Mark
I could not agree more.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Hanna, Mark <mhanna@ball.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: 11 February, 1999 2:52 PM
Subject: RE: General Advice on Restoration Requested
> Hi Philip ,
> There are probably as many answers to this one as there are people
> on this list . For instance I am building a '59 Bugeye . It will
look
>
> pretty standard from the outside . The inside will have a stock dash
> (fascia) , stock gauges , switches , steering wheel , seats . I will
>cover
> the seats in leather , the interior panels will all be leather . The
>floor
> will be covered in wool carpet (Wilton) . The engine will be a 1275
>(1380)
> Five speed transmission . Alternator , front disk brakes , front
sway
>bar ,
> poly bushings all around , all ancillary parts rebuilt /
refurbished
>. I want
> to retain the flavor and charm of the car , and at the same time
>increase
> its performance and appeal as a car that can be used and enjoyed
>regularly.
> I am personally not interested in a $30 K gold level car that would
>be a crime
> to use . Nor am I attracted to cars that have been butchered to the
>point
> of loosing all of there quaint British charm and character . In the
>end the
> choice is all yours . Good Luck !!! ,
> Flame shields up ,
> Mark Hanna
> AN5L/13731
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Philip Hubbard [SMTP:hubbard@idir.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 2:12 PM
>> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Subject: General Advice on Restoration Requested
>>
>> As you all know from some recent posts, I'm toying with the idea of
>> getting
>> a companion for Arioch, my '74 Midget. This would be a restoration
>> project
>> of some kind. Through list advice, other research and some thought, I've
>> narrowed it down to a Bug-Eye or Spridget. (Dropped Lotus Elan, MGB,
>> Spitxxxx, etc. for now)
>>
>> I'm just looking for some general advice right now. What are the
>> essentials before I even think about doing this? Parts manual, Workshop
>> manual in addition to the Haynes I own, etc. I've talked to my dad about
>> using his garage and pit and looks like he might go for my trade of labor
>> for space, so I'm starting to collect info.
>>
>> Not sure which way I'm going to go on type of resto. Part of me gets
into
>> the originality thing a la "look, it could have just rolled out of the
>> factory". Part of me wants to make this one a bit of a go-fast auto. I
>> get the feeling I won't go to the extreme in either case, so maybe I
don't
>> have the all original in me. As far as go-fast goes, I don't mean that
>> I'll be racing it...I just mean a bit of an upgrade here and there to
make
>> it peppier for around town.
>>
>> If I go the "as close to original as possible" route, I'm thinking the
>> earlier the model the better. If I go the peppy route, I'm thinking of
>> something around '67 or '68 so I get the 1275cc motor, but still pretty
>> early on.
>>
>> Any advice or comments are, as always, appreciated.
>
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