Marcos Maniacs

I need to give a newly purchased 1600 some remedial attention to the 
floor panels if I am to enjoy the short summer we have in UK, prior 
to a major rebuild during winter.
Can anybody tell me where I might find information or photos/diagrams 
of the best way to go about this. I believe that it is not 
recommended to do this from beneath the car, but that the car should 
be turned on it's side???? Can anybody confirm or deny this?

Also to any UK readers......does anybody have experience of fitting a 
UK 2.0l Pinto engine into a 1600?? Best Donor car? (Sierra or 
granada?) as I also want to fit the five speed gearbox
Thanks 
Paul

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "pverdeyen" <pverdeyen@y...> wrote:
> I need to give a newly purchased 1600 some remedial attention to 
the 
> floor panels if I am to enjoy the short summer we have in UK, prior 
> to a major rebuild during winter.
> Can anybody tell me where I might find information or 
photos/diagrams 
> of the best way to go about this. I believe that it is not 
> recommended to do this from beneath the car, but that the car 
should 
> be turned on it's side???? Can anybody confirm or deny this?

Only really a case that it'll be EASIER to work on the car on it's 
side (I'm assuming you've got a wood chassis? If not, there's even 
less reason I guess) rather than NOT possible. If you can get 
sufficient light and clearance, I can't see why you couldn't do 
repairs from underneath, provide it's the, non-structual, floor.

> 
> Also to any UK readers......does anybody have experience of fitting 
a 
> UK 2.0l Pinto engine into a 1600?? Best Donor car? (Sierra or 
> granada?) as I also want to fit the five speed gearbox

Never done it, but once drove a 4 cylinder, 2 litre Marcos with quick 
shift box and it was great, so I'd recommend trying it. Most later 
Marcos I think had the OHC engine. Is this the Pinto? If so, I'm sure 
the one I drove came out of a Sierra, box and all. Alan Fereday of 
Fereday cars (www.feredaycars.co.uk) owned and built the one I drove.
Probably worth giving him a ring.

Cheers,

Mark

Mark
Thanks for your reply and btw great website you have for info.
I asked about the work on the chassis (yes wooden) because I seem to 
recall having read an article somewhere that advised strongly to turn 
the car on it's side. It's the footwell area which needs attention so 
I guess I will raise the car as far as possible and work from beneath.
Regarding the Pinto engine, dimensionally I believe it is very 
similar to the X-Flow BUT the exhaust manifold is on the opposite 
side and looking at it I can see it might give me a few problems.
I will certainly contact the website you mentioned
Thanks again
Paul V

Hi All,
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Dave
Thanks your words of wisdom and much the way I had decided to go 
already, i.e. underneath and inside.
Re:- Pinto, the added problem is that the exhaust manifold is on the 
other side to the Xflow, adding to the problems. I have now sourced a 
number of alternatives 1600 Xflows so will purchase a spare, take my 
existing one out and have rebuilt to "good" spec. Unusually, it turns 
out from the previous owner, that the pistons are flat topped, when 
for the engine number and age they should have been the "bowl-in" 
type. Any comments??
Thanks again for the info
Paul
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