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> From: Daryl and Jennifer May <mayfam@sprynet.com>
> To: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.et
> Subject: Re: Spridget FAQ
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 6:07 PM
>
> Mike,
>
> I think you have a great idea here. Too often, the same question gets
> asked over and over again. Also, most of us have lost the answers by the
> time the question becomes relevant to our own needs!
>
> Here's some starters:
>
> 1. Where can I get a kit for a 5-speed conversion? Does it work well?
> How much?
>
> 2. What sizes of tire fit, and what size is best?
>
> 3. What type of oil works best in the shocks?
>
> 4. What is the best type of brake fluid?
>
> 5. How do I contact the ultimate expert, Frank?
>
> 6. What's the best thing to remove to replace the clutch: engine, engine
> and tranny, or just tranny (can't)?
>
> 7. Who are the good parts suppliers? (And who to avoid?)
>
> 8. How do I replace the generator with an alternator?
>
> 9. How do I replace windshield glass?
>
> 10. How interchangeable are spoke wheels and regular wheels?
>
> 11. Is electronic ignition a good idea, and if so of what type?
>
> 12. What do I have to pay for a Spridget (various years)?
>
> 13. How do I do a front-hingeing hood (on a Bugeye)?
>
> Good luck!
>
> Daryl
>
>
>
>
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> > From: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Spridget FAQ
> > Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 10:43 AM
> >
> > I'll try again - I have only had one response to this (thanks Greg).
> Maybe
> > it
> > slipped through unnoticed. Maybe there just isn't any interest?
> >
> > I volunteered to compile and maintain a spridget FAQ that will be
hosted
> > by the SOL site (presuming they agree as I expect).
> >
> > What I ask of the list is that suggestions of questions to be included
be
> > emailed directly to me. You don't have to suggest an answer, just the
> > question.
> >
> > By definition this should be a question that pops up every now and
again.
> >
> > Other questions that provide very useful answers may be appropriate
too.
> >
> > I'm prepared to have a go at initial answers to question if you don't
> > provide
> > an answer. A perfectly acceptable answer may be a pointer to a URL
> article
> > or a book reference (the later will be augmented by a precis).
> >
> > I'd also like volunteers to act as proof readers/technical checkers to
> > provide
> > feedback on interim editions of the FAQ.
> >
> > You can also send me email to say you like, dislike, or couldn't care
> less
> > about the idea of a list spridget FAQ.
> >
> > Mike
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