nostalgiajohn, as I understand your purchase s quite new, right? When I got my Mog in 2017, I had a severe case of "upgradeiditis fever" but I managed to restrain myself. So I calmly tried to analyze what upgrades would give me the most benefit. Some affect handling, some safety, performance, look etc. Or combinations of the mentioned. So if you really are willing to spend that much money, is the mod you are planning what improves you driving experience the most? My best improvement so far was to get rid of the flat, oval chrome OEM mirrors and put on round, convex stainless ones. Better rear vision and better look. But they are not cheap. I put on a steering damper and then brake reaction stays to calm down the front suspension and reduce the "bump steer". Not cheap either. I considered spots, but I asked myself how much do I drive at night with scarce traffic allowing me to use the spots? Would changing the OEM (Lucas?) lamps to the Cibie 180 and even putting in H4 LED lamps be better? As for the valance, very nice looking, but not worth it in my view. However, I did not like the position of the number plate box tilting upwards. So I got some brackets and lowered the box untill the top of the box is flush with the bottom of the steel plate at the end of the grill and the front surface vertical. Certainly not a "valance look", but a cosmetical improvement and very cheap. So my message is: take your time, think calmly, get ito he community, have a look at other Mogs, see what you like and investigate how the mods are done. I have had my car for three years, and am little by little improving it after a lot of consideration of each thing. That mental journey is a pleasure in itself, and you learn a lot.
I agree with you Robbie. A very well known Morgan Sage once told me "Own and drive a Morgan for a year making notes of what needs to be corrected, upgraded and your desires, then prioritize and cost; once you have done that you can then plan doing the projects." He had seen so many Morgan owners rush to do things waste money and still not be satisfied.
