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Not too sure mate but my mum might know. The only actual address I had for him was Bowerdean Street, Fulham  As a London cabbie would say "wrong side of town mate"...
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Thank you Pandy. Must say I am happy with the result. Great job OZ. Really looks the business.
Or should I say Bonzer mate ?
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2011 4/4 Bespoke, 1981 Delorean, Auburn Boat Tail
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That was 1908. He was 30 then and I believe had moved in from Essex. "wrong side of town" sounds like where G'Dad would have started. Humble but fastidious man - he should have owned a Morgan.  Not too sure mate but my mum might know. The only actual address I had for him was Bowerdean Street, Fulham As a London cabbie would say "wrong side of town mate"...
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Thanks for that explanation Oz. Very interesting.
When I was working for North Sydney Council in the 60's I came acrosss a workshop that had 3 or 4 Bugattis in the yard. Ther owner of the workshop told me he was a specialist who maintained most of the Bugattis in the Sydney area and was very pleased to show me the cars and tell me all about them. I have wanted one ever since but they were, and still are, quite out of my reach.
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Pipe from the manifold could be some form of improving cold starting of the engine. Some Ford Kent's had something similar (not mine though). Intake air temp sensor...
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Now here is the sad part. I had little interest in cars untill the early 70s then had my head stuck well inside the workings of the domestic Holden and had little interest in the "Old" car in G'Dads garage - big mistake  Thanks for that explanation Oz. Very interesting.
When I was working for North Sydney Council in the 60's I came acrosss a workshop that had 3 or 4 Bugattis in the yard. Ther owner of the workshop told me he was a specialist who maintained most of the Bugattis in the Sydney area and was very pleased to show me the cars and tell me all about them. I have wanted one ever since but they were, and still are, quite out of my reach.
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Agreed, a very smart job... dare I say "fastidious"  Like Aldermog, I think you could market these they look so professional. Fastidious indeed MonteZooma - I have now been advised by the Rest of the World Morgan dealer for 2011 that my status is to be up graded to Anal...  (bugger, now I have to go and get a whole new set of T Shirts printed) If you do get the new shirts printed G, don't forget to offset the "Anal" to the left and leave room for "Retentive" to the right. That way you won't need to do a re run if you get a further "upgrade" by your dealer after any future discussions about a quality issue
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This is the full horror of the Roadster Engine. The near side, as Jays' mentions, isn't bad.  But the off side....  Is a plumbers nightmare. There are still bits I've not properly identified! What is that pipe from the centre cylinder manifild for? I think it's the EGR tube - exhaust gas recirculation - seeing all that pipework and numerous sensors with titles such as 'Delta Pressure Feedback EGR' it's no surprise really that the Roadster is plagued with MIL issues, mine was never properly sorted and was a factor in me getting rid after 12 months. A shame really because I had very few other issues with the car, but evey few weeks the MIL would illuminate and require resetting, it did go back to MMC but was winking again within a week.
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Agreed, a very smart job... dare I say "fastidious" Like Aldermog, I think you could market these they look so professional. Fastidious indeed MonteZooma - I have now been advised by the Rest of the World Morgan dealer for 2011 that my status is to be up graded to Anal... (bugger, now I have to go and get a whole new set of T Shirts printed) If you do get the new shirts printed G, don't forget to offset the "Anal" to the left and leave room for "Retentive" to the right. That way you won't need to do a re run if you get a further "upgrade" by your dealer after any future discussions about a quality issue 
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Quite seriously if someone wants high performance and a lighter and rather more simple setup than the Roadster they should talk to Williams about the Duratec 2.5 4 cylinder that Omex built for them. I saw the engine at Omex as it was nearing completion. An impressive piece of work. Photos at 2.5L Duratec VVC 290bhp/240lbft engine build for Williams Morgan I don't know but can imagine that they could also build an engine in a slightly lower state of tune if required. Sorry about the thread drift 
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