It sounds like just about everyone who went to this swap meet got a chrome
luggage rack!! Were they giving them away or something?!
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver at Eng.Sun.COM>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>; millerls@ado13.com
<millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Monday, March 13, 2000 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Mini Mania Swap Meet
>Hey, I didn't buy that much stuff....
>
>midget Radio console
>7/8 master cylinder core
>King dick bugeye jack (for e-bay rare jack cartel)
>telcamite(sp?) grease gun
>chrome luggage rack
>Lucas voltage regulator
>
>Ok, ok so maybe that could be interpreted as a lot of stuff.
>In any case the weather was absolutely gorgeous, I was able to drive home
quite
>comfortably in just a T-shirt, and the car was running great. On the way
home,
>we ended up playing tag on the freeway with a mid-sixties dark green sprite
(not
>from the meet). Got the bugeye up to about 80mph, and it felt pretty
good;-)
>It was good seeing Larry at the meet, and meeting Bill & Glen. I think I
Ran
>into Gerard, but I didn't recognize him without his hat (sorry, or I would
have
>talked more). Also saw the Dave Hill and his wife as they were heading out.
>
> - Bryan
>
>BTW - Larry, I'm glad to hear you got the car fixed, and it was nothing
serious
>
> -
>>To: "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: Mini Mania Swap Meet
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>>Started off in the Bugeye at about 7 AM heading for the rendezvous at Mini
>>Mania with some fellow list members. Stopped for gas at a station about 5
>>miles from home. Filled up and was ready to head for the hiway, no way.
>>Clutch would not fully engage, slipping like mad.Nursed it home at the
>>maximum allowable speed without slipping too much(about 40 MPH). Parked
it
>>in the garage and left in my pickup. Found Bryan right away, just followed
>>the crowd to his beautiful Bugeye. Met Bill (herbytoy), Glen Byrns(Mr.
>>Turbo), and Dave Riker. Bill picked up a 4.22 diff and every time I saw
>>Bryan he had purchased something new. Somehow missed Gerard. We were up
>>front at 11:00 (where he mentioned in his email) but did not see him. Ran
>>into Dave and he said that Gerard had left. Did not buy anything myself
but
>>did spread a lot of BS around.
>>
>>Took about 10 minutes to diagnose and fix the Bugeye when I got home.
Seems
>>the last time I was messing with the clutch (put a different type slave on
>>it), I also adjusted the pushrod in the master cylinder. Well apparently I
>>forgot to tighten the lock nut when I finished. It had screwed itself in
so
>>far that it was keeping the fluid from flowing back to the MC.
>>
>>Works a whole lot better now.
>>
>>Larry Miller
>>
>>
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