Chris:
Jack Brashear still has his car for sale.  He wants it to have a good home.  It's in the website's classified section.  I see this car often.  Jack doesn't drive it every day, and it is kept inside when not in use.  It's a very nice 4-door with auto tranny. 
Give Jack a call if you want a nice car you can drive every day reliably.
Skip

Well, my Sterling 827 has expired.  If anyone knows of a good 4 door Marina for sale, I'm interested!  Auto or manual, both fine.  Looking for a driveable car now, not so much a project vehicle.  Daily driver.  Let me know, again, I'm located in Northern VA.

Chris
Unionjk184@aol.com

Hey Jack,
Welcome to the forum!  What kind of Marina do you have?


Nate

Hi! I really liked your forum - www.marinaman.org. I just signed up and immediately decided to introduce myself, if I'm wrong section, ask the moderators to move the topic to the right place, hopefully it will take me well... My name is Jack, me 29 years, humourist and serious man in one person. I apologize for my English

Have a 73 single carb gt. SU 8092???
have to keep it choked a lil to keep it running. Went to town and it died on me several times. Had to choke it to get it to run. then had to take the choke off because it was flooding. it cant make up its mind. It was running just fine before the winter have been really busy this winter and didnt get around to start it and run it for at least 3 months. Had a problem with the points not getting fire have fixed that but the carb is a problem. I know most of you have had this problem PLEASE help!!!!!!
Was going to town and get it inspected but almost didnt make it back. Park lights not working nor the horn. I had replaced the high low switch and now the horn and park lights arent working, havent looked to close on the as of yet. I did notice that when replacing the switch that a black wire was spliced into the purple wire in the switch ( i assume that is the horn wire ) will check it at a later date.
Thanks
Terry

The modifications sound easy enough to clear the wider wheels.  Which do you think improves handling more, the wider wheels and tires or the suspension lowering?

"Fender rolling" is usually done with a baseball bat between the tire and sheetmetal here, though a professional tool is available that does the same thing: http://www.amazon.com/NEW-Eastwood-Fender-Roller-Forming/dp/B001D4CGO0

The price of the tool is why it's usually done here with a bat.

I don't own one yet. Not easy cars to find still in running condition here in the northeastern US.

The Mk1 pictured at the bottom of this BBC article on car computerization and the Prius brake problem looks well-loved, anyone in the UK recognize it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8510228.stm
Gotta love that caption too.

Nick

Nick
Sorry to have taken so long to reply - have been rather occupied with life in general..!
There were some small clearance problems.
They involve three areas.
The forward lower edge of both front wheel arches - including the chin spoiler if you have a Mk3 - and the left rear wheel arch.
As these wheels are offset outwards, they roll quite a degree fore and aft as you swing from lock to lock.
As they go forward, they contact the very lowest edge of the inner guard - so I simply roll the folded edge about 1/2" further forward. It is not visible from outside the car. The chin spoiler has to be cut with a hacksaw to effect clearance in the same place. Once again - of no concern to me because you cannot see it.
Funnily enough - the rear axle is offset in the body. There is a clearance issue with the left rear - but not the right. The fold at the top of the arch scrapes on the sidewall of the tyre when the suspension is under compression. I gently hammer the inner edge upwards around the top of the arch to cure this - once again - not visible, but some risk of paint damage if you are ham-fisted.
With my 7" widened steel rims, the problem is less. I suspect the superlite rims are of a slightly greater + offset than the original steels when widened outwards only.
As these wheels and tyres completely fill the guards, the car has a far more aggressive look to it, and as the track is increased by a total of 3", the immediate sense of extra stability provides the car with a totally different feel.
Despite the lack of power steering, I find it quite manageable at parking speeds - others do not. But then, some people insist on turning the wheels full lock without letting the car move the slightest amount - so they endure the full stationary weight on a much wider contact area.
Taking tight curves at speed becomes a great joy - and I have not yet lost control of any car with the wider wheels fitted.
I lose control on standard tyres before leaving my own driveway...

I think these cars look timeless and mean...
Just the look I was after.!

Cheers.

Hey, Folks!  Our esteemed webmaster is finally yielding to his chromosomes.  Somebody help him.  He needs a car.

Jamie,
Lemme know if you ever need to get rid of it.  As the son of the MarinaMan, I am sort of obligated to have one.  Which isn't currently the case. 


Nate

Just thought I'd chime in here...I'm the guy that bought the car.  It's now repaired and on the road again, serving as daily transportation for my future stepdaughter to go back and forth to college with.  I am in search of a clutch master cylinder and slave, thus my visit the forum...  :-)

 

Jamie Palmer
Raleigh, NC