Hi guys… thought it was about time I added this really !
Mk3 Marina Pickup – originally 1275cc.
Now fitted with Rover 3.5 V8 and suspension / brake upgrades.
This is how it looked when it was delivered…
(never met the guy I bought it off – I wish I had now!!)
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There had already been mods to the pickup when I bought it – it had also previously had a RV8 fitted… should be easy then !
Features of note: 2 Radiators – Wooden headlamp panels – Wooden ‘grill’ – Bike Indicators – Aluminium fuel tank (in bed) – Strange wiring . . .
Suspension ‘as is’ – pretty much the same as it was when bought but overhauled and checked for sfety – a few welds re-done and new pipe work in places. The rear is a 5 link set up on coil overs that have been turreted into the rear arches.
Salisbury rear axle – 1 piece prop.
Loads of welding done – new METAL headlamp panels. The fancy wheels were sold to fund the important stuff and I wasn’t keen on them.
You gotta love the shot with no grill in a Mopar way !
I fitted a new radiator system – still using two (needed due to location of engine) but running pipes between top and bottom tanks meant it should work like one big rad with a hole in the middle. These were custom made to my design.
LET’S CUT HER UP !!!
One Sunday morning after too many Stellas I decided that cutting the front off would be a great way of putting the engine in – I ran it by a few people and constructed a bolt in cross member to tie the front end back together. This combined woith a bolt in slam panel and strut brace should stop the engine from falling on the floor.
Engine IN !!
It’s a tight fit but as it weighs similar or less than the A-Series it sits really well.
The steering rack running across the bulkhead means that the engine sits LOW – I mean LOW!
ENGINE AND BOX
The gearbox is an LT77 5 speed unit from an SD1 and has been reconditioned.
The RV8 was purchased from a local guy who was in the Chaos Crew on scrappy races – it runs a big ‘ol weber on top and exits through side exhausts.
Sounds pretty meaty.
This is the engine fitted – just temporarily (note siphon petrol feed)
Nothing difficult here – just man handling – I fitted the engine on my own on a Sunday afternoon – I wouldn’t advise fitting an engine on your own as there were times, laid under a suspended engine, that I thought of the headlines and how I would be missed
New clocks fitted from various sources – Triumph / Jag and new warning lights – these are temporary and will be replaced by ones that are not as ‘toy town’
Filter King Fuel filter / regulator – running approx 3psi - Copper clutch pipe – Ally fuel tank (soon to be replaced) – Fuel pump on rubber mounts under rear bed (I later found out that the fancy rubber mounts I made for the Facet fuel pump to cut down the noise, had in fact already been invented! By Facet !
Electric fan and thermostatically controlled feed.
This is what is left of the transmission tunnel – when I bought it this was covered by some thin ally sheet that I just peeled off. I have a new tunnel ready to fix in. I may also make this removable for maintenance)
Here is how she looks at the mo. Grill (in final colour)
Here you can see the Punto indicators (soon to be fitted behind grill but I needed some for the MOT!) also has bonnet pins as new rads mean I can’t use original catch, these may change also.
She has an MOT and is ready for action - If I don't have it ready for RCS, shoot me !
Mk3 Marina Pickup – originally 1275cc.
Now fitted with Rover 3.5 V8 and suspension / brake upgrades.
This is how it looked when it was delivered…
(never met the guy I bought it off – I wish I had now!!)
i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/robche/Web%20Stuff/when-bought.jpg [/img]
There had already been mods to the pickup when I bought it – it had also previously had a RV8 fitted… should be easy then !
Features of note: 2 Radiators – Wooden headlamp panels – Wooden ‘grill’ – Bike Indicators – Aluminium fuel tank (in bed) – Strange wiring . . .
Suspension ‘as is’ – pretty much the same as it was when bought but overhauled and checked for sfety – a few welds re-done and new pipe work in places. The rear is a 5 link set up on coil overs that have been turreted into the rear arches.
Salisbury rear axle – 1 piece prop.
Loads of welding done – new METAL headlamp panels. The fancy wheels were sold to fund the important stuff and I wasn’t keen on them.
You gotta love the shot with no grill in a Mopar way !
I fitted a new radiator system – still using two (needed due to location of engine) but running pipes between top and bottom tanks meant it should work like one big rad with a hole in the middle. These were custom made to my design.
LET’S CUT HER UP !!!
One Sunday morning after too many Stellas I decided that cutting the front off would be a great way of putting the engine in – I ran it by a few people and constructed a bolt in cross member to tie the front end back together. This combined woith a bolt in slam panel and strut brace should stop the engine from falling on the floor.
Engine IN !!
It’s a tight fit but as it weighs similar or less than the A-Series it sits really well.
The steering rack running across the bulkhead means that the engine sits LOW – I mean LOW!
ENGINE AND BOX
The gearbox is an LT77 5 speed unit from an SD1 and has been reconditioned.
The RV8 was purchased from a local guy who was in the Chaos Crew on scrappy races – it runs a big ‘ol weber on top and exits through side exhausts.
Sounds pretty meaty.
This is the engine fitted – just temporarily (note siphon petrol feed)
Nothing difficult here – just man handling – I fitted the engine on my own on a Sunday afternoon – I wouldn’t advise fitting an engine on your own as there were times, laid under a suspended engine, that I thought of the headlines and how I would be missed
New clocks fitted from various sources – Triumph / Jag and new warning lights – these are temporary and will be replaced by ones that are not as ‘toy town’
Filter King Fuel filter / regulator – running approx 3psi - Copper clutch pipe – Ally fuel tank (soon to be replaced) – Fuel pump on rubber mounts under rear bed (I later found out that the fancy rubber mounts I made for the Facet fuel pump to cut down the noise, had in fact already been invented! By Facet !
Electric fan and thermostatically controlled feed.
This is what is left of the transmission tunnel – when I bought it this was covered by some thin ally sheet that I just peeled off. I have a new tunnel ready to fix in. I may also make this removable for maintenance)
Here is how she looks at the mo. Grill (in final colour)
Here you can see the Punto indicators (soon to be fitted behind grill but I needed some for the MOT!) also has bonnet pins as new rads mean I can’t use original catch, these may change also.
She has an MOT and is ready for action - If I don't have it ready for RCS, shoot me !