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Hi Andy,

 

Not as healthy  as your Gullwing I'm afraid, this year I really must get her
back on the road again, there's not a huge amount to do, it's just finding
the time and enthusiasm. 

 

Cheers, Dave.

 

From: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Andy&Alison Seward
Sent: 08 January 2009 00:44
To: marcosmaniacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] The Gullwing is mechanically completed!

 

Thank you, Dave.  Much appreciated.  And how is UFL777 doing these days?
 
Best Regards,
Andy



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To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
From: davemcgill@...
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:11:51 +0000
Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] The Gullwing is mechanically completed!



Hi Andy,

 

Fantastic job, congratulations on a job well done. You should be proud of
what you have achieved.

 

Best Regards, and good luck on your first outing.

 

Dave.

 

From: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Andy&Alison Seward
Sent: 07 January 2009 01:34
To: marcosmaniacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] The Gullwing is mechanically completed!

 


Fellow MarcosManiacs,
 
UPDATE: The mechanical work on HOO144 is finally done.  

I hope you'll enjoy the photos.  I learned a lot restoring HOO144... both
about fabrication/engineering + I learned some things about myself too.  I'm
glad I did it but I shouldn't want to repeat it.  Nor would Alison, my wife.
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After more than 3 years and many, many hundreds of hours of restoration and
race preparation, HOO144 was up and running again.  I picked her up from
Sasco Sports Racing (www.sascosports.com <http://www.sascosports.com/> )  at
Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA USA a few weeks ago.  So she's
now back home in our garage. We plan to have her professionally re-painted
as a final step but mechanically and chassis-wise she is completed.

I've attached photos of her + all my racing results research from Stephen
Minoprio's 1962 racing season and Tim Lalonde's 1963 racing season so far.
I'm certain there is more information to be discovered for Lalonde's racing
of HOO144 in 1963 + 1964.

 

These are small photos I'm sending to you today.  When I have more time in
the next few weeks I'd like to put the photos up on the MarcosManiacs
website server (if you have room, Mike?).

  

Here are some details about the restoration:

 

Car was located in Japan (don't ask me how she got from the UK [Chris Alford
sold her for me] after I sold her on in 1997) and shipped to me in Arizona
USA in an enclosed metal shipping container.  It arrived at Port of Long
Beach, California and was brought by a truck --still in container -- to
Arizona.

 

The all-steel Stuart Rolt-built 1300cc pre-crossflow (711M block) that I
raced her with when I owned her the FIRST time from 1994 - 1997 was damaged
(thrown center thrust bearing, damaged Cosworth A6 camshaft, broken lifter)
when inspected upon arrival from Japan.  This engine is currently being
rebuilt at Quicksilver Racing Engines  in Frederick, MD .

 

An original Cosworth MAE Formula 3 1000cc engine was located and purchased
to bring her back to her period spec + FIA historic regulations legal.  This
3-bearing, rope-seal race engine was completely rebuilt in wet sump form by
Sandy at Quicksilver Racing Engines ( http://qsraceengines.com/ ) up in
Frederick, MD USA with many new parts.  It is all-steel with gear-driven
camshaft (Dave Bean special 098 grind), new J&E forged pistons and Cosworth
steel crankshaft, etc.  It made 105HP on the dyno at 8500 RPM but the dyno
software stopped at 8500 so we don't know the final max horsepower.  The HP
line was still rising slightly at that point, so probably 108-110 is a
decent estimate.  The motor is built to handle 9,000 RPM steady (redline)
and can probably take 9,500 if necessary for short bursts (by why would
you?).  The straight-cut 4-speed gearbox is a 105e "bullet" 3-rail with
2.5:1 first gear.  It has alloy bellhousing, aluminum rear extension and a
Wooler/speedograph remote shifter.  The rear axle is Anglia-based 4.5 ratio
with the original four Marcos trailing arms (still rubber bushed), panhard
rod, and alloy nose diff carrier.  Brakes in front are period Girling alloy
calipers and in the rear they are standard Anglia 105e with the 1.25" wide
brake shoes (pre-Cortina).  Wheels are 108mm PCD all around (Ford
Anglia/Cortina/Escort).

 

The car was extensively repaired and prepared for racing.  

 

The total weight is 1296 lbs.  The corner weights are pretty well balanced;
please see the photo of the weights when the car was on the scales.

 

New brake lines, new fuel lines, new hoses, new clamps, almost every single
screw, bolt, nut and washer replaced with Grade 8 or AN parts and stainless
screws.   

 

New brake master cylinder, new hydraulic race clutch release and hoses, new
aluminum swirl pot and oil catch can, new Weber carb linkage and throttle
cable, Smiths 1960s 10,000 RPM Chronometric tach, tach drive and cable to
engine front plate, custom Lucas C40 dynamo with ball bearings + 1960's
Cosworth oversized alloy 116e pully to prevent overcharging, new Odyssey dry
cell battery with aluminum fabricated mounts and quick-connector, new
Petronics distributor, new Lucas sports coil, replaced all lights + lamps
(Wipac & Lucas), new(!) Smiths instrument panel switches.  New oil cooler on
a custom aluminum mounting plate and race hoses.  New rear Anglia 105e brake
drums, shoes, wheel cylinders, etc.  Rear axle seal leak repaired.  Front
rotors turned, cracked front caliper mount found and welded to repair.  New
front brake aeroquip hoses.  Redline synthetic gear oil, Mobile One
synthetic motor oil and AP Racing 600 brake fluid used.

 

Seat was removed, strengthened (fiberglass), cut and re-shaped to mount
6-point harness, recovered in new black leather (quilted and stitched on a
special sewing machine by a friend).  New Sparco FIA harness, new eye-hooks
for mounting the harness.  

 

Many electrical and hydraulic lines were either re-located for ease of
repair or to make the chassis more tidy.  

 

The metal motor mounts were welded with additional metal and powdercoated.
The rear shock upper mounts were also redone, and the rear trailing arm
metal mounts (where the rubber washers are located) were strengthened and
coated, as were the trailing arms themselves + new Metalastic bushings.

 

Under the front nose, the wood was replaced to hold the new tow hook and to
repair 45 years of racing damage.

 

Almost ALL brackets were removed, shotblasted and then powdercoated or made
from scratch.  You would not believe some of the pieces in HOO144 when I got
it from Japan: very thin aluminum pieces for the back-side mounting plates
of the rollcage!  And thin aluminum plates to secure the race harness!
Large holes in the footwell by the driver's foot.  All of this had to be
designed, fabricated and repaired.

 

Lots of fabricated aluminum pieces and welding such as front and rear tow
hooks, rain light mount, door strut bases, engine compartment cladding,
steering column bearing mount, fuel cell base and fixed mounting points,
etc.

 

I stripped the chassis down to the wood basis in several key places so the
beauty of the original wooden chassis can be seen.  I also found the
original Vauxhall Silver-Grey paint from when Stephen Minoprio raced this
car in 1962.  And Tin Lalonde's "Bottle Green" paint on top of the
silver-grey.  

 

I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot but now you can understand why it took almost
4 years worth of weekend work and the Quicksilver Racing and Sasco Sports
(www.sascosports.com <http://www.sascosports.com/> ) expert team to reach
this point.  J

 

Enjoy the photos and please write to me with your questions.

 

Best Regards,

Andy

Andrew Seward

Woodbridge, VA 22192  USA

 

 

 

 

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