Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Guess the mystery project

From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 16:53:58 -0400

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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"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rea=
r spring locating plate. &nbsp;Aluminium must save weight over the steel par=
t. &nbsp;:-)</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 19, 2=
024, at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<b=
r><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF=
<div dir=3D"ltr">Well Rick, that's pretty close and impressed.&nbsp; Anyone w=
ant to guess on?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 14:58, Rick Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rear spring lowering blocks.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 19, 2024, at 9:46=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 v=
ia Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blan=
k">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><=
br></div><div>This time with the first photo!<br><br>The list seems quiet (a=
gain) so here is a photo for you to guess what the project is.&nbsp; If no o=
ne can guess I'll provide another photo later.<br><br>There is NO PRIZE for b=
eing the winner!<br><br>Regards<br><br><br>Daniel - A floor standing pillar d=
rill and vice was money well spent.<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 14:27, We=
slake1330 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">wes=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>The list seems q=
uiet (again) so here is a photo for you to guess what the project is.&nbsp; I=
f no one can guess I'll provide another photo later.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>There is NO PRIZE for being the winner!</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</=
div><div><br></div><div><br>Daniel - A floor standing pillar drill and vice w=
as money well spent.</div></div>
</blockquote></div>
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From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:23:14 +0100

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Close.

After fitting new springs to my Sprite with lowering front mounts that also
pick up the anti-tramp bars I wanted the ride height to remain the same so
had my one inch lowering blocks turned down to half an inch.  I fitted them
and the right height was ok.  I waited days or weeks for the springs to
settle and then welded the Panhard pick-up and drilled the holes for the
anti-tramp pick up on the spring U bolt brackets (that also pick up the
dampers) which both have to ensure the Panhard rod and anti-tramp bars are
horizontal and they were.

About two hundred miles later and the springs have settled some more and
the ride height is about half an inch lower than I want.  So I can remove
the half inch lowering blocks to get the ride height back to where I want
it.  BUT that will raise the centre spring brackets which will move the
Panhard and anti-tramp bars away from Horizontal.  So from a single piece
of aluminium block I have made two half inch spacers that will set below
the axle and while having no effect on the ride height, move the spring
brackets lower to return the Panhard and anti-tramp back to horizontal.
While it would be preferable to make new brackets it would be a lot more
work and expense and for the anti-tramp might also mean making new front
brackets as well.  I might do that one day but I need a quicker and cheaper
solution for now and this it.

Regards

Daniel

On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 21:54, Rick Fisk <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Rear spring locating plate.  Aluminium must save weight over the steel
> part.  :-)
>
> On Oct 19, 2024, at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 <[email-masked]>=
 wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> Well Rick, that's pretty close and impressed.  Anyone want to guess on?
>
> On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 14:58, Rick Fisk <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Rear spring lowering blocks.
>>
>> On Oct 19, 2024, at 9:46=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Hi List,
>>
>> This time with the first photo!
>>
>> The list seems quiet (again) so here is a photo for you to guess what th=
e
>> project is.  If no one can guess I'll provide another photo later.
>>
>> There is NO PRIZE for being the winner!
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Daniel - A floor standing pillar drill and vice was money well spent.
>>
>> On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 14:27, Weslake1330 <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi List,
>>>
>>> The list seems quiet (again) so here is a photo for you to guess what
>>> the project is.  If no one can guess I'll provide another photo later.
>>>
>>> There is NO PRIZE for being the winner!
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel - A floor standing pillar drill and vice was money well spent.
>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Close.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>After fitting new sp=
rings to my Sprite with lowering front mounts that also pick up the anti-tr=
amp bars I wanted the ride height to remain the same so had my one inch low=
ering blocks turned down to half an inch.=C2=A0 I fitted them and the right=
 height was ok.=C2=A0 I waited days or weeks for the springs to settle and =
then welded the Panhard pick-up and drilled the holes for the anti-tramp pi=
ck up on the spring U bolt brackets (that also pick up the dampers) which b=
oth have to ensure the Panhard rod and anti-tramp bars are horizontal and t=
hey were.</div><div><br></div><div>About two hundred miles later and the sp=
rings have settled some more and the ride height is about half an inch lowe=
r than I want.=C2=A0 So I can remove the half inch lowering blocks to get t=
he ride height back to where I want it.=C2=A0 BUT that will raise the centr=
e spring brackets which will move the Panhard and anti-tramp bars away from=
 Horizontal.=C2=A0 So from a single piece of aluminium block I have made tw=
o half inch spacers that will set below the axle and while having no effect=
 on the ride height, move the spring brackets lower to return the Panhard a=
nd anti-tramp back to horizontal.=C2=A0 While it would be preferable to mak=
e new brackets it would be a lot more work and expense and for the anti-tra=
mp might also mean making new front brackets as well.=C2=A0 I might do that=
 one day but I need a quicker and cheaper solution for now and this it.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Danie=
l</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 21:54, Rick Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:refisk=
@chartermi.net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">Rear spring locating plate.=C2=A0 Aluminium must save we=
ight over the steel part. =C2=A0:-)</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite">On Oct 19, 2024, at 11:21=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Well Rick, that&#39;s pretty close and i=
mpressed.=C2=A0 Anyone want to guess on?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 14:58, Rick =
Fisk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">refisk@c=
hartermi.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rear =
spring lowering blocks.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
>On Oct 19, 2024, at 9:46=E2=80=AFAM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]=
.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>This ti=
me with the first photo!<br><br>The list seems quiet (again) so here is a p=
hoto for you to guess what the project is.=C2=A0 If no one can guess I&#39;=
ll provide another photo later.<br><br>There is NO PRIZE for being the winn=
er!<br><br>Regards<br><br><br>Daniel - A floor standing pillar drill and vi=
ce was money well spent.<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 14:27, Weslake1330=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">weslake1330=
@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>The list seems quie=
t (again) so here is a photo for you to guess what the project is.=C2=A0 If=
 no one can guess I&#39;ll provide another photo later.</div><div><br></div=
><div>There is NO PRIZE for being the winner!</div><div><br></div><div>Rega=
rds</div><div><br></div><div><br>Daniel - A floor standing pillar drill and=
 vice was money well spent.</div></div>
</blockquote></div>
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