WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

[martinclan56]

I am rebuilding an early Marina based Roadster. I have a rear tub but it is the one with the top edge crudely riveted to an aluminium plate and supported by a hoop. Not the greatest of mouldings and not easy to finish well.
I would like to fit one of the later body tubs with a return edge on the top. I am guessing it would be a fairly straightforward swap.
So - does anyone have one for sale? I am based in Bedfordshire and happy to collect within a couple of hours drive.

Cheers, Robin

PS.I am looking for one WITHOUT a spare wheel well. :-)

[danny_nelson]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

call or email 07976 836374 [email protected]

[martinclan56]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

call or email 07976 836374 [email protected]

Email sent. :-)

Cheers, Robin

[martinclan56]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

Still looking. The one that Danny offered me had a spare wheel well so wasn't suitable.
Cheers Robin

[jon_cox]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

Still looking. The one that Danny offered me had a spare wheel well so wasn't suitable.
Cheers Robin

Hi Robin
I stand to be corrected, but I do no think the later rear tub with the return edge you are looking for was produced without the well.
You maybe looking for something that does not exist.
Could you not modify the one that Danny has by removing the well and re-fibreglassing? Or modify the one you have a create a return edge?
Jon

[dcunn]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

FWIW "Roadster Development doc" is on the "Marlin Histories" tab on the main website

Rgds DC

[martinclan56]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

Aha - so it seems the spare wheel well is standard if you have the rolled top edge. I'll have to think again....

Cherrs, Robin

[martinclan56]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

Hi Robin
I stand to be corrected, but I do no think the later rear tub with the return edge you are looking for was produced without the well.
You maybe looking for something that does not exist.
Could you not modify the one that Danny has by removing the well and re-fibreglassing? Or modify the one you have a create a return edge?
Jon

You are correct it seems. Unfortunately my fibreglassing skills are not up to either of your alternative suggestions :-(.
I'll have to think again it seems.

Cheers, Robin

[acurtis]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

Hi I au the the rear tub you are looking for call me Andrew on 07831561121 anytime

[martinclan56]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

Hi I au the the rear tub you are looking for call me Andrew on 07831561121 anytime

Hi Andrew

Whereabouts are you? I am in bedfordshire and dont want to travel further than necessary...

Cheers, Robin

[stewart 27]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

did you get the rear tub you was looking for

[martinclan56]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

did you get the rear tub you was looking for

No. It seems what I wanted doesn't exist. That is the later tub with the returned edge, but without a wheel well.
So at least for the moment I am sticking with the original tub which doesn't have the return but also doesn't have a wheel well.
Cheers Robin

[David]

Re: WANTED - Roadster rear body tub

I’ve often wondered about this as PKK had a no return no wheel well, then the car I had later had the return with the wheel well which got me thinking would be good to have a returned shell without the wheel well as carrying a spare nowadays is a bit redundant.