Another idea came to mind as a project... Bud, this is entirely up to you.
Bud Pazur's Silver Streak race Sprite is at the shop. It underwent a trans
and brake swap. One more thing it needs is fitting a tilt Spridget (steel)
front end, made up from donor bonnet & fenders from Mickey. Bud... are you
up gor getting that done at SOS? It certainly will go easier with plenty of
hands to help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wm. Severin Thompson [mailto:wsthompson@thicko.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:03 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Cc: team-thicko@autox.team.net; 'Healey Forum'; Tim Hjelle;
Psychoteen101@aol.com
Subject: SOS '06 The winter of Our Discontent
So, youse guys, plans are underway for SOS '06.
SOS '06 The winter of Our Discontent. Yes, that time of year again, when
those of us that live in the frozen tundra start getting everything buttoned
up for the long winter. and we're not happy about it.
We're a little more settled this year at the Dream Farm. Of course, last
year, we got hit with a nasty snowstorm on the eve of SOS, which kind of
upset our first ever SOS Grand Prix go kart race. There's no guarantee that
won't happen again, but we won't let that stop us from trying again. I've
got 3 karts here set up fast enough to be fun, but not fast enough to hurt
yourself.
The Dream Farm/Thicko International Headquarters has a 6000 sq ft shop,
heated, and well lit, so we have plenty of room.
Once again, we'll broadcast the event via Yahoo Messenger, video, and audio,
with real time ability to ask questions of the participants from viewers
around the world. Get your Yahoo ID and download Yahoo Messenger from
http://messenger.yahoo.com/. Add <floundervision> to your friends list.
Since we have a number of computers here on a broadband connection, we may
also look into other ways to broadcast this simultaneous to the Yahoo
broadcast.
Projects. we're open to suggestions. Some ideas will be weather dependent.
I've got 3 Spridgets behind the shop that need to get stripped. one of which
is "Mickey", Larry's Midget that Dave Leib drove in the BABE rallye. The
goal would be to not only strip, (and this is where weather comes into the
equation) the cars, but power wash, disassemble, paint and rebuild
components like brakes, front suspension, etc. Larry's project "Bob, the
beast of bondo" and my Ashley GT race car project will be the recipients of
the rebuilt suspension & brake components.
Tutone claims to have a newly rebuilt 1275 ready to go into his MKIII Sprite
(which has been sitting forlorn in the Volvo hauler since last year when he
conveniently left is here for a year of storage). So, one engine out, one
engine in. That's a couple hours worth of work.
Who else has a project or three that needs tackling? Speak up now, will ya?
We can do mechanical work. We can do metal work in terms of rust or other
metal repair, including welding in floor or body patch panels. Engine swaps,
or engine rebuild assembly. We won't be doing bondo or body paint work, as
my shop is not set up for that at the moment.
Remember, the Dream Farm is located about an hour north of Milwaukee,
between Fond du Lac and Oshkosh. We're very close to the EAA for those that
would like to combine SOS with a trip to the museum.
We'll be looking for food donations. We'll be doing Swedish pancakes both
mornings, along with fresh eggs form a local egg farm.
SOS "06 is most likely to be the day after Thanksgiving, Fri & Sat, November
24 & 25.
WST
Flounder
Team Thicko
SOS '06, the Winter of Our Discontent
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