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RE: General Advice on Restoration Requested

To: "Hanna, Mark" <mhanna@ball.com>
Subject: RE: General Advice on Restoration Requested
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 09:27:35 -0800 (PST)
Cc: "'Philip Hubbard'" <hubbard@idir.net>, spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <53654725144FD111A24100805F57DEC00200FB88@aeromsg2.ball.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Are these standards available for a 67?  Where would i get them?
Ulix

On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Hanna, Mark wrote:

> Hi Philip ,
> One last thought , in addition to manuals , Original S&M ,etc. Get a copy of
> the "Concours originality standards" This will help you to make deliberate
> decisions as to how your car will look when finished . It will make for a
> more interesting car .
> 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.
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
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                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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