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Re: hood alignment

To: "L.D. McLaughlin, Jr." <ldmcjr@datasync.com>, morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: hood alignment
From: jblair@exis.net (John T. Blair)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 21:17:19 -0400
At 07:38 PM 9/16/96 -0500, L.D. McLaughlin, Jr. wrote:

>
> Have you seen anything on a Morgan which matches perfectly with
> the opposite side? I would consider it well-made if the bloomin' 
> thing just closed without a major opening being seen! I would 
> imagine that, with the simple hinge down the center post, the 
> bonnet has just slid either forward or backward. Having just put 
> mine back on yesterday, I will vouch for the sliding part!

Well on my car, one side sit so far forward that you see most of
the hood lacing on the firewall.  On the other side you see most
of the hood lacing on the nose.  I can manually get it in position
but then it will slide to where it wants to sit, the wrong place!


> What is the coefficient of drag of a Morgan? 

I don't have a clue.  Well, maybe I do.  I guess something akin
to a Semi.  

John
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