Hi Keith ,
Thanks for the vote of confidence . 90 % of the ancillary parts are restored
and in boxes .My wife calls them my bugeye treasure boxes. I'm just getting
started on the shell . When it is done and painted I will rebuild the
suspension and brakes .
Next I will reassemble the car, and finally replace the engine and
transmission .
It should be done in a couple of years . I'll take you for a spin :-)
Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Turk [SMTP:kturk@ala.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 4:07 PM
> To: Hanna, Mark; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: General Advice on Restoration Requested
>
> take the Flame guard down... I am very interested in seeing your car...
> and
> so would
> Donald Healey... your taste is interesting to me... a $30,000 bugeye...
> well I have seen those types of cars.... and I know what they look like...
> Yours well that would be new to me and I am interested in that.... Keith
> ----------
> > From: Hanna, Mark <mhanna@ball.com>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: General Advice on Restoration Requested
> > Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 4:26 PM
> >
> > 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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