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Originally Posted By Pistonhead
The Roadster Sport will be priced above the normal Roadster frown

seems logical to me,
better equiped & more power


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Originally Posted By Aeroman
the spare wheel on the Roadster Sports is a space-saver wire wheel


Oh dear. A space saver spare wheel, on a Morgan. Are you sure? It looks full size on the factory photos.

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Originally Posted By Vampirex


Hi Ivo,
Treads are not really useless, but you are right about water collection. You have to be careful because these treads are fixed with standard steel coach bolts, so after a while this assembly generates a catalytic phenomenon between the aluminium of the wing and the steel.
I reinstalled with the S/S button bolts, plastic washers, nylocs and “Duralac” to avoid catalyse. In addition I used silicone between treads and wing to avoid retaining water. Up to know it works and I am no longer using air gun to dry the water after every washing. Of course it is longer to remove and reinstall treads, because as I didn’t find so small S/S coach bolt, button bolts don’ have square cup, so I have to remove the rubber from the rail, screw each bolt and reinstall rubber, but when you like…
Best regards.
Daniel.


Thanks Daniel, Another job for my list. (02 +8)

I'm getting electrolysis corrosion on both my doors, in both cases by the higher sidescreen mount. I'm not to sure why there and nowhere else. Damp side screens providing the necessary "electrolyte" is my only theory.

Door respray + Duralac required soon

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Originally Posted By nputtick
Originally Posted By Aeroman
the spare wheel on the Roadster Sports is a space-saver wire wheel


Oh dear. A space saver spare wheel, on a Morgan. Are you sure? It looks full size on the factory photos.

Nigel


I'm very sure, it was one of the differences pointed out by Matt (Humphries) on the Roadster Sport. It was the definitive car on the Geneva stand so as someone else has pointed out, there are some changes between it and the factory photos. I'm afraid that's about par for MMC. thumbs

Brian


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Originally Posted By Aeroman
Originally Posted By nputtick
[quote=Aeroman] the spare wheel on the Roadster Sports is a space-saver wire wheel


Oh dear. A space saver spare wheel, on a Morgan. Are you sure? It looks full size on the factory photos.

Nigel


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Originally Posted By Vampirex
(...)I reinstalled with the S/S button bolts, plastic washers, nylocs and “Duralac” to avoid catalyse. (...) to remove and reinstall treads, (...) remove the rubber from the rail, screw each bolt and reinstall rubber(...)

Good point, Daniel. I remember having read about corrosion in this area earlier.
How do you remove the rubber from the rail. Is is just "squeezed" in, and does it come out easily? How is it put back in?





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Originally Posted By GLLHG
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Originally Posted By nputtick
[quote=Aeroman] the spare wheel on the Roadster Sports is a space-saver wire wheel


Oh dear. A space saver spare wheel, on a Morgan. Are you sure? It looks full size on the factory photos.

Nigel


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...at least, it's a wire wheel wink


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Thinner wheels are easier to do burn-outs with anyhow...

They do have benefits.


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Originally Posted By cerealsurfer
Thinner wheels are easier to do burn-outs with anyhow...

They do have benefits.


Yeh, but a lot less clever if you're stuck on a mountain road in Mid Wales in late afternoon/evening and the nearest tyre depot ( if open) could well be more than 50 miles away! sick2

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More money for fewer comforts?

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