What did you do to your Marina today?

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by fruity » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:43 am

It doesn't look like it was a cold day!! ;)


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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by locost_bryan » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:26 am

JoshWard wrote:Fortunately no dents :lol: She did kiss the bonnet afterwards! Not sure whether to clean the lipstick off or not :lol: :lol:
Clean it off, it eats into the paint. :cry:
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by ClaytonSpeed » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:38 pm

Got replacement panel from Frank!

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by vermillion » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:24 pm

A lot. Check out Readers Projects. I also got the Convertable out of the garage for a quick run.

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by crashbang » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:13 pm

We'll its finish painted and new rear screen rubber now we will see if it leeks ;) ;)

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by locost_bryan » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:31 pm

crashbang wrote:We'll its finish painted and new rear screen rubber now we will see if it leeks ;) ;)
Bit of a worry if it grows the Welsh national vegetable! :eek: :razz:
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by crashbang » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:28 pm

Oops thats the thing about being thick you end up doing stuff that everyone tells you it's impossible like painting the car with hammarite and fitting rear screen with new rubbers from a ford

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by Barmy » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:44 pm

Got the Ute out of the garage drove it over to the BB open air workshop to sort a few jobs that need doing then get an MOT on Saturday.......hopefully :thumbup:
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by Martec » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:30 pm

After 5 weeks of hard labour digging up the drive (9 skips) and putting proper hard core and a new surface down I got two of the cars out the other day and washed them (they had been marooned for 5 weeks in the garages), then took the Marina for a run.

Today I towed a borrowed trailer (big heavy thing) to Market Rasen on the back of the Marina and brought back another water tank, 6 foot x 3' 6" dia(400 gallons).

The Marina had difficulty getting beyond 52mph on the run down, but would do 60mph with the tank onboard. First time I've won an auction on Ebay.
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by vermillion » Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:39 pm

Well done Brian is there any chance of a guest appearance at any shows with your newly freed and washed Marina????

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by Martec » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:57 pm

Hi Gary,

You know I don't do shows, just local classic rallys, so they can see it on the move.

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by JoshWard » Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:24 pm

Replaced my gearstick sponge so hopefully no more annoying noise! Also hunted for my water leak and found a weeping core plug.
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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by vermillion » Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:04 pm

Not the one at the back I hope? :rolls:

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Re: What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by JoshWard » Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:30 pm

It's the one next to the dynamo so should be nice and easy to replace.
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What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by MarinaCoupe » Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:56 pm

Been out and about in the Pickup and smelt petrol. There's a loop of fuel pipe on the back of the HIF44 carb and it has split.

Currently furgliing in the garage for some replacement pipe, so that I can drive to Swanton Morley tomorrow morning.


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