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101. Re: MKI silencer (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:29:56 +1000
Yes, it's smoothish but from memory the Bug system is 7/8" so not only will it not fit the engine won't be happy. So, Does this mean I can use a Bugeye muffler on my '69? I threw out my muffler since
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00936.html (7,499 bytes)

102. Re: Throttle Linkage (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:20:23 +1000
Assuming you still have all the standard bits check the clamps on the interconnecting rod between the carbies. You won't have slack in the cable but the butterflies won't have moved either. Peter Any
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00937.html (7,924 bytes)

103. Re: An easy one ... ? (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 21:15:12 +1000
Surely the ass-fault explains the crack? Bitumen or concrete, it doesn't matter to the bad earth bug, it'll get you in the (ass) end. Seriously, the front lights earth on the inner guards and this is
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00991.html (10,796 bytes)

104. Re: An easy one ... ? (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 21:24:08 +1000
Each time I grease the front end I retorque (with weight off the suspension) the shock bolts to 45ft/lb. Being made of Plasticene the shock bodies can distort if they're overtightened. If I'm rallyin
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00992.html (13,039 bytes)

105. Re: kaput! (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 21:25:47 +1000
For those (poor, misguided souls) of you who have incorporated Japanese parts into your Spligets (the Japanese car industry was founded on producing British cars under licence) there is a phrase - "t
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01321.html (9,605 bytes)

106. Re: kaput! (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:28:00 +1000
I'm not trying to preach to the converted (intentional pun), they're your cars and you can do with them as you will, but in twenty years time will you be able to get parts for the Datsun gearbox as y
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01353.html (9,406 bytes)

107. Re: Fw: Diffs. (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 23:06:19 +1000
True - but try reshimming the spider gears and while you're at it replace the shaft and lock pin. Peter Westcott Hi All. The issue of excessive backlash on the pinion gear is something that really ca
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01413.html (9,063 bytes)

108. Speaking of conversions... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:39:19 +1000
Does anyone know if any of the Brabham converted Climax Sprites are still around? Peter Manton did one or two Bugeyes out here but they're long gone now. Also a common upgrade in the 50-60's out here
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01476.html (7,860 bytes)

109. Re: Lighten up (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:34:50 +1000
I'm with you 100%. We were in Port Arthur that weekend back in 1996 and it certainly drives home a few truths. In the final reckoning cars are just a machine to get you from one place to another and
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01477.html (8,742 bytes)

110. Re: stubborn axle oil leak (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:49:37 +1000
1/ a Speedi sleeve will cure the axle ends, ask your bearing specialist 2/ make sure the bearing isn't spinning in the hub, oil gets driven through here by the bearing rotation 3/ make sure the drain
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01544.html (10,727 bytes)

111. Re: Speaking of conversions... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:56:46 +1000
The battery tray has to be cut away and the tunnel enlarged. Somewhere has to be found for the exhaust as well. New engine and gearbox mounts are required and the tailshaft ends up very short. It's n
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01545.html (9,328 bytes)

112. Re: Inquiring Minds Want To Know (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:40:11 +1000
Two cars - 1/ standard spec MkII with following diversions; rib case gearbox(for better ratios and reversing light switch), 1275 clutch (std slips in competition), 4.5" rostyles (strength), 4.55:1 di
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01546.html (11,292 bytes)

113. Re: Speaking of conversions... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:55:01 +1000
It's behind the gearbox but won't work without an extended 3rd motion shaft which you'll have to have made. You'll also have to enlarge the tunnel and shorten the tailshaft. Some Le Mans Sprites used
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01628.html (10,654 bytes)

114. Re: Inquiring Minds Want To Know (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:57:53 +1000
Yes, with the introduction of the 10CG 1100 came discs and different instruments. The IIA nomenclature is specific to Australia however. The 10CC 1100 and wind-up windows came with the MkIII and when
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01629.html (10,598 bytes)

115. Fw: 8" brakes - Inquiring Minds Want To Know (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:53:01 +1000
The 8" fronts on the Bug are from an A40 Farina and bolt straight onto the stub axle with no clearance problems and are a very common conversion out here. I also now of a Sprite with 9" drums on the
/html/spridgets/1999-04/msg01694.html (14,096 bytes)

116. Re: Dark Green/Production Change Point (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 20:16:01 +1100
Very much so. When Geoff Healey was in Australia someone posed an originality question and his reply was almost identical. Peter Westcott Melbourne Australia -- From: Bruce Lowry <hotwheels@longviewt
/html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00533.html (10,494 bytes)

117. Camber et al (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 23:30:41 +1100
Can't let Mike G hog the limelight about camber. One or two degrees of negative camber makes a big difference to sportingly driven road cars in steering feel, turn in and tyre wear. BUT a critical th
/html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00536.html (8,040 bytes)

118. Tyres (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 23:37:27 +1100
I know it's nearly spring over there but if anyone's looking for a 4 season tyre for a Spridget I've had excellent results from Pirelli P400 Touring tyres. They're available in Sprite sizes and aren'
/html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00571.html (7,049 bytes)

119. Re: sprite update, next project, springs, (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 00:14:06 +1100
I've found that for the road 20% uprated front springs and a standard sway bar is a pretty good compromise. Adjust the front ride height to suit the sag in the rear springs and you're on the right tr
/html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00596.html (8,316 bytes)

120. Re: Bulbs (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 00:05:10 +1100
You can always be *Born Again*, then you'll always see the light... Peter Spridgeteers, Can anyone advise as to whether or not LBC light bulb numbers can be converted to US/GE generic types. My parts
/html/spridgets/1999-03/msg00597.html (8,549 bytes)

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