Marcos Maniacs

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??

I've completed my install of AVO adjustable shocks and it is really 
nice to be able to adjust the ride height.  Still experimenting as 
Mark Saxby will attest.  He got the first ride with the new shocks 
and I had them set way too stiff AND too low so we tended to bottom 
out when and test our kidneys all at once.  I did 500 miles this past 
weekend with a few adjustments while traveling and now it's a nice 
ride.

Don Lattimer
#3M5759
Willits, CA

"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 have concerns over the ride height and the spring firmness....
it is kind of hard setting it up without the body and everything else
bolted up, but I have made provisions in the upper shock connection
for adjustment.....not infinite....but more than enough to allow
adjustment.
    The engine is the Rover 3.5 litre V8 ........The stacks will clear 
the bonnet.......I machined the stacks down to 1" total 
height..........lowered the engine in the chassis by 1" and fabricated
an aluminum oil pan that is 1.5" shallower than stock......the 
lowest point on the car is the clutch slave cylinder.......the body
is at the block sand stage at present.........next spring is the
wish date for completion......I don't know if you can see in the pics
but I did graft on rear disc brakes from a 1984 Fiero the discs are 
the same thickness and almost the same dia. as the GT6............... 
there will be be an adjustable brake proportioning valve inside the 
car........the parking brake mechanism was a bit of a nightmare but
I eventually got it right.
  I realize the purists amongst us might not appreciate what I have
done but I feel that with the improved performance you must have 
improved braking while still looking origional.
        Cheers Dave #5577
 







--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "mcaqmd" <donlattimer@p...> wrote:
> 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??
> 
> I've completed my install of AVO adjustable shocks and it is really 
> nice to be able to adjust the ride height.  Still experimenting as 
> Mark Saxby will attest.  He got the first ride with the new shocks 
> and I had them set way too stiff AND too low so we tended to bottom 
> out when and test our kidneys all at once.  I did 500 miles this 
past 

> weekend with a few adjustments while traveling and now it's a nice 
> ride.
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3M5759
> Willits, CA