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Hi
Just wanted to say hello to you all, i bought my first morgan plus 4 on saturday and have a two week wait before i vcan collect!! so pleased a connaught green 1991 with stone leather, i believe it has the 2.0 M16 rover engine, i would welcome any advice you guys can give.
Thank you
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A very warm welcome and congratulations on your new Morgan.  If you let us know what advice you require, I'm sure we'll be happy to give you the answers to the best of our knowledge (and in some cases make them up as we go along!   )
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Hi Simon,
Just hints and tips more experienced owners have picked up really, any issues i need to look at on the M16 engine etc.
Thanks
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Hi
i would welcome any advice you guys can give.
convert to alloy-wheels: easier steering get the interior done over with Burnt-Orange-hide: will look less like a MG-TD or another '50 car, also throw that walnut-dash away and replace with a color-coded (exterior color) put on a roll-bar (librands): makes it stiffer/safer put Caparo-brakes with Racing-pads up front, with steel hoses and race-brake-fluid consider while changing the hide to put latest-model-seats in and not to forget: all new dampers/leaf-springs so far my advice (guess not everone will agree though)edit: wait a while with the hide/seats-swap, might have my seats on sale early next year (want race-seats) edit2: take part on the BrandsHatchMorgan-trackday at Goodwood, next year: you'll like that a lot with those brake-pads, just don't do like me: I've got rain-tires at the back, the make it drift-happy
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
now: +fourLM62
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1560,
What's a color-coded dash run and can I put that in or is this garage work? thx
cole
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Keep an eye on the rear of the block for a water weep, some M16s suffered with head gasket weep at around 30k miles (every 30k miles).
Otherwise, get out there and enjoy it!
Cheers,
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
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1560,
What's a color-coded dash run and can I put that in or is this garage work? thx
cole dashboard painted in exterior-color, garage-job (unless if you're a DaveW, then anything is possible)
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
now: +fourLM62
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Keep an eye on the rear ...
Otherwise, get IN there and enjoy it!
Cheers, if it was a women damn, I need a few days of
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
now: +fourLM62
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Time Merchant Just Getting Started
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Time Merchant Just Getting Started
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"i would welcome any advice you guys can give."
Put a V8 in it!
Enjoy your new car and welcome from a fellow new boy.
2004 Plus 8
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: will look less like a MG-TD or another '50 car, I actually quite like MG TDs- in fact I like them a lot  G
GLLHG
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