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Has anyone studied the number of bonnet slats on the trad Morgan for various models and vintages? My 78 four seater 4/4 Has 12 each side and 24 on the top.
But it was rebuilt in 89 with a new alloy bonnet.More recent models seem to have 8 per side and there is one in miscellany this month page 26 looks like G reg that seems to have 9 on the side. Im sure there is an expert out there somewhere?
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Im sure there is an expert out there somewhere? I'm sure there is too, it's the guy who always ends up cornering me in the pub.
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I think this is one of those conversations that follows the line of how many tread rubbers are fitted... 
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Don't forget if they are innie or outie slots. The Roadster has innie ones to draw in air. Lifes too short for this detail though 
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I like the detail. I'm going to count my louvers this weekend 
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Damn now you made me feel competitve & honour obliged to count them. I guess it will come in handy for a pub quiz one day  
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I've only got 10 on top (each bonnet), and none on the sides! But my "short louvres" have one distinct advantage - no water gets onto the plugs in the recess on top of the Zetec engine - a common problem it seems. All but 2 of the louvres are over the heater intake, and so effectively do not contribute to engine bay cooling. As a result an elongated raincover is not needed.
In the 4/4s produced shortly before the Sport was introduced, short top louvres with no side louvres was standard, and full louvres charged extra.
On the Roadsters with "innies" I fail to see how this can be nmore effective at drawing air than outies, as the air draw is due to pressure differences not shape of louvres. Looks cool though.
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On pulling into the car park at Cheltenham for MOG 100 I received the sneering comment from a well known MSCC member of "Oh, I see your car only has the bonnet with the reduced louvres" After the initial temptation to tell him to "F off" had subsided, I was heartened by the sudden and very heavy rain shower that had him scurrying around his car, shouting at his wife "Quick, we must get the cover on the car and cover the louvres"There is a God.  Bud __________ 2003 - 4/4
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 Can't say I've ever bothered to count mine. But, for those tempted, beware, you may find different numbers between sides! 
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On pulling into the car park at Cheltenham for MOG 100 I received the sneering comment from a well known MSCC member of "Oh, I see your car only has the bonnet with the reduced louvres" After the initial temptation to tell him to "F off" had subsided, I was heartened by the sudden and very heavy rain shower that had him scurrying around his car, shouting at his wife "Quick, we must get the cover on the car and cover the louvres"There is a God. Bud __________ 2003 - 4/4 
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