Marcos Maniacs

Marvin,
   I carry most of the cosmetic parts in the US.

Garry


>From: larry meadows <lmeadowsw@...>
>Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] New Marcos Owner (Re: Marcos for Sale soon...)
>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:24:44 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Marvin,
>
>I am about to finish my restoraton, and I spent 2 year trying to make the 
>body as uniform as possible. The roof line on the right side over the 
>window frame is about 3/8" shy of covering the frame and is lower on the 
>right rear windscreen than on the left. This is on the 1970 models I know 
>as I have redone 2 of them. I reshaped the roof both over the door and rear 
>screen. Also, I trued all gaps around doors, bonnet and boot lid. The 
>spacing around the door seals have been reshaped so seal touches evenly all 
>around. Before, there was several areas of no contact that made for a noisy 
>ride with the wind whistling at speeds above 25 MPH.
>There are several places to wathh for structual cracks whe (if) you remove 
>the body. Buzz me if you get to that point and I'll be glad to advise you, 
>if you want to go to all that trouble. The '80 model may not have these 
>problems, but the badies were made from the same molds, soI expect they are 
>the same.
>
>Regards,
>Larry
>3v5536
>
>
>
>- Original Message ----
>From: Marvin Miller <opn_book@...>
>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:17:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] New Marcos Owner (Re: Marcos for Sale soon...)
>
>
>Hello all,
>
>I am the new owner of Paul's SN 8083 Marcos... and I apologize for the 
>delay in entering the chat room.  I was a previous Marcos owner (1970 
>Marcos GT, Volvo drivetrain, I think the SN was 3570).  It needed a full 
>restoration, and after a few years I sold it to a guy near Vancouver, BC. 
>I've always missed it.
>
>"Paul's Marcos" is nice... a strong engine and good brakes, but I will 
>probably update the interior soon.  I will be looking for odds and ends... 
>things like the "Marcos" badge that fits on the trunk lid, and ideas to 
>improve the overall appearance.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Marvin Miller
>
>
>Don Lattimer <donlattimer@ pacific.net> wrote:
>I put less than 700 on mine last year. Maybe time to sell ??
>
>Don
>#3M5759
>
>--- In MarcosManiacs@ yahoogroups. com, "Paul Weidner"
><weidnerpaul@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Don,
> > I did enjoy the time with the Marcos, but when I put under 500
>miles
> > on it this past summer that told me my interests had changed. I'm
>glad
> > I sold it, I recently looked at a Autocross specialized/ heavily
> > modified Renault R5, the car was parked several years ago, parts
> > pulled off for working on & then it became an extra "shelf" in the
> > garage... Sad because it was extremely competent before, took 4th
>or
> > 5th fastest of the day on more than one ocassion, had Renault Cup
>race
> > parts in it, custom suspension & rims (7" alloys) Would have
>hated to
> > have something like that happen to the Marcos...
> > As for the new owner, I'm not sure if he's a current forum member
>or
> > was just surfing the group but I'll let him introduce himself when
> > he's ready...
> > Thanks & good luck to you too,
> > Paul
> > Ex 1984 Marcos SN 8083
> >
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