In all actuality this car is very rust-free. There is lots of surface rust
on the floorboards, but it sat indoors in a woodworking shop on a concrete
floor for 20+ years. There is NO rust-through anywhere, including the
original battery tray! These are the main reasons I chose this car, even
with it's boo-boo on its butt!
I'll post more pictures as we progress.
Harris
'59 Bugeye Sprite AN520769 (the car is relieved I am not going to take it's
body off the "frame!")
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> From: Hanna, Mark <mhanna@ball.com>
> To: 'Harris Goodkind' <harris@lightspeed.net>
> Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: Off to the body shop
> Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 9:22 AM
>
> Hi Harris ,
> Thanks for sharing the pictures with us .Body restoration is often the
most
> expensive part of the whole restoration process . Luckily anything can be
> fixed . It looks like this car has a fair bit of rust. (Our British
friends
> refer to the car as having been visited by the tin worm) Make certain
that
> the sockets where the quarter elliptic springs are attached to the body
are
> in sound condition . Rusted metal panels cannot be repaired
satisfactorily .
> (unless we are talking minor surface rust ) Rusted out panels need to be
cut
> back to sound metal in order for the repair to last . Because of the way
a
> Spite is constructed each panel adds to the strength of the overall
> structure . Fortunately every conceivable repair panel for this car is
> available . Unfortunately , judging from your pictures I think you will
need
> more than $700 dollars worth of repair panels to do the job right . It is
a
> very satisfying experience to save one of these wonderful cars . Good
luck
> Harris ! God save the Queen Mark Hanna
> AN5
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harris Goodkind [SMTP:harris@lightspeed.net]
> > Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 8:03 PM
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Off to the body shop
> >
> > Listers,
> > Well, my poor little Bugeye is off to my friend the bodyman's! He has
> > been
> > hard up for work lately so I struck a deal with him to pull the body
off
> > the frame (which I will bring home in the meantime and go through) take
> > out
> > all the dents, block the body down and paint it back to original (not
sure
> > what color that is yet) using urethane paint. All for the reasonable
sum
> > of $700!!
> > Pictures of the car are at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/7172/bugeye.htm
> >
> > Comments are welcome!!
> >
> > Harris
> > '59 Bugeye Sprite AN520769
> >
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