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RE: Alternative parts souce.

To: "'Patton Dickson'" <kpatton@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: RE: Alternative parts souce.
From: Dave Formstone <dformsto@compusmart.ab.ca>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 12:05:29 -0700
Cc: "'Sprite list'" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Reply-to: Dave Formstone <dformsto@compusmart.ab.ca>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Patton, you should be able to find used  A arms with only the outer fulcrum 
bushings worn. If you can, you can but new bushings from Apple for $16:00 a 
side and install them yourself. Alternatively you can exchange them for 
rebuilds for around $70 each. My A arms were OK so I purchased only the 
bushings and installed them myself, not a big job. You will need new fulcrum 
pins to align the bushings properly prior to silver soldering.
Good luck
Dave F.
1960 Bugeye

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From:   Patton Dickson[SMTP:kpatton@worldnet.att.net]
Sent:   November 14, 1997 20:43 PM
To:     Dave Formstone
Cc:     'Sprite list'
Subject:        Re: Alternative parts souce.

One had Major damage from a unnoticed crack in the fulcrum pin of the right
one, almost split open.  The other was worn out with a small crack in the
same place.

And since I don't weld...  not really meuch choice.  And I would have had to
spend $75 to have them rebuilt by Apple.  This worked best for me.

Patton

Dave Formstone wrote:

> Why do you need to buy new A arms? Why not repair your existing ones?
> Dave F.
> 1960 Bugeye
>
> ----------
> From:   alan b fisher[SMTP:hello39@idt.net]
> Sent:   November 13, 1997 11:48 AM
> To:     Patton Dickson
> Cc:     Dave Brown; spridgets
> Subject:        Re: Alternative parts souce.
>
> Patton Dickson wrote:
>
> Patton,
> What's a good price on a-arms? Proper Mg had em for $99.00
> on sale during August and refused to honor the price for a volume order
> of
> 8 arms yesterday. They want $129.00 their everyday price. They are
> new not rebuilds and they are from England?
> Regards
> Alan
>
> > That is who I got my A-arms from.  Good price, fast shipping, and Hal
> > was
> > pretty helpful on the phone.  They also answer e-mail fast, which I
> > think is
> > important if you are trying to business on the web.  (just an aside,
> > if you
> > give out a business e-mail address, I expect you to check it as least
> > as
> > fast as you do your regular mail) I had no problems at all.  Of 

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