Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Frank Clarici III

From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 16:14:40 -0400

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Keep turning your Spridget wrenches, they would want it that way.
Linda
62 California Sprite "Pinky"

On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 12:20=E2=80=AFAM David Woerpel via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Rick,
>
> On this day of all days I was replacing the Bugeye's rear brake
> cylinders with aftermarket ones. Do you think I could get them past the
> axle and into the slot!?  Not wanting to loosen the axle and after the
> air turned blue, I sat back and pondered and it hit me what day it was
> and I asked WWFD?  1st he cuss out the bootleg parts, 2nd he's get out
> the disc grinder and sculpt the cylinder so it would slide in without
> gouging the smooth face where the line and copper washer mate.  Did it
> and it worked.  Thanks Frank!!  Still looking out for us!  Then I sent
> my much honed original Lockheed cyls. out to be resleeved.
> In Remembrance of Frank and Paul,
>
> Dave W
> '59 :{)
> '59 MGA 1500
>
> "Pay It Forward"
>
>
>
> On 4/11/2025 3:56 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote:
> > =EF=BB=BFI wonder if Frank is looking down and laughing at all of us fl=
ailing
> around.  :-)
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"Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Keep turning your Spridget wrenches, they would want it th=
at way.<div>Linda</div><div>62 California Sprite &quot;Pinky&quot;</div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 12:20=E2=80=AFAM David Woerpel v=
ia Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">spridgets@auto=
x.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;=
border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Rick,<br>
<br>
On this day of all days I was replacing the Bugeye&#39;s rear brake <br>
cylinders with aftermarket ones. Do you think I could get them past the <br=
axle and into the slot!?=C2=A0 Not wanting to loosen the axle and after the=
 <br>
air turned blue, I sat back and pondered and it hit me what day it was <br>
and I asked WWFD?=C2=A0 1st he cuss out the bootleg parts, 2nd he&#39;s get=
 out <br>
the disc grinder and sculpt the cylinder so it would slide in without <br>
gouging the smooth face where the line and copper washer mate.=C2=A0 Did it=
 <br>
and it worked.=C2=A0 Thanks Frank!!=C2=A0 Still looking out for us!=C2=A0 T=
hen I sent <br>
my much honed original Lockheed cyls. out to be resleeved.<br>
In Remembrance of Frank and Paul,<br>
<br>
Dave W<br>
&#39;59 :{)<br>
&#39;59 MGA 1500<br>
<br>
&quot;Pay It Forward&quot;<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 4/11/2025 3:56 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote:<br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BFI wonder if Frank is looking down and laughing at all of us f=
lailing around.=C2=A0 :-)<br>
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