Marcos Maniacs

Welcome Garry!

Thanks for posting your info.  On your next trip to the UK could you 
please slip a V6 distributor cap (FOMOCO) and rotor in your pocket on 
your return to the states??  Or, better yet, do you know if any US 
Fords use the same distributor cap?

I'm looking for alloy hubs with 4 on 4.25" vs the 3.75" centers in 
order to match up with the rear Ford PCD.  Do they make those also?

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA, USA

--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Garry Diver" <garrydiver@m...> 
wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>   I am new to the Marcos register even though I have owned my 
3M5543 3LV6 
> for about 5 years. I am in the process of a complete  restoration 
(5years 
> into a one year project) and plan to race the car when it is 
finished.
> 
> By way of background, I 'found' the car in a warehouse in 
Indianapolis where 
> it had been sitting for 17 years untouched. It was absolutely 
complete with 
> only 23,000 miles although it had been neglected and left outside 
for some 
> time. The owner had recently died and his widow asked a friend to 
help 
> diispose of the car. It just so happens that the friend was my race 
car 
> mechanic and he asked me about the car as he knows I am a British 
car nut. 
> Anyway I bought the car sight unseen and he took it to the race 
shop and 
> later delivered it to me in Atlanta. We are now about 6 months from 
> completing the project and the car will probably have its first 
outing at 
> Sebring next March.
> 
> Why should you care?
> 
> Well I have done a lot of research on parts and can answer some of 
the 
> questions that come up here.
> Also I travel to England on a regular basis and ship parts back for 
this and 
> other cars. Maybe most importantly, my partner and I own Chevron-
Tiga cars 
> and we have a selection of old Marcos parts including body moulds. 
Roger 
> Andreason (my partner) raced two Marcos cars in the early days and 
can 
> probably make most of the mechanical parts which are hard to find. 
Having 
> said all that, this correspondence has already answered a couple of 
> questions for me so I hope I can return the favor.
> 
> On alloy hubs. They are made by Canley Classics in England. I 
bought  set 
> and they fit just fine. Although I don't know for a fact, the ones 
sold by 
> Dave Bean and PRI both look like the Canley ones. If enough people 
want a 
> set I could arrange a bulk ship and save a ton on freight. They are 
3.75 
> centers using GT6 bearings. The cost is 91 UK pounds each. They 
save 4lbs. 
> of unsprung weight.
> 
> I use Carrera shocks. They are made right here in Atlanta and they 
will spec 
> them to your car. Weght, use, ride height etc.
> 
> Enough of my rambleing. I plan to put the rebuild on the Web 
hopefully 
> detailing the mistakes I make so others might avoid them.
> If anyone has any questions, especially related to performance, we 
can 
> probably help so contact me through this group or directly at 
> garrydiver@m...
> 
> Garry Diver
> 
> 
> >From: "hullevad" <hullevad@m...>
> >Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >To: <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Alloy hub supplier
> >Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 10:27:01 +0200
> >
> >Hi!
> >
> >My suggestion is to buy directly from AVO in England, You can find 
them on 
> >the web. They are rebuildable (stainless steel) at a cost of app. 
45 usd a 
> >piece. So it is a one time expense at app. 135 usd a piece. But 
hurry up 
> >the dollar is dropping in value at an alarming rate.So if You can 
afford it 
> >it is by far the best dampers at the price, much better than Spax.
(Leda is 
> >much more expensive)
> >
> >Good luck
> >
> >Michael
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Meggsief@a...
> >   To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 5:00 AM
> >   Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Alloy hub supplier
> >
> >
> >   hey Don,
> >                What type of shocks do you have on your car? I 
have these 
> >spax shocks and they are expensive any alternatives?
> >
> >         Hal
> >         #5353
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