Frank,
I'd sure like to see a picture or two of the finished interior. Any chance
of posting a jpeg or two? ... with Gerard perhaps?
Thanks,
Glen Byrns
>Friday night I posted work that HAD to be done to 2 of my LBCs (wipers
>on one, heater motor on the other) and work I WANTED to do to my Bugeye
>(carpet, seats, dash) Well I replaced the heater motor on the A40
>Saturday and jumped into the wipers on PIECES, bent rack tube inturn
>caused the wiper motor to burn out.
>I fixed them both.
>Sunday was a day for putzing with my new "accessorize" dash, new
>carpets, and new seats in my yellow Bugeye.
>I want to thank the folks on the list for offers of heater and wiper
>motors but I want to especially thank Kevin Valentine for driving 3
>hours (one way) to help me work on my car. He made a sub harness for the
>dash supplied terminals, tools, and laughs. Then after lunch we did a
>complete carpet job, not a kit, we cut, fit, trimmed, and glued in $20
>worth of auto carpet for a super nice job. (My own tech tip on this is
>on PDLJMPR) I never did the "we tight" carpets to MY Bugeye, I did all
>my other Sprites, Mini, and A40. It looks so much nicer then the kits
>that almost fit. My carpets fit perfectly, no seams, no edge bindings,
>not a lot of little pieces and for a total cost of $28 with glue. My new
>dash is in and everything works including my new Smiths clock, Smiths
>Vacuum gauge, Smiths Fasten Seat Belt gauge which was a gift from Chuck
>Christ (Thanks Again Chuck) along with the stock dual gauge, fuel,
>speedo, and tach, and 7 toggle switches each with a function all Lucas
>of course.
>Tomorrow night I may get to the seats. They are ready to bolt in.
>Maybe a tune up and oil change and I'll be ready for the new century.
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Down to only 3 Sprites, 1 Midget and an A40 Farina
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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