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1. Re: Tire Size (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:49:27 -0700 (PDT); Hi Mostyn, Sorry I am a bit behind with reading the messages. Could you please give me the measurements of your wheels? I am interested in backspacing mostly. I guess your wheel arches are round alre; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00324.html (9,143 bytes)
2. Re: Front suspension performance rebuild (looong) (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:34:38 -0700 (PDT); Sorry I am a bit behind with reading he list. KYB shocks come in many different specs. The advantage is that you can measure what you need on the car and go into your local parts store. There they s; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00360.html (8,195 bytes)
3. Re: Minilites (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:44:29 -0700 (PDT); So who is George Merryweather and what prices does he quote on the Minilites? How can I contact him? Which Minilites does he sell; the ones that are 5.5" wide or 6" wide? Thanks, Gus '71 Midget; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00362.html (8,131 bytes)
4. Re: Spridget rear suspension + STP (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 15:05:22 -0700 (PDT); ... Rick, I have heard that STP is going to dissolve eventually all rubber seals of the shocks. I have not put STP in mine. I have changed the valving (stiffer valving from MOSS UK - ships really ine; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00427.html (8,735 bytes)
5. Re: Fork Oil - what weight are you using? (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:34:09 -0700 (PDT); I am using the heaviest or most viscous fork oil I could find in the stores. I don't know the number from the top of my head, but it sounds pretty low to me and I can't get any thicker fork oil. Che; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00504.html (8,672 bytes)
6. Re: Header & Exhaust (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:09:17 -0700 (PDT); Your timing couldn't be better. I just have installed within the last week or so the new exhaust system. After it was lying around at home for quite some time... Yes, both manifold and exhaust are f; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00522.html (9,403 bytes)
7. Re: Fork Oil - what weight are you using? (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:10:59 -0700 (PDT); That will last you maybe couple of years. Gus '71 Midget; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00523.html (8,389 bytes)
8. Re: Fork Oil - what weight are you using? (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:54:07 -0700 (PDT); Sorry Ulix, I proceeded very unscientifically: I changed two things at once. The oil and the valving. One thing I can say: the stuff coming out of the shocks was very dirty! Gus P.S.: Did it get stif; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00525.html (9,573 bytes)
9. Re: Fattest Tire on 13x6 MiniLite Rim? (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:32:34 -0700 (PDT); I haven't read any follow-ups on this mail - maybe I deleted them prematurely, though. It's interesting, but you say that you drove your Midget with these wheels without any rubbing? I have tried my; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00532.html (8,552 bytes)
10. Re: su throttle shafts (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 13:49:06 -0700 (PDT); Do you need the shafts or new bushings in the bodies? Maybe you didn't know, but you can maybe tell if you need only new throttle shafts: you take the springs off, open the butterfly throttle and se; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00579.html (8,726 bytes)
11. re: Wheel Bolt Pattern List version 93.16.02 (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:59:41 -0700 (PDT); Thanks for posting the list with the 4 on 4 bolt patterns! I always look for something that fits and that people know (or have in their incomplete lists) when I go shopping for wheels. They don't ha; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00729.html (9,381 bytes)
12. Re: synthetics in fresh rebuilds (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 13:59:16 -0700 (PDT); Hi there, I am using Valvoline full synthetic 20W-50 in my Midget. I have started doing this early last year and haven't seen yet any bad leakage. Maybe the engine has already run out of oil? Cheers,; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00762.html (8,067 bytes)
13. Re: Wire Wheel Conversion (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:15:02 -0700 (PDT); I have heard that the new wire wheels go for $80 each. But you already have bought them. For further parts at a reasonable price I would call Mike (802) 439-5815 See what he has to offer. Cheers, Gu; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00833.html (8,569 bytes)
14. Re: Wire Wheel Conversion (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 16:10:46 -0700 (PDT); What, the $80 per wheel is HALF of what others charge?! Oh, I guess I should have bought a set and worried about skinny rims later. I wanted to have some fun doing auto-x and that's best done on wide; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00843.html (9,749 bytes)
15. looking for (used) Rollbar (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:04:41 -0700 (PDT); Hi Spridgeteers, Is anybody selling a good roll bar that fits still under the soft top (a little bit better for driving in the rain) and maybe is a cute hoop for the driver's side? A harness support; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00862.html (6,874 bytes)
16. Re: Parts Catalogues (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:38:45 -0700 (PDT); Are you sure your mentioned web address is correct? Gus; /html/spridgets/1998-04/msg00866.html (8,675 bytes)
17. Re: 72 Midget w/ 5 Speed: Results (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:35:38 -0800 (PST); Hi Chuck, Which adapter kit did you buy for your Datsun 210 tranny implant? I have just seen in the GRM (grass roots motorsports) that a kit is available for $399. That sounds like a good price to me; /html/spridgets/1998-03/msg00095.html (7,451 bytes)
18. Re: Plastic rear window (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 11:44:45 -0800 (PST); Hi Alan, I have a compound to buff the delicate plastic windows of convertible. Since I was going to do that on my Midget I kept this as a remedy further down on my to-do list. Then I got a brand new; /html/spridgets/1998-03/msg00096.html (9,059 bytes)
19. Re: Hot Bearings (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 13:35:13 -0800 (PST); Jacking up the car and testing for free spin certainly will clarify the temperature problem. I never had a rubbing brake in the front - many times in the rear, though. Gus; /html/spridgets/1998-03/msg00101.html (9,494 bytes)
20. Re: Steering Wheel Prices (score: 1): Author: Agustin de la Calle <agustin@risotto.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:40:16 -0800 (PST); Hi Bruce, Thanks for sharing this eye-opener. I also picked up a Les Leston wheel for my Midget. I plan to replace the nice (but big: 15") wooden wheel by Personal. Even though it feels like a smooth; /html/spridgets/1998-03/msg00160.html (8,678 bytes)

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