You may struggle finding uprights and other Marina parts, they are drying up quite fast. You see stuff turn up on ebay from time to time, but marina Items of many kinds are getting rare. I wanted spare rack and steering components and a back plate and flywheel, i just could not find any at practical distance acceptable prices, so i purchased a complete car a 1972 Marina TC coupe. complete car took what i wanted and sold the rest for spares and scraped the remnants i actually made money but upset some marina owners too boot. It is a way of getting parts and very cost effective if you can find one locally. .
Yeah iv just found an upright for an ital on ebay hope it will fit. I might have to get one as spares but i hate doing this as i love cars lol. Dont no what we will all do in 5-10 years time.
I just clipped a fence. Im just unlucky. It must of hit the top of the wheel i think. what have you broken on yours then? Would be nice to no the weak points in a car that seems bullet proof.
The bottom arms in the main, trunnion end, front splits and rear bends. I see you have the Ital version which is reinforced I haven't broken one of those yet, also three racks, a tie rod and a shock absosorber. That is in 24 years of gentle trialing!!
Oh its ital is it. Thats good then cause thats the only replacement i can get. Being only 21 i didnt now what a marina or Ital was till i got the marlin. Then im trying to find bits and spares. Do you carry any suspension parts as spares?
You may struggle finding uprights and other Marina parts, they are drying up quite fast. You see stuff turn up on ebay from time to time, but marina Items of many kinds are getting rare. I wanted spare rack and steering components and a back plate and flywheel, i just could not find any at practical distance acceptable prices, so i purchased a complete car a 1972 Marina TC coupe. complete car took what i wanted and sold the rest for spares and scraped the remnants i actually made money but upset some marina owners too boot.
ReplyDeleteIt is a way of getting parts and very cost effective if you can find one locally. .
Yeah iv just found an upright for an ital on ebay hope it will fit. I might have to get one as spares but i hate doing this as i love cars lol. Dont no what we will all do in 5-10 years time.
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How did you manage to twist it. I have broken the front suspension many times, including wiping the whole lot off, never managed to twist an upright.
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I just clipped a fence. Im just unlucky. It must of hit the top of the wheel i think. what have you broken on yours then? Would be nice to no the weak points in a car that seems bullet proof.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom arms in the main, trunnion end, front splits and rear bends. I see you have the Ital version which is reinforced I haven't broken one of those yet, also three racks, a tie rod and a shock absosorber. That is in 24 years of gentle trialing!!
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Oh its ital is it. Thats good then cause thats the only replacement i can get. Being only 21 i didnt now what a marina or Ital was till i got the marlin. Then im trying to find bits and spares. Do you carry any suspension parts as spares?
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24 years of "gentle" trialling?
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Gentle Trialing !!!!!
ReplyDeleteNot on any of the Torbay or Exe Valley Trials
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