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161. Austin import info (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:26:40 -0800; I got the Heritage certificate for the Austin A35, and it says the car was delivered to the "Overseas vehicle delivery service" of the Austin Motor Company. Does anyone knnow if there is a resource t; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00020.html (6,518 bytes)
162. Re: bearing replacement (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:12:17 -0800; Well, yeah! But I already have a freezer, propane torch, and Scottish; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00152.html (6,561 bytes)
163. Re: Some tuning help, perhaps? (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:32:51 -0700; Make sure the ignition is firing when the rotor is aligned well with the correct spark post in the dizzy. If you're off a tooth, the slightest advance causes the spark to jump to the wrong post or no; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00265.html (8,061 bytes)
164. Re: engine/tranny removal (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:27:33 -0700; If you're pulling the engine and tranny together, consider tying the drive shaft to the trans with a piece of wire, unbolt the d-shaft at the diff and pull the whole mess together. Depending on what; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00564.html (8,741 bytes)
165. Re: engine/tranny removal (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:39:02 -0700; The driveshaft is tiny, but if it is out of balance or slightly bent it will make a big difference. I've had the driveshafts of the Austin, bugeye, and Morris woody balanced and checked for true. The; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00571.html (8,395 bytes)
166. Re: 76 Midget trade on craigslist CT (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:53:29 -0700; I got one the first model year and spent 10 years, 200K miles and two engines learning to hate it. The EI failed on the way through Vegas on our honeymoon. Not cheap. It would never start after a hot; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00663.html (9,578 bytes)
167. Re: A more important anniversary (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:42:58 -0700; I, for one, wouldn't miss it. I've already warned the wife I'll be driving to OK next year. I've got plans to get turbo Bugsy in perfect shape for the trip and plan to drive straight through from Dav; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00765.html (8,877 bytes)
168. 50th reservations (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:41:20 -0700; I reserved a room for the 26th to the 29th and will be driving from CA with a bootload of tools, watching for distressed LBCs along the way. Glen; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00786.html (6,793 bytes)
169. let the wimping out begin... (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:57:35 -0700; The joy of departure, the roar of the exhaust and the bugeye and I set out with just a small suitcase jammed in the boot with the tools and tonneau. A top?...what are you, some kind of girly-man?? Fr; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00806.html (7,397 bytes)
170. Re: Re[2]: A more important anniversary (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:04:12 -0700; I'm damn sure going, but I'm still wrestling with the whuss factor. I'd love to drive out there in the Sprite, but both ways seems needlessly masochistic. I may U-haul out and drive back, or vice ver; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00968.html (9,234 bytes)
171. A more important anniversary (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:33:55 -0700; I added #4 after a quick check of mapquest. Its definitely the northern route for me. Then I read: "The fact that he drove to the 'cluster in the Morris woodie demonstrates he does not always do thin; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00987.html (10,114 bytes)
172. Re: A more important anniversary (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:46:23 -0700; Ahhh, I can see it now, one driving, fixed wild-eyed stare like the motorcyclist in the Gumball Rally, and the other catching ZZZs in the passenger seat, head rolled back with spittle flying off into; /html/spridgets/2007-03/msg00999.html (9,274 bytes)
173. Re: 948 engine/tranny weight (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 08:31:57 -0700; I've used the cheepo cable hoist many times and had no trouble. I placed a 4x4 across multiple garage rafters to divide the load, then looped a chain over the 4x4. I attach the cable hoist to the cha; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00012.html (7,515 bytes)
174. Re: 948 engine/tranny weight (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 09:25:10 -0700; The Datsun 5sp and the ribcase are interchangeable as far as pulling the engine/trans. Both are easier done together. I also use a piece of wire to tie the driveshaft to the shifter tower and pull it; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00015.html (7,827 bytes)
175. Re: Tool advice (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 12:45:09 -0700; Jig the nut, using only a GOOD drill bit (after all, you're drilling a grade 5 nut!), start drilling just enough to mark the side of the nut. Remove the nut, and in a straight down fashion that preve; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00021.html (7,091 bytes)
176. Re: Cool car on Sacramento Craigs list. (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 09:18:34 -0700; I just sent the pics and (wisely) a pic of a fully restored one to "She-who-must-be-obeyed" and have my fingers crossed. I'm totally hot for this one. Glen; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00119.html (6,762 bytes)
177. Austin Shearline (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 09:44:52 -0700; http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/321135032.html SWMBO has granted tentative approval. Holy crap!!!! Looks like another oil spreader might be headed my way. I always told my wife that if I got ano; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00120.html (6,857 bytes)
178. Re: Re: 2008 - Who's got the full list of events (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 10:30:59 -0700; I'll be driving through a bunch of them on the way to Missouri, I'll stop and yell "Whooppee, Sprites rule!!" at at least one rest stop per state. Does that work for you? Glen; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00396.html (8,814 bytes)
179. Austin Sheerline (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 09:02:16 -0700; I looked over the 1952 Austin Sheerline this Saturday and had to pass on it. It needed too many un-obtanium parts to be brought back affordably. The sad part is that the one I found in Florida has al; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00496.html (6,903 bytes)
180. Re: Losing my mind or cursed car (score: 1): Author: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 14:18:44 -0700; The mounts may look OK, but still be NFG. When the rubber block rips through, it settles right back in place with gravity and looks to be undamaged. Put a rolling floor jack under the backplate/bellh; /html/spridgets/2007-05/msg00513.html (8,417 bytes)

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