Re: V6 Engine
2002-07-31 by a5h_pm
Hi Mark/Don et al. I ve now spoken to Rory, and I tought I ought to share what I ve found out with you guys just in case any of it is useful! The exhaust
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Re: V6 Engine
2002-07-31 by a5h_pm
Hi Mark/Don, I can confirm that the engine does have the cast type headers, but I as I am not close to the engine now I can not confirm (or deny!) what is
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Amazing rally/ride!!
2002-07-30 by David Skora
I concur. Last weekend, the local Ventura CA British car club hosted our annual local all British show. We planned for 100 cars. At 11:00 there were 120 cars
Re: Amazing rally/ride!!
2002-07-30 by dbarton62
Don I always wanted live in California ........what a thrill of a life time to cruise along amongst cars of that caliber........but the great thing of it is ,
Re: V6 Engine
2002-07-30 by mark_saxby
That may depend on whether these are the original ones. Ashley, are they tubular or cast? If cast, they re almost certainly as Don describes, but if tubular,
Amazing rally/ride!!
2002-07-30 by Don Lattimer
Hi all, On July 20 I was invited to join the Autozotica summer cruise up thru the California gold country . It was a 250 mile, all-day trip with a stop-over
Re: V6 Engine
2002-07-30 by mcaqmd
Ashley, Take a good look at your headers. They can t be identical. If you remove one side and move it to the other side, the outlet will be forward. Think
Re: Looking for Marcos in Holland
2002-07-28 by he102a2
Mark, thanks for the idea, but the car is stored in a garage in which I do not have access to. This my story: I saw the car a few months ago in a local garage,
V6 Engine
2002-07-27 by a5h_pm
Hi again guys, stupid question time! I am as you or may not know, converting my V4 car into a V6 car. This to me was a straight forward task! Anyway today
Re: Looking for Marcos in Holland
2002-07-26 by mark_saxby
Does it have a chassis plate (under the bonnet - on top of the pedal box, possibly)? If so, there s a possibility the number might lead somewhere, through
Looking for Marcos in Holland
2002-07-25 by he102a2
I have found a marcos, but the owner is unknown. Does anybody has an option to track him. It is a black Marcos of 1965- 1970 without licence plates, probably
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos wins again
2002-07-25 by Ronald McLeod
Don . . . Great Marcos minds think alike! Here is an e-mail that I sent the the President of the Toronto Triumph Club back in October last year after the
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos wins again
2002-07-25 by Don Lattimer
I run into the same thing. For ten years with my Jensen-Healey I was always in that class and never even came close! Twice this year tho I have won with
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos wins again
2002-07-25 by Ronald McLeod
Jeff . . . This happens to Paul Dransfield and me every year. We take our cars to the Bronte Park British Car show in September. This is a huge show (over
Tailights on ebay
2002-07-24 by Don Lattimer
There are one left-hand and one right-hand tailights for sale. They are the the oval ones for the Lotus Elan and some of the Volvo and V6 powered Marcii.
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Looking for Marcos in Holland
2002-07-24 by Victor Foster
What do you mean that you found it??? ... From: he102a2 To: Sent: 25 July 2002 21:12 Subject:
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos wins again
2002-07-22 by Jeff Caraway
Congrats Ron! My first car show experience wasn t as good. It was a local show with a WIDE variety of cars. I was placed in the sports car category which had
Marcos wins again
2002-07-22 by Ronald McLeod
Maniacs . . . Took the Mantis to a British Car show in Port Perry (northeast of Toronto) on Saturday. Since I live southwest of Toronto, I got to enjoy a
Re: Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-07-19 by dbarton62
Hey Jeff and all, Count me in still for both front and back screens Dave #5577 ... still ... family ... weekend. ... been ... to ... be ... ?? ... be ... would
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-07-19 by Jeff Caraway
Hi Paul, That s OK with me. I m still waiting to see how many people are still interested. Jeff ... From: pauldransfield@iname.com
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-07-17 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Jeff, It will be 27th July before I can devote any time to investigating a local manufacturer. I work out of town during the week, I ve had family vistiting
Marcos Glass.... revisited
2002-07-17 by Jeff Caraway
Hi All, I have heard back from Hayes on the Polycarbonate rear windows. Here is the information he passed along: Price $250.00 each Shipping (in the US):
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Essex 3L
2002-07-16 by Don Lattimer
Vic, Mine is a 3.77 to 1 Cortina rear. I ve seen different articles and write-ups with 3.2:1, 3.6:1, etc. Don t know exactly but if you have 185/70R13 tires
Essex 3L
2002-07-15 by goldrivervic
For all you knowledgeable maniacs, I am trying to find out the normal differential ratio for the Ford Essex 3L and what ratio do you think that I have if at 70
Marcos build files from Marcos Heritage
2002-07-12 by pverdeyen
