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2002-09-20 by MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-19 by Jack Myers
OK Don will copy to file asap Regards Jac # 4057 ... From: Don Lattimer To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:58 PM
Jeff... Your Marcos for sale
2002-09-19 by bennettj962
Jeff... Sorry its been so long for me to return and to answer your mail. I appreciate you letting me have one of the first shots at your motorcar.
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-18 by Don Lattimer
Jac, If you d like, you can post the article to the files section on the Yahoo group list or send it to me and I will post it. Either way it would be nice
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-18 by Jack Myers
Hello Billy I do believe that all the wooden cars had poor fitting doors my own included. The way I solved mine was fairly simple and was achieved after a
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-18 by michael hullevad
Hello Billy! I agree, Michael Royson is the MAN to handle problems with wooden cigarboxes! Best Regards/mike ... From: Christian Fey To:
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Speaking of brakes......
2002-09-17 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi Jeff, I didn t realise it was so long ago that I mentioned I was going to paint my chassis with POR15. It s been a busy summer but I finally finished
Re: Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-17 by Christian Fey
Hallo, Billy, two ideas for your problems with the doors. 1. I would contact wooden wonders in Sweden (link on Marcos Maniacs), they have a lot of experience
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-16 by mikeyrog@aol.com
Hello Billy, I have a 1969 1600GT with a wooden chassis. I have managed to make my doors fit pretty well, however they don y stay that way very long. The
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-16 by michael hullevad
Hello Billy! All bodypanels and doors has a terrible fit even from new (compared to modern cars), this is also true for Lotus and other small manufacturers.
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-16 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi Billy, Welcome to the group. I ve had my car for 27 years, 22 since it was rebuilt at the factory following a fire in 1978. The original car had body panels
Wooden Chassis Doors
2002-09-16 by billyg1uk
Hi all, I have just become an owner of a 1968 wooden chassis 1600 cc here in the UK. The car is fine except for one item - the doors do not fit flush at the
New Pic
2002-09-13 by Don Lattimer
Hi all, Just noticed that Isobel (Club Marcos International) has posted a picture of her 1800 in the photos section. Thanks Isobel. Nice car! Don Lattimer
RE: [MarcosManiacs] 69 Marcos GT
2002-09-11 by Ronald McLeod
Woody . . . Welcome to the group. I recently got a pair of Spax shocks for my Mantis from Rory MacMath: http://www.rory.uk.com/
Re: [MarcosManiacs] 69 Marcos GT
2002-09-11 by Don Lattimer
Woody, Welcome to the group!! I just finished installing AVO shocks on my 71 Marcos. Had to order them from UK. Price was about $600 US total including
69 Marcos GT
2002-09-11 by w00dy80
I am looking for some replacement Spax shocks/struts for my 69 Marcos. If anyone knows where I can find some that don t cost an arm and a leg or if there are
Re: XP Report online
2002-09-10 by Don Lattimer
Mark, It was my pleasure! I enjoyed your story and the pics. Thanks! Sure brought it all back quick! At Palo Alto this past weekend, we had 5 Marcii for the
Re: Dave's chassis pics
2002-09-10 by dave barton
looks great .... If all you had to do was look and admire it that would be great but in the real world I will be beating the living crap out of it.... I do
XP Report online
2002-09-10 by Mark Saxby
Hi all, Don s giving you a brief heads-up on our visit to see the XP. All I can say is that if you couldn t make it, you missed out. My report is now online at
Dave's chassis pics
2002-09-10 by mcaqmd
Dave, I ll agree with Ron, it looks great! I forget what engine you re using?? Will the stacks fit under the bonnet? What s the tentative completion date??
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: FW: Marcos British Sports car glass
2002-09-09 by Ronald McLeod
Dave . . . Thanks for posting the pics - your frame looks immaculate. Love those stacks on the engine. Regards . . . Ron McLeod 1970 Marcos Mantis P8/5858 ...
New Moderator & Looking for a home for the web site
2002-09-09 by Jeff Caraway
Hi All, I wanted to let everyone know that Don Lattimer has agreed to be the new list moderator/administrator. Should you have any questions regarding the
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: FW: Marcos British Sports car glass
2002-09-09 by Ronald McLeod
Dave . . . The Bronte British Car show is this coming Sunday, September 15. If we continue to have the fabulous weather we have been experiencing so far, it
Exhaust manifold gaskets.
