Fast Marina Magazine

locost_bryan wrote: I don't know why the factory painted the lower body in black, but every Mk1 Aussie Coupe I've seen was done that way.

Because it looks cool 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) ......that's why 8)

all else being equal i would like it if there wasn't a great body of water between us

After having just done a cruise Sydney - NZ - Sydney, I can totally agree there is a great body of water. We had up to 6 metre swells going across :shock: :shock: :shock: It was like going up and down in a lift ...

Graham (AusMarina) from Brisbane has a NZ assembled Mk2 saloon with no sway bars (see this thread).

I just checked underneath her and the rear brackets on the diff, tubes through the chassis and front mounting points are all there but don't look like they have ever been used. I wonder if the ...

Nice pics. I wouldn't want to hang around the area that the B196KLV MORRIS ITAL VAN pic was taken. Well, not at night anyway :roll: :roll: :shock: Not with that address.

When I bought my MK2 it didn't have one, and still doesn't. So I would be interested in one or two.

locost_bryan wrote:Has anyone read "A Boot Full of Right Arms", Evan Green's account of the 1974 World Cup Marathon? Does it have any pics of the V8 Marina?

Yes, and it does have a pic.

Is that all they weigh?? They look enormous!

Yes!! It is amazing how much weight you can save if you start with an aluminium v8 and build a car around it.

And yes again, they are a big car. You can open the boot and put a 44 gallon drum, on it's side, into it and close the lid. Not too many cars ...

4.4 V8 eh.. That isn't the Rover V8 then is it? That was only a 3.5 in those days, was it a BL V8 or from another manufacturer?

They are a modified version of the rover 3.5. Stroked to be a square bore and stroke of 88.9mm. Deck hight increased, manifold and timing chain and water pump different ...

Not suprising they went bust..........that TF looks like it was designed by Leepu from Chop Shop. :shock:

Yeah Carle but did you buy it??

OK, Thanks for that.

Marinanut wrote:Pass, I used Smith & Deakin

Did you find these to be good quality and reasonably good fit??

In the seventies, my mother had an Aussie TC manual. My dad knew there was a bit of a problem with it as the car was a bit ordinary performance wise. One day he was playing around with it, reving it constantly, with his head under the bonnet when it gave a strange sort of bang noise. All over the ...

Philip wrote:Aaarrrggghhh!
Why does it cut off half the pic?

Just right click the picture, left click on properties, then highlight the url address and copy it. Open a new window, then paste it in the address bar at the top , hit enter and bingo....you have the full picture.

Carle, right number for a TC Coupe Auto.