Seven hundred workers at the Hemel Hempstead New Town factory of Alford and Aldred, a Standard-Triumph subsidiary, start a four- day week today and will lose an average of £3 a week. From these dates manual rear brake adjusters were fitted - if the car you're looking at has the automatic ones still fitted, it's easy enough to swap them over to the later manual adjusters. I remember that happening. Being limited to a £5 million budget, BL’s facelift went no further than these few, albeit distinctive, cosmetic changes.

MORRIS MARINA MK1 1971-75 UPPER BALL PIN REPAIR KIT AXLE SET QSK202.

At this time, the Ital received an upgrade with different front and rear suspension (parabolic rear springs and telescopic front dampers) and models were redesignated SL an…

(Engine), Number Plate/Courtesy Light & Rear Reflector, Accessories/Seat Belts/Mirrors etc. Filler in sills, over the headlights, the front and rear wheel arches (use a weak magnet), Rotten headlamp backing panels on all Marinas (ask if you can take the grille off to check them, it’s only 4 Philips screws), Cover sills fitted over rotten originals (check along the bottom edge for extra layers of metal), Badly plated boot floor and spare wheel well. Click & Collect. BL Special Tuning also produced various modified Marinas and nowadays engine tuning parts are still easy to get for both units thanks to the wealth of MGB, Midget and Mini specialists. Needless to say, Ital Design did not appreciate the fact that its name was being attached to such a car, despite the fact that it allowed the original Morris Ital television advert (above) to be filmed on its premises. I had two Itals a W plated 1.7L estate which was pretty much faultless & NMO713X which was a super rare 2.0HLS Auto in Denim Blue. I am currently working on a 'magnus opus' document, drawing information from many sources, with the intention of producing a full guide to Morris Marina and more specifically Marina Roadster front suspension, so I am always open to hearing how different issues have been resolved. This fits Austin Marina 1973 - 1978 Morris Ital 1.3L and 1.7L 1980 - 1983 Morris 7/10 CWT Marina Van 1975 - 1977  . VAT) (ex. The MK 1's torsion bar front suspension outline was carried over from the Minor, although contrary to popular myth no parts are directly interchangeable. £3.50 postage.

To visit the bodywork section please click here. Unlike its predecessor, the Morris Minor, few people grieved the passing of the ADO28 and ADO73.

Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Something went wrong. A rumbling from the front suspension possibly means the tension pad spring in the top ball joint has given up, although if the joint has been over tightened trapping the ball and spring it feels the same, try slackening the securing cap by one flat of the nut and driving the car before going to the expense of replacing the ball joint. Long-time contributor to AROnline and former PSF engineer at Swindon, Kevan Barnhill said: ‘Ital Design was contracted to redesign and engineer the body changes for the revised Marina. I even remember his name, Mr Sumner.

Interestingly, it appears to be the only BL car to use them, despite the popularity of its the Morris Marina’s door handles. Vinyl roofs need to be given some TLC every so often with a proprietary treatment or they crack and perish. Pre-September 1972 1.3s used a 6 ½ inch clutch (from the Triumph Herald) with a 1 inch bore slave cylinder which wasn't up to the job. We had every make and I have to say they were just as reliable as any of the others, better than the Vauxhalls by a mile. MK1 vinyl seats tend to crack and the top of the rear seat gets damaged by the sun, as do MK1 dashboard tops. Some cars show deterioration (rust) in the front bracket of the rear spring hangers, it is possible to source new brackets through the club, which can be welded in (see the section on bodywork here). Tie rod bushes wear, leading to vibration through the steering and uneven tyre wear. (Panels & Trim), Special Bolts/Nuts/Washers (Panels & Trim), Accessories/Seat Belts/Mirrors etc. The Coupe is really a two-door Saloon, so apart from less convenient access there aren't any space penalties for rear seat passengers. Although that didn’t seem much, the Ital did receive a new front suspension set-up, which drastically improved the way it handled. Replacement interior trim isn't available new, but most of it can be sourced second hand through the club. I seem to remember the earliest reg ital's being on an W or X plate we should be comparing them to things like cavalier mk2 fwd model, stanza, Sierra etc the last reg Ital's srtuggled out the factory on B plates 1984. A new ball joint fixes it (they are often available on eBay) and replacement is easy. Vans produced until 1973 were equipped with a 1098cc A-series, switching to the 1275cc unit as used in the other models in the range, but the chances of finding one of these are slim. There's no shortage of space in the front or the rear. Please note all the companies listed below are based on recommendations made by club members. Front suspension was changed to telescopic front dampers across the range and parabolic rear springs were also fitted, together with additional soundproofing and improved trim. Other possible transmission problems are split propshaft centre bearings (which you can fix yourself for around £35) and leaking differentials. This then continued until 1983 when the last Itals gained telescopic front shock absorbers, doing away with the lever arm dampers. Gillette’s Transport manager, Bernie Young’s, comments were typical, placing the Ital last in a line-up of six repmobiles.

