Subject: Re: [Spridgets] My new Bugeye project

From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:54:05 -0500

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Hi Linda,

Some photos of the door issues would help us help you figure it out.  You ca=
n post photos right here on the list.

Another thing you could do is join the Austin Healey Experience Sprite forum=
 and get help there.  The forum is 100 times more active the the old list he=
re and there is a ton of knowledge there.  You could also join the MG Midget=
 forum which is way more active than the Sprite forum.  Early Midgets are no=
thing but Sprites with the badges changed. I believe Frank used to be a memb=
er of those forums.   Free to join and lots of good people and info there.  I=
f you really want to sell the car you can list it on the Buy, Sell, Trade fo=
rum there and probably get rid of it.

https://www.ahexp.com/forum/the-sprite-forum.6/
https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mg-midget-forum.3/

Rick

Sent from my keyboard

> On Nov 19, 2020, at 7:45 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi List,
> I hope everyone is safe and well, I'm still teaching high school and now h=
ybrid meaning most of the students are at home some in my classroom but all o=
n line. Grading is also all on line which takes forever but I'm just gratefu=
l to have a job. Now back to business.
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> I have a 1960 Bugeye Sprite of which went into temporary storage when it a=
rrived last year, sold to me as stored in a barn for 40 years from a member.=
 Now that my temporary storage is gone I have to do something with it. I hav=
e zero more weeks to remove it. I knew the floors needed to be replaced but d=
idn't realize the passenger door is 1/2" from closing and the drivers door w=
on't open past 8". I'll suspect structural damage. It appears the spring pla=
tes are OK, the original engine turns by hand and the title is in my name, n=
o keys.=20
>=20
> My residential neighborhood doesn't allow cars without insurance, registra=
tion and must move on their own. Therefore putting it in the driveway is out=
 of the question but I might need to sneak it in. I put a For Sale sign on i=
t where it's located and loads of calls and even a fair offer no where near w=
hat I have in it but with a deposit. Then the buyer bailed. A storage unit i=
s too expensive and I have too much money in it now. I think this little Bug=
eye is too much for me right now and I'm looking for suggestions/answers etc=
.
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> When the doors won't open or close what damage is down the road for me?=20=

>=20
> Should I part it out?
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> Am I capable of the work on a shoestring budget being I can weld and have m=
y own MIG and torch setup?
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> Anyone in NJ looking for a project?
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> Open to anything, the stress is keeping me from needed sleep.
> Linda
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> "Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><meta http-equiv=3D"conten=
t-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Hi Linda,<div><br></div><div>=
Some photos of the door issues would help us help you figure it out. &nbsp;Y=
ou can post photos right here on the list.</div><div><br></div><div>Another t=
hing you could do is join the Austin Healey Experience Sprite forum and get h=
elp there. &nbsp;The forum is 100 times more active the the old list here an=
d there is a ton of knowledge there. &nbsp;You could also join the MG Midget=
 forum which is way more active than the Sprite forum. &nbsp;Early Midgets a=
re nothing but Sprites with the badges changed. I believe Frank used to be a=
 member of those forums. &nbsp; Free to join and lots of good people and inf=
o there. &nbsp;If you really want to sell the car you can list it on the Buy=
, Sell, Trade forum there and probably get rid of it.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv><a href=3D"https://www.ahexp.com/forum/the-sprite-forum.6/">https://www.a=
hexp.com/forum/the-sprite-forum.6/</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.mgex=
p.com/forum/mg-midget-forum.3/">https://www.mgexp.com/forum/mg-midget-forum.=
3/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Rick</div><div><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent fro=
m my keyboard</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 19,=
 2020, at 7:45 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]=
et&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"gmail-:1v8" clas=
s=3D"gmail-ii gmail-gt" style=3D"margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:=
Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id=3D"gmail-:30z" class=3D=
"gmail-a3s gmail-aiL"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div>I hope everyone is safe a=
nd well, I'm still teaching high school and now hybrid&nbsp;meaning most of t=
he students are at home some in my classroom but all on line. Grading is als=
o all on line which takes&nbsp;forever but I'm just grateful&nbsp;to have a j=
ob. Now back to business.</div><div><br></div><div>I have a 1960 Bugeye Spri=
te of which went into temporary storage when it arrived last year, sold to m=
e as stored in a barn for 40 years from&nbsp;a member. Now that my temporary=
 storage is gone I have to do something with it. I have zero more weeks to r=
emove it. I knew the floors needed to be replaced but didn't realize the pas=
senger door is 1/2" from closing and the drivers door won't open past 8". I'=
ll suspect structural damage. It appears the spring plates are OK, the origi=
nal engine turns by hand and the title is in my name,&nbsp;no keys.&nbsp;</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>My residential neighborhood doesn't allow cars withou=
t insurance, registration and must move on their own. Therefore putting it i=
n the driveway is out&nbsp;of the question but I might need&nbsp;to sneak it=
 in. I put a For Sale sign on it where it's located and loads of calls and e=
ven a fair offer no where&nbsp;near what I have in it but with a deposit. Th=
en the buyer bailed. A storage unit is too expensive and I have too much mon=
ey in it now. I think this little Bugeye is too much for me right now and I'=
m looking for suggestions/answers etc.</div><div><br></div><div>When the doo=
rs won't open or close what damage is down the road for me?&nbsp;</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Should I part it out?</div><div><br></div><div>Am I capable o=
f the work on a shoestring budget being I can&nbsp;weld and have my own MIG a=
nd torch setup?</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone in NJ looking for a project?=
</div><div><br></div><div>Open to anything, the stress is keeping me from ne=
eded sleep.</div><font color=3D"#888888"><div>Linda</div><div>--&nbsp;<br><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">"Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici I=
II, Spritenut<br></div></div></div></font></div><div class=3D"gmail-yj6qo"><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail-adL"></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail-hq gmail=
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al,sans-serif"></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size:small">"Pay if forward" i=
n honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span><br></div></div></div></div>
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From: Billy Zoom via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:47:23 -0800

I’d move!
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From: "Bill L. via Spridgets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:00:54 -0800

Hello Rick,

Are these more active than 

http://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf/forumdisplay.php?31-Spridgets

or just newer and shinier?

I knew not of the existence of the "experience" forums, but have been on bcf for ages.. .. not as long as on autox.team.net, but a long time. 

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