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by marinabrian
Wed Feb 12, 2025 8:14 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Morris Marina convertable on Ebay
Replies: 8
Views: 21425

Re: Morris Marina convertable on Ebay

Mandator wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:12 pm Has it been withdrawn as I tried looking it up but to no avail?
I rather fancy as the original post is five years back, the eBay listing will be long gone now ;)

Brian :D
by marinabrian
Wed Feb 12, 2025 8:10 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Hunting for morris marina van front discs
Replies: 16
Views: 30399

Re: Hunting for morris marina van front discs


I run braided hoses, to bleed them I use a bleed pipe that has a non-return valve in it, dumping fluid into a large jar. I fill the reservoir and then work the pedal/master cylinder. The fluid is pushed out of the open bleed nipple, when the pedal comes up, the one way valve closes and the level ...
by marinabrian
Wed Feb 12, 2025 8:03 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Hunting for morris marina van front discs
Replies: 16
Views: 30399

Re: Hunting for morris marina van front discs


Then if you have an older master cylinder it will need new seals fitted after pushing the pedal all the way past the worn ridge in the cylinder! I only use a pressure bleeder to avoid this issue. Just wondering as I don't have braided hoses fitted.


I agree about the expelled fluid not being ...
by marinabrian
Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:51 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Hunting for morris marina van front discs
Replies: 16
Views: 30399

Re: Hunting for morris marina van front discs


With braided hoses how do you clamp off the pipe to work on them or do you loose the fluid? Or plug the hose when removed. As I use DOT 5 it is rather expensive to spill on the floor


Open the bleed nipple, push the brake pedal to the floor, and wedge it in the down position, this stops the ...
by marinabrian
Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:47 am
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Mumford Car and Classic
Replies: 20
Views: 17354

Re: Mumford Car and Classic


I went to see this about twenty years ago when it was for sale! I think the asking price was £3000 which would have been reasonable for a car in tip top condition but this wasn't the case.We still had a good weekend in Cornwall though and the loss of Biffa Lockey's eyebrows is a tale of it's own ...
by marinabrian
Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:11 am
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: What did you do to your Marina today?
Replies: 2989
Views: 2359883

Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Stored some more Rover parts on top of it :lol:

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Brian :mr green:
by marinabrian
Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:13 am
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: My new wheels, with or without centres?..
Replies: 10
Views: 5210

Re: My new wheels, with or without centres?..

Just can't decide......... :)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y287/minispeedstar/iphone11532.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y287/minispeedstar/iphone11533.jpg
Hey nice looking wheels there Gary, they look suspiciously like early Lotus wheels, almost ST but not quite, still better than ...
by marinabrian
Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:10 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: *** THE GREATLY UNDER RATED MK3 MARINA ***
Replies: 55
Views: 35968

Re: *** THE GREATLY UNDER RATED MK3 MARINA ***

Uncle Frank wrote::wink: Mmmmm....that interior would look lovely in a nice MK1 Russ :wink: :lol: :lol:
I think not Uncle Frank! Mk1's are only suitable for spares/donors for moggie minor boys! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: However, Itals do make nice plant pots :twisted:
by marinabrian
Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:59 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Is this marina still alive
Replies: 14
Views: 6379

Re: Is this marina still alive

What???

Text speak is as bad as 111010001001 1011 111 000 111 000 10 111 Binary.
Do you remember the ZX spectrum etc which used tapes to load games? If you turned up the volume all the cats in the surrounding area would go mental and nobody knew what it was saying either - well apart from 00111 ...
by marinabrian
Fri May 29, 2009 7:02 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Bmc/BL rally
Replies: 11
Views: 4702

Re: Bmc/BL rally

Sunday 2nd August, this is the application form:
BMC/BL Show August App Form

I will probably be there but very unlikely to be going in the Marina as my dad refuses to drive it that far :(
Around 90 miles each way? says a lot for your old man's confidence in the Marina, I regularly clocked up ...
by marinabrian
Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:24 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: *** MARINA/ITAL VAN CROSS-OVERS ***
Replies: 4
Views: 2915

Re: *** MARINA/ITAL VAN CROSS-OVERS ***

Happened a lot soon than you think, around 1972 I believe :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Checksthis out on Fleabay at the minute
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=300303793343









Beckett Brothers, "it's a genuine one owner from new, only on ...
by marinabrian
Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:04 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Marina 1.8 Oil Change
Replies: 20
Views: 8647

oil changes

when I was using my pickup regularly for work, I used cheap 20/50 (formula one from kwiksave at £2.36 per gallon), never used flushing oil, changing both oil & filter every 4000 miles, 4000 miles however equated to every 2 to 3 weeks, depending on how busy I was!
I managed to get 280,000 miles ...
by marinabrian
Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:21 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Got a new work light in my garage..
Replies: 10
Views: 4466

This gives more of an idea of the size of the second..
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y287/minispeedstar/DSC01865.jpg

I'm trying to let her indoors let me hang it indoors.. :lol:
Don't you think it's a bit big for the Mumford's bootlid Gary?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by marinabrian
Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:28 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Ultra rare four door Mumford!!
Replies: 3
Views: 2591

Ultra rare four door Mumford!!

Trawling through the picture archive & found this one, Doncaster custom show circa 1992.....
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Obviously a pre release model with no door frames :twisted:

Nice eh?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by marinabrian
Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:38 pm
Forum: Morris Marina Forum
Topic: Bugger This.. I'm Going FORD!
Replies: 212
Views: 89370

I don't think the structural integrity of the Marina can be doubted; it was the first BMC/BL car designed with crumple zones and the torsional stiffness of the shell was only outclassed by the Landcrab. They are a very strong structure - I have been in two smashes with Marinas (first wrote off a ...