Thanks Mike,
I forgot about MiniMania. I don't actually have their catalog, but I've
seen one of their mailers at my Dad's house. He has a 1969 Austin America.
Anybody out there have one/seen one? When he first got it (he actually
bought two and made one good one from the two) I thought it was the weirdest
looking thing. I haven't seen one since. It is currently lying dormant in
his garage waiting for my brother to rebuild the engine after a broken
piston.
Ryan
>From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>To: ryan marro <ryan_marro@hotmail.com>
>CC: ultrawildcat@hotmail.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: books and catalogs
>Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:18:30 -0700
>
>The MiniMania Sprite/Midget catalog actually list the fastener sizes (dia.)
>when
>it lists them in an IPB.
>Mike Maclean-60 Sprite
>
>ryan marro wrote:
>
> > Scott,
> >
> > I'm relativley new at this myself, and no expert, but get the Moss
>Motors
> > Catalog and use them both. But don't use them directly (ie don't call
>Moss
> > or VB directly to order). There are many authorized distributors who
>order
> > from Moss or VB in mass quantities and get discounts which they pass to
>you.
> > I've found that sometimes the VB is cheaper than Moss, but if the part
>is
> > the same quality, Moss will meet or beat the VB price (through your
>chosen
> > middleman). I use the British Parts Connection run by Dick Berger(very
> > knowledgeable and will give you advice and guidance on the phone) in
>Bangor
> > Maine as well as the Little British Car Co run by Jeff Zorn (and a few
> > others). I also have ordered from Tom Rocke in California who has a
> > junkyard with old and new stuff in it. Although he recently sold off
>most
> > or all of his Bugeye stuff--not that you will care about that. Write me
> > back and I'll give you all of these numbers, because I have to look them
>up
> > and will forget to send them otherwise. The reason I say use the VB is
>that
> > they list all of the nuts and bolts, etc. Moss is reluctant to do this
> > because they think that people who own these cars will go to the
>hardware
> > store and get them that day and probably a little cheaper. This is fine
>if
> > you have an example of the bolt to take in, but not if something is
>missing
> > completely (unless you want to get nut and bolt guides and spend all day
> > figuring out what goes where--but be careful, sometimes modifications
>have
> > been made and the original size nut/bolt won't fit). The one time I had
>a
> > part Moss wouldn't match VB's price on, I ordered it from VB and it
>turned
> > out to be a plain-old, ordinary zip-strip. On a lot of items you will
>find
> > that the new, cheap, plastic reproductions of the old stuff just doesn't
> > satisfy. For these occasions, you'll need to search for NOS (new old
>stock)
> > or used in good shape. Hope that helps and hope that if you already
>knew
> > most of this stuff that someone else on the list was helped by it. Sure
> > wish I'd discovered the list/the club/some of my AH/MG friends before I
> > ordered a new wiring harness directly from Moss (for $300). The list
>can
> > feel free to flame me if I am off my rocker. If there is a better (or
>at
> > least complimentary) manual out there than the Haynes (like maybe a
>complete
> > idiot's guide), I'd sure like to know.
> >
> > Ryan Marro
> > 1960 Bugeye ('74 Midget Engine/Trans)
> >
> > >From: "scott putnam" <ultrawildcat@hotmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: "scott putnam" <ultrawildcat@hotmail.com>
> > >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: books and catalogs
> > >Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 15:03:26 GMT
> > >
> > >hi everybody,
> > > so far i have the victoria british ltd.catalog,the midget/sprite
>haynes
> > >manual and the leyland 1500 workshop manual. any other suggestions on
> > >essentials?
> > > the phantom troublemaker
> > > and his boxes of 1977 parts
> >
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