Front Valance hole

[Paul Huck]

Obviously, louvers are there to 'louve' Hmmmm? Don't you just 'louve' these replies ? PTH

----- Original Message ----- From: C Sherriff 100070.740@compuserve.com> To: mrbadger mrbadger@home.com> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Front Valance hole > Message text written by mrbadger > >And what pray tell, oh guru of the garage, is the purpose of the louvers > stamped into that valance? Perhaps to cool the front axle which has > heated up from an excess of friction in the Bishop cam box? > Inquiring minds want to know. ============================================== > > Downthrust! > > At suitably high speed it is reputed the MG cars may be > conducted along the roof of suitable tunnels, The original factory > experimental record was unfortunately eaten by the Factory's cat > and the experimentation has never been repeated to my knowledge. > > Clearly a worthy TABC List project! > > Clive > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[Ray McCrary]

Dunno.... I buy a lot of odd paper, and MG blueprints and production drawings are part of it. It is the only way to find some of the TB stuff I need. Best, Ray McCrary "Speed is Life; of course Luck and Altitude are helpful, too."

----- Original Message ----- From: "Leclerc, Lawrence" LLeclerc@ndcourts.com> To: "'Ray McCrary'" spook01@home.com> Cc: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:30 AM Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Front Valance hole > Hey Ray; you mention "original blueprints". Is it possible that you have > access to stuff that the rest of us don't, but would kill for? > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray McCrary [mailto:spook01@home.com] > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:42 AM > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com; mrbadger > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Front Valance hole > > > According to my copies of the original blueprints, they are debris > drains.....probably for mud and the like. > They also stiffen the assembly, much as your use of Viagra does for your > frontal assembly. > Also, they LOOK cool! > Best, > Ray McCrary > "Speed is Life; > of course Luck and Altitude > are helpful, too." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mrbadger" mrbadger@home.com> > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 7:33 AM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Front Valance hole > > > And what pray tell, oh guru of the garage, is the purpose of the louvers > > stamped into that valance? Perhaps to cool the front axle which has > > heated up from an excess of friction in the Bishop cam box? > > Inquiring minds want to know. > > > > > > > > There should be 2 holes and they should have MG part S27/45 - "rubber > > > ferrule for front splasher" fitted. The function is to stop the bottom > > > of the radiator cowl fretting against the splash panel (valance). > > > Regards > > > Cliff > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[Emgeeguy@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/20/01 8:20:52 PM Central Daylight Time, mrbadger@home.com writes:

what is the purpose of the valance?

Maybe to provide a place where they could put a hole to hold the very important grommet.

[Paul Huck]

[i]'Actually' [/i]the front valence between the dumb irons (did we ever have smart irons?) is one of the first ground effect panels, providing downforce to hold the front end on the road. The superior road holding capabilities of a good solid beam front axel (IFS is a passing fad) would be enhanced to complement the precision of the Bishop cam steering box, negative camber, antique king pins, tie rod ends that separate and the limitied road holding abilities of 450x 19 tyres. Thus was invented the phrasel 'corners like it is on rails'[i]. PTH[/i]

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] Emgeeguy@aol.com [b]To:[/b] mrbadger@home.com ; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, June 22, 2001 10:20 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] Front Valance hole In a message dated 6/20/01 8:20:52 PM Central Daylight Time, mrbadger@home.com writes: what is the purpose of the valance?

Maybe to provide a place where they could put a hole to hold the very important grommet. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.