donmathis@lucent.com wrote:
>
> I have been told that, originally, MGAs had a pad of horse hair/felt glued
> to the wood board in the very end of the hood. When you closed the hood
> this pad laid across the radiator and prevented the air from going above the
> radiator and forced it to go through the radiator thus increasing the
> cooling. Moss people knew about the pad but don't carry it. Anyone still
> have this pad? Could you give me a rough idea of the thickness and
> dimensions. If you have fabricated this pad, what material did you use and
> where did you obtain it? Thanks -
>
> p.s. We're changing from AT&T to Lucent and I've been off the net for a
> while due to e-mail address changes.
>
> Don Mathis,Ph.D.
> LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
> donmathis@lucent.com
> '61 MGA '37 Bentley
I'm pretty sure that Todd Clark (Clark Spares and Restorations) carries
the pad you're looking for. Reach him at 215-348-0595 in PA. He
carries lots of hard to find MGA bits and knows A's very well.
Good Luck
--
Keith Baer
'57 MGA (fast lane)
'85 C27 #5766 "Chessie Cat" (slow lane)
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