take the Flame guard down... I am very interested in seeing your car... and
so would
Donald Healey... your taste is interesting to me... a $30,000 bugeye...
well I have seen those types of cars.... and I know what they look like...
Yours well that would be new to me and I am interested in that.... Keith
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> From: Hanna, Mark <mhanna@ball.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: General Advice on Restoration Requested
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 4:26 PM
>
> Hi Philip ,
> There are probably as many answers to this one as there are people
> on this list . For instance I am building a '59 Bugeye . It will
look
>
> pretty standard from the outside . The inside will have a stock
dash
> (fascia) , stock gauges , switches , steering wheel , seats . I
will
> cover
> the seats in leather , the interior panels will all be leather .
The
> floor
> will be covered in wool carpet (Wilton) . The engine will be a
1275
> (1380)
> Five speed transmission . Alternator , front disk brakes , front
sway
> bar ,
> poly bushings all around , all ancillary parts rebuilt /
refurbished
> . I want
> to retain the flavor and charm of the car , and at the same time
> increase
> its performance and appeal as a car that can be used and enjoyed
> regularly.
> I am personally not interested in a $30 K gold level car that
would
> be a crime
> to use . Nor am I attracted to cars that have been butchered to
the
> point
> of loosing all of there quaint British charm and character . In
the
> end the
> choice is all yours . Good Luck !!! ,
> Flame shields up ,
> Mark Hanna
> AN5L/13731
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Philip Hubbard [SMTP:hubbard@idir.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 2:12 PM
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: General Advice on Restoration Requested
> >
> > As you all know from some recent posts, I'm toying with the idea of
> > getting
> > a companion for Arioch, my '74 Midget. This would be a restoration
> > project
> > of some kind. Through list advice, other research and some thought,
I've
> > narrowed it down to a Bug-Eye or Spridget. (Dropped Lotus Elan, MGB,
> > Spitxxxx, etc. for now)
> >
> > I'm just looking for some general advice right now. What are the
> > essentials before I even think about doing this? Parts manual,
Workshop
> > manual in addition to the Haynes I own, etc. I've talked to my dad
about
> > using his garage and pit and looks like he might go for my trade of
labor
> > for space, so I'm starting to collect info.
> >
> > Not sure which way I'm going to go on type of resto. Part of me gets
into
> > the originality thing a la "look, it could have just rolled out of the
> > factory". Part of me wants to make this one a bit of a go-fast auto.
I
> > get the feeling I won't go to the extreme in either case, so maybe I
don't
> > have the all original in me. As far as go-fast goes, I don't mean that
> > I'll be racing it...I just mean a bit of an upgrade here and there to
make
> > it peppier for around town.
> >
> > If I go the "as close to original as possible" route, I'm thinking the
> > earlier the model the better. If I go the peppy route, I'm thinking of
> > something around '67 or '68 so I get the 1275cc motor, but still pretty
> > early on.
> >
> > Any advice or comments are, as always, appreciated.
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