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21. Crack detection (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 19:35:28 -0400
After hearing the Flounder's sad story about the steering arm bolts breaking on his Bugeye race car, I am prompted to do another crack test on my ' 67 Midget vintage race car. This time I want to do
/html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00095.html (7,278 bytes)

22. Re: Winch cable support (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 16:55:44 -0400
I'm only thinking of this because my wife just threw an old one away after buying a new one-- a rolling pin. As is my usual manner, I tried to think of some use for it rather than dispose of it. Coul
/html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00021.html (8,665 bytes)

23. Re: roebling road (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:55:30 -0400
I solved the vibrating/leaking dipstick problem by getting a light spring of the proper length from the drawers at Pep Boys and attaching it to the finger loop at the end of the dipstick and a littl
/html/vintage-race/2000-04/msg00064.html (9,615 bytes)

24. Re: Folding chairs (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 20:25:56 -0500
I used a completely stock seat in my ' 67 Midget for the first few years I raced it. The rest of the car (engine, suspension, etc) was also completely stock. I had a few learner's spin-outs due to l
/html/vintage-race/2000-03/msg00042.html (11,172 bytes)

25. Pictures of my car (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:38:29 -0500
I don't have a Web site yet with pictutres of my cars, but my ' 67 Midget vintage racer appeared in two publications this month. Grassroots Motorsports Magazine featured the car in its "Your Cars" co
/html/vintage-race/2000-03/msg00162.html (7,300 bytes)

26. Re: Vintage racer: What car to buy? (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 22:12:09 -0500
I built and started racing an MG Midget in 1990 with all the same criteria you mentioned except street drivability (my choice). I, as a driver, and the car have evolved over the ensuing years to be
/html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00003.html (9,334 bytes)

27. Re: Flywheel explosions (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:17:26 -0500
When I built my ' 67 Midget almost ten years ago one of the things I did after the car was painted and before the engine/trans went in was to afix a 1/4" steel plate to the transmission tunnel side
/html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00253.html (10,198 bytes)

28. Spirit of Vintage Racing, was Re: Lime Rock Fall Festival (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:47:27 -0500
Bravo! Well said! I have raced my ' 67 MG Midget since 1990 with SVRA for the first two years and HSR for all ten. My initial primary concern was to be able to race close to home (Road Atlanta) and
/html/vintage-race/2000-01/msg00158.html (15,869 bytes)

29. Re: VDCA (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 09:06:02 -0500
I,too, received a letter. It did mention that Alex Quattlebaum's Pig Roast would be an attraction. Alex was President(?) of SVRA at one time, so I sort of assumed this might be a spin off from SVRA b
/html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00016.html (7,431 bytes)

30. Re: Vega Wheels (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:36:19 -0500
We had planned to go this route when we built our two vintage race Midgets ('65 and '67 square fender cars) and even acquired a set of Vega wheels. We, too, had gone to the 7/16" studs. The Vega whe
/html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00144.html (7,207 bytes)

31. Racing with a hardtop (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 15:17:23 -0400
Fellow Vintage Racers: If any of you have any direct or indirect experience with racing a car with a hardtop, especially an MG Midget, I would greatly appreciate your comments. I would like to put a
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00026.html (8,405 bytes)

32. Re: SU Carbs (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 17:07:49 -0400
adequate I agree. On my '67 Midget, I run 5lbs fuel pressure at the regulator in the trunk near the fuel cell. I had problems at 6000 rpm+ when I ran 2+ psi. I also don't use any atf in the carbs. T
/html/vintage-race/1999-07/msg00050.html (8,451 bytes)

33. re: brakes locked up (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 17:15:53 -0400
At my driver school at Road Atlanta a few years ago they taught us "When about to spin, both feet in". It's easy to remember and has worked for me for the last five of my total lifetime six spins. Th
/html/vintage-race/1999-07/msg00051.html (7,278 bytes)

34. Welded Wheel Studs follow-up (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <Bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 18:29:22 -0400
A little while ago I asked the list about the advisability of welding loose 7/16" wheel studs on my '67 Midget vintage racer. I got a lot of replys, all of which were helpful and the majority of whic
/html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00047.html (7,142 bytes)

35. Placement of emergency decals (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <Bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 18:44:56 -0400
Once again, I'd like the input and advise from a most valued source. I got an on-board fire system for Christmas and have just finished installing it. Dan Davis of Victory Lane Magazine asked me to w
/html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00048.html (7,692 bytes)

36. Trailer for sale (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 16:59:28 -0500
The wife of a fellow MGer who recently passed away needs to liquidate some of his car stuff and has a really nice trailer for sale. I am passing this on with no financial interest. 1996 Haul Rite ope
/html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00023.html (6,665 bytes)

37. Fixing Loose Wheel Studs (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 23:30:47 -0500
Hi folks: While replacing the brake rotors on my '67 MG Midget vintage race car, I discovered that one of the wheel studs was loose. It didn't spin, but rather like a loose tooth, it just wobbled. Th
/html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00106.html (7,968 bytes)

38. Re: Fire Systems: (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:11:12 -0500
my 66 placements. pointed Tim: I, too, got a 5 lb system for Christmas and will install it soon in my '67 Midget vintage race car. I am preparing an article for the MG Vintage Racers Newsletter and f
/html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00115.html (8,621 bytes)

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