Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kent's Bugeye restoration

From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021 12:53:34 -0400

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> On Jun 9, 2021, at 12:39 PM, Neil Anderson via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
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> On the Austin-Healey Sprite Facebook page, there is a 'Bugeye Build' in pr=
ogress.  They are up to Episode 27.  I haven't been following it, but need t=
o.  I assume there is something of value there.
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>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 7:37 AM Kent McLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
eam.net> wrote:
>> New thread, new title to make it "mine" and easier to find. I'll be posti=
ng my restoration to this thread.
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>> Recap: Linda G realized her Bugeye was one project too many. I jumped on i=
t, left NH at 5:30AM, drove to NJ to seal the deal and pick it up, arrived h=
ome the same day around 9:00 PM, tired but happy. Memorial weekend traffic a=
fter a year of Covid-19 restriction and rain slowed me down. The car fits on=
 the U-Haul car hauler, inner tire sidewalls pressing against the inner edge=
s of the open bed's rails. My Warn Pullzall eased getting it up and onto the=
 trailer.
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>> The car seems to be very original, from the paint to the vinyl covering t=
he dash trim. There are large rust holes in the floor, smaller rust holes in=
 the bonnet, A-pillars, and rear fenders. Hopefully my welding skill are up t=
o the task. To lead me on my journey, I need a plan. I searched the archives=
 and found "Secrets to a Timely Restoration", an old post by Frank C; he liv=
es on.
>> http://www.team.net/html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00653.html
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>> Not enough detail for me, so I put together a plan. See attached. It is a=
 first pass, with as much detail as I can envision. I'm sure I missed a few t=
hings, but I wanted a plan to keep focused and to mark my progress. More to f=
ollow as I evaluate what I have and start to dismantle the car.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Sounds good, but some of us don=E2=80=99t d=
o faceplant. &nbsp;=F0=9F=99=81 &nbsp; &nbsp; Wish there was a better way to=
 share than Zuckerberg=E2=80=99s data mining scheme.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On J=
un 9, 2021, at 12:39 PM, Neil Anderson via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]=
m.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div di=
r=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto">On the Austin-Healey Sprite Facebook pa=
ge, there is a 'Bugeye Build' in progress.&nbsp; They are up to Episode 27.&=
nbsp; I haven't been following it, but need to.&nbsp; I assume there is some=
thing of value there.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Neil Ande=
rson&nbsp;</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 7:37 AM Kent McLean via Spridgets &lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">New thread, new title to make it "=
mine" and easier to find. I'll be posting my restoration to this thread.<br>=

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Recap: Linda G realized her Bugeye was one project too many. I jumped on it,=
 left NH at 5:30AM, drove to NJ to seal the deal and pick it up, arrived hom=
e the same day around 9:00 PM, tired but happy. Memorial weekend traffic aft=
er a year of Covid-19 restriction and rain slowed me down. The car fits on t=
he U-Haul car hauler, inner tire sidewalls pressing against the inner edges o=
f the open bed's rails. My Warn Pullzall eased getting it up and onto the tr=
ailer.<br>
<br>
The car seems to be very original, from the paint to the vinyl covering the d=
ash trim. There are large rust holes in the floor, smaller rust holes in the=
 bonnet, A-pillars, and rear fenders. Hopefully my welding skill are up to t=
he task. To lead me on my journey, I need a plan. I searched the archives an=
d found "Secrets to a Timely Restoration", an old post by Frank C; he lives o=
n.<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.team.net/html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00653.html" rel=3D"=
noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/html/spridgets/=
2004-10/msg00653.html</a><br>
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Not enough detail for me, so I put together a plan. See attached. It is a fi=
rst pass, with as much detail as I can envision. I'm sure I missed a few thi=
ngs, but I wanted a plan to keep focused and to mark my progress. More to fo=
llow as I evaluate what I have and start to dismantle the car.<br>
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From: Kent McLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:15:17 -0400

Engine Compression Check.
The engine turns over by hand. I didn't have a 1.25" open end wrench for the crank nut, and a socket won't clear the frame member, but I did have some 1/8" bar stock that I welded into a wrench good enough to turn the crank.  I did about 1/2 a revolution and it stopped. Hmmm.  The plugs were out, what's stopping it? A frozen valve? I took of the valve cover to watch the vavle action. A little more oomph on the wrench and it got by the stickiness. 2nd revolution it stopped again, but less oomph was required to get by the stoppage. After that, it turned pretty easily. OK, now it's free.

Next step was to do a compression check. I took out the old battery, dropped in a new, charged Optima Red (too early in the process to get it, but if I keep it on a battery tender, it should do OK until I need it), and hooked up the battery cables. Moment of truth: put in the key, turned it, pulled out the starter pull and - nada. The pull didn't pull enough to activate the solenoid. No worries, I just pulled on the other end of the cable at the solenoid. Rr. Rrr. Doesn't seem to be enough juice getting to the starter to spin the engine. Arrrgh!  Time to remove, clean, and reattach the battery cables, and hope the starter is OK.

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