- 1. The longest time... (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 08:31:25 -0500
- What is the longest time one can go without reassembling the car before you forget what everything is and where it went? I have moved my poor project around so much in the last few months. It is spre
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00174.html (7,925 bytes)
- 2. Re: Midget interior questions....(originality?) (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 14:01:57 -0500
- I gave up on originality awhile ago and am going for what I like. Which includes painting my '75 Midget "Black Tulip," and going with a tan carpet kit from Pep Boys (custom made for $120). And if I g
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00224.html (8,328 bytes)
- 3. Re: Midget interior questions....(originality?) (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 21:46:15 -0500
- That only works when the car is moving! :-) Doesn't do much for you in the 85-90 degree heat anyway. I guess that's why I also have a Honda... adrian -- __________________________________ email: adri
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00245.html (7,991 bytes)
- 4. Re: originality, part 2, sacrilege (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 10:42:59 -0500
- Does adding convenience features such as power windows mean the car is a Miata? I wonder if that's all I have to do to make my Midget worth $10k? adrian -- __________________________________ email: a
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00328.html (8,423 bytes)
- 5. Re: originality, part 2, sacrilege (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 16:36:48 -0500
- I dunno...I am of the opinion that if a Datsun 5-speed conversion doens't make people think "Miata" then two things that don't really require any car alterations such as power windows and air conditi
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00342.html (8,600 bytes)
- 6. What year...? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 13:26:40 -0500
- This was posted on my website, and I thought I would run it by the group to see if anybody had any suggestions. I don't know anything about the older cars! Thanks! adrian -- _________________________
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00405.html (7,673 bytes)
- 7. Thanks for the info WAS: What year? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 08:05:01 -0500
- Thanks to everyone who answered the question about the Sprite. It seems it is a '61, '62, and '63 sprite with a '70 midget engine! :-) Since it isn't my car, I am satisfied with that answer. adrian -
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00434.html (7,253 bytes)
- 8. [Fwd: 1972 MG MIDGET FOR SALE] (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 08:09:57 -0500
- Got this in my email, and thought I would forward it in case anybody out there was interested. I don't know this person or the car, they stopped by my web site. Thanks! adrian -- Begin Message -- To:
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00605.html (7,967 bytes)
- 9. Parts washer? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 09:46:34 -0500
- I was looking at a parts washer this weekend at Pep Boys. Little bitty thing that costs $69.00. Surely there is a cheaper way to get one. Has anybody ever made a parts washer? If so, what kind of pum
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00002.html (7,898 bytes)
- 10. Re: 1275 Cracked head (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 22:13:01 -0500
- A guy in town races midgets and he gets his heads remanufactured by another guy who drag races. Anyway, their process involves putting the head in a kiln and baking it for a few days, then actually w
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00031.html (9,035 bytes)
- 11. 1500 Engine WAS: Re: V6 in a Midget (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 08:23:55 -0500
- Here's a stupid question, but humor me. How can an oil cooler aid a weak bottom end? Are the problems all heat related? And who makes a good bolt-on kit for the 1500? I was already thinking about get
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00042.html (7,790 bytes)
- 12. Re: 1500 Engine (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 16:12:56 -0500
- the only problems I have ever had out of three 1500 engines were with the head (dropping valve seats, cracking, etc). My bottom ends were always in perfect health. adrian -- _________________________
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00053.html (7,952 bytes)
- 13. Chat (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 20:44:12 -0500
- What's the info for the chat please? That email is at work! thanks! adrian -- __________________________________ email: adrian@icx.net adrian@utk.edu "How about going back to sleep for a few minutes
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00128.html (6,806 bytes)
- 14. Re: aftermarket seat (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 13:00:00 -0500
- I didn't see that seat on Mini Mania's site...do these seats have headrests and are they available in different colors? adrian -- ______________________________________ J. Adrian Barnes adrian@utk.ed
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00276.html (8,368 bytes)
- 15. Re: 1976 pistons compatible with 1979? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 14:32:23 -0500
- I am putting those pistons in my '75. I have rebuilt a '75 and a '78 and they were identical, so i reckon a '79 will be the same too. adrian -- ______________________________________ J. Adrian Barnes
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00283.html (8,456 bytes)
- 16. Re: non-standard e-mail features are very irritating (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 21:15:38 -0500
- I believe the VCF files are "Cards" used in netscape communicator email. They send personal info, such as organization, email address, address, phone, etc..information most people include in their s
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00369.html (10,357 bytes)
- 17. Re: Expensive machining - are these prices normal? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 12:27:05 -0500
- That sounds outrageous. Call around. I only spent $145 on machining this time around, including boring .020, polishing the crank, resurfacing flywheel, mounting the piston on the rods, etc etc, plus
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00390.html (10,301 bytes)
- 18. Re: another new boy in the block (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:30:51 -0500
- Welcome to the list! You picked a great bunch to hang out with! I have bee rather quiet lately because I am devoting all my time to trying to buy a house (with two car garage and workshop!), and am d
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00226.html (8,623 bytes)
- 19. electronic ignitions (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Adrian Barnes" <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 07:13:12 -0500
- On the MG list, everybody was talking about the Pertronix (sp?) electronic ignition, but it seems that it won't work on the beautiful (heh heh) rubber bumper midgets ('75-'79). What is the recommende
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00322.html (7,476 bytes)
- 20. Re: For PDLJMPR Readers (Spridget Site) (score: 1)
- Author: Adrian <adrian@utk.edu>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 06:29:57 -0500
- In the middle of all my house-buying mess, I am sort of re-doing Midget Web (link in signature) with more maps and with frames (since I can't work on the Midget until I get a home for it). I would be
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00553.html (8,318 bytes)
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