What did you do to your Marina today?
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
I drove the Special today for the first time. Drives lovely. Like a below 20k miles car should 
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1982 Morris Ital HL Estate - 7600 miles from new
1992 Lada Niva Cossack - brilliant
2008 Ducati 1098R TB21 LE 200bhp/99lb/ft of a monster on two wheels. All from 1198cc
1998 Laverda 750 Formula-rare
1997 Ducati 916 Senna - Awesome
!974 Honda CD175-awaiting resto - now stripped
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
A car that good and you take it out now and get road salt all over it
Gary.
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Was taking it to its new dry storage. After it passed its first MOT in 5 yearsvermillion wrote:A car that good and you take it out now and get road salt all over it![]()
Gary.
1974 Marina Tc Coupe - 1950CC
1982 Morris Ital HL Estate - 7600 miles from new
1992 Lada Niva Cossack - brilliant
2008 Ducati 1098R TB21 LE 200bhp/99lb/ft of a monster on two wheels. All from 1198cc
1998 Laverda 750 Formula-rare
1997 Ducati 916 Senna - Awesome
!974 Honda CD175-awaiting resto - now stripped
1982 Morris Ital HL Estate - 7600 miles from new
1992 Lada Niva Cossack - brilliant
2008 Ducati 1098R TB21 LE 200bhp/99lb/ft of a monster on two wheels. All from 1198cc
1998 Laverda 750 Formula-rare
1997 Ducati 916 Senna - Awesome
!974 Honda CD175-awaiting resto - now stripped
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i sold him last july and saved one from being scrapped on thursday so went away yesterday. 
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Ahh..i see Ray
, nice to see you are still out there mate, all the best for the new year! 
Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Well I haven't actually DONE it yet - but I've a brand new speedo cable to put in my ute!
My ham-fisted-ness wrecked the one in the ute, I couldn't find another one in NZ - but Chris (MarinaCoupe) organised one and posted it out to me!
It's great how the 'Brotherhood of Marinas' operates huh!
My ham-fisted-ness wrecked the one in the ute, I couldn't find another one in NZ - but Chris (MarinaCoupe) organised one and posted it out to me!
It's great how the 'Brotherhood of Marinas' operates huh!
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Indeed it is.!
I get the feeling that there are not too many of us.
In fact - on a world-wide scale, we are possibly the most unique group on the planet.
Well done all..!!

I get the feeling that there are not too many of us.
In fact - on a world-wide scale, we are possibly the most unique group on the planet.
Well done all..!!
Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Well, fitted new speedo-cable - and it works!
(Of course!)
But pulled away the door-opening rubber seal when scarmbling in and out - and it is unwilling to go back into place!
Pianted rust-kill in the back of the grille surround. (Took it off on a whim 'just to see what's behind it')
But pulled away the door-opening rubber seal when scarmbling in and out - and it is unwilling to go back into place!
Pianted rust-kill in the back of the grille surround. (Took it off on a whim 'just to see what's behind it')
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'66 FordThunderbird
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Been really busy with work plus the weather has been pretty pants lately but this morning I gave Reynard a quick check over. Topped up his oil, topped up the dash pot, put more paste on the hole in the exhaust (again) adjusted the handbrake cable, oiled the door locks and hinges and checked the tyre pressures.
Beauty with brains behind it!
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Fired it up: http://youtu.be/n26wmu9dU-M
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Hi Ben
Pleased to see that she starts well, is that the petrol pump(s) clattering - real loud on the soundtrack.
Good to see that you've fitted the grooved Audi 80 disks with the 4 pots, any problems bolting it all together?
Chris
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Pleased to see that she starts well, is that the petrol pump(s) clattering - real loud on the soundtrack.
Good to see that you've fitted the grooved Audi 80 disks with the 4 pots, any problems bolting it all together?
Chris
http://www.marinacoupe.co.uk
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Stuck some nice heavy duty bonnet pins on the Marina, put the badge back on too
, put some petroleum jelly on the battery terminals, checked all my fluids, stuck on some nice heavy duty 10mm thick HT leads, and put in my last bit of Dry Fuel. Too cold and windy to do anything else
bring on the summer
Ben your motor looks and sounds out of this world! What an achievement!
Ben your motor looks and sounds out of this world! What an achievement!
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?
Went out in it for an hour
Got back as the sun went down.
Got back as the sun went down.
" Pru, Its Kicking off "
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