KwS Marina Coupe

[locost_bryan]

That'll be the carpets, the padded door mappings, and that cast iron twin carb manifold.

Fyi, Lynx Australia still list an alloy twin carb manifold for the E-series engine.

https://www.lynxauto.com.au/nomad-1500-1750-ohc-2-x-su-1-3-4.html

Their single and twin Weber sidedraught manifolds are listed but out of stock.

[JoKer]

Did you see the Blue one in CHCH on FB recently?

.https://www.facebook.com/groups/215650068521846/permalink/3750449885041829/

 

[Nominal]

Funny looking Marina innit?

[j.e.d.]

On 10/02/2021 at 19:55, kws said:

If all goes to plan, it'll get a slight low on some deep turbos. 

I got a bit excited when you said Turbos as I have a set but just checked and yours is 4 stud.. I have a set of 13” 5 stud from a Torana, bugger...

[JoKer]

1 hour ago, Nominal said:

Marina

all the same pfft (LOL my bad)

pester Ben any way (Charlie Safari Wilson) he's on here too, might have a few parts / spares

[kws]

@locost_bryan What oil filter do you have for your engine? Ryco says for the 1750 its a Z23 but the filter on there is short and fat (and old enough I cant see any markings on it). Looks much more like the Z83B thats listed for the "1.7".

I sat in the car and made brum brum noises today. The internet is right, the LH side of the streering wheel is closer to the driver than the RH side lol. I dont remember the MK2 having that feature.

[locost_bryan]

Is the oil filter on the sump or the block?  Up to mid/late 1973, the oil filter was a Z83B located on the sump, then they changed it to a Z23 located on the block to be consistent with the Six.

I got caught out by that, as my Coupe came with a later single carb engine installed, with a different filter to the original twin carb engine (that also came with it).  Pay to check if someone's done that engine swap.

[kws]

22 minutes ago, locost_bryan said:

Is the oil filter on the sump or the block?  Up to mid/late 1973, the oil filter was a Z83B located on the sump, then they changed it to a Z23 located on the block to be consistent with the Six.

I got caught out by that, as my Coupe came with a later single carb engine installed, with a different filter to the original twin carb engine (that also came with it).  Pay to check if someone's done that engine swap.

Ah gotcha. Its located way down the bottom, likely on the sump. Guess its a Z83B then. Didn't think a Z23 would fit, would stick way out into the chassis rail. Thanks!

[locost_bryan]

FYI Ryco have the filter dimensions on their website.  Marina isn't listed, but Z83B is listed under Austin Nomad and Kimberley, and Z23 is listed under Leyland P76 

https://www.ryco.co.nz/catalogue/part/index/part/Z83b

https://www.ryco.co.nz/catalogue/part/index/part/Z23

[RUNAMUCK]

That mirror is a dawson Reid. 5hey were popular 5o be fitted to cars sold here back in the day.

[RUNAMUCK]

Also  i feel you've made an incredibly poor choice in which car to buy. But I do thoroughly enjoy your build threads. (I guess it's more about the journey than the destination)  

I'll be snacking popcorn quietly somewhere at the back.

[shrike]

I get the appeal to go with a period correct engine and twin carbs.

But personally a hotted up (high comp etc) frakenbuild of an original motor setup with an EFI conversion and DBW ITBs would be pretty cool  especially on E85 (maybe a supercharger long term?)

Don't know much about the engines that go in these but fully support the goal to relive your younger years

[kws]

53 minutes ago, shrike said:

I get the appeal to go with a period correct engine and twin carbs.

But personally a hotted up (high comp etc) frakenbuild of an original motor setup with an EFI conversion and DBW ITBs would be pretty cool  especially on E85 (maybe a supercharger long term?)

Don't know much about the engines that go in these but fully support the goal to relive your younger years

I'd quite like to see an EFI conversion too, but we'll see what happens. Im after the TC for a few more bits than just the engine and carbs (mainly interior parts).

Oil filter ordered, hopefully have it running by next week.

[~Slideways~]

1 hour ago, shrike said:

I get the appeal to go with a period correct engine and twin carbs.

But personally a hotted up (high comp etc) frakenbuild of an original motor setup with an EFI conversion and DBW ITBs would be pretty cool  especially on E85 (maybe a supercharger long term?)

Don't know much about the engines that go in these but fully support the goal to relive your younger years

Sadly E85 isn't really an option in NZ anymore.

[shrike]

27 minutes ago, ~Slideways~ said:

Sadly E85 isn't really an option in NZ anymore.

Distillation is legal, could always make your own sad to hear however. Still readily available over here, well in Victoria anyway, long term ill be doing a flex fuel setup with the fake evo

[RUNAMUCK]

1 hour ago, kws said:

I'd quite like to see an EFI conversion too, but we'll see what happens. Im after the TC for a few more bits than just the engine and carbs (mainly interior parts).

Oil filter ordered, hopefully have it running by next week.

Clearly the answer is K-jet conversion........

[kws]

5 minutes ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Clearly the answer is K-jet conversion........

I know the ins and outs of it, and not even I'm that much of a sicko.

[locost_bryan]

22 hours ago, kws said:

I'd quite like to see an EFI conversion too, but we'll see what happens. Im after the TC for a few more bits than just the engine and carbs (mainly interior parts).

Oil filter ordered, hopefully have it running by next week.

Rover did an injected version in the '80s (although the S-series had the ports on the right as it was installed the opposite way round to the Maxi)

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/rover/rover-213-216/vitesse-story/

[kyteler]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLaOhH9FghG/?igshid=1uln5tpurdxn3

 

[ajg193]

that fuel hose looks exactly like the hose for the washer jets in the cowshed, about 20 years ago