Marcos Maniacs

See messages 3868 and 3869.  Might be of some help.

Don
#3M5759


--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Berriman <berrimar@...> 
wrote:
>
> I'm currently rebuilding 1969 wood chassis Essex engine (bought 
off  
> neil calder in dec. 2007). It's going well, and we've flown 
through  
> the chassis and body rebuild in our few weekends' work.
> 
> However, we've hit a biggy:
> 
> The axle is replaced with a Mk 3 capri unit, on the advice of Mike  
> Andrews, although this has now necessitated new wheels (offset to  
> restore old track) new propshaft (shortened and with new diff 
flange)  
> and has stumped us as to how to actuate the handbrake with the  
> panhard rod in situ. The ford linkage sits exactly where the 
panhard  
> rod wants to sit, and requires removal in order to fit.
> 
> Mike's solution is to replace with original (corsair) brake  
> backplates and just extend the original marcos linkageto the wider  
> axle, although this would necessitate extracting the halfshafts 
off  
> both axles, and junking the already-rebuilt brakes from the Mk 3 
axle  
> and rebuilding the corsair axle brakes (undesirable).
> 
> SO:
> 
> I know some mantulas use the Mk 3 axle, and presumably have an 
axle  
> located by panhard rod. How are their handbrakes actuated? How 
does  
> anyone else actuate a Mk 3 handbrake on a marcos?
> 
> All hints/answers GREATLY appreciated: I've got a few ideas, but I  
> don't like 'em.
> 
> Tom
> 
> PS: Has anyone else fitted replacement sills from Rory? Anyone 
else  
> find they don't fit??
>