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--- Garry Diver <garrydiver@...> wrote:

> Mike,
>   I have the door rubbers. Do you need both sides?
> 
> Garry
> 
> 
> >From: Mike Sullivan <tvrm2001@...>
> >Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: 84 Marcos Mantula
> - Sway Bar
> >Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:51:22 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >I have finally driven the car about 50 miles
> (combined
> >
> >highway at speeds up to 75 and in town with some
> full
> >
> >throttle straight line acceleration up to 60 mph.
> >
> >Some mild cornering and the body is flat.\ufffd Got to
> >
> >remember that the car only has 10K on the motor and
> >
> >had not been started in over 10 years (consider
> >
> >breaking in the motor again!!!!)\ufffd The car is fitted
> >
> >with the solid axle with the support / frame
> >
> >connections being rather simple (I own a 74 TVR
> 2500M
> >
> >with a beautifully designed IRS using the TR6
> >
> >differential, 4.1 BTW).\ufffd Right now the car rides
> >
> >rather stiff (more so that the TVR with I do
> >
> >autocross).\ufffd I am considering try to soften up the
> >
> >ride to make it more of a daily driver (the car
> looks
> >
> >exotic it would be nice if it rode more like today
> >
> >corvettes / vipers , but I am sure that is a wish)
> >
> >
> >
> >BTW how about a source for the door gaskets?\ufffd Also
> >
> >since the car was a calif car the heater control
> were
> >
> >never completed.\ufffd I have the two slide levers with
> >
> >nothing attached, no blower motor and no
> temperature
> >
> >control valve.\ufffd It does have a nicely installed A/C
> >
> >system though!\ufffd I am also looking for the trim
> piece
> >
> >for the fiberglass fender to finish the edges (it
> >
> >looks like the same item that TVR used).\ufffd Other
> than
> >
> >that the car is ready to be driven.
> >
> >
> >
> >I will say that a my first gas station trip that no
> >
> >less than 4 people came a looked at the car and
> asked
> >
> >questions and commented about its look, I don't get
> >
> >that much attention in the TVR even as rare as it
> is
> >
> >it has the look of something one has seen before
> >
> >whereas the Marcos does not.
> >
> >
> >
> >Well enough said....
> >
> >
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >#8153 V8
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Garry Diver <garrydiver@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Mike,
> >
> > >\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd My thoughts on fitting Sway bars.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I have fitted a 1 inch sway bar to the front of
> my
> >
> > > steel frame 3 liter and
> >
> > > you can see the mounting if you go to my website
> and
> >
> > > look at the pictures in
> >
> > > the Racing section.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > www.marcospartsusa.com
> >
> > >
> >
> > > However, before making the decision you really
> need
> >
> > > to decide the current
> >
> > > handling characteristics and whether they suit
> your
> >
> > > driving needs. Then you
> >
> > > have to look at the effect of not just a sway
> bar,
> >
> > > but springs and dampers.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Here is what I did with the rationale( remember
> mine
> >
> > > is excusively for
> >
> > > racing).
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Since the 3 liter motor is very heavy I chose
> 350lb
> >
> > > front springs and a 1"
> >
> > > bar, to to combat the tendency for the car to
> roll
> >
> > > over the outside front
> >
> > > tyre on heavy cornering, and help transfer some
> of
> >
> > > the weight to the inside
> >
> > > front wheel.\ufffd On the rear, I use 160lb springs
> and
> >
> > > no sway bar to allow some
> >
> > > compliance in the rear and reduce the tendency
> to
> >
> > > hop on corner exit. The
> >
> > > result is a neutral handling car on fast corners
> >
> > > with a slight oversteer on
> >
> > > slow and medium corners which can be controlled
> >
> > > through the throttle.\ufffd While
> >
> > > I have not yet reached the full potential of the
> >
> > > car, which may mean some
> >
> > > changes, it handles well in the dry and is
> >
> > > predictable in the wet where we
> >
> > > can worry the Porsche 911's.
> 
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