I found it much easier to screw the mirror to the scuttle before installing
the windscreen. It's just kind of a tight spot.
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Frogeye
AN5L/636
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Cc: Rick/Carolyn <walters@mail.softcom.net>; J. Adrian Barnes
<adrian@icx.net>; Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: What to do first...
>Make sure you chase the threads for the mirror screws, to get the paint
out,
>if your doing a Bugeye, before installing the windshield. Darn hard to get
a
>tap wrench in there with that glass in the way. Don't ask me how I know
this
>one.
>Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
>Frank Clarici wrote:
>
>> Rick/Carolyn wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Adrian,
>> >
>> > Start with the body, Paint, then Mechanicals. Make sure you install
the
>> > wiper system before you install the dash. It can be done later, but
>> > it's a real choice word job. Next the wiring harness is easier to
>> > install without the dash. Assemble the dash on the bench then install.
>> > Engine next, windscreen last just in case you slip while installing the
>> > engine.
>>
>> Exactly! Windscreen last and don't forget the washer nozzles and tonneau
>> snap before the dash goes in.
>> --
>> Frank Clarici
>> Toms River, NJ
>> Bugeye Sprite
>> 67 Sprite
>> 59 A40
>> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
>
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