Windscreen rubber styles must be historic.
I bought my first Morgan 4/4 series II in 1960, that ended up with a MG Tc
(XPAG) engine. I rebuilt a car for competion in 1963 with the 1,500cc ford
unit, alloy body and Austin A40 rear axle 975lbs instead of 145 lbs of
Salisbury unit) and an alloy hardtop with cut down windscreen. . All these
cars had front facing rubbers.
The first time I saw rearward bent rubbers was in the US after 1985 but now
the works do it too? Sometime there was a changover - does anybody know
when?
Regrads to all Mike Virr '59 4/4 (with forward facing rubbers).
----- Original Message -----
From: <SDviewpnt@aol.com>
To: <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>; <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 9:49 AM
Subject: Windscreen rubber
> In a message dated 11/10/2000 12:04:12 AM, gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com
writes:
>
> << i guarantee you the it is correct, at least as far as the way the
factory
> fitted the seals, for the seal to face to the rear of the car. >>
>
> Hi All,
>
> We just got done reworking the windscreen on our '56 Plus 4 and had this
very
> discussion. The decision I made was one of visual appeal and regard to
the
> reference photos I reviewed. The shots I saw seemed evenly divided, which
> only confused things. Layperson logic and my shop pointed toward the
rubber
> facing forward as air flow/pressure would insure a good seal. It's
> interesting to read Greg's advice regarding the seal the other way. I
> suppose it has to do with the flex created by the arch in the rubber
exiting
> the windscreen base.
>
> Ultimately, I think that it looks cleaner to face it toward the cockpit
and
> that's what I did. We have a folding windscreen and running it re-ward
(?)
> puts less strain on the rubber allowing the glass to lay down easily.
>
> Now, we had the chance to test this installation in a driving rainstorm
and
> very wet conditions in our ralley run 2 weeks ago...very little leakage.
We
> got more water in the cockpit from many other places around the scuttle,
> firewall and floorboards. That'll be my next task, finding the nooks and
> crannies for sealing. Any advice??
>
> Regards,
> Steve Dreiseszun
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