2002-09-08 by mark_saxby
Can anyone with a V6 and standard cast manifolds tell me if there s a gasket between the manifold and the downpipe? I ve been trying in vain to get my new
Re: FW: Marcos British Sports car glass
2002-09-07 by dbarton62
Hi Paul and all, Your efforts on behalf of the group are greatly appreciated on the glass hunt ........it wouldn t be the end of the world though if we had
FW: Marcos British Sports car glass
2002-09-06 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi guys, The attached was received from Drew Guild following our conversation yesterday. I don t know if Jeff Caraway is still coordinating the screen
FW: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-09-05 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Back again guys, I just spoke with Drew Guild of Win Manufacturing, a major fabricator of all types of windshields and laminated glass products for current and
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-09-05 by Mike Denman
Hi Group, When I got my glass rear screen from the Marcos Owners Club I was told that the factory usually breaks 3 or 4 of the rear screens for every good one
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-09-05 by McCubbin, David
A few years ago I was approached to join a group having new glass screens made for the gullwings/fastbacks. The cost was nowhere near these numbers. I seem to
FW: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-09-05 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi again guys, I spoke today with another representative of Pilkington Classics from the US who is tasked with importing windshields for classic cars - Jaguar,
Essex V6 Gearbox
2002-09-04 by mcaqmd
Hi folks, Does anyone know what type of gearbox was used with the Essex V6?? Is it a 2000E or Type E or Type 3 or what?? I m looking to find a speedometer
Paul Stephens
2002-09-04 by garyiharman
Hi All, If any of the members in the UK are going to Paul Stephens open day this Sunday a word of Warning. Duxford aircraft museum has an air display! Might be
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Site update and Marcos for sale!
2002-09-04 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi Jeff, I m sorry to hear you re selling your car. It must have been a difficult decision. I m still waiting to hear back from the glass company about the
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Manis XP Trip
2002-08-30 by Jack Myers
Hello Don Thank you for the excitement, I was there with you in spirit. I hope the restoration goes ahead, and will look forward to seeing the pictures.
Manis XP Trip
2002-08-30 by mcaqmd
Hi all, Little late with this but.....the visit was fantastic! I picked Mark Saxby up in San Rafael at 9AM and we headed to Alamo. Arrived to find the Mantis
Mantis XP/Mark Saxby visit to USA
2002-08-21 by mcaqmd
I just spoke with Roberta Morris (keeper of the Mantis XP) in Alamo, CA. She found the original advertisement from the Wall Street Journal that her husband
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-08-20 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi guys, I spoke today with a representative of EOF Pilkington Classics which owns the glass manufacturing facility north of Toronto. During the initial part
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Site update and Marcos for sale!
2002-08-20 by Don Lattimer
Jeff, I ll gladly run the mailing list if all agree. Doesn t look to hard to swap it over. I d love to run the website also but I m not quite in a position
Re: AVO shocks help! Re Marcos XP
2002-08-20 by mcaqmd
Dave, I will certainly pass on your best wishes to the Morris . I m sure they will be glad to hear you re still involved. The one son Ned has seen your site
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: FW: Marcos Glass
2002-08-20 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi Dave, That would be great and a relief. I don t know what process is used for constructing molds but I wouldn t discount using a plexi screen for that
Zetec into 1600???
2002-08-20 by pverdeyen
Has anybody attempted to fit a Ford Zetec engine (minus engine management paraphenelia to a 1600 Marcos?? Appreciate any input 1600 GT #4239
Re: FW: Marcos Glass
2002-08-20 by dbarton62
Paul I would be more than willing to supply my windshield as a template.........Dave #5577 p.s. my rear screen is plexi... not suitable to make a mold I fear?
RE: [MarcosManiacs] FW: Marcos Glass
2002-08-19 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi again guys, I finally managed to talk to the manager at the local Standard Auto Glass, one of the auto glass chains in Canada, and the chain that secured my
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Dave Barton's Marcos
2002-08-19 by Ronald McLeod
Dave . . . Hope to see you this year. I could tell you just to look for the guy with the Marcos hat and the Marcos Maniacs T-shirt. But, given that there are
Re: Dave Barton's Marcos
2002-08-19 by dbarton62
I stand corrected .......I did go last year, saw your car , hung around for a bit hoping to meet up , maybe this year... ... QEW ... Detroit ... attended ...
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Dave Barton's Marcos
2002-08-19 by Ronald McLeod
Dave . . . If you go to Milton, you ll miss it. Bronte Park is just off the QEW between Oakville and Burlington. Regards . . . Ron McLeod ... From: dbarton62
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Site update and Marcos for sale!
2002-08-19 by Jeff Caraway
Hi Don, Good to hear from you. Yeah, the guy in CO took a while to get me his information (he and Mike had spoken last year some time). Just as an aside, I was
New Pics
2002-08-19 by mcaqmd
Hi all, I ve put two new pics in the photos section. They are just thumbnails from the Autozotica ride I took (see msg. #1242). One has me leading a
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Site update and Marcos for sale!
2002-08-19 by Don Lattimer
Jeff, Sorry to hear your selling the Marcos. I know how badly you wanted it last year. Hope all is well. Great update on the site! Didn t know we had an
Re: Dave Barton's Marcos
2002-08-19 by dbarton62
Hi Don and all, Sorry I have been silent for a bit ......family issues.......the chassis is finally finished complete with exhaust etc.....on to the body now