Marcos Maniacs

Hi Dave and Maniacs,

I just found a letter from Marcos Cars Ltd. dated 25 June 1971 to the 
original owner of my car (3M5759).  It states: "The rear axle and 
rear brakes are Ford Corsair 2000 with a ratio of 3.77:1".  I checked 
my ratio and it is in fact 3.77:1.  Guess that solves that part of 
the mystery.

Now.....I found brake shoes at NAPA for a 4 cyl Capri that fit 
perfect.  Are the Cortina, Capri, and Corsair axles all basically the 
same (disregarding the different ratios available)??  Would the 
seals, etc. be interchangeable? 

I'll figure this out yet!  I'm on the Capri, Cortina, Reliant 
Scimitar, and Tvr lists so somebody must know the answers.

Don Lattimer
#3M5759
Willits, CA
(now ready to tackle speedometer problem)

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "dave barton" <dbarton62@y...> wrote:
> Hey Group,
>         Another inquiry about rear axle source...........
>  The rear axle on my car has the #'s...105E 4025B and 9J30 cast 
into 
> the carrier housing. I have the rear housinG torn apart and the #'s 
> 9-34 are stamped into the pinion gear and what I am assuming is a 
part 
> # that reads 2930E-4610-F. From the 9-34 I am taking that it is a 
3.77
> ratio rear end,the number of teeth on the ring and pinion confirm 
> that. Is this a Capri or Cortina rear axle?? I have been told from 
the 
> cortina group that the 2 rear ends were pretty much identical up to 
a 
> certain point.
>                           Cheers Dave #5511