Hi Ash,
On the early cars
including my 1966, the door locks are from an Austin A40. This includes
the lock mechanism which is in the round push button, the round cylinder "cam"
which is behind the push button and locks the door by rotating with the
key and the hardware behind the cam that attaches to the rod that runs to
the door interior handle on one side and to the striker plate on the other
side and the striker plate itself. The only part from the Austin A40
that wasn't used was the exterior door handle itself (the Marcos has the door
handle molded into the door edge). The other thing you need to know is that the
door locks are different on the left side from the right side. One side is a
"mirror image" of the other side, so they are not interchangeable although some
of the parts are (very few actually). Interestingly, the interchange list on the
web site only lists one part number i.e..BL 14A 4485. My receipt from Mr.
Maslin doesn't list a part number at all and he didn't ask for one although he
was concerned that I knew which model of Austin I was talking about. By
the way, the 20 pounds I paid was only for the locks themselves, I had the rest
of the mechanism. The trunk (boot) uses a MGB bezel but I am not sure about the
lock itself. Later cars used a different type of lock on the doors but I am not
sure when the switch to the new door locks took place. I will post a copy
of the door locks diagram from the Austin A40 manual in the photo's section of
the Marcos Maniacs Yahoo site (I'm not sure if this chat list will allow
attachments).
Best regards,
Mike Denman
1966 Marcos 1800
Chassis #4079
----- Original Message -----
From: a5h_pmSent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:20 AMSubject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Nice to meet you!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" > 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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