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those wheels but silver and smaller. and leave it all orange. looks like a tidy lil motor, so thats kool, and maybe a small rolltip close to the valance and further to the left to make the car look wider
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mattm
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That looks  I think that wheel size suits it perfectly. The black bonnet is even growing on me as well. |
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Hey Marinas are ace!
In terms of looks I don't think there's much you'd want to do to the body, I'd just pick up some nice wheels and call it job done.
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Agreed. Cracking looking bit of kit there. How about some MGF / MGTF wheels for the finishing touch? |
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Dec 25, 2008 10:08:39 GMT
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Hi Mate, nice to see another Marina-ist on here, the more the better. I'm slightly jealous of the lack of tinworm and the nice, light E series engine, we had the boat-anchor B series in the TC so she should handle a bit better out of the box.
You've got plenty of options regarding suspension and wheels - the bloke nearest to you is Kilroy who has a collection of Mk3 Marinas and has done loads of development work on handling - search him out and PM him.
Don't worry about Top Gear.... remember the old adage "As ye sow, so shall ye reap"..... ;D
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Dec 25, 2008 10:14:20 GMT
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That coupe looks the nuts! don't worry about top gear, were all marina lovers here. Any members who wernt were lined up against the forum wall and shot last week along with the Clarkson sympathisers. A dirty business. Best we don't talk about it.
Hang on... why has it got an E series engine in? That engine was only available over here connected to an "in sump" gearbox, like in my Allegro. The first maestros had an "on the end" gearbox but they came out much later and were a stopgap measure until a different engine was ready to be released, still FWD though. Never seen an "E" in a RWD car!
Marinas over here came with 1300A series, 1800B series and latterly 1700cc O series engines.
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Dec 25, 2008 10:27:22 GMT
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History Lesson #3452... The Marina was originally going to have three engine sizes, 1100 A series, 1500 E series and 1750 E series, BUT good old BL corporate politics got in the way (read MG.....) and the E series was swapped for the B series (in-line config for Marina and MGB...). The plans had already gone to Oz though, and South Africa so they continued with the E series and produced them in 1500 and 1750, and of course the stump-pulling 2600 Big Red.... (161Bhp, three-speed...). Most cars sent to NZ were exports from UK but lots were imported from Oz, so they have the bewildering choice of 1300, 1500, 1700, 1750, 1800, 2600 and some 2000cc engines.....  Ahhh, he can't fit MGF alloys or any of the other Triumph PCD wheels because Leyland Australia used Ford axles and PCD...... |
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Clutch cyl is a piece of p*ss - kits for new seals or even new cyls are available off Ebay (probably better off with a new one...).
As for tuning E series - we didn't have them in-line here so the best place to look would probably be Allegro Club International; they will have the specs for Special Tunings work on E series (seeing as they did do a rally Aggro) so that could give you some pointers. Main problem with E series is that the ports are oversized for 1500 but undersize for 1750, but in the R series (MG Maestro) at 1600 they were spot on.
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Dec 26, 2008 13:16:14 GMT
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IIRC the rally Allegros had A-series 1293cc lumps in.....
Would an R-series from an early MG Maestro 1600 fit?
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Dec 26, 2008 13:34:32 GMT
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Try finding an R series engine from an MG maestro!
Ive been trying to find the manifold and twin webbers to go on my allegrot but ive yet to even see and MG with an E series lump.
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Dec 26, 2008 15:30:49 GMT
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cool the coupe was the 2nd best shape on the Marina IMHO, could have done with longer doors but lovely shape Got nowt against Marinas mate ;D just the head up the  owners section that come with ALL old cars  Looks weird to see that engine in there, good to see sumink different to our UK norm |
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Dec 26, 2008 22:58:26 GMT
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I really like the black bonnet. Perhaps some of those rivet-on J-style arch extensions and some nice wide 8x14s? Perhaps some 5-spoke Revos if you can find a set. Or just deck it over some nice wheels, leave the rest 'as is' Whatever, looks a cool car. |
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Dec 28, 2008 21:34:33 GMT
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cool looking marina mate drop it with some wide steelies the orange colour is tops
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Dec 29, 2008 11:27:17 GMT
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Pull the splined torsion bar out, spin it round a spline or 2 then push it back in iirc.
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ChasR
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Dec 30, 2008 10:24:22 GMT
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Tidy looking Marina there and welcome! As said the E Series was used over in Australia, whether it was a better design or not is another question (Besides a few problems, most BL engines had small niggles to them (hell, even the K Series wasn't too clever at first :lol:). I like the idea you have, if you can get some Compomotive MLs I think that would look the business  . However, if the front suspension is anything like the Pug's rear end, I would make sure that you have some feeler gauges handy, as not putting the arms back in right is usually the cause of premature beam failure on a Peugeot. But Maybe it's a French thing :lol:. Either way, nice to see a fairly rot free car from BL. |
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Dec 30, 2008 16:39:11 GMT
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Thanks, that'd make sense. Only problem is they placed them in an indentation in the wheel arch on the marina so access requires pulling the whole thing out  oh well. No mate, they are the dampers! The torsion bars are on the bottom links and go back to a crossmember under the seats. You will have to remove the top ball joint to take the tension off otherwise they go 'TWANG' quite well (which hurts.....), undo the retaining bolt in the reaction arm at the back and prise the whole lot out of the lower arm (but mark its position first!). Move it round one spline, lube it and shove it back in. Bolt up the top ball joint again, then do the other side. You can then fine tune the ride height using the adjuster on the reaction arm, then refit the retaining bolts. One spline drops you about 30mm. Ask over on the Marina forum.... BTW, drop the rear 37mm with Grayston blocks and it improves initial turn-in no end, on my GT it almost cured the understeer...  |
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Dec 30, 2008 18:02:04 GMT
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That's a nice looking coop! The potatochop looks the nuts, so that would be my 2p's worth. Minilites, drop it, arches back to orange but keep the sills in black.... Job done Interior is the nuts BTW ;D |
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That spoiler does aid stability, especially on the Coupe. As you can see from my sig, it worked a treat at Snetterton Racetrack when I did a trackday there a few years ago. Just make sure you anti-rust behind it when you put it on (oh, sorry, I was thinking of the UK there.... ;D). A touch more down at the front and you're there, mate!
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You said "there was oil in the sump ... any ideas why there is oil in there?" I've probably misunderstood you here but there needs to be oil in the sump otherwise the engine will very quickly seize up. Try matt black on that spare bonnet, it looks like you've used satin or gloss? There must be other cars that used the same clutch cylinders which may be easier to source in NZ? Orange and black? Cool as .............. |
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1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Wait, you're telling me that it actually HELPS the car apart from looking farkin awesome? ;D Thats always good to hear. I tried dropping the front with weights on the front, but I was too scared with dinging my bonnet. I've also finally put the slave cylinder and master cylinder back into the car, also changed the oil as there was oil in the sump (any ideas why there is oil in there? Checked the float chamber on the carbs but they're working fine) and I got to drive the Marina for the first time ever! ;D I'm quite happy with myself for the moment, although I could only drive it 10 metres.... Well done that man! The spoiler is basically a copy of the ST aero pak blow-moulded instead of grp. There was also a rear whaletail bootlid and a skihoop to break the airflow over the top of the car. Dunno whether they worked and they are rarer than unicorn poo...... Hang on, piccy of whaletail....  And yes, that IS an MG Marina...... |
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