- 81. Re: 1500 Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:49:12 -0700
- Are they still out there? I got a "Service unavailable" message when I tried that URL. -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> Winner's Circle (www.spridget.com)
- /html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00294.html (7,654 bytes)
- 82. Re: 1500 Springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:25:15 -0700
- I put Peter C rebuilds on the front three years ago. One was replaced this spring with a good used unit due to a bent arm from the rollover. There's no excessive bouncing in the front end, and the sh
- /html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00316.html (7,813 bytes)
- 83. Re: Minilite Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:59:04 -0700
- 2002s and E21('75-83) 320i had 13" wheels. Many owners of these cars swapped on stock E30 (84-91) 318/325 wheels, which were 14" with a 24mm offset. Jensen Healey also is 4X4", and fits a spridget. T
- /html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00346.html (7,802 bytes)
- 84. Re: Zenith Carb (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:49:44 -0700
- Your MGB has a ZS CD-175. A slightly smaller version of this carb, the CD150, came stock on the RB Midgets and late Spitfires. Below is a website that details the rebuilding of the water choke, whic
- /html/spridgets/2006-09/msg00506.html (8,207 bytes)
- 85. Re: Spridget Windscreen Troubles (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:35:05 -0700
- I went through this experience this past spring. Tapered drift pins are your friend! -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> I had ths same problem on my car. It too
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00088.html (7,805 bytes)
- 86. Re: Drum Brake Hubs (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:40:35 -0700
- Being a RB Midget guy, I'm not familiar with the front drum hubs. But if the bugeye hubs don't have the four counterbored holes for attaching the disk to (and I don't see why they would), you'll need
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00089.html (7,512 bytes)
- 87. Re: MGB Calipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 18:07:18 -0700
- Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> The part that got me was that they couldn't justify having done this other than to say that they wanted bigger brakes. They freely ad
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00118.html (7,964 bytes)
- 88. Since we're discussing brakes... (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:22:31 -0700
- I think one of my calipers is a little sticky. The car pulls to the right if I hit the brakes, especially at speeds above about 50mph. Now, the calipers were rebuilt this spring (for the second time.
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00169.html (7,465 bytes)
- 89. Re: Oil pan gaskets and sump seals (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:52:27 -0700
- Not the one I'm driving! ('91 Tercel) Only car I've ever known to need the oil pan replaced because it had a hole rusted through it. New pan has been on there now for about 80K miles and it seeps all
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00651.html (7,442 bytes)
- 90. Re: Sumitomo Tires for Bugeye (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:09:23 -0700
- I have a set of the HTR 200 tires on my 1500. They're a good dry tire, and decent in the wet. I did have to massage my fenders to get them to fit, but that's probably due in part to the Western alloy
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00653.html (7,667 bytes)
- 91. Re: Sumitomo Tires for Bugeye (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:35:32 -0700
- Or, they just don't work well sliding sideways on lawns! :) -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> OK, We got a guy that actually rolled a Midget telling us what ti
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00692.html (7,521 bytes)
- 92. Re: [midgetsprite] [Fwd: Rare John Sprinzel Book on ebay] (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:55:13 -0800
- Shame on you, David! Everyone knows Frank lives in Joisey! Send it to: 139 Main St Hampton, NJ 08827 Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> Shame on you Robert!!! As if eve
- /html/spridgets/2006-11/msg00044.html (8,447 bytes)
- 93. Re: Clunk (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:18:52 -0800
- Close - it was the "other" Chris K, Chris Kotting, and it was all the bottom end bearings. http://www.wideopenwest.com/~kottage/tech/1500_bearings.html Adrian, as for the indicator, you should be abl
- /html/spridgets/2006-10/msg00884.html (9,559 bytes)
- 94. Listers around Detroit? (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:04:24 -0800
- I'm going to be in the Detroit area next weekend (Dec 16/17), picking up my recent automotive purchase (ebay # 280053877061). Anyone up for a beer Saturday evening? -=Chris Chris King http://home.com
- /html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00155.html (6,409 bytes)
- 95. Re: midget alternator conversion help (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:04:26 -0800
- I did the same thing, except I bought a replacement GM connector for the 2 spade connections. Most auto parts stores will have this connector for about $3. Big brown wire got a circular eye connector
- /html/spridgets/2006-11/msg01167.html (8,311 bytes)
- 96. Re: Favorite American Sports Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:09:19 -0800
- Oh, me! I have! (Ford Ranger 4.0L) But only a few times in the snow. :) Though I will finally use it for towing this weekend when I bring the Cosworth home... ;) -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcas
- /html/spridgets/2006-12/msg00297.html (8,451 bytes)
- 97. Re: Fan belt - doesn't fit (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 18:04:05 -0800
- I've found that new belts are a tight fit. They stretch after a short while, so you'll have to re-tighten after a few hundred miles. When I put them on, I round the crank and the alternator first, an
- /html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00010.html (7,764 bytes)
- 98. Re: B-J Sprite (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:17:03 -0800
- Not to mention it's missing the '69 only side markers... -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> True, but not one with any concern to originality...... Boot emblem
- /html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00255.html (8,503 bytes)
- 99. Re: Steel versus Aluminum manifolds (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:27:34 -0800
- Take a look at this: http://www.teglerizer.com/fi/GT6_manifold/ms_gt6_manifold.html It was made for a GT6, but the principles are the same for the 1500. -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kv
- /html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00256.html (8,101 bytes)
- 100. Re: First cars wishes (NO LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:08:57 -0800
- First car was a very 1983 Nissan Stanza I bought in 1992 for the princely sum of $35. A quick battery charge and it was up and running. First new car was a '96 Cavalier, which ended its life upside d
- /html/spridgets/2007-01/msg00722.html (8,724 bytes)
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