Fast Marina Magazine

Hi guys

can you all help me -

how are the parts availability out there in oz - hopefully moving to the brisbane area in the next year or two -

and does any one know roughly how many marinas there are in oz ?

am looking at the car on ebay in grafton NSW $400 - just got to sweet talk the in-laws to letting me store it at thier's lol
(oh yeah and sweet talk the other half)

many thanks in advance

Andy

Hi and welcome to Australia when you get here!! As for parts....I suppose it depends on what you are after. Panels are near on imposible to get but Ebay is your friend. I have bought lots of things....mostly from the UK.

The last Marina I ran as an every day car didn't use many parts so it wasn't a problem. I only have a MK2 HL at the moment and it is sitting waiting for me to work on it. Not many of them here. It came from NZ.

There is not that many Marinas in Aus...in running condition. Probably at least as rare as in the UK. I haven't seen one on the road for years!!

you have 2 marina enthusiests in brisbane at the moment who will be able to help you with advice
i have sent you a PM on a few ideas
i hope you know grafton is about a 4-5 hours drive south from here :shock: woill cost a fair bit for towing unless you have a tame person to tow it

i should point out that the aussie marinas are different to the english ones in the driveline and a small difference in the body as well

bigcarle wrote:i should point out that the aussie marinas are different to the english ones in the driveline and a small difference in the body as well

iirc the earlier Morris badged cars had the Engllsh body shell, but with a Borg Warner axle and OHC engine, and different interior trim. The later Leyland badged cars were a significant makeover. Bigger transmission tunnel, deeper front valance, raised steering rack, and a raft of other changes to allow the 6-cylinder to be fitted.

I wonder if more have survived in NZ than Oz? Might be more lurking in outback sheds, where the dry conditions would have been easier on the metal? :roll:

So... what's happening to the J plater........

Watch as everyone queues up outside your door

well i did say a yr or two - so i hopefully will be keeping her - so i will be tinkering with her for a while yet hopefully - especially as she drives and handles so well

Will you post up to me the bit on the towbar for my stabilizer................thanks......Larry

lowcost bryan i think you will find the australian bodies different even in the earlier morris series as i have seen
on these pages one or two restos and they do not have the plate in the firewall where the aussies put the pole for the 'rotodip' process check out any in NZ and see if there is a difference :shock:

Where was the plate? I wouldn't be surprised if there were small differences between the early Aussie and UK cars. Were the shells pressed in the UK or Aussie?

These are the only engine bay pics I have on file :-
1972 Morris Marina 1750 TC

1975 Morris Marina 1800 estate

1979 Morris 1700 estate

I suspect you've been rotodipped...

bryan it is behind the mat on the firewall between and above the drain hoses for the heater.
the TC you have there is that an original as it doesnt seem to have the brake booster

bigcarle wrote:the TC you have there is that an original as it doesnt seem to have the brake booster

Genuine one-lady-owner from new, when auctioned last year.