Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #212
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   From: a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com
Subject: RE: Front plate-
   Date: Thu, 9 Jun 1994 21:38:26 -0400

I've seen a couple notes on here again RE: ugly standard front plate mount.
Last winter I removed the bracket and bolted the upper edge of the plate
directly to where the bracket was, and curved the plate downward to clear
the braces inside the "mouth".  This tucked the plate out of the way, but it
was still visible inside the mouth - a neat solution.
 
However, I've now started finding the limits of this approach - seems to be
about 85 degrees.  The temp gauge will start wandering a bit above the
standard setting, where it always locks in after warmup.  On a long, slight
grade at 60, the gauge climbed closer to the 2/3 point.  This weekend the
plate will be removed from that location to somewhere else for the summer.
 
                                                        --Jack M.--