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Hard top modifications: (Le Mans
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Posted by Keith Hofgartner
9th Jan '10 |
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From investigations it appears that water runs
from the top to the sides and actually runs under the rim above
where it meets the side screens and drops behind the side
screens straight on to the leather covered internal door sills.
What is required is a ‘gutter’ as in any car roof. But how…?
After many months of contemplating the problem, I decided upon
the use of plastic trim (used for trimming in DIY projects and
easily available from Hardware and DIY stores). This has been
sprayed (Primed with suitable Plastic Primer and Ford Ivory from
Halfords seemed the nearest match) and attached using external
double sided tape to the underside of the roof rim. Take care
when forming the bend at the corner otherwise this can buckle. |
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Bottom Spring 'Gaiters': (Le Mans
62 4/4 and +8 variant specific) -
Posted by Keith Hofgartner 8th
Oct
'09 |
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The problem -
the bottom spring of the Morgan suspension, (although a clever
and neat design) is prone to be covered in the 'less than nice
stuff' on today's dirty roads. This leads to drying out of the
bottom section of the sliding pillar and inevitable wear.
As usual not an insurmountable problem to the clever Morganeer
owner! Or at least Dave Wellings...
He has created a very neat solution that
involves a mohair cover that simply velcros in place. If you
would like a pair of these very easy to fix gaiters contact Dave
directly by emailing him at [dave.wellings[at]btinternet[dot]com] |
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Further fix for hard top: (Le Mans
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Posted by Keith Hofgartner 6th
Aug
'09 |
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The problem -
the rear catch always comes adrift from the bottom bracket. At
first I thought that the catch 'jumped off' but it appears to
slide off when the body and hard top flex left to right.
After many
months of deliberating over a solution for this, I have now
resolved a simple solution to the problem. Simply use the
plastic nuts from registration plate bolts and longer screws,
and crimp the bracket slightly. The clamp is now retained after
a week of ‘Centenary Celebration Motoring’! .......The next
challenge is to resolve the water gushing in the side windows!! |
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Mounting a GPS: (Le Mans
62 4/4 and +8 variant specific) -
Posted by Terry Gilmour 4th Nov
'08 |
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You know how it
is in a Morgan. You’re going on a long trip and want to use your
Sat Nav. Well, you have two places for it; the first is in the
glove box – However, you can’t hear the speaker or keep your
travel sweets there either. You also need a separate aerial if
you don’t want to keep losing satellite reception. How about on
the transmission tunnel? A similar problem with losing reception
and it’s also difficult to see.
Faced with this
problem, I asked an engineer friend of mine if he could come up
with a solution and here it is.
A stainless steel
rod fixed to the roll bar with a changeable end fitting for
various devices.
Mine’s a Garmin
Street Pilot and here it is in place. No aerial needed, easy to
see and a free glove box.
If anyone is interested in
one, the contact is; Gra Campbell on 01202 872232. |
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Relay replacement: (Le Mans
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Posted by Keith Hofgartner 10 Oct
'08 |
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When I picked up my car from Allon White Garage the only
advice that I was given regarding 'spares' was to carry spare
relays for the Electronic Fuel Management system. There has been
much debate on various Morgan Blog sites regarding the
replacements of the Relays that power the Fuel Management System
and the inherent reliability issues. To the left are photos of
a relay that was purchased as a direct replacement for the
original Bosch unit with part number 0332014112 (12v 30A).(In
all photos the replacement for the Bosch unit is shown on the
right). It was purchased from
Europarts at a cost of
£16.07 incl. VAT for two units. It appears to have the
'desirable' components of being sealed (silicon on the base) and
rugged.
The relays are slightly taller but this only means that the
lid closes with a slight fall to the rear to allow water to run
off if present. I cannot see how this effects the
'waterproofing' as the unit is open at the bottom anyhow!
Car fires up OK...(Several long journeys and all seems fine -
4th Nov. 2008). |
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Hard Top Catches: (Le Mans 62 4/4
and +8 specific) -
Posted by Keith Hofgartner 10 Oct
'08 |
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As described in
Bulletin 15 following the experiences of Peter Alt in his Le
Mans 62 on a German Autobahn (Hard Top coming adrift at speed!)
here is a useful and inexpensive modification to consider to
your car.
On
investigation it is clear that the screws holding the catches on
to the top of the body (rear of the door) appear to be
insufficient for the job, considering the high forces that they
can be subject to due to the ‘suction effect’ when travelling at
‘speed’. After recommendation from Peter Alt, I have replaced
the factory fitted 20mm screws (shown) with longer ones (50mm)
this was relatively easy with slight increase to the hole size
in the mounting plate and slight deepening of the countersink.
Another useful tip is to then place rubber (best) or plastic
tubing (as in photo above) inside the moulding to force the top
away from the catches for stronger ‘bite’ by catches. |
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