Pretty much the same deal with the 'B', except I think they turned it
sideways and then drove in one of their cars to block it off. So ... I saw
them watching from a distance and made them sweat. I drove it out.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
>2) When I was teaching Jr. High School, I drove the 76 Midget to school
>everyday. One day I left after football practice to find the car in the
>same parking space - only turned 90 degrees. The front and rear bumpers
>were less than 6" from the cars on either side. Fortunately the driver of
>one of the cars, my supervisor, was leaving at the same time. As soon as
>he quit laughing, he moved so I could get out. I later learned that 6 of
>the Jr High football players had picked it up completely off the ground
>and turned it that way.
>
>Larry
>
>>>>>On 9/21/99 17:31 so and so (Lisa "Ann" Perry) said. (And I quote:)
>
>>
>>
>>When I was 17 and first got my midget, my Dad wanted it parked in the
garage
>>as close to the wall as possible, we were in the process of moving. Well
>>with 4 people standing around telling you "keep turning , no backup no
turn
>>more". My Dad finally said "kill the engine", and when I did My Dad, 2
>>brothers and neighbor each got on an end and the 4 of them lifted the car
>>with me in it just where he wanted it parked.<LOL> 22 years later I am
not
>>sure those 4 could lift it but yes I bet there are many out there that
>>could!
>>
>>Lisa Ann owned by a 72 MG Midget 22 years
>>
>> ><< Go ahead and try it. I'll bet a small child is strong enough to
lift
>>the
>>> car an additional inch or so, which is enough to place the wheel onto
the
>>> lugs. >>
>>>
>>>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>
>>>So you had your rear (of the car) jacked up with the wheel off. I would
>>>assume you jacked it up by the frame, and not the axle. Your wife came
>>along
>>>and lifted the corner of the car OFF THE JACK high enough to get the
wheel
>>>back on.
>>>
>>>I can see lifting the sprung weight of just the body, if the car was
jacked
>>>up by the axle, but not lifting the entire car including the unsprung
>>weight
>>>of the axle. Lifting the body wouldn't change the position of the hub to
>>>attach the wheel. You'd have to lift the axle too.
>>>
>>>The rear corner of a Spridget must weigh about 400 lbs. How much can you
>>>bench press...or did your wife clean and jerk that corner of the car?
>>>
>>>Now we've started an "I've lifted my Spridget" thread!
>>>
>>>Allen Hefner
>>>'77 Midget
>>>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>>>
>
>
>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
>
>Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
>Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
>System Manager/Administrator
>Neuropsychiatry Section
>Department of Psychiatry
>University of Pennsylvania
>3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
>Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
>In a world without walls or fences, what use do we have for windows or
>gates?
>
>
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