- 41. Re: Promising LBC Mechanic Sighting (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:38:19 -0800
- Larry, are you serious...? this is hilarious!!! Gerard Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity. G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Du
- /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00905.html (8,459 bytes)
- 42. Re: one more photo..... (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:14:46 -0800
- Actually, if you look closely, they are actually there but are painted black and hard to see. Looks as if they were remanufactured for the new design. Judging by the little I can see of the frame, I'
- /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg00970.html (12,028 bytes)
- 43. Re: New Sprite! was: Sprite vs. Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:29:58 -0800
- "H" in the engine number means high compression. Marvel Myserty oil in the cylinders is probably better bet when you try to turn it over. If it is in fact seized, you should turn it over by hand usi
- /html/spridgets/1999-11/msg01032.html (10,381 bytes)
- 44. Re: Spridget shoes (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:45:09 -0700
- Try removing the wheels and with it laying flat on the ground, spray a soapy water mixture around the bead on each side. It's likely that the tire has some debris accumulated around the rim/tire bea
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00000.html (9,690 bytes)
- 45. Re: Question re: '60 Bugeye (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 20:50:21 -0700
- I remember hearing about two cars that fit this discription a couple years ago (before the spridgits list). The were for sale in the Southern California area as I recall. I seem to remember the selle
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00036.html (9,588 bytes)
- 46. Re: Side curtains (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:16:04 -0700
- So who is a good source for seals and felts for the Weathershields? Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Duty D E S http://www.gerardsgarage.com
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00062.html (9,959 bytes)
- 47. Re: Sprite rear hub seal solution tech tip (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 18:38:03 -0700
- I have a number for a Redi-Sleeve from National Oil seal of 99174. I'm not positive, but I think the number that WST gave would be OK too. I know that the other number 99174 is correct for stock. Yo
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00102.html (15,767 bytes)
- 48. Re: MkI & MkII Questions (LONG) (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 19:45:57 -0700
- The split window coupe is currently the most sought after 'Vette. When I was in college, a good friend was selling his, and I foolishly didn't snap it up. At $1500, it would have been a steal too. As
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00411.html (11,940 bytes)
- 49. Gearbox switch (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 00:41:27 -0700
- I recently acquired a ribcase tranny for my '68 Sprite. It supposedly came out of another '68, but it has something I haven't seen before, and I think it might be from a little later car. Besides the
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00424.html (7,693 bytes)
- 50. RE: My sad story: Color choices (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 10:27:14 -0700
- I believe that David Riker's car you saw. Also has shaved door handles and a bunch of other neat stuff. Very sharp lookin car. Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00462.html (9,585 bytes)
- 51. Re: It's a sickness! (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:36:14 -0700
- I certainly won't qualify as the longest, but I'll be up near the top of the list. I bought my first Bugeye in Detroit in March 1968 and sold it (29 years later) in San Francisco in February 1997 in
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00475.html (14,567 bytes)
- 52. RE: My sad story: Color choices (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:44:32 -0700
- Handles are removed, holes hidden, and are usually operated by remote solenoids. In the case of David's car, he has a solenoid for the trunk (interior release) and the old "slip your hand between th
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00477.html (9,669 bytes)
- 53. Re: Non LBC- Cats (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 16:18:45 -0700
- Sure sounds familiar to me...! Gerard (just me and my son in a family of five... er... six if you count the cat) G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Dut
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00532.html (8,272 bytes)
- 54. Re: Mark I? (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 21:26:46 -0700
- My (Bugeye) Sprite owner manual title page says Austin Healey Sprite (no reference to MKI) However my hardbound BMC service manual for the 1st generation Sprite does have "Mark I" in the title as do
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00535.html (10,124 bytes)
- 55. Re: auto-stick (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 21:33:52 -0700
- Anyone every hear of a "Manumatic clutch"? It's listed under Gearbox and ancillaries in the prefix codes. Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Dut
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00536.html (7,907 bytes)
- 56. Wiring Diagram (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 21:37:59 -0700
- Anybody out there have a wiring diagram for a '72'-74 Spridget? My shop maual only goes through 1970. Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G Pixelsmith on Duty D
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00537.html (6,962 bytes)
- 57. Re: HP Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 09:11:53 -0700
- The 2CV had 4 diiiferent displacements; 375cc, 425cc, 435cc, and 602cc, with power output of 9,12,18, 29 bhp respectively. Gerard G G Gerard Chateauvieux E A R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com A A R G
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00575.html (8,302 bytes)
- 58. Re: Intsrument Panel (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 19:14:36 -0700
- If all else fails, I think Mini-Mania, and perhaps some other have fiberglass reproductions. Some mentioned some other options when the RHD conversion issue came up last week. Gerard G G Gerard Chate
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00596.html (8,837 bytes)
- 59. Re: Fwd: Door A-Post. (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 10:12:25 -0700
- Have you tried adjusting the position of the hinge on the door? There ar two bolts on each, and you should have a lot of adjustment back and forth there. You should be able to make up the difference
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00621.html (10,896 bytes)
- 60. Re: Intsrument Panel (score: 1)
- Author: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 10:50:12 -0700
- What year is your car? The dash cone for tye MKI-MKII is the filler piece between the dash and the steering wheel. Also (originally) contains the contact to make the horn work. i knew a guy in Orego
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00622.html (11,078 bytes)
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