Robert,
I hadn't thought about (or for that matter even heard of) a "rolling
restoration". What we want to do with the car is to make it a worthy
driver (if that is possible for one of these spridgets) that looks good
from a "5-10 foot" view.
I currently have all of the books that you all talked about as well as
the catalogs. And yes, the catalogs are helpful in ID of parts
especially since I got quite a few with the car.
----- Original Message -----
From "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette at Sympatico.ca>
To: "spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: Suggestions for a "Newbie"
> Welcome!
>
> I'm not one of the experts ...
>
> What is your definition of restoration? You say that it is
roadworthy, but
> that the body is rough ... Does this mean that you are contemplating
> restoring the body as the first step?
>
> I, too, recommend having the reference manuals.
>
> My idea of restoring my Sprite, was to have a "rolling restoration",
or in
> other words, a car that I could tinker with 'and' drive. When I
bought the
> car, it was safety inspected and the work necessary for the car to be
> roadworthy was done by those mechanics. Subsequent to that, I would
remove
> components, clean and paint them, use never-seize on the bolts to
facilitate
> future removals, and put them back on. The plan was to continue to do
this,
> piece by piece, until I was ready to have someone do the body for me,
at
> which point, it should have been a simple matter to strip the car of
> bolt-ons and send off the shell for restoration. It didn't quite work
out
> that way, as this spring, as I removed a fender, I found structural
work
> that the car requires. It had been patched and hidden by a previous
owner.
>
> If you are going the rolling restoration route, I would recommend
ensuring
> that your brakes work well, as the first step. If you are heading for
body
> work first, there are people on-line that wil tell you of their
experiences
> and give you the benefit of their experiences.
>
> There are many sources of parts and catalogues that can be quite
useful as a
> reference in addition to the manuals. www.mossmotors.com ( did I get
that
> right? ) will mail you their parts cataloques for free.
> http://www.ahspares.co.uk/ is a good website to check out. There are
a few
> vendors on the list, and more than enough people that have experience
on
> just about any question that you can think of. Ask the list about
their
> preferred brands before you place an order for parts as not all parts
are
> created equal.
>
> Then, of course, you have to evaluate the advice that you do get.
>
> What are your plans for the car?
>
> Robert Duquette
> Ottawa ON Canada
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
> RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
> '65 RHD BRG Sprite
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D McFarlane <djmac@execpc.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: August 8, 2000 9:46 PM
> Subject: Suggestions for a "Newbie"
>
>
> >Here goes, at the risk of really sounding like an idiot to all you
> >experts ....
> >
> >I am looking for some ideas/tips from you folks on the best way to
get
> >started on the restoration of a recently purchased 1966 AH Sprite.
> >Specifically, what are some of the do's and don'ts that you have
> >experienced that my son and I should watch out for. Our car has a
rough
> >body, but the engine runs, and it is roadworthy.
> >
> >The seats that are in the car are from a late model MGB, so we are
> >interested in getting some new-old seats if anyone has a line on a
pair
> >for an AH..
> >
> >Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> >Dave Mac
> >djmac@execpc.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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