yee fellow Marci owners.
> 
>   Let me first introduce myself, my name is Ashley and I am located 
in 
>   the UK (Herts.) I acquired my Marcos (a car I had always ALWAYS 
>   wanted), about 5 or so years ago now. It was/is in need of a full 
>   restoration. This does mean that to this day I have never driven 
my 
>   car, or been out in another for that matter! (I am gagging to 
have a 
>   go!). The restoration made strong progress in the first few 
months of 
>   ownership, with a full body off rebuild of the chassis. 
Unfortunately 
>   this was as far as it got until early last year due to the usual 
jobs 
>   and house buying etc. Anyway I have made a concerted effort to 
get 
>   the car back on the road. I thought I would have time to do the 
rub 
>   down and re-spray myself but have to hand it over to the capable 
>   hands of my friendly spray shop (Gary is a Lotus trained 
specialist 
>   so he knows is Fibre glass).
> 
>   Having only stumbled across this Group by accident on Friday and 
>   spent the last few days going through all of the messages thus 
far, I 
>   have a number of questions I hope you will all be able to assist 
me 
>   with. Now the bit you've all been waiting for me to tell you. My 
car 
>   is a 1969 V4 2litre (#2M5504). I am going to convert it I'm 
afraid to 
>   an Essex V6, (mainly because I have a reconditioned engine from 
one 
>   of my fathers waiting projects - Scimitar GTE), is this as 
>   straightforward as it seems. Whilst reading through the various 
>   entries I noted that someone said that all the V6 cars had 4 
speed 
>   gearbox with overdrive as standard - is this the case? I only 
have my 
>   original 4 speed box to put in at the moment - is it worth me 
>   sourcing an overdrive box at this stage?
> 
>   I have gone through all the parts I have missing, and 
surprisingly 
>   the main thing appears to be, the locking mechanism for the 
driver's 
>   door (I have the striker plate). The door is a new one - I 
believe 
>   some one ran into the door - hence the car was off the road for 
10 
>   years prior to my ownership. I have been told that this lock is 
from 
>   an Austin A40 - can anyone confirm this and does any one have one 
>   spare or a source to obtain one (Marcos Heritage can't find one).
> 
>   Does anyone have any spare seat squabs they are willing to part 
with? 
>   Mine are in need of lots of work - which I will have done, but I 
need 
>   to get the car running first.
> 
>   So far the car has been completely rubbed back, and all the 
spider s 
>   sorted! the car was then gel coated several times before being 
filler 
>   coated with a high build filler. Currently the car is in primer 
>   waiting for its final colour (color for those over the pond), 
which 
>   is Gulf GT40 powder blue (one of my favourite cars). I know this 
was 
>   not an original colour but it is a period colour at least.
> 
>   I've had the sunroof remade and as soon as the car is sprayed and 
>   cured, it will have the roof lining redone, 'A' and 'B' post 
trimmed 
>   and sunroof fitted, which all seem necessary prior to re-fitting 
the 
>   glass. On another question has anyone found a source for a roll 
over 
>   bar which would also be best fitted prior to the rear glass at 
least, 
>   being re-fitted? I am planning on tackling the rest of the 
interior 
>   myself, but if the trimmers do a good job (at the right price!), 
I 
>   may have them do the rest, (they are Aston Martin specialist so 
the 
>   job is sure to be good but at what cost is anyone's guess!)
> 
>   I hope I've not bored you all with stories you've all heard 
before, 
>   but I would love to have any advice I can get, because prior to 
this 
>   group, and the Marcos maniacs web site, I was working pretty 
blind, 
>   (Torque and CMI the exception!). If any of you would like to see 
pics 
>   of my car they can be found on www.molyneuxs.com please forgive 
the 
>   amateur nature of the site I have not had much time to rework it 
yet. 
>   Any info on previous owners etc of my car would be greatly 
received; 
>   the original reg was TKN 164H.
> 
>   Keep on motoring (and making me jealous)
> 
>   Ashley
> 
>   Marcos V4 (#2M5504)
>   Lotus Elan (M100)
>   Lotus Esprit.
> 
> 
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