1977 Morris Marina

[alibobs]

Finally got out Maud home yesterday after she passed her MOT with only a few advisories (and her almost being towed away while she was parked outside my house waiting for me to move my other car to get her in the garage!). Looking to have her on the road next week but have big plans for her once me and the daughter start working on the bodywork to get her ready for a respray and a few other adjustments ;D

[Granadaman72]

Hi alibobs welcome aboard Despite being a Ford nut ive got a soft spot for these cars (well, anything from the '70s really, lol) I had a Marina van for my first car and it was a bit of a rusty heap due to being an ex-builders hack but it was a right laugh, I fitted a 1.8tc engine in it which gave it a bit more go over standard! ;D

Edit, forgot to add 'Maud' looks to be in good condition, what other plans do you have for her?

[Davenger]

Welcome aboard.
Marinas rock!
Got any more pics

[alibobs]

Thanks guys

Will get some proper pics up when I can get her out of the garage again. She's in very good condition! The chassis is a clean as a whistle (apparently the MOT'er hasn't seen a mk2 in such good condition) and there are just some patches on the bodywork that are rusting. She's a cracking starter and is quite nippy with the 1.3 that's under the bonnet at the min but that'll eventually be replaced with an 1800tc. And there's a full respray on the cards when the bodywork's finished, though NOT in a standard Marina colour lol

[EssexRich]

Nice Marina! Do Rover K-series fit in these by any chance?

[kilroy]

Hey Dude.
Way to go - get that Marina sorted.!
They on the cusp of being most rare car thing thing.
I got given another one two days ago.
Looks a lot like yours I think..



It features an abnornal amount of boggage under the hand applied paint..



.. but it has the usual amount of goodies to be gleaned from a free car - such as 1800 motor and period gearbox, propshaft, rear axle - all the stuff I wear out on a regular basis..




This will aid me in keeping the fleet on the road. Good luck with your endeavours.





Cheers.

[djefk]

WOW! That's one hell of a collection!

[alibobs]

Well I managed to get her out of the garage today to take a few more pics







this is one of the more rusted spots so I think I've got a definite keeper!

Cheese was a little interested

And then Cheese decided she likes it and found a comfy spot

I am sooooooo in love with this car!

[alibobs]

Little bit of an update

Finally got her on the road this week and she's a cracking little drive!

Decided that, seeing as I have kids, we definitely needed rear seatbelts for my own peace of mind. What a pain in the ass that was! The anchor points were there and we nicked some seatbelts out of a Range Rover to start. It took a while to wonder why we then couldn't get the actual belts to move out of the reel once we'd taken them out but it turns out we'd let them go back too far (ooops). So that left us taking the belts out of my fella's project (the chavalier). So far so good, until we realised that said seatbelts had to be used in the upright position to stop the inertial reel locking. It's taken a couple of days of head-scratching but they are now fitted and placed rather firmly on the parcel-shelf (that fella of mine has some damn good ideas!)
A pretty productive day overall now that that's done, the fanbelt has been tightened and the bushes have been replaced (I'm rather proud that I managed to do one side of those by myself, sad I know but I'm just starting out on this retro car lark and I'm thoroughly enjoying it).
Next on the list, sorting out the sender so the fuel gague stops lying to me and making a start on the bodywork to get her ready for the grand re-spray.

[Gray]

For those that don't know I'm Alisons Fella and feel vaguely guilty about this one.....not really, everyone needs a Marina in their life at least once ;D

Got this car off this site about 6 months ago and originally planned to tear about in it a bit, do what needed to be done and once it was through the shop sell it on. but between other projects and not being able to find time for them, let alone this, it sat for months in the yard untouched.
I was quite surprised when Alison saw it and decided it had to be hers but it seems to have found a good home and I'm not missing all the piano dropping jokes that everyone who walked through the doors came out with ;D

Anyone got a set of slot mags or Dolomite sprint wheels and an 1800 tc engine knocking about? the car has a wishlist now

[Ads 19]

why on earth would you want sprint alloys, the TC steels are far better! lol have both kicking around tho!

[alibobs]

I'd be interested in seeing pics for both sets. I'll know exactly what will be right as soon as I see it!

[Gray]

I like wide banded steels.....

cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-MARINA-8-WIDE-WHEEL-RIMS-/120629359533?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item1c1611f3ad

[alibobs]

Ahh that'll be the link you forgot to email me lol. I need to see them with tyres on! I'll know it when I see it and might just save up REALLY hard for that custom colour I saw

[wedgeman]

Reckon they'll look similair to these...wonder what has happened to this van?

[Deleted]

That van looks amazing! Am I right in thinking it belongs to Slater, of early Metro and Peugeot 505 fame?

[marinanut]

Isn't that Slaters?

[xbo11ox]

Holy Moly!!!! I have never seen that before, what else do we know about it?

[Mr Vincent]

That is Slaters Van, Its his long term project, maybe out next year....

[welder]

I'm liking the van greatly.