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Re: (follow up) Blown Head Gasket

To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: (follow up) Blown Head Gasket
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:14:11 -0500
Cc: Herb_Goede@amsinc.com, egnorant@flash.net, millerb@netusa1.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <199908201635.JAA16901@shorter.eng.sun.com>
Reply-to: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Now that ain't so,you got all those cool new laws that you get first,BIG riots 
that
make the news,earthquakes,I'm so bored out here in Texas,all there is to do is 
fix
up LBC's and drive,oh and dodge a twister or two <G>   Brad

Bryan Vandiver wrote:

> Man, you Texan's know how to live...
>
> First the naked springsteen breakfast with spurs, and now this.
> Us hicks out here in California ain't got sh**t!
>
> ;-> Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
>
> >X-Accept-Language: en
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >To: Herb_Goede@amsinc.com
> >CC: Bill Miller <millerb@netusa1.net>, spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: (follow up) Blown Head Gasket
> >
> >As far as finding parts for my Bugeye in local parts stores, I found a 
>winner.
> >They were able to pull from shelves all the tune up parts, oil filters, 
>bulbs,
> >belts and
> >WIPERS!!!! With a phone call they found generators, starters, rebuilt carbs,
> >wheel bearings and seals, local trans and diff rebuilder, engine rebuild 
>parts,
> >NOS electrical parts, (Imagine that they found a 60 Bugeye headlight/ignition
> >switch 3 blocks away on the shelf!!) And many other items. He had Vic Brit
> >catalogs, Moss Motoors and AH Spares under the counter. He also knew a few
> >local shops that actually had experience in MGs and Austin Healeys. He also
> >pointed me to an upholstery shop that was enthusiastic about working on odd
> >cars. Now all I need is some money to use all these resourses and I will be
> >fine! He also pointed me to a shop that does proper inspections on older 
>cars.
> >In short...Move to Texas!
> >Bruce Lowry
> >
> >Herb_Goede@amsinc.com wrote:
> >
> >> Bill,
> >>
> >> Autozone had something in stock for a Spridget besides spark plugs and oil?
> >> Most of the folks working there can't even prounounce Alfa Romeo and those
> >> were inported well into the '90s.  Go figure.
> >>
> >> Herb G.
> >


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