Andrew,
Looking bee-yoo-ti-ful!!
Nothing like a maiden voyage after waiting so long, eh?
Gerard
At 7:24 PM -0400 7/15/01, Andrew Sisson wrote:
>Well,
>
>I took the Sprite on it's first REAL drive around the neighborhood, since
>the 17 years I've owned it. What I mean is, Hood on, Paint buffed, Brakes
>work, lights work, etc......
>
>It's been a long 17 years, but if it doesn't rain, looks like I may make it
>to the British Car Day Show in Cincinnati (Edgewater Raceway) next Sunday.
>
>Here's my Page: http://w3.one.net/~asisson if it you want to see it. Go to
>'New Sprite page', and the Pictures with the Top on are the Newest. We had
>just finished fitting the top and installed the snaps, and was letting it
>sit in the sun to warm up and allow the top to stretch, so I took a few
>Pictures. Yeah, I know..I need some pictures with the Top down, and believe
>me, it'll mostly be TOPDOWN, but I've got got to be prepared for rain.
>
>Once we discovered the bad condensor, and found out that the previous owner
>(17 Years ago) had put the wrong Needles in with the carb, and replaced
>them....it now runs great. Of course the New Wiring harness and Engine
>re-build helped too.
>
>Big thanks to Frank Clarici (who's sending me a Tach, and Bob Spruck ( who's
>sending me a Steering Surround), John Holliday (for the cockpit Trim piece),
>and for Bill Miller
>for letting me know about this list, and for anyone who answered my
>questions the last few months. I may not have been able to get it done in
>time for the show without everybody's assistance and various tips I've been
>reading. Even if you didn't know it, you may have helped get yet another
>Sprite back on the road.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Andrew Sisson
>1961 Sprite
>Cincinnati, Ohio
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