----- Original Message -----
From "David Lieb" <dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com>
To: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: Babe Rally Spridget
> OK, David and Willy, if you two are crazy enough to do this, I will chip
> in.
> At SOS '05, I will be bringing my Bugeye and my 72 RWA Midget. The plan
> is
> to transplant the 1275, ribcase, front suspension and discs, rear axles
> and
> diff and maybe a few other small parts from the Midget into the Bugeye. I
> will donate the carcass of the Midget to your project. Free, gratis, zip,
> zilch, no cost. It will need floors, but cheap sheet metal will work for
> this deal. Some junk spare parts could complete this deal under $250.
>
> In addition, I will contribute $50 toward your entry fee. Who else is
> chipping in?
Hmm, that sounds attractive, Larry! I happen to have a spare rear axle
sitting in my garage... To the best of my knowledge, it is a fine specimen
of a
disk-wheel axle. It came out of a late 1974 RWA, so it has the good
half-shafts.
If you would like one already out of the car, it would spare you ripping it
out
of your shell... and relieve us of having to put one back in.
Front suspension could be interesting. How much are you planning to re-use
from that shell? You KNOW you will need new a-arms and kingpins, right? I
should have a set of spindles from that same 74 around here...
David
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Great idea, David. I don't care what the vehicle of origin is for the parts
for the Bugeye. If we don't need to tear them out of my Midget just to
replace them again, all the better.
If all the Bugeye transplant needs get donated, we can just use the Midget
as is. No sense in doubling our work.
Larry
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