Hi Richard, I reckon the floors are wood because it's cheap and easy to cut them to size. When Kevin replaced my chassis he fitted new floorboards cut from phenolic resin sheet - light, easy to work, and rot proof.
The tank is mounted on wood to stop it splitting through vibration, but I don't have a clue why the fuel pump is mounted on a bit of thin plate. I would always recommend that you do what you think is best, and hang everyone else's opinions. If you are confident that what you are doing is a genuine improvement, then it won't detract from the resale value of the car, after all, who would be mad enough to want to buy a 20 year-old Mog in original condition? ;-) Tim On 10 August 2012 12:52, Richard L Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > The more I get to know my Mog (by taking it to bits) the more I ask "why" > > Why are the floorboards wood, when they could be aluminium plate? > Why is the fuel tank mounted on planks instead of direct to the chassis? > Or onto another ali plate? > Why is the fuel pump mounted on a bit of thin plate when it could be > mounted on the same deck as the battery? > > OK, so the answer is 'because they have always been like that', but when > others rebuild their cars, do they stick to tradition, or do they improve? > Assuming, of course, that replacing plywood with ali is an improvement. > > Or am I blaspheming? > > Richard S > www.greystones.co.uk > www.british-red-sportscar.co.**uk <http://www.british-red-sportscar.co.uk> > www.unstonegreen.co.uk > www.mogpix.com > > > > > Richard S > www.greystones.co.uk > www.british-red-sportscar.co.**uk <http://www.british-red-sportscar.co.uk> > www.unstonegreen.co.uk > www.mogpix.com > > > ------------------------------**------------- > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/**[email protected]/<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>[ > http://www.mail-archive.com/**[email protected]/<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > ] > > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/** > member/?&id_**secret=1390460-7d7f5cb7<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
