I can answer the fuel tank question, the reason is that steel and ali don,t like each other, they set up an electric current between the two that eats both metals, so steel and ali should never be in contact with each other. michael
________________________________ From: Graham Wright <graham-g4...@talk21.com> To: mogtalk2 <mogtalk2@listbox.com> Sent: Friday, 10 August 2012, 17:49 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Why? Says he with GRP wings??? :o)) Cheers, Graham W ----- Original Message ----- >From: david.birch1...@talktalk.net >To: mogtalk2 >Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:35 PM >Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] Why? > > >You are blaspheming, m'Lud. > >One of the main points about a Morgan is Tradition. > >TC >David. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Richard L Smith [mailto:greystonespr...@btconnect.com] >Sent: 10 August 2012 12:52 >To: mogtalk2 >Subject: [mogtalk2] Why? > >The more I get to know my Mog (by taking it to bits) the more I ask "why" > >Why are the floorboards wood, when they could be aluminium plate? >Why is the fuel tank mounted on planks instead of direct to the chassis? Or >onto another ali plate? >Why is the fuel pump mounted on a bit of thin plate when it could be mounted >on the same deck as the battery? > >OK, so the answer is 'because they have always been like that', but when >others rebuild their cars, dothey stick to tradition, or do they improve? >Assuming, of course, that replacing plywood with ali is an improvement. > >Or am I blaspheming? > >Richard S >www.greystones.co.uk >www.british-red-sportscar.co.uk >www.unstonegreen.co.uk >www.mogpix.com > > View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