Gearboxes are interchangeable between models, except for a different input shaft and layshaft between 1.3-litre and 1.8/1.7 units. £4.00 postage. If they are, then the Marina – sorry Ital, will be given a new lease of life.’, However in the same issue, several fleet managers were canvassed about the Marina (compared with the Cortina, Cavalier et al), and it wasn’t good news.

The rear suspension is normally trouble free, the only likely problems being leaking dampers and broken anti-roll bar mounts. The Ital was the last production car to wear the Morris badge, although there was a Morris badged van version of the Metro produced until 1984. The Huandu was built in Western China and proved fairly […], I know what you’re thinking. Someone to recommend? The gearboxes generally last only around 60,000 miles, although the lifespan varies widely depending on how the car has been driven. We are finding that some companies are charging over the top prices for some parts and so recommend that several sources and tried both from within the club (see magazine) and this list, before purchasing. £8.00 postage. 12 watching. Production of the Ital was switched from Cowley to Longbridge in September 1982 to allow the Cowley plant to be upgraded for production of the forthcoming Austin Montego and Austin Maestro. has anyone every fitted morris ital front telescopic suspension to a bulldog, what parts are needed, any parts I need to make, brackets etc are the lever arms suspension units on the marina and the ital the same, or are they different any info appreciated see you john p (japat) Logged istreatf. The steering should be light and reasonably positive - if it isn't, partially seized swivel pins could be the cause. Front suspension was changed to telescopic front dampers across the range and parabolic rear springs were also fitted, together with additional soundproofing and improved trim.

This process wasn’t all sweetness and light, by any means….

The 1798cc B-series unit was available from launch until its replacement in the form of the 0-series in 1978. Right from the beginning, naming the Ital had proven to be a thorny issue for the Marketing Department: the initial plan was to call it the ‘Morris Marina Ital’, that way acknowledging the major role the Italian styling house had in the car’s conception.

That wasn’t quite the end of it, though. It's also worth maintaining them with a 2psi differential between front and rear (front higher). I never drove a Viva, but as a passenger it was more horrible than the MarinItal.

The saloon was dropped from production in February 1984 with the van and estate completing outgoing contracts for another six months until they too were axed. Subsequently, Ital Design treated the Ital as something to be quickly forgotten – a non-event. EnginesDuring the Marina's production run there were three engines to choose from for the UK market. Unfortunately its action when fitted to the Marina was rather less slick than when fitted to the Triumphs and one problem is for the linkage to wear - the solution is to source a better second-hand unit or have it rebuilt. These should have been greased every 3000 miles or three months, but the chances are that they won't have been. (Gearbox), Van & Pick Up Panels & Parts (Rear Suspension), Accessories/Seat Belts/Mirrors etc. The other customer was a serial Marina/Ital user that came into the showroom several months after they had been discontinued and he had only just found out, we managed to find him a red 1.3SL estate and it ended up on a 1984 'B' registration. The L and 2.0 litre models were dropped and the HL and HLS were replaced by the SL and SLX models. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The Morris Ital development story was a case of Italian badge, British style. Carpets aren't hardwearing and the situation is often made worse by water collecting in the foot wells because of a leaking windscreen seal - new carpets are available commercially. Abingdon MG Parts; Seals - … if only their replacements had sold nearly as well. A replacement diff will set you back about £120.

Brake hoses - Front (GHP5 now 64673049), Rear (GHP21 now 390402W), rear adjusters (6471022) - Triumph, Rear anti-roll bar bush end assembly (21H6655) - same as late MGB: Abingdon MG Parts Ltd: Tel 0121 544 4444. Quite a few of those ended up on the track. Both the A-series and B-series engines are eminently tuneable, which is why companies such as Oselli, Downton and University Motors produced tweaked versions. They were by far the most refined of the Marina cars. Apart from the deployment of the new A-Plus engine, which was shortly due to see service in the Austin Metro, there were no major engineering changes. Engine mountings on 1.3-litre cars are prone to perishing, so check these carefully -replacements are available. Another common problem is leaking lever arm dampers, which were fitted at the front throughout production up to 1982, so make sure these don't need to be replaced. We recently told you about a Rover 200 with 12 miles […], We take another lighthearted look at some of the cars which will be forever remembered for all the wrong reasons. © 2019 ESM Morris Minors • All rights reserved, ESM Morris Minors Registered office Old Factory Buildings, Battenhurst Road, Stonegate, East Sussex, TN5 7DU, England, Accessories/Seat Belts/Mirrors etc.

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