Fast Marina Magazine

Hi Jan-Ivar

Coming to the National this year?

managed to get caliper repair kit from my local factors for £10 + vat for 2 sets they also do rear cylinders at £10 + vat each can u get them any cheaper Ray ?? also front flexi pipes £7-50 each ex stock don't know if these prices are good or not but at least I can get them locally they say they don't list complete clutch slave cylinders anymore or repair kits nor do they do repair kits for the brake master cylinder I also need a new brake pipe to go from left to right rear cylinders across the axel anyone know the type of fittings on the end so I can get one made up ??

speedy spares have loads of bits and bobs tel 01273 412764 thay have a web site and the shop is on the old shorham rd down near the cost the pipe across the axal you can get made up

MarinaCoupe wrote:Hi Jan-Ivar

Coming to the National this year?

No would love to but planning another loooong journey in one of the marinas and can't afford both trips.

i can get the cylinders for under half of that but im still waiting to get my seal price, it will be cheap though.

bought 2 cylinders off ebay tonight at £4-98 each they are for an ital but look the same to me ??

Stu, the cylinders are the same body’s but the bore size is different. For your car you need a 15.90mm cylinder, QH part number: BWC3276 or Girling: GWC1202.

If you have brought the Ital 1.3 cylinders, QH part: BWC3263 or GWC1110 then they are a 17.50mm bore and are for the duel circuit brakes. You will probably find a sharper system but beware you could lock the backs before the fronts in an emergency!

Ben

thanks Ben i'll give them a try any brakes will be better than none which is what i've got now all I need now is the piece of brake pipe and i'm ready to start rebuilding the braking system you don't know what thread etc the pipe ends will need to be do you ??

That's ok Stu,

I'm not too sure of the fittings I thought they were 3/8th UNF but please don't quote me on that! I got all my fixings from a company called Steveson Motors. They are very resonable on price and qulity!

0121 4721702

Ben

got the new cylinders in the post this morning and checked the bore sizes and they are both the same both about 16mm so looks like they could be right after all they were advertised as for ital 1700 and 2 litre don't know if that makes any difference

If they are 15.90mm then yes they are right for your car. The Ital 1700 saloon's are the same but the estates should be 17.50mm. They kept changing the 1.3 cylinders over the years, I don't know why! What you will find is that at MOT the tester may have to look up the right weight of the car to make sure it is in the legal band. It is all rather odd.. The 15.90 cylinders are just in and the 17.50's much sharper so clear fine.

Geek hat off!

well i have fitted new brake pipe and rear cylinders tonight and also overhauled the front calipers with new seals etc etc and the car now has brakes first time in many years....took it off it's axel stands to try brakes but the clutch was still stuck, so into first gear and started her up a bit scarey but just before I hit my garden wall the clutch freed itself and the new brakes stopped me in time so all it needs now is the light switch and she's off to the mot man lets just hope he's as enthusiastic about a car that's been off the road all that time as I am

brake parts for marina/ital at rimmer bros

GBP283 brake pads
GBP283GS brake pads green stuff
GBK1002 brake pad retaining pins and clips

V543 drum retaining screw
GBS778 10cwt/575 rear brake shoes
GBS780 car/coupe/estste all model 7cwt/440 van brake shoes
51960 brake shoe H clip
GWC1110 wheel cylinder

ALSO CALIPER REPAIR KITS AND NEW PISTONS WILL FIND PART NUMBERS FOR THESE ASWELL

Best regards
Barry

well she's been in for her test today and failed but on emissions only the mot man said to give it a good run and that should cure it so I stuck 2 gallons of fuel in and some redex and crossed my fingers.....the car ran fine on the way down to the garage this morning and the mot man said they'd revved it and revved it but when I was out giving it some stick under hard acceleration it cuts out as if it's being starved of fuel, it will eventually start again but within 30 seconds will stop again and this process was repeated for 3-4 miles until I got back home any ideas what it could be I hope the redex hasn't knackered it up,I was going to strip and clean the carb tonight anyway but it's a bit of a worry as it might not even make it back for it's re test

The emissions should be a visual test on that year of car I would have thought Stu. Weakening the fuel mix might help it and kick the arse out of it for a while on a hard run.