Having had to deal with kingpins since my first MG, (me aged 19), the prospect of Morgan kingpins had no impact on my decision to buy. For me it was more about traditional construction and the use of stainless steel and aluminium. The only thing I found odd was the lack of weather protection at the bottom of the kingpin. So whatever bushing is used, it will be vulnerable to grit unless the basic issue of protection is addressed.
The steering effort is reduced considerably with bearings instead of damper blades, and anyone with damper blades due a kingpin change should do this at the same time.
Compared to an MGB it's surprising what a home mechanic can stll do. Apart from the basic settings of mixture, idle speed, timing - in other words the carbs and distributor settings - everything else is still fair game, so all lubrication, plugs, belts, tightening nuts & bolts, basic electrics and so on.
And there are still nipples on the propshaft.
But I accept that a significant proportion of buyers don't want that, but want 'plug & play', which at the moment a trad Morgan isn't.
