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41. Re: Bugeye rear brake upgrade and clutch problems. (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 21:24:35 +1000
You've put in a ton of work however for disk brakes, later drums and the 1275 clutch you need to drop your master cylinder back to .75"/.75" and increase the clutch slave to 1" to get decent pedal fe
/html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00965.html (12,100 bytes)

42. Re: MOMO Steering wheel Hub for SPRITE (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 21:28:51 +1000
The hub you have is probably from a MkIII on which had a wider spline. In a previous existence I sold Momos and I seem to recall the small splined hubs were obsolete. If you hunt around the stockists
/html/spridgets/1999-07/msg00966.html (7,990 bytes)

43. Re: rear hub pulling question (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 22:20:21 +1000
What I do is to reverse the half shaft onto the studs so the long spiky bit pokes outwards. A couple of wheel nuts can then be threaded onto the studs and alternately tightened. The hub will then gen
/html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00334.html (8,117 bytes)

44. Re: Piston ID? (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 20:59:41 +1000
If you need any Repco parts let me know, perhaps we can barter as it's much easier than swapping money. Peter -- Andy, As far as I know, Repco is an Australian company, or consortium. Their pistons a
/html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00823.html (7,771 bytes)

45. Re: Repco Pistons (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 20:54:48 +1000
There's nothing wrong at all with Repco pistons, I've used them in many applications without a problem. For a road car they'll be fine but remember that because they're shared between other A series
/html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00824.html (8,926 bytes)

46. Re: Star wars names (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:43:19 +1000
"Yes my first car was a Volare, o o o" The only car you have to be a drunk to drive (apologies to Dean Martin fans) Peter
/html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00943.html (7,067 bytes)

47. Re: 79 Midget exhaust (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:50:53 +1000
I don't know about nuclear but it probably explains Diana Ross... Peter << then you'd need to replace the upper trunnion bushings, and that starts a chain reaction of biblical proportions.....). >> W
/html/spridgets/1999-06/msg00945.html (7,855 bytes)

48. Haystack (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 19:48:50 +1000
You'll find the article and hotlink at http://triumph.cs.utah.edu/www/morgan/tech/tuning.html It seems a black art but I prefer SUs over Webers as they are more tolerant of altitude differences and c
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00099.html (7,269 bytes)

49. Re: strangulation (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 19:30:08 +1000
I seem to recall it was 1/ Isadora Duncan 2/ Amilcar GSS 3/ Movie star The choke cable in your car is there in her memory Peter Westcott -- From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com> To: Larry Macy
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00100.html (7,926 bytes)

50. Re: Jensen GT (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 19:23:18 +1000
No, not Mad Max. I saw the film back in the 70s but can't remember the title. It was about a hitman(?) who converted the car to remote control and used it to kill his targets. Peter marriage? I start
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00284.html (9,578 bytes)

51. Re: Jensen GT (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:29:29 +1000
How about the Kirk Douglas film 'Such Men are Dangerous'(??) where he drives an ex Stirling Moss HWM. This car eventually became the 'Stovebolt Special' when fitted with a 283 Chev V8 after the Alta
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00369.html (9,857 bytes)

52. Re: Tire width (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:11:20 +1000
FOr me the best compromise on the road/ track 948 MkII is the 165/70 Falken FKO7U on Rostyles. The Falkens are very progressive and are terrific in the wet. On the standard Bugeye I run the 145/80 Mi
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00370.html (10,242 bytes)

53. Re: Jensen GT (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:21:57 +1000
Rendezvous is always good to play to the unitiated and watch the reaction. BTW The Italian Job was filmed in Turin and featured their new Opera House, not Sydney's. A fair bit of filmic license was t
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00371.html (9,963 bytes)

54. Re: Tire width (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 22:11:53 +1000
Tyre sizes are standardised but you can have variances according to tread pattern, sidewall plies, 'rubber' compounds etc although on a standard car it shouldn't make that much difference. Tyre press
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00373.html (8,340 bytes)

55. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 23:20:00 +1000
Not opinion but fact as explained to me by a GM engineer. Firstly, Sprite wheel bearings are non-adjustable and there will always be some play. Secondly, the spacer DOES add strength to the whole ass
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00445.html (12,764 bytes)

56. Re: Squeaky Front Suspension (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 23:22:09 +1000
Your '79 will have the Spitfire rack which won't have the same arrangement. Peter << There is (or should be) a grease nipple on the steering rack. >> Gerard: I think that is only on the earlier racks
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00447.html (8,257 bytes)

57. Sprites on film (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 23:24:59 +1000
I seem to recall a PI who drove a MkII but was it Harry O or Bannon? Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott Melbourne Australia toobmany@bigpond.com
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00448.html (7,822 bytes)

58. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:38:35 +1000
You show good sense. It's something you can do at home if you're relatively practical. Most engineering supply shops sell a penetrant dye kit or you can take your parts to the shop to be tested. Pete
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00485.html (8,826 bytes)

59. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:34:47 +1000
I'm no GM engineer either but I'd be interested to see the results. Will you be taking into account the material quality as well? I agree with your assesment of 'pure' bending forces but over how man
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00486.html (11,701 bytes)

60. Re: Front Wheel Bearings... (score: 1)
Author: "Angela Hervey-Tennyson & Peter Westcott" <toobmany@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:26:38 +1000
I would ask im but he died three years ago. I should also have said he was ex-GM. He left GM in the late 70's to run a successful Sprite parts, repairs and performance tuning business, where he died
/html/spridgets/1999-05/msg00487.html (9,853 bytes)

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