Okay Chuck,
I'll add my two pence to this subject.
9 stud Bugeye's had the non spring tensioned one piece hood frame
Later Bugeyes had the spring tensioned one piece hood frame
Mark II Sprites & Mark I Midgets used the two piece spring tensioned hood
frame (will not work on a Bugeye)
Mark III Sprites & Mark II Midgets used a new two piece non spring tensioned
hood frame with an extra link added in front of the main bow unit and new
mounting brackets
Biff Jones
Pasadena, MD
'59 Bugeye, 'Kermit'
'62 Sprite, 'Ole Gray'
'71 Midget, 'Freebie'
http://sprites2.homestead.com
----- Original Message -----
From "Charles F. Christ" <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: hood frame question
> i agree with brad . it has been my understanding that the two piece top
> frame was for the so called square body because in that body it no longer
> had a place to stow it like in the bugeye so it was made to come apart to
> fit in the trunk (boot). my os&m is not handy to reference the spring
> loaded vs. non spring loaded issue. but unless there was some "last cars
> produced" issues, i'd say the 2 piece frame was mk1 midget(and up) or mk2
> sprite (and up) with removable top.
> ok i hear evryone scrambling for their books now! and the real answer
> is....................
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