Hi Rog,
Since the last update I've been continuing the good work of Techniques, Monty was certainly transformed by the new tyres, anti-tramp rear springs, rear Bilsteins, Panhard rod and all that excessive toe in wound out. We're now running a gnats todger off parallel and the Mulfaf front wishbone setup is really starting to shine, but it's still a weighty lump so when taken to the ragged edge I've found Monty is prone to on the limit understeer, this is only noticeable when I'm properly pressing on but it is there.
To try and dial this out and move the initial tyre breakaway towards the rear I've been experimenting with everyone's cheapest, and often extremely effective handling adjustment,.... tyre pressures.
What I've settled on is a perfectly normal for a lightweight Morgan 23.5psi on the rear, but the front has ended up unfashionably high at 28psi, I simply kept raising the front pressures 2psi at a time until the car stopped pushing. As the pressures went up the tendency for the car to understeer on the limit started to fade away, from 26psi the trait was all but gone so I brought the tyres up to a final setting of 28psi and it all came good.
Understandably Monty's steering is lighter too, the feel is excellent, to complete my post Techniques tweaks I also wound the front AVOs up two clicks at a time, James had already taken them from 10 clicks to 18 with good results but it may surprise you to hear I settled on 23 clicks. I'd run them at 24 clicks but I never like setting an adjustable damper of its max setting as it's been my experience this can cause issues.
With the front pressures now at 28psi and the AVOs at 23 clicks the on the limit understeer has been completely eliminated and the car turns in even better than it did when I collected it from Techniques. Surprisingly the Mulfab setup remains very compliant with the steering very much reminding me of my TVR Chimaera which I loved, although Monty has 2.9 turns lock to lock compared with the TVR's very direct 2.3. I'm tempted to continue my experiments with a move to higher spring rates and dampers to suit, but as the front now feels balanced with the rear I've decided the money will be better spent on a session at Bedford autodrome where there's masses of run off so I can really explore Monty's handling behaviors in complete safety.
I've always run British sports cars but perhaps shied away from Morgan as I felt they were a bit sedate, what I've discovered is they can be made to handle surprisingly well with Monty now covering ground (on the right roads) with surprising pace. Some cars tick all the boxes on your wish list but fail to deliver on the promise, conversely my Morgan didn't really promise me much but has proved itself to be a truly charismatic little puppy dog that consistently greets me with a waggy tail and is always eager to please.
