Likewise....both my kids born at Beaumont in Royal Oak. -Jeff S Plano TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Helman To: mogtalk2 Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? And GTM frolics & news from the Motor City
I am from Detroit (assuming you were referencing that)and found congratulations. Was she at Beaumont? Paul,Evanston( I was just speaking to Gordon Lisamore who reinforced his fram with fabricated steel "fish plate" and high strength aviation screws. This was done in the 90's I believe and has stood the test of time and use out in Northern California) His is a plus four quatro posto from 1960) Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2012, at 3:45 AM, Brian Cowell <[email protected]> wrote: Hear hear. Brian of SpotMog On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Mike Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: Congrats to you and your daughter Owen best Mike Solihull ________________________________ From: Owen Jenkins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri 10/08/2012 21:36 To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? And GTM frolics & news from the Motor City Richard, Aluminium plate bolted to a steel chassis will rot and drop out, unless you insulate it, in which case you can expect crevice corrosion. The marine ply in my 24-year old 4 seater may be stained and discoloured, but it is not rotten. Ally is also noisy and will dent and puncture, knowing the way you treat cars. Tools needed for replacement with plywood: saw, screwdriver and spanner. Conclusion - marine ply is superior. Fuel tank on planks: they are rigid, energy absorbing and offer some cushioning effect and noise damping. The chassis flexes. If you fix the tank to it rigidly, you'll get fatigue cracks in the tank. Tools needed for replacement of planks: saw, hammer and spanner. Conclusion - wooden planks are superior. In both my cars the battery is under the bonnet and always has been. Most people who have struggled with batteries at the back seem to think that it's a lousy place for a battery. It's probably a lousy place for a fuel pump too. You may remember that the earliest +8s had a steel floor which rusted so fast that they were replaced with plywood PDQ. Next? Meanwhile, news from the GTM. Yesterday was another eventful day. A Shelby Cobra (a real one) suffered expensive gearbox problems (clunk-graunch-clank-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang type). The starter motor on my 4/4 stuck in the engaged position. With so much noise on the circuit, I could not figure out what this awful noise was. I pulled off and into the paddock. When I turned off the engine, it kept on making a lot of noise: battery reading 11 volts and dropping? Yes, the fan's on as it's awfully hot (Ferrari screams past). Blimey! Timing belt cover is vibrating. The engine's still turning over! Ah! I now have an eco-electric car that won't stop. Disconnect battery. Let it cool down. Pray hard. Once cool, the Bendix did drop out, however, there's not enough juice in the battery to get it going. Bump start boys! Didn't work - no spark. Jump start! So Bill drove up his 1930 Austin Seven, newly converted to 12 volt electrics and we tried jump starting it. No joy. So we came home with the aid of Morgan Rescue. The car's now in the local Ford garage here in Aboyne. Prayers are being said by all. I shall be taking the +8 to the Historic Wheels gathering on Sunday. Of course you need two Morgans. I've just proved it. Further news: from the Motor City: my daughter gave birth to a 6lb. 13 oz. daughter Olive Marie two hours ago. Mother and child doing OK, by the look of the pictures. Dad has a silly grin on his face. Grandmother is now worrying about daughter feeding child. Cheers, Owen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L Smith" <[email protected]> To: "mogtalk2" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:52 PM Subject: [mogtalk2] Why? > 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 View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Modify Your Subscription View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- 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
