What did you do to your Marina today?

ado28 · Post by **ado28** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:52 pm

Today's progress

- Removed fuel tank
- Cleaned it out (took ages as it was full of muck)
- Painted the top of the tank with stonechip and painted the bottom once refitted
- Renewed the rest of the fuel line
- Welded bits of the exhaust and welded a broken rear exhaust hanger then cut the tail extension off it
- Renewed the tie bar bushes and 1 tie bar
- Raided the stores at work for nuts and bolts

Then took him for a drive!

ayrshirelad32 · Post by **ayrshirelad32** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:34 pm

Hi Sean ver very intersting you are having problems with your fuel lines. Three times Bumbles hose split. at the top. Sorted it the last time then got home only to discover it had split again!. By this time i was running out of hose but i knew i had some at the shed. Managed to get it cut and fixed or so i thought. Got half way to the shed bu this time i was on the ,main road rather than at my front door, she cought and cut out followed by v strong smell of petrol. As i have been in a car fire before i v v quicly cut the ignition and jumped out and popped the bonnet. This time it was at the bottom of the hose that had split. Anyway bodged it and got to the shed. Opened bonnet petrol every where again!. Eventually i had to temporary canablise Roland to get bumble going. I got a new hose which worked fine. However either the petrol is affecting it or, i routed it the wrong way as it was still leaking a bit. However i have rerouted it again and i will see how it goes.

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:20 pm

Fitted new poly bush into steering rack today and fitted nice new gaiters and poly mounts.

Started fitting it in the car but was delayed by rain. Mounts are in, but I was struggling to get the pinch bolt in, hope I've got the pinion in the right place....

ado28 · Post by **ado28** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:46 am

ayrshirelad32 wrote:Hi Sean ver very intersting you are having problems with your fuel lines. Three times Bumbles hose split. at the top. Sorted it the last time then got home only to discover it had split again!. By this time i was running out of hose but i knew i had some at the shed. Managed to get it cut and fixed or so i thought. Got half way to the shed bu this time i was on the ,main road rather than at my front door, she cought and cut out followed by v strong smell of petrol. As i have been in a car fire before i v v quicly cut the ignition and jumped out and popped the bonnet. This time it was at the bottom of the hose that had split. Anyway bodged it and got to the shed. Opened bonnet petrol every where again!. Eventually i had to temporary canablise Roland to get bumble going. I got a new hose which worked fine. However either the petrol is affecting it or, i routed it the wrong way as it was still leaking a bit. However i have rerouted it again and i will see how it goes.

You would be better off just replacing the entire fuel line Michael as the rubber will have deteriorated. Its a simple job and can be done for about a tenner if you do it yourself.

JoshWard · Post by **JoshWard** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:43 am

JoshWard wrote:hope I've got the pinion in the right place....

Sure enough I hadn't- schoolboy error!!

Nevermind, O/S rack mount off again (and yet another nut and washer lost forever down the back of the soundproofing

)

fruity · Post by **fruity** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:59 pm

Drove it to the IOW to visit El-president'e of the club!

Sent from the Bat Communication Device!!

ado28 · Post by **ado28** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:14 pm

Working in the cab area of the pick up and welded some nuts on to the broken bolts that held the tailgate on to the body of the car it came off then wound them out

MARINAMAN480 · Post by **MARINAMAN480** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:53 pm

done some cutting and welding see readers cars

MARINAMAN480 · Post by **MARINAMAN480** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:53 pm

done some cutting and welding see readers cars

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:57 pm

Picked up some wheels for the Pickup, and dropped them off to be blasted for repainting.

1972TCCOUPE · Post by **1972TCCOUPE** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:33 pm

Checked oil and water in leiu of hellingly festival of transport tomorrow.Stuggled to start but did in the end after removing spark plugs and tipping in fresh unleaded.I think I'll take an umberella tomoz.

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:42 pm

Same here for Knebworth. Umbrella on the back seat.

Chris
www.marinacoupe.co.uk

mr_squigalpuff · Post by **mr_squigalpuff** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:01 am

ayrshirelad32 wrote:Hi Sean ver very intersting you are having problems with your fuel lines. Three times Bumbles hose split. at the top. Sorted it the last time then got home only to discover it had split again!. By this time i was running out of hose but i knew i had some at the shed. Managed to get it cut and fixed or so i thought. Got half way to the shed bu this time i was on the ,main road rather than at my front door, she cought and cut out followed by v strong smell of petrol. As i have been in a car fire before i v v quicly cut the ignition and jumped out and popped the bonnet. This time it was at the bottom of the hose that had split. Anyway bodged it and got to the shed. Opened bonnet petrol every where again!. Eventually i had to temporary canablise Roland to get bumble going. I got a new hose which worked fine. However either the petrol is affecting it or, i routed it the wrong way as it was still leaking a bit. However i have rerouted it again and i will see how it goes.

You would be better off just replacing the entire fuel line Michael as the rubber will have deteriorated. Its a simple job and can be done for about a tenner if you do it yourself.

yea best to replace line i did and she been sweet ever since.

mr_squigalpuff · Post by **mr_squigalpuff** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:04 am

I stripped down the 1.8 tc motor i am planing to put in my baby

charlie safari · Post by **charlie safari** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:49 pm

Rebuilt all the Brakes and the clutch slave cylinder, serviced and cleaned the carbs,
and Finally got a WOF (MOT) on the 1800 TC

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