Patton,
ONLY have this job done by someone who has the correct reamer (~$200) made
especially for the Spridget front suspension. Have them show it to you if
you don't believe them. I had it done locally at a place specializing in
LBCs. They actually had to order one from Moss because they had modified
theirs to work for a Bugeye front.
The place actually wanted more for this work than Apple, but they then
matched Apple's price.
Ulix
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Patton Dickson wrote:
> I just called Special Interest Autos, just to check what their price on
> the major front end kit was. To my great please they are only charging
> $92.50 for their kit. Moss wants > $200 for theirs and Vicky Brit
> wasn't off by far. The closest I found was $148 by Northwest, so it
> really pays to shop around in this case. Thanks Nory for pointing me in
> this direction (to bad $80 wasn't still in effect).
>
> Well here comes my quandary. I now have the spindle bushings for the
> kingpin, but no reamer to do it myself (I do have access to a big Healey
> one, no chance they are the same is there). I know that Apple will
> install them for $80 for the set, but I am wondering if this is
> something I should be able to do locally since I have all the parts. It
> just doesn't seem that this would be a job that should cost $80 for
> labor only.
>
> Well, I still have to order the A-arms and paint the wires before I
> start on this.
>
> Take care.
>
> Patton
> --
> '67 Austin Healey Sprite MKIV
> My Spritepage (featuring a JAVA Spridget newsgroup) is found at...
> http://www.GEOCITIES.COM/TheTropics/Shores/1256/page2.html
>
>
Ulix __/__,__
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