Dave .
. .
My
Mantis also had the foam rubber pads or strips between the fibreglass tub and
the tops of the steel frame rails. The hardened screws went through the
fibreglass, through the rubber, and into the steel rail to hold it all
together. On disassembly, it appeared to me that the rubber strips did
little other than attract and hold moisture to accelerate corrosion of the
steel. When the car was reassembled, I did not bother with the rubber
strips. I have not noticed any increased road noise, rumble, or vibration
from not having the strips between the body and the chassis.
Door
seals: As part of my restoration, generic GM bubble strips were used. The
problem is that the North American seals are noticeably fatter than British
ones, and as a result, my doors and rear-quarter swing-open windows didn't fit
very well. After a while, slamming the doors closed crushed the rubber
strips down enough that the doors are now OK. If you have a small
cross-section sample of the seal strips, Martin MacGregor out in Ancaster, near
Hamilton, can obtain an exact match for you. http://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/
Regards . . . Ron McLeod
1970 Marcos Mantis P8/5858
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@pacific.net]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 12:01 AM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] RubberDave,Having been under mine quite a few times when removing/replacing the gearbox, I did notice that there were rubber "pads" about 2" by 3" where the body sat on the frame. Can't recall if all points had them, but I suspect so.My "boot" seal was just a u-shaped strip of fairly hard rubber. Like the door seal without the rubber?? I had nothing in the trough. ; I put the GM style rubber seal around the lip of the trunk body, not the lid.Are the door handles you mention the straight piece of chrome? Like in this pic?:If so, I need one!Thanks,Don Lattimer#3m5759----- Original Message -----From: dave bartonSent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:11 PMSubject: [MarcosManiacs] RubberOK Guys down to the nitty gritty.........on the steel chassis cars
was there a rubber gasket on all the members that the body shell sat
on. When I removed the shell from the frame origionally I do remember
a draft seal kind of foam on a couple of tubes but not on all........
maybe it had decintegrated over the years.
Also, obviously there is a trunk seal that sits in the trough
surrounding the "boot" sorry!.....is there supposed to be a seal
where the bonnet comes down and sits in the slot just in front of the
windshield as well as where it comes down and meets the top of the
fenders.As far as the door seals go I will be using a generic bubble
seal as used on the 80's and 90's GM's.
One other question does anyone know the origin of the electric
window cranks I am in need of one.........on the suybject of interior
door release handles I have an excellent source of British parts up
here in Canada and I have been told that the Ford Prefect possibly
used the same handles as the Marcos, I should find out if they will
work by next week if they do I will let you guys know .
Pics of finished painted shell to follow.......finally
Cheers Dave #5577
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