- 1. "Fast Green Car" (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 21:18:28 EDT
- Here's another car book from my misspent youth-- this time about a green Morgan raced by a young talented truck driving guy in the '60s. Just thought I'd throw my .02 in... Larry Warner Robins GA '72
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00656.html (6,574 bytes)
- 2. Safety and Young Drivers in Spridgets (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:47:15 EDT
- Frank and others-- how do you all feel about the suitability of Spridgets and other LBCs for young drivers? I for one feel today's driving environment is decidedly more risky than the one I started o
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01480.html (8,250 bytes)
- 3. Re: coolant: oh and i forgot...... (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 21:13:25 EDT
- It's great stuff like this that keeps me on this list!! ;-) Larry '65 Midget '72 MGB
- /html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00541.html (7,430 bytes)
- 4. Re: Mig Welder Recommendation (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:15:39 EST
- I'd be careful about the auto-dim helmets. I'm a rank amateur but I've read professional opinions about how after striking 30-40 arcs in a long session of welding, their eyes burn and itch because of
- /html/spridgets/1999-03/msg01219.html (7,856 bytes)
- 5. GA Square-nosed Cars for Sale (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:11:19 EST
- Hey gang-- for all you Southeasterners in/near Georgia: 2 Midgets: there, not driven 2+ years $500 "bad rear end" according to present owner's father (had been daily driver until recently), unknown $
- /html/spridgets/1999-02/msg01151.html (6,867 bytes)
- 6. Re: Rear axle/hub nut size? (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 10:02:53 EST
- << Help! Anybody know the socket size for the rear axle nut (the BIG one) on a 72 Midget. I want to replace the rear wheel bearings, and I hate the thought of drifting it off with hammer and chisel.
- /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00011.html (7,179 bytes)
- 7. Dumb Question Time (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 18:49:46 EST
- Okay, this is the axle-ly challenged guy here AGAIN. I'll make it short and skip the embarrassing stuff: can one remachine/rethread the end of the axle case that holds the hub bearing assembly? Don't
- /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00040.html (6,950 bytes)
- 8. Re: not enough time.... (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:38:29 EST
- Yeah, especially clogging the list with "stuff". My goodness-- don't ever abandon maintaining your email or you'll get clogged up for sure, especially if you're on 2 or 3 lists that like to talk abou
- /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00337.html (8,434 bytes)
- 9. Location (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 02:21:55 EST
- Name: Larry Ruggiero City: Warner Robins State/Province: GA Country: USA Area Code: 912 Web Site: No Checkout: Huh? Car(s): '65 Spridget project (don't know which it will be yet...)
- /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00374.html (8,258 bytes)
- 10. Re: not enough time.... (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 10:01:13 EST
- Boy oh boy, I'm trying to keep up, but it ain't easy, especially when you're single and don't have a significant other to do things like shop, help clean, help cook, help supply the LBC budget, etc.,
- /html/spridgets/1999-01/msg00537.html (8,380 bytes)
- 11. Rear End Question (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 10:05:15 EST
- Merry Xmas Fellow Listers! I've been off the list for a while, but I've begun banging on my 65 Midget in earnest now, so here come some questions. I've got the rear end out and stripped, but now I ne
- /html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00774.html (7,011 bytes)
- 12. Re: Midget engine removal (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 08:07:10 EDT
- Tyson--from personal experience (the hard way): pulling both together requires a pretty steep transmission-down removal angle, so be sure to drain the tranny oil beforehand! Failure to do so will alm
- /html/spridgets/1998-06/msg00093.html (7,077 bytes)
- 13. Re: turbocharging a 1275 (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635 <LRuggi2635@aol.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 15:26:24 EDT
- Try Mini-Mania-- they advertise a supercharger conversion with some pretty impressive specs. Larry Ruggiero '65 Sprite '72 MGB
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00179.html (6,872 bytes)
- 14. Re: LUCAS Wiring and Troubleshooting (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635 <LRuggi2635@aol.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 12:38:09 EDT
- Hi Dan-- regarding the wiring hanging into your knees, you might want to tiewrap them up out of the way, but the permanent fix is to get replica underdash covers sold through all the popular catalogu
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00198.html (6,976 bytes)
- 15. Re: Sprite Rush wrap-up and adventures in driving (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635 <LRuggi2635@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 09:52:05 EDT
- Hi Amy, thanks for the commentary on a great event--sorry I missed it. Regarding your throttle cable problem, you might want to try my trick. My 'B has lived on a steady diet of bicycle hand brake ca
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00219.html (7,691 bytes)
- 16. Re: seat diaphragm vs. straps (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635 <LRuggi2635@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 16:08:55 EDT
- Barry, you should be able to replace the seat webbing directly with new assemblies. That wire is a U-shaped piece that the rubber straps wrap around before being sewn to themselves. In the middle of
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00224.html (7,341 bytes)
- 17. Re: The rest of the story (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635 <LRuggi2635@aol.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 10:51:50 EDT
- Amy--Winner's Circle in Cleveland, OH, can fix you up there. They've been serious racing Spridget experts for years. Their number is (216) 333-4666. They're also on-line at www.spridgets.com (yes, th
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00233.html (7,285 bytes)
- 18. Re: Tacho cable (score: 1)
- Author: LRuggi2635 <LRuggi2635@aol.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 22:33:09 EDT
- <<My tacho cable is toast. It's got all kind of cut/splits in the plastic cover and looks terrible. So I decided to order a new one. Simple right? Wrong. I ordered the replacement from VB and it look
- /html/spridgets/1998-05/msg00270.html (8,363 bytes)
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