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Re: Ways to reduce lift-off oversteer (reply) I think it is more to do with abruptly unsettling the balance of the car rather than anything to do with bushes etc. Smooth is order of the day with power on and off and braking too , that you way you can contol the balance of the car. |
General | Mon, 30-Nov-2009 12:54 |
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Alpine (reply) Got to admit the Maplin versions are going to look a bit naff in a Marcos, I fancy replacing my original Alpine unit with a newer version of the same but haven't worked out how to take the old one out yet..... |
General | Sun, 29-Nov-2009 23:22 |
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Or if you have and Ipod (reply) I have an Apline radio that you can plug an Ipod into, as well as a USB stick. The head until display just like the Ipod, and you can search in excactly same way as the Ipod...it also displays the album artwork too. Apart from all this its a superb ... |
General | Sun, 29-Nov-2009 16:28 |
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Re: Ways to reduce lift-off oversteer (reply) Bump steer has been done on mine - I suggest you contact Rory to get it fixed on yours : Bump steer fix |
General | Sun, 29-Nov-2009 16:27 |
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Re: Ways to reduce lift-off oversteer (reply) I get the usual bump-steer which can be a little bit exciting at higher speeds but nothing like that. I've reduced the bump-steer I get by using wheel spacers at the front which, I guess, helps to correct the geometry of the chassis/wishbones etc. Makes ... |
General | Sun, 29-Nov-2009 12:02 |
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Ways to reduce lift-off oversteer (topic) I discovered lift-off oversteer a few months ago, when pressing hard on a sweeping left hand bend. I backed off suddenly (not advised) and the car instantly tried to shoot towards the left. It was very exciting for a moment as my brain caught up with my ... |
General | Sun, 29-Nov-2009 11:28 |
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Re: What mag is boycey's LM in? (reply) Well disappointed! However, there is a very good six page article about the Marcos history in November/ December issue of Total kitcar, plus lots of pictures from Prescott |
General | Sun, 29-Nov-2009 09:09 |
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Re: Rear axle (reply) Jack - much appreciated Bigdiesel |
General | Sat, 28-Nov-2009 22:27 |
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Re: What mag is boycey's LM in? (reply) I just had latest edition of Classic Cars delivered as have it every month and its not in there as I was expecting . |
General | Fri, 27-Nov-2009 12:55 |
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Boycey's Lm (reply) I have looked through the magazines in the biggest stores and cannot find a 'classic car magazine' with the LM on the front at all? Any word on the feature? Gazza |
General | Thu, 26-Nov-2009 13:26 |
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Re: Rear axle (reply) The wide body cars are all IRS and originally used the Ford Sierra diff with the now rare 3.14 ratio - not LSD but can be converted. At some point Marcos changed to a Hydratrac diff - as they got a great price on them. Some cars are fitted with a ... |
General | Thu, 26-Nov-2009 11:27 |
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Re: Rear axle (reply) How does the Salisbury axle compare to that fitted the wide bodied marcos Is it true the mantis uses a ford mustang rear axle --- and --- what type of axle is fitted to a LM 500 / 400? Looks like I'm on a learning curve for axles --- so any info' would ... |
General | Wed, 25-Nov-2009 21:57 |
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finish and preparation (reply) I had a lot of experience with a friend of mine that builds and supplies all manor of fibre glass produts and repairs to the boat and car industry, his suggestion is as follows obviously sand down the car using 600 or 400 paper and repair any minor ... |
General | Wed, 25-Nov-2009 19:11 |
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Re: eBay...has anybody noticed... (reply) Just remember that if it looks a great price with very few hits it is likely someone on here is bidding on it, I have lost several auctions recently where the only other bid was on the last second of bidding. That said, I have got some great bargains over ... |
General | Wed, 25-Nov-2009 18:38 |
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Rear Axles (reply) Most of the early cars used the mk1 Capri rear axle. The build instruction specify this axle. However my 1970 3l V6 has a different axle as did a few others namely a Salisbury 7HA axle - this is not off a Cortina and has stronger halfshafts! |
General | Wed, 25-Nov-2009 17:14 |
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Rear axle (topic) Can anyone tell me a bit about rear axles? Did the earlier cars (to 80's) use escort & cortina axles? I assume the Mantula's use the Capri rear axle. I have been reading some American magazines and they mention the 8.8 and 9 inch axles as being popular ... |
General | Tue, 24-Nov-2009 22:17 |
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Re: Body Stripping (reply) I used a sharpened wood chisel to carefully scrape away the top coats down to primer then sand last coat by hand.Chisel doesn't stay sharp for long and it does call for a steady hand. I found loads of filler on my car some areas were old repairs other ... |
General | Tue, 24-Nov-2009 19:07 |
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Re: eBay...has anybody noticed... (reply) Just for fun, this site actually searches for mis-spelt entries. Can be usefull as Old Nokker says mis-spelt means fewer hits and a lower price. http://www.auction-typos.co.uk/default.aspx Also does lots of other searches and on varioyus auction sites ... |
General | Tue, 24-Nov-2009 17:56 |
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Back to Gel Coat (reply) Thanks Ray, The body has had all bolt on bits removed and is off the chassis, what I am looking for is the best method to remove all paint etc back to Gel Coat. David |
General | Tue, 24-Nov-2009 17:37 |
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Re: Body Stripping (reply) Besides the obvious you will need to remove front and rear glass and rubber, door and boot rubber, door handles and locks,boot lock,bonnet lock,windscreen washer nozzles and anything else that should not be painted in the same colour. Only mask off major ... |
General | Tue, 24-Nov-2009 13:30 |
