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161. Re: [Spridgets] Back to the dead horse (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:33:01 -0400
While I agree that there are two valid sides to this argument, and I haven't priced oilers, lately; I suspect that the cost of duplicating the set-up I built is still very minimal. For me (and many
/html/spridgets/2007-10/msg00263.html (9,286 bytes)

162. Re: [Spridgets] Starter Issue (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:56:59 -0500
Something to be concerned about: Several years back, my Midget's starter was exhibiting the same symptoms you describe. I ignored is until it was time to pull the engine for a clutch replacement. Muc
/html/spridgets/2007-10/msg00890.html (8,702 bytes)

163. Re: [Spridgets] Starter -- part 2 (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:14:05 -0500
I don't know which "good" book our friend was referring to, but it certainly wasn't anything written by anyone connected to BMC/Lucas/MG/A-H. If you put ANY lubricant on that shaft (WD-40 is infamous
/html/spridgets/2007-10/msg00891.html (8,150 bytes)

164. Re: [Spridgets] Sheet Metal gauge... (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:07:29 -0500
Yes. It's 18 ga. There's a reason for this, according to Geoff Healey. At some point in the car's development, they tried 20 ga, to appease some BMC bean counters. The long and the short of it was t
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg01116.html (9,424 bytes)

165. Re: [Spridgets] Door Hinge question, please advise... (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:33:51 -0500
Without seeing a photo of it, it would be difficult to say, exactly. There are some "aftermarket" replacement panels out there that tend to interpret the original panels pretty "loosely". (One of)Th
/html/spridgets/2007-11/msg01118.html (9,694 bytes)

166. Re: [Spridgets] Use your cell phone driving... (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:19:53 -0500
Well, not in the last 40 years, or so. But what there was an abundance of, on the (approximately) 3 mile stretch of route 30 (which I routinely travel over), was "beer joints", where 18 yr old PA res
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00726.html (9,250 bytes)

167. [Spridgets] primers....thinking out loud (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:52:09 -0500
Getting ready to start painting my '73 Midget restoration project. The first step will be the undercarriage, which has been "mechanically" stripped (about 95% of OE undersealant has been removed). In
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00890.html (7,996 bytes)

168. Re: [Spridgets] primers....thinking out loud (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:48:24 -0500
Thanks, Frank. Keeping in mind that this discussion is for the underside, only; I've already got the dust situation well under control. The general consensus is that the PPG product can/has been succ
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00909.html (10,067 bytes)

169. Re: [Spridgets] Opinions wanted (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:16:56 -0500
Have you ever had the chassis checked for "true"? If you plan to get those door gaps corrected the right way, you will have to have some way of checking and re-checking the chassis alignment, before
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00937.html (10,490 bytes)

170. Re: [Spridgets] primers....thinking out loud (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:29:57 -0500
My local autobody shop supply house confirmed what you said about not applying fillers over self-etching primers. It seems that the etching "agent" leaches into the filler. Also, they said that they
/html/spridgets/2007-12/msg00938.html (9,668 bytes)

171. Re: [Spridgets] POR 15 (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:50:43 -0500
Looks to me like the surface was contaminated with something, besides rust, when you applied POR-15. My experience with POR-15 has been that; if you follow the application instructions carefully, th
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00037.html (9,935 bytes)

172. Re: [Spridgets] POR 15 (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:31:41 -0500
Billy is absolutely correct. Those spots were caused by the rust perforating the steel under the paint. A lot of guys, when they see some small, tight bubbles forming on their car's paint, will call
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00044.html (8,331 bytes)

173. Re: [Spridgets] primers....thinking out loud (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:26:43 -0500
O.K. you guys. You got the ol' wheels turning. When I stopped by my supplier, yesterday afternoon, to pick up some additional stuff for my Midgets, we discussed at length the various attributes of th
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00063.html (7,636 bytes)

174. [Spridgets] converting to auto-darkening hood (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 14:36:06 -0500
One of my Triumph Club buddies treated himself to a new, adjustable, auto-darkening welding hood (helmets sit on TOP of our heads), and he insisted that I try it out. It's "infinitely" adjustable bet
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00118.html (7,235 bytes)

175. [Spridgets] seat upholstery availability question (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:24:29 -0500
My '73 Midget is rapidly approaching the painting stage (actually, the underside is primed, 3M Body Schutzed, and ready for me to apply color tomorrow), and I've been thinking about some of the multi
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00271.html (7,789 bytes)

176. Re: [Spridgets] Driving Lights vs. Fog Lights (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:49:18 -0500
Not sure I'd want to mount them on a badge bar.....they need to be mounted pretty solidly, to keep vibration to a minimum (otherwise, the "vibrating" light beam will drive you nuts). I had a pair of
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00275.html (9,490 bytes)

177. Re: [Spridgets] seat upholstery availability question (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:18:10 -0500
Sounds like it's going to be the way to go. I've got an excellent upholsterer in mind, who is going to be doing some work for me on my Mk.I restoration, anyway. I'll just throw some Midget seats in m
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00321.html (7,814 bytes)

178. Re: [Spridgets] Big online / live auction (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:59:40 -0500
So, any of you Philadelphia area Spridget guys know anything about this lot of Sprites? Anyone planning to go have a look-see? Wrong end of the state for me, but, I could be interested in one of them
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00324.html (8,698 bytes)

179. Re: [Spridgets] Big online / live auction (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:12:37 -0500
When original sheet metal keeps getting more and more difficult to obtain, and reproductions are only so-so, it is amazing what some guys will pay for REALLY rusty stuff. Saw a pile of rust scale, at
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00326.html (9,978 bytes)

180. Re: [Spridgets] Big online / live auction (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:23:56 -0500
Let's hope they all avoid the crusher. At the very least, even the worst of them will yield some parts that someone needs for a restoration. As for me; I'm done with over-ambitious restoration projec
/html/spridgets/2008-01/msg00343.html (9,181 bytes)


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