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Hi Peter,

Thanks for giving the history of the Mulfab front wishbone conversion that's fitted to my 2012 Morgan Plus 4, I have to say it works extremely well and I consider it a real stroke of luck that my first Morgan came with this system, especially given the previous owner paid for it

I bought the car in June last year sight unseen at auction, while the description did state it had received some suspension modifications I had no idea what they were. When I got the car home I found the £6,000 bill for a Mulfab front wishbone conversion which was quite a surprise, so I started to investigate what I had and the more I looked into it the more I realised just how rare and special the setup is.

I've only driven one other Morgan that unsurprisingly had the traditional sliding pillar front suspension, so my comparison is very limited, but what I can say is my Morgan deals with potholes, sleeping policemen and rough surfaces extremely well, the car also turns-in wonderfully.

To be honest, the front end is so good it really showed up the rear suspension, so I had Techniques Morgan fit a Panhard rod, lowering blocks, BCC anti-tramp rear springs and a set of Bilstein rear dampers from SSL, as you might imagine the car now handles like a go-kart. Monty is now way more Caterham 7 than traditional chassis Morgan, but it's the ride quality that really impresses, there's also hardly any dive under braking which tells me you got the geometry spot on

Please could you confirm what top & bottom joints were used with the Mulfab front wishbone conversion, at some point I'll be servicing the front end with all new joints but currently it's not clear to me exactly what components were used? I did speak briefly with Simon about this as I'd assumed Jaguar XJ6 joints, but the conversation was inconclusive and Simon who I found to be a lovely guy, has sadly closed his fabrication business so I can't reach him.

I would be very grateful if you could confirm the top and bottom joints you used on my wishbone conversion, it would also be helpful to understand what bushes were used in the wishbones so I can ensure this excellent system is well maintained and always delivering its best for many years to come.

Many thanks, Dave.


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Here's Monty this summer on his way back from the 2023 Le Mans Classic after celebrating 100 years of the world's greatest endurance race, following our return to Old Blighty I've subsequently completed my engine tuning project and Monty's 2.0 Duratec now makes a theoretical 200 plus horsepower at a heady 7,250rpm. The car already handled like it’s on rails, but now also has the performance to match.







Monty looks like a relic from the past, but actually goes like a stabbed rat, and next Sunday he takes his first run up Prescott Hill to show everyone what he's really made of