I seem to remember a message in the dim and distant past about the value of (and cost) the build files available from Marcos Heritage. I too felt that £25
Re: Reminder
2002-07-11 by mark_saxby
When is it? Also, maybe his mail isn t working - I e-mailed him about one of those cast LM600s and never heard anything back. Cheers, Mark
Re: Lots more questions
2002-07-11 by mark_saxby
There was never a factory built straight six ford. I guess it s possible someone fitted an old Zephyr straight six to one at some point. I know of a BMW
Re: Lots more questions
2002-07-11 by mark_saxby
... Yes. ... a ... lock, ... Yes. I ll check the layout later. ... No - some do, but mine doesn t. The fittings are there on the suspension arms, but not on
Re: Lots more questions
2002-07-10 by a5h_pm
Hi Don/Paul et al Thanks for replying, I would appreciate a picture of the boot lock as I am confused a little by mie new one, the old lock (which I never had
Reminder
2002-07-10 by garyiharman
Hi All, I had a chat to Paul Stephens yesterday about his open day and BBQ in September. He has only had 12 responce so far and 1 of those is from a NISSAN
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Lots more questions
2002-07-10 by Don Lattimer
Ashley, I have the V6 with: 1. no anti-roll bar in the front (doesn t need it for my driving) 2. Check the build manuals for the plate that is needed for the
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Lots more questions
2002-07-10 by pauldransfield@iname.com
Hi Ashley, Answers are: 1. Yes, along the outer edge. 2. Yes. 3. No. 4. Don t know for V6. 5. I have a home made one welded to the sump itself. 6. I have the
Lots more questions
2002-07-10 by a5h_pm
Hi again guys, time for some more (yawn...) questions! 1) do you guys have metal strips holding the carpets down along the sills? 2) does you boot lock, lock?
Re: New Marcos launched
2002-07-10 by mark_saxby
...and, for a sneak peak, you can check http://www.saxby01.freeserve.co.uk/ts250.htm for more pictures and the words from the forthcoming brochure (This page
Re: New Marcos launched
2002-07-10 by mark_saxby
... production. ... Yep, it s the Cougar/Mondeo engine. They ve just launched a 220BHP engine in the UK, so this is (presumably) an option for later. Cheers,
Re: New Marcos launched
2002-07-09 by pverdeyen
Looks great and agree great to see the Marcos name back in production. Presume that engine is the same as in the Cougar and the Mondeo ST? Should be excellent,
RE: [MarcosManiacs] New Marcos launched
2002-07-09 by Jeff Caraway
WOW!!! Great site and great car! Fantastic to see Marcos back in action. Thanks for the heads-up on this Mark! I ll add some info about it on my site as well.
New Marcos launched
2002-07-09 by mark_saxby
Check out http://www.marcos-eng.com/marcasite_features.html for information on the new Marcasite TS250. I ll have more information on my site in the next
Re: Wheels
2002-07-03 by a5h_pm
Hi Jac, thanks for that, and to answer your question, I am UK side, and that email looks suspiciously UK side as well! cheers once again Ashley ... bought ...
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Fuel Tank sender
2002-07-02 by Mike Denman
Hi Mark, I think Halfords has the sending units (or at least it looks like the correct unit based on the photograph). I got a free gasket for my sending unit
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Wheels
2002-07-02 by Jack Myers
Hello a5h-pm The chap with the wheels email address:- don@donlawrence.fsnet.co.uk I can t remember are you Sates side or UK side. Best regards Jac ... From:
RE: [MarcosManiacs] FW: Marcos Glass
2002-07-02 by Ronald McLeod
Jeff . . . Paul Dransfield and I had an article in Torque magazine issue 81, on our windscreen replacements. The shipper that we used was: Stan Hilton
FW: Marcos Glass
2002-07-02 by Jeff Caraway
Hi All, I received a reply from Marcos Heritage regarding glass pricing. I have attached their letter below. I went with 5 fronts and 10 rears as our estimate.
Windscreen rubbers/gasket
2002-07-01 by pverdeyen
Been told this weekend by Marcos Heritage that the company who have been making this item for 20 years recently moved and did not take with them all their
Re: Wheels
2002-07-01 by a5h_pm
please let me know the details Jac! - a bit late now I ve just bought a new set of SuperLites but you never know! ;-) ... unmarked original Marcos Alloy
RE: [MarcosManiacs] Ups & Downs
2002-06-30 by Dave McGill
Hi Jack, The reverse happened to me, made the CMI rally, which for me was just a 20 minute drive. I made this trip even though I found on the Friday evening
Ups & Downs
2002-06-30 by Jack Myers
Hello again After waiting 12 weeks to get an R Cam and only three weeks to the CMI rally at Castle Combe, should I or should I not build my new/old engine
Wheels
2002-06-30 by Jack Myers
Hello every one I met a chap this week end, who told me he had a set of Five unmarked original Marcos Alloy wheels. He said that they are for sale. If any one
Mantara
2002-06-30 by mantara11
Hi, i live in germany and have a 1995 mantara. Is there anyone here from germany ? I want to talk about parts and to buy them. thanks Wolfgang
Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: everyday car
2002-06-29 by guess...
... answer a few of my questions. . ... able to do 12,000 miles + a year?. Or is it just a Sunday runabout (lotus 7 esque) Many people do run them everyday.