Hi Dave,
I have recently (in the past two years) bought both
a windshield and a glass rear screen for my Marcos 1800. The windshield I bought
from Heritage spares (Rory McMath) and the shipping to the USA, packaging,
freight forwarding and storage waiting for customs at the S.F. airport was twice
the price of the windshield. Rory was able to ship the windshield rather
quickly. The box it was shipped in was costly but very protective.
The rear screen (glass) I bought from the Marcos
Owners Club. It seemly took forever to get... about 8 months if memory serves.
Jac Myers, a fellow 1800 owner, was absolutely instrumental in getting it built
and shipped. He called and expedited and generally took charge of making it
happen for me. When he shipped the rear glass it came to my "door step" and I
didn't have to pay freight forwarding etc. It was still expensive but not as
expensive as the windshield and it was more convenient.
Regards,
Mike Denman
Marcos 1800
Chassis # 4079
----- Original Message -----
From: pauldransfield@...Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 6:36 AMSubject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: front suspensionHi Dave,
You're in luck. Not only do I have Colin Feyerabend's phone number, I also
have the last copy of Torque magazine with me.
Colin's work number is (they're 5 hours ahead):- 01144 181 460 3511
His email address is :- abs.labs@...
From past experience, it was FAR better to phone him than to try and get him
to respond to an email. He should be able to let you know off the top of his
head whether the glass rear screens are still available. The front screen,
with a blue top tint, cost me only 159 pounds as opposed to the 375 pounds
that Rory McMath charges. Big difference, eh! The cost of pickup, recrating
of two screens and transportation to Toronto via ship was 262 pounds.
Brokers fees, taxes and warehouse fees at this end were CAN$226. So you can
see, the windshield is not the biggest expense.
Your biggest problem is to light a fire under Colin. He's a great guy but
comes across as totally disorganized. Also, Pilkington glass generally don't
keep windshields in stock and I had to wait quite some time for them to get
around to making them. I also hear that the glass rear screens are a pig to
make, so there's a chance that they've stopped making them.
The shipping agent was:- Partimex Trading International - Contact
name is Stan Hilton
Unit 14, Wilds Yard, Station Road,
Cullompton, Devon, (just
outside Exeter)
EX15 1BQ
; Phone:- 01144 1884 35522
They did an excellent job with recrating, which added somewhat to the cost,
but they insisted on doing it for insurance coverage purposes and wouldn't
have taken on the job otherwise. The screens arrived in perfect condition.
A word of warning regarding installation. The rear screen in particular is
tricky to install and many have been broken in the attempt. Whoever does the
installation had better know what they're doing.
When you contact Colin, it may help if you mention my name because I've been
interfacing with Colin in one way or another for over 20 years,.
Good luck.
Paul Dransfield
3 litre Volvo
-----Original Message-----
From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@...]
Sent: June 11, 2002 2:15 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: front suspension
Hi Paul,
Is there a number I could get a hold of Colin at ,I thought the
glass was a lot more expensive than that .
Dave
--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., pauldransfield@i... wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> As far as I know, the GT6 front suspension settings should be used.
I'd like
> to have that confirmed myself because I need to have an adjustment
due to
> uneven tire wear.
>
> I'm pretty sure the front windshield has to be modern safety glass.
When I
> replaced mine last year, I wanted a tinted version similar to what I
had
> originally but the law appears to have changed. I could have a top
tint but
> not the double anti-sun bronze tint. The cost of my new windshield
was less
> than 200 pounds, FOB the factory, but I don't recall the exact
amount.
>
> The rear screens were available in glass through the Marcos Owners
Club but
> I'm not sure if they still are. Colin Feyerabend, who used to run
the club,
> helped acquire the front screens for both my coupe and Ron McLeod's
Mantis
> last year from Pilkington Glass in England and he secured my glass
rear
> screen for me back in 1980 when my car was rebuilt following a fire.
I have
> had both the plexiglass and the glass versions on my car and can
state
> unequivocally that the glass rear screen is VASTLY superior. I'd
suggest you
> contact Colin to determine if the glass rear screen are still
available. In
> 1980, the cost was around 85 pounds, if I recall correctly.
>
> You can get the parts from Marcos Heritage spares but you'll pay a
hugely
> inflated price.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Dransfield
> 3 litre Volvo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@y...]
> Sent: June 11, 2002 12:07 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] front suspension
>
>
> Hey Guys,
> Does anyone know if we use the factory GT6 toe-in, camber and
> castor settings or did Marcos tweek them to suit his own geometry.
> ; Also I understand that the factory windshield is a pricey piece
>; mine is very badly scratched to the point where polishing it would
> really distort the glass........would it be possible to use a lexan
> or plexiglass .......are they legal,the rear window I understand is
> already lexan.......do the plastics scratch easy.......are they
> flexible enough to accept the compound curves without distorting or
> cracking.......any ideas????
> Cheers Dave #5577
>
>
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