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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Fuel Tank sender

2002-06-28 by Jack Myers

Hello Mark I have been told that the sender unit is MG. I am reasonably sure that the 3Ltr V6 tank is the same as the 1800. how ever the MG sender that I

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Fuel Tank sender

2002-06-28 by mark_saxby

Anyone know the source of the fuel tank sender on a V6 3 litre? The float on mine in holed and it also needs a new gasket as fuel leaks around the joint. I ve

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Re: [MarcosManiacs] everyday car

2002-06-27 by Neal Callaghan

Hi Martin, I used my Mantula Spyder for 2 years as my only car, covering about 28,000 miles, with very little trouble. The only problems being a leaking water

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Re: everyday car

2002-06-27 by mark_saxby

... 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.

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everyday car

2002-06-27 by guess...

HI all I m new to this usergroup, but was wonding if any of youcould answer a few of my questions. . 1) Is the Marcos an everyday car, By this I mean if

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Screens again.

2002-06-27 by mark_saxby

I ve spoken to Paul Crocker and he s sent me the latest prices on glass screens. This is his reply to me : Hi Mark As a rough idea as the price does vary due

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Bragging again/AVO shocks

2002-06-26 by Don Lattimer

Hi all, At the 14th Annual Chico British Car meet last weekend, my Marcos again took 1st place in British Specialty . About two hundred cars at the event and

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Re: [MarcosManiacs] XP Visit?

2002-06-26 by Don Lattimer

Mark, Glad to hear you re coming over! I think Mike is still off-line for a few more days. He has the woman s phone #, etc. and I m sure now that your

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] XP Visit?

2002-06-26 by Spalding, Stephen (US - San Francisco)

Mark If the XP visit takes place, given the number of cars in the bay area, I m one of us can give you a ride to see the car. Stephen Spalding 2T5916 ... From:

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XP Visit?

2002-06-26 by mark_saxby

Just a quick note to see if the idea of trying to go and see the XP this Summer is still on? I ve just booked flights and will be in the SF area (although

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Re: State-side glass - update

2002-06-24 by dbarton62

Hi Jeff, I have no problem with the poly rear window as my car when finished will be in a garage whenever it is not being driven...... Also if the rear glass

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State-side glass - update

2002-06-24 by Jeff Caraway

Hi All, I received a reply from Hayes. He can t source the headlight covers as I thought he could. SORRY! That was my fault for getting hopes up there! He can

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-24 by Jeff Caraway

Hi Michael, Thanks for your insights here! From what we have learned so far, there is only one size of rear for all the different models. Jeff ... From:

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Marcos Glass- role call!

2002-06-24 by Jeff Caraway

OK, here is an updated list with people’s preference for rear. (Please also read the bottom of this post!) Name: Front

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Poly rear glass

2002-06-24 by Jeff Caraway

Hi Ed, Thanks for making this point. I remembered that once I read your post. I have checked with Hayes to see which types of light covers he can get and will

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Re: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-22 by mikeyrog@aol.com

Dave, You are absolutely correct. I did install a glass rear window in my 69. It was a nightmare. The glass was ordered from England. I was unable to find

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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Wiring loom

2002-06-22 by Don Lattimer

Ashley, They are 8 prong plugs for each window. Right hand window has 2 black wires, 2 slate (gray?) wires , 1 slate/yellow stripe wire and 1 slate/purple

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re windscreen's for marcos

2002-06-21 by kenpokwai

hi all I have just spoken to Paul Crocker tonight at the MOC meeting and i informed him of the enquiry about front and rear screens on all model s of the

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Re: Poly rear glass

2002-06-21 by emcman97015

FYI, in reagrds to the lens covers there are at least two different sizes depending if you have the clip on type or use the rubber gasket. The clip on ones

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Wiring loom

2002-06-21 by a5h_pm

Hi Again guys, I ve just recieved my nice new wiring loom for my car! the question is do any of you have any other copies of the wiring loom which include the

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Re: Poly rear glass

2002-06-21 by dbarton62

Jeff, Count me in on the poly rear window as well as the lens covers Dave #5577 ... interested ... would ... hard ... 70 ... glass ... who ... as a ... found

