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Re: Our new Bugeye

To: "William Elliott" <wcelliot@concentric.net>, "ldsp" <ldsp@flash.net>
Subject: Re: Our new Bugeye
From: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 07:30:16 -0800
Cc: "Rich Hill" <richard.hill@sri.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <004a01bf24c6$3c79c100$b8471ed1@ldsp> <381E6687.1BC7@concentric.net>
Reply-to: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
81EE2480U with "EE" being the catalog number.

Larry Miller
http://www.ado13.com
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
The good fortune to run into the ones that I do,
And the eyesight to tell the difference.













----- Original Message -----
From: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>
To: ldsp <ldsp@flash.net>
Cc: Rich Hill <richard.hill@sri.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Our new Bugeye


> I've used this weatherstrip and it's great!  Word of warning: 88U Beige
> is off-white and 87W brown is buckskin tan. The latter matched my New
> Tan TR6 interior fairly well.  I would not use the beige anywhere... it
> looked like dirty white.
>
> I'd like to know the rear window weatherstrip if you could find the
> number. I have the same issue as the original poster.
>
> Bill Elliott
>
> ldsp wrote:
> >
> > This came from Larry Miller originalyas to the JC Whitney type,  if you
want
> > some just like original contact Bill Bolton  TRICARB@aol.com
> >
> > Here is the info on the JCWhitney weatherstrip. I can dig out the rear
glass
> > rubber info if anyone wants it.
> >
> > CLOTH COVERED WEATHERSTRIP
> > (The cross section is slightly different but works as well.)
> >
> > 12FX6584T-Black
> > 12FX6586Y-Red
> > 12FX6593U-Navy
> > 12FX6589B-Med.Blue
> > 14FX2996A-Lt.Blue
> > 12FX6592W-Maroon
> > 12FX6587W-Brown
> > 12FX6588U-Beige
> >
> > 30 ft for $74.95 (will do two tops)
> >
> > The "FX" portion of the catalog number will change with the catalog.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rich Hill <richard.hill@sri.com>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:17 AM
> > Subject: Our new Bugeye
> >
> > >Our new Bugeye should be arriving from Washington in the next day or
two
> > and
> > >I'm sure we'll have a bunch of new questions for the group.  It's a
January
> > >1960 Sprite in very nice condition with original engine, smoothcase,
and 4
> > >wheel drum brakes.  It'll have a nice home next to our '79 Midget
(giving
> > us
> > >a first and last of the line garage!).
> > >
> > >As of now, we only have a couple of questions:
> > >
> > >1) There are no seatbelts.  The driver's side has a couple of eye-bolts
so
> > I
> > >was considering the 3-point belts from Moss that are designed to mount
with
> > >eye-bolts.  We'll have to install the eyebolts on the passenger side as
> > well
> > >as mounts in the tops of the wheel arches.  Any opinions?
> > >
> > >2) We have a really rough hard top.  The gel-coat (or whatever it is on
> > >these) has been sanded down and the glass window removed, but nothing
more
> > >than that has been done (I do have the glass).  Any opinions on how to
> > >proceed and where to get the rubber seals?  I think we may be able to
get
> > by
> > >with a new gel coat but I have almost zero experience with fiberglass.
Is
> > >there anywhere in the south SF Bay area that would be good to contact?
> > >
> > >Thanks, more questions almost certain to follow.
> > >
> > >Rich Hill
> > >'79 MG Midget
> > >'60 AH Sprite (real soon now!)
> > >
> > >
>


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