- 1. Re: 1st gear pops out and noise (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 20:50:31 -0500
- Yes, Barry, put a Datsun 5 speed in it. Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN (just north of Chattanooga) http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1080
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00822.html (7,579 bytes)
- 2. Aluminum Flywheel (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:42:15 -0500
- I'm looking for an aluminum flywheel that will accept the stock clutch for a 1275. Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN (just north of Chattanooga) http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1080
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00824.html (6,695 bytes)
- 3. Re: Left Lane Cruiser! (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:22:05 -0500
- Not any more! Check out the pictures of the track on the Atlanta Region SCCA site. Panoz has ruined our roller coaster. If he can get a CART and F1 race in there, that's OK, but if he doesn't, he's s
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00247.html (10,183 bytes)
- 4. MGB/Spitfire Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 20:41:22 -0500
- I must have missed this. Can someone fill me in on this conversion? What are the advantages, parts required, etc.? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom Shirley * * Sale C
- /html/spridgets/1998-02/msg00578.html (8,667 bytes)
- 5. Re: Help (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 21:12:26 -0500
- I'll haul it off for a small fee Frank. ;^) Seriously, anytime someone does as much work as you've done to a car, there will be problems. Attack them one at a time. 1. Sounds like the electrical prob
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00086.html (9,313 bytes)
- 6. Re: Frontline REAR shocks (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 18:03:09 -0500
- A friend of mine has tube shocks on the front and rear of his 67 AH Sprite. The shocks are from a Vette and are short. The car handles great and the ride is decent. He fabricated the supports himself
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00207.html (9,556 bytes)
- 7. Re: Shock Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 20:41:33 -0500
- I have the plans for the complete conversion utilizing shocks for a Corvette. I'll talk to the guy who did the install tomorrow and find out about ride quality. The plans are complete and only requir
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00281.html (9,140 bytes)
- 8. Re: originality, part 2, sacrilege (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 21:43:46 -0500
- I feel this way about my Spridget. It's my damn car and I'll do anything to it that I want. The purists can just deal with it. If they want to drive a totally stock car, that's fine. I'm not going to
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00351.html (9,899 bytes)
- 9. Re: Offset A-arm bushings (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 23:04:17 -0500
- Hi Ulix, Bill Perry made the bushings in my Midget and installed them. He used the car which belonged to my son at the time to do a test of the bushings before and after the install and wrote it up a
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00602.html (8,167 bytes)
- 10. 71 Midget For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 21:41:33 -0500
- My 71 is for sale. For a complete description and photo, go to: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1080/spridgetpage.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom Sh
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00809.html (7,362 bytes)
- 11. 71 Midget For Sale and the Price is......... (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 16:51:22 -0500
- I forgot to put a price on the car. $2500. It doesn't have a heater so anything way up north makes it a 5 month a year car. I usually drive it about 7 months out of the year. By no heater, I mean the
- /html/spridgets/1998-01/msg00818.html (8,075 bytes)
- 12. Re: Mk IV rollbars (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 19:46:46 -0500
- To All Spridgeteers I sold my roll bar a couple of months ago. It fit my Mk IV. You could raise and drop the top with no problem. It was made by Kirk Engineering of Birmingham, AL. * * * * * * * * *
- /html/spridgets/1997-12/msg00231.html (9,450 bytes)
- 13. Re: sorry anyway (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:18:27 -0500
- Maybe all you guys should sell your Sprites and get Midgets. 8^) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom Shirley * * Sale Creek, TN (just north of Chattanooga) * * 72 Datsun
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00347.html (9,391 bytes)
- 14. Re: front hub bearings (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 17:31:13 -0500
- Hi Shawn, I saved this post that Aron Travis sent out back in August. Thought you might be interested in some options for bearings for the Spridget. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00392.html (9,818 bytes)
- 15. Re: ALTERNATOR CONVERSION (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 19:51:24 -0500
- Hi Daryl, The GM 62 amp alternator will fit also and has a V belt. You might consider exchanging for one if you can. I can provide the instructions to put it in. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00472.html (8,397 bytes)
- 16. Re: need advice (kinda long) Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:28:51 -0500
- my car. I'm kinda babbling, but I figured I'd throw that out there. Thanks, Sounds like Robert needs to send his "relationship" to LBC mechanics school! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00474.html (8,307 bytes)
- 17. Re: Alternator (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 19:43:18 -0500
- Hi Daryl, I went to my archived messages to find the info on the hook up and it's gone. Not to fear though. Just contact Dan Masters. He's the guy who helped me with mine. You'll have to fabricate a
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00523.html (8,859 bytes)
- 18. Re: Crankshaft nut (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 00:24:58 -0500
- Hi Tyson, Everyone told you where to get the sockets, but few told you how to get the nut off. If the engine is out, the only way is with a BIG air gun. If it's in the car still, put the socket on a
- /html/spridgets/1997-11/msg00611.html (9,391 bytes)
- 19. My 71 Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 20:43:32 -0400
- Just discovered the spridgets list last night and it's great. I've got a 71 with a few mods. For a look see, check out the website listed below. The Midget will be my play around car and sometime aut
- /html/spridgets/1997-10/msg00425.html (7,439 bytes)
- 20. Re: Torque Setting (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 23:11:00 -0400
- Try 48. If it ain't a racing engine, a couple of pounds one way or the other won't matter. If you don't have a high dollar torque wrench, your's may be off a pound or two anyway. Same goes for using
- /html/spridgets/1997-10/msg00469.html (8,263 bytes)
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