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] Poly rear glass

2002-06-21 by David Skora

I not on the list yet. But I am interested in a rear Poly window Thanks Dave (5006) ... From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@carolina.rr.com] Sent: Friday,

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Poly rear glass

2002-06-21 by Jeff Caraway

OK, I ve heard a lot of people say that the Polycarbonate rear glass would be fine. Would everyone currently on the glass list be OK with that? If so, I m sure

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by David Skora

I have installed the rear window on my 66 myself. I am so glad it s plastic. If it were glass, I wouldn t try it. Also, I am afraid it would be very hard to

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Re: State-side glass

2002-06-21 by mark_saxby

A flexible rear screen would also be more original as I m 99% sure glass was never offered on the pre-80 cars. Certainly virtually every road test I ve seen

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by Jeff Caraway

Hi Don, If everyone if agreeable to the Polycarbonate (which I have in my car and really can t tell that it isn t glass until I thump it), then we could source

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by Ronald McLeod

Jeff . . . Forget the glass installers. What you need is a glass manufacturer. If you can get hold of an industrial directory, they are usually listed there.

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Re: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by Don Lattimer

The new owner I just located in southern CA told me if we had a glass rear window that could be used as a mould that he knew of someone who would make us

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by pauldransfield@iname.com

Hi Jeff, I could speak to the glass company to see if they would be willing to undertake the task but, as my dad and his wife arrive from England today, I

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by Jeff Caraway

Hi Paul, Do you think that they would be more interested in doing a batch for us? We can even add the local owner you mentioned in with us to beef up our

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass

2002-06-21 by pauldransfield@iname.com

Hi Jeff, Way back in 1976 when my car was first shipped over from England, the windscreen was broken as the car was being offloaded from the ship when the

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State-side glass

2002-06-21 by Jeff Caraway

Hi All, The thought of getting the Marcos glass made stateside has been mentioned and I think it deserves a little exploration. I talked to Hayes at Wire Wheel

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] Wind screens

2002-06-21 by Jeff Caraway

Hi Michael, I ll add you to the list today. I have some other thoughts cooking on sourcing them in the US. I ll let everyone know when I find out something.

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[Fwd: Marcos windscreen]

2002-06-21 by Bob Moreno

Hi Gang Just to add some confusion here, this is a reply I recieved to my search for a windscreen a while back. Hi Bob, Thank s for your enquiry. I m pretty

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Wind screens

2002-06-21 by mgacoupe1959

Hi Jeff, Count me in for both front and rear, My rear screen is plexiglass and is somewhat discolored also. I agree with you that we need a single contact

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re:windshields

2002-06-20 by McCubbin, David

Hi gang! My car s screen is quite different that the rest so I have no stake in the outcome of this thread but here s an idea to consider. Is the cost of a

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Re: exhaust pipe

2002-06-20 by dbarton62

-Thanks Don I probably did mislead with my post on SUPERTRAPP however discounting someone elses ideas or thoughts on any subject is not in the true nature of

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] FW: Marcos Glass

2002-06-20 by McCubbin, David

I suspect that copyright was never an issue until now that Rory owns the company - no disrespect to Rory - He has made an investment and wants to get his

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Re: exhaust pipe

2002-06-20 by mcaqmd

Paul The inserts were only a suggestion in order to alleviate the clearance problem some of us encounter. The inserts are also for street driven vehicles.

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RE: [MarcosManiacs] FW: Marcos Glass

2002-06-20 by pauldransfield@iname.com

All, Personally, I d be extremely skeptical of a claim of copyright. I don t see how the screens could have been sold through the Marcos Owners Club if that

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Re: exhaust pipe

2002-06-20 by pverdeyen

Thanks Jack We were in danger of going off into what we call Anorak land over here; how did we get from exhaust systems for a 1600 35+ year old designed

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Marcos Glass- role call!

2002-06-20 by Jeff Caraway

OK, here are the names and quantities for the people that responded: Name: Front Rear Lee Brinkley

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