Hi Rick,
Give your Midget some time and miles and you'll have tweaking til your heart
is content ;^)).
Mike C
----- Original Message -----
From "Rick Lindsay" <rick at stoolhead.com>
To: "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net>; "Spridgets (E-mail)"
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: BBC, no LBC
> Not complaining, just chatting. This was the first time I have had
> to remove any bolt from the LR. Besides, my Midget is restored
> now and I have nothing to tweak. For really fun torture, I have an
> Italian exotic. :-P
>
> best,
>
> rick\
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net>
> To: "Rick Lindsay" <rick@stoolhead.com>; "Spridgets (E-mail)"
> <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: BBC, no LBC
>
>
> > So Rick,
> > If you find this such a pain, why do you own a Landrover?
> > Just so you can complain?
> >
> > Why not leave it to someone who appreciates the logic and simplicity of
> > minimising the number of different sized bolts required.
> > These vehicles were made for a minimalist culture and largely intended
for
> > third world use where there was not a convenient parts store in every
> > town.
> >
> > Guy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Lindsay <rick@stoolhead.com>
> > To: Spridgets (E-mail) <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
> > Date: 05 December 2004 15:20
> > Subject: BBC, no LBC
> >
> >
> >>Hello Midget friends,
> >> And while we're NOT talking about LBCs; Yesterday I removed
> >>part of the rear bumper assembly from my Land Rover (note minimal
> >>British content) for refinishing. Perhaps to simplify parts inventory
or
> >>well, just because the British automotive industry can't do anything the
> >>easy way, the bumper bits were ALL installed using the same size and
> >>length of bolts, irrespective of the need. That meant that where long
> >>bolts were needed, the part had to be perfectly aligned just for the
bolt
> >>to start, and where a 1/2" bolt was needed, a 1-1/2" bolt was used.
> >>I guess that was so the protruding end would rust properly to make
> >>removal difficult. It also made it all-but-impossible to fit the long
> > bolts
> >>into the tighter spaces before starting. I guess the upside is that a
> > bunch
> >>of monkeys could disassemble the vehicle, put all the bolts into one
pile
> >>and be assured of reinstalling, with equal-opportunity-difficulty, each
> >>unbiased and non-prejudicial bolt. :-o
> >>
> >>Rick, just a little frustrated today, Lindsay / Tulsa
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