- 61. Re: rotaries (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 19:58:22 -0500
- I just met a fellow near here.(East Texas) and I am going to pick his brain for details. After driving "Cosmo" who is pure stock and probably not tuned properly....I must admit that it is an astoundi
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00021.html (7,716 bytes)
- 62. Re: Taking a 67 Sprite out of deep storage... (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:48:45 -0500
- $5000 is too steep..Offer a lot less and let him fight it back up. Apparently prices vary a lot regionally. I have found many MGs for 1500 to 3500 around here. All drivers is reasonable shape. Mostly
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00292.html (11,586 bytes)
- 63. Re: Fuel tank removal, 77 Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 01:43:38 -0500
- Have you tried (shudder!) metric wrenches?
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00395.html (8,425 bytes)
- 64. Re: Lucas joke, no LBC content (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 03:13:48 -0500
- If Lucas made a vacuum cleaner I would certainly buy one. "If it is by Lucas...You know it sucks!!!"
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00396.html (7,712 bytes)
- 65. Re: Bugeye Front-Hinging Hood (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:16:16 -0500
- I just happen to have a 70 Spit that will never see the road again. Still want a couple of latches? Bruce Lowry Hallsville, Tx 60 Bugeye "Cosmo" 70 Spit 67.5 Datsun 1600 Many other large piles of car
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00446.html (11,064 bytes)
- 66. Re: Bugeye Front-Hinging Hood (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:20:23 -0500
- Has anyone tried the gas charges lift cylinders on a sprite frontend? My first reaction to this idea was that the constant pressure might warp something! Bruce Lowry
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00448.html (10,866 bytes)
- 67. Re: Painting the engine compartment (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:43:40 -0500
- Had a biy of trouble with a Wagner. Seemed to put out a lot of paint at any Works good on the house but anything smaller than a door was a bit of an exersise in run prevention and overspray avoidance
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00449.html (8,898 bytes)
- 68. [Fwd: roll bars looks or safety] (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 00:54:26 -0500
- Stole this from the Datsun Roadster list. This happened to my brother on His only crime seems to be that he was driving a small roadster near an a**le in a big truck. Truck was doing about 50 in the
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00569.html (8,787 bytes)
- 69. Re: 1974 Midget Alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:38:09 -0500
- It is always better to have your steering centered with the wheels straight ahead. Pulling the steering wheel to "center things can lead to uneven turn radius left to right. Bruce Lowry
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00689.html (10,987 bytes)
- 70. Re: Weekends(long) (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 00:22:52 -0500
- Hooray for Starbug!!!!! (You did O.K. too!!!!) Bruce Lowry
- /html/spridgets/1998-08/msg00729.html (9,468 bytes)
- 71. New owner (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 07:30:49 -0500
- Hopefully I got this right this time. I am a brand new LBC owner and have been listening for a week or two. First..I need a brake adjuster! The previous owner (is that DPO?) was no mechanic and all t
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00134.html (7,529 bytes)
- 72. Re: Moss, etc (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 21:00:14 -0500
- Upon checking the files(2 huge binders) of records I got with my bugeye, the only things to go wrong with "Cosmo" in 73000 miles were maintienence items, 1 headlight switch, 1 dist cap and a headligh
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00180.html (8,640 bytes)
- 73. Re: gulp valve (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 21:19:21 -0500
- What in the world is a gulp valve and tonneau bars....and do I even need to worry about these items. Bruce and "Cosmo" 60 Bugeye
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00181.html (10,012 bytes)
- 74. Re: Newly acquired Sprite (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 02:38:48 -0500
- Durn good advice! However, how many of you (me included) can wait for the proper ambition to redo the fuel system before trying to fire that 2 or 6 year "sitter" up? I have just bought my first Bugey
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00234.html (9,830 bytes)
- 75. Re: stated value insurance (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 12:34:06 -0500
- Insurance is always a tricky business. I have always maintained that there is in every claim office at least one person whose sole job is to say "NO" The majority of people trust their agents wholehe
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00347.html (9,435 bytes)
- 76. Re: Is it just me? (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:49:57 -0500
- I will fax you a 10 in the morning!
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00371.html (10,450 bytes)
- 77. Re: Cylinder Head Capacity (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:57:34 -0500
- Did it once! Used daughters modelling clay and a beaker from the school! ( a light wipe with oils in the chamber will keep the clay from sticking) Bruce Lowry
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00373.html (9,767 bytes)
- 78. Re: best source for Sprite brake parts? (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 09:58:40 -0500
- I also have discovered that my local auto store is a great deal of help. My cylinders also went to a local shop that cleaned and honed them for me. Only parts I had to go to the catalogs for were the
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00445.html (9,172 bytes)
- 79. Re: Are electric fans worthwhile? (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:48:36 -0500
- I have one from an 87 escort (got it free) I am attempting to do an install that is clean and requires NO modifications to my bugeye. I will keep you posted on progress and methods. I may even write
- /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00490.html (8,182 bytes)
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