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Re: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door opening on a 1970ish GT

2012-11-06 by larry meadows

I will send you pics and dimensions for the roll around stand for the body and rotisery for the frame.


Best Regards, 
Larry


>________________________________
> From: Juan Gerrits <juan@...>
>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 4:06 AM
>Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door opening on a 1970ish GT
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>Hi Larry, 
>A while afgo one of the builders but a lot of before, and after
pics on where he actually removed the body, painted the frame and built a stand
for the body. Can you tell me who it was and where I can see these pics again 
>Thanks 
>  
>Juan 
>South Africa 
>  
>From:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of larry meadows
>Sent: 18 October 2012 09:10 PM
>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door
opening on a 1970ish GT   
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>   
>Steve,  
>The factory seal has a closed round seal and some other seals have
a curved lip seal. On the curved lip, I had to add a 1/8 x 3/8" soft
rubber strip behind the lip to make it meet the windscreen post when the door
is closed.  
>   
>Best Regards,  
>Larry  
>  
>>From:Mark
Doubet <madoubet@...>
>>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:43 PM
>>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door
opening on a 1970ish GT  
>>   
>>Steve I
just finished my 3L restore. Seal from Rory was a two part. First the u shaped
to trim the opening then a seperate D shaped rubber that is then glued in
place. If you email them they will send a few pictures of how to install. If no
luck let me know and I can resend what they sent me.
>>Mark  
>>On Oct
18, 2012 10:31 AM, "larry meadows" <lmeadowsw@...>
wrote: 
>>   
>>Steve,  
>>The rubber seal (kind of 'L' shape) looks like something that was
added after it left the factory. I have worked on 3  1970's Marcos and
have not seen that seal on any of them. Two of the cars were only 1 year old
when I did the work on them (one of which is my own).  
>>   
>>Best Regards,  
>>Larry  
>>  
>>>From:Ron McLeod <ronald.mcleod@...>
>>>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>>>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 10:52 AM
>>>Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door
opening on a 1970ish GT  
>>>   
>>>Steve . . .  
>>>   
>>>I got the Bristleflex door seal material from Martin MacGregor
at MacGregor British Car Parts:  http://www.macgregorukcarparts.com/  
>>>   
>>>The company is based here in Ontario, Canada.  
>>>   
>>>Regards . . . Ron McLeod  
>>>Marcos Mantis P8/5858  
>>>Marcos 3L GT 3V-5642  
>>>   
>>>   
>>>   
>>>From:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of larry meadows
>>>Sent: October-18-12 10:10 AM
>>>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>>>Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door
opening on a 1970ish GT    
>>>   
>>>    
>>>Steve,   
>>>Depending on where you live, The least expensive solution would be
to order the seal from Rory at Heritage.    
>>>I used the Fur flex in the last Marcos I did for Ron McCleod, that
he purchaced from a supplier he deal with. He wanted the seal to match the
interior (blue), so used the blue covered seal.   
>>>When installing the seal, the starting and ending point is the
square, lower front corner of the opening.    
>>>There should be a 3" piece if vinyl trim that is face glued
to the 'down' lip of the aluminum door sill trim (back side), That closes out
the gap between the sill and the pinch weld where the seal goes. The
vinyl is held by the seal.   
>>>    
>>>Best
Regards,   
>>>Larry   
>>>3v5536   
>>>   
>>>>From:Stevefzr <steve_fzr@...>
>>>>To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:10 AM
>>>>Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Pics needed please of trim around door opening
on a 1970ish GT   
>>>>   
>>>>    
>>>>Hi Folks,
>>>>
>>>>I'm making progress putting my 1970 3000GT back together. I'm ready to start
putting the interior back in, but I don't have the original seals around the
door opening so I don't know what to buy. There's a typical seam that goes all
around the door opening. The seam is overlapped with the interior trim, so I
expect that it should have a "U" shaped pinch channel like furflex,
with a rubber seal on one side. The thing is, there are thousands of different
profiles, and if I get the wrong one, either the seal woun't work or the door
won't close properly. Can someone either point me to a supplier of the right
seal, or a photo or drawing? Also, I found one piece of flat sponge rubber
about 1" wide by 1/3" thick that looks like it fits at the top front
edge of the door, just below the door glass. I'm not sure if this was an extra
seal at this point to stop rain that runs back along the bonnet, or if this
seal should have gone all the way around the door opening. If the latter, then
I assume there was still some sort of pinch trim to cover the seam.
>>>>
>>>>Here's some pics of the seam with the interior vinyl overlapping it, plus the
bit of rubber seal that I found.
>>>>
>>>>http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/stevefzr/marcos/trim%20oct%202012/IMG_0873.jpg
>>>>http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/stevefzr/marcos/trim%20oct%202012/IMG_0874.jpg
>>>>http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/stevefzr/marcos/trim%20oct%202012/IMG_0875.jpg
>>>>http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/stevefzr/marcos/trim%20oct%202012/IMG_0872.jpg
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone know of an assembled Marcos in Victoria or South Australia I can
have a look at?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Steve C.
>>>>steve_<remove this bit and the brackets but leave the underscore>mailto:fzr2%40yahoo.co.uk      
>>>>                                        
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