I have a similar situation on my '61 Plus 4. The starboard bonnet front
lower corner has made a hole in the radiator shroud from flapping against
it. It had a rubber triangle protecting it until recently but I lost it on
the road. Is the rubber triangle original equipment? Also the rear gap is
larger on that side than the other, better fitting, side. I can't quite
work out what the source of the problem is but have two candidates. There
is a very subtle bend in the right part of the front bumper that is not
matched by the left and there is a crack in the starboard wing where the
running light mounts and no corresponding damage in the port wing. These
might be evidence of a collision or damage in the past (not on my watch) but
the bumper could have been caused by a minor brush with something, and the
fender crack I understand to be a normal sort of aging process in Morgans.
More importantly, the car tracks straight and there is absolutely no
evidence of misalignment in the area of the frame or suspension. Could the
radiator shroud be mounted slightly off or the cut of the bonnet sheet metal
be that far off correct? Both are original, I believe, and don't look as
though any poorly done work was performed.
My second candidate is the rather well made and attractive wind box and air
filter arrangement the previous owner fabricated from aluminum (or is it
alumin-i-um on a Morgan?) for the SU's...I can open and close the starboard
bonnet half easily so I don't feel it is hitting. But perhaps the
'stretching' or moving out of position necessary to accomodate this has
already happened.
Chris Ness
1961 Plus 4
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
To: Morgans@autox.team.net <Morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: Alignment of the bonnet halfs.
>Hi Gang,
>Are there any tips you can offer when it comes to adjusting the bonnets on
>Morgans? One side seems to fit pretty good - the other is horrible. It is
>the original bonnet - so at this time I am convinced it's just a matter of
>adjustment. The bonnet was removed by the PO for a paint job, and I presume
>not put back right. Where is the best place to start - the top bulkhead
>hinge pin, the cowl hinge pin, should I loosen/remove the cowl, get the
>bonnet right and then sort the cowl out last?
>
>Comments/suggestions please,'
>
>Regards,
>
>Jeff
>
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