- 1. Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Bill & Cindy <fatboy@mail.metro.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:07:40 -0800
- To whomever might be interested, I think I shall call this litte epistle "Connections"...with apologies to Mr. James Burke. Well...it all began innocently enough last August. The handbrake on the rec
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00429.html (10,691 bytes)
- 2. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 20:26:51 -0500
- Now you know why we do what we do to these 20-40 year old cars. Just for the FUN of it!! Happy Healeying Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ Lots of LBCs http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00431.html (8,645 bytes)
- 3. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul A. Dolloff, Ph.D." <pauld@ekpc.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 20:57:34 -0500EST
- Welcome to the world of Spritgets! I guess it's just your turn. You forgot to mention that somewhere along the way your handbrake job required a parts car! I really like the part about your new frie
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00433.html (12,898 bytes)
- 4. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 23:07:56 -0500
- Reminds of doing the same years ago in a 67 VW Bug. I need to go somewhere but did not yet have the seats installed. So I used a rectangular milk crate as a seat. Stood the crate on end, hopped on an
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00440.html (9,719 bytes)
- 5. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Rick <rickfisk@concentric.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 00:26:38 -0500
- Talk about stupid - I think I win the prize. I bought a '56 VW for $50 back I was young and VERY stupid . The floor was totally rotted away on the driver's side. I pulled off the door panel and laid
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00441.html (10,563 bytes)
- 6. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Herold Faulkner" <faulkner@redshift.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 21:31:27 -0800
- --Original Message-- From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of William M. Gilroy Sent: Sunday, November 15, 1998 8:08 PM To: Bill & Cindy Cc: spridgets
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00442.html (10,200 bytes)
- 7. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 02:45:55 -0500 (EST)
- Flintstones, meet the Flintstones..... -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '71 5-speed Midget (my new baby) '74 Midget & '71 parts car '94 For
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00443.html (9,031 bytes)
- 8. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: curt.onstott@orst.edu
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:44:04 -0800
- Two years ago the fuel pump on my Midget went south about 5 miles away from home. I hitched a ride home and gathered: 5 feet of plastic tubing 1 canning jar and lid 1 mityvac air pump with a fitting
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00455.html (11,349 bytes)
- 9. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:13:18 -0800
- I like this. Using the pump side of the Mityvac and another long tube maybe you could have pumped the gas directly from the gas tank. I think I will add the Mityvac to my list of tools that I carry i
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00457.html (12,503 bytes)
- 10. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@gbc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:43:37 -0500
- Might want to bring along a long stick and some marshmallows for roasting on the inevitable fire that will occur (don't ask me how I know..........I just know). Would hate to lose a good lister. Dani
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00460.html (9,435 bytes)
- 11. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:49:51 -0800
- We would really like to hear the story. It could not be worse than the time my buddy held a match up the the gas filler on my 36 Ford to see if it was really out of gas. The Ford never fully recover
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00461.html (10,009 bytes)
- 12. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 14:12:50 EST
- << Thanks for listening to my rant. Stay tuned...this car will never be done, and I'm sure at some point in time in the near future it will once again cause me to vent at your expense. Later, Bill -
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00464.html (9,190 bytes)
- 13. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@gbc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 14:28:31 -0500
- Wow, I'm still laughing over that one........ held up a match! HA, Ha, ha, hee, hee ,hee! Just like Wile E. Coyote in the cartoons! My story wasn't as bad as that, the car and the dumb owner survived
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00465.html (10,513 bytes)
- 14. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:50:51 -0600
- My dumbest moment... Non-LBC... there was the time when my old landlord (20 years ago) needed help in pulling the diesel out of an old Greyhound Scenicruiser bus... it came out in it's own cradle. A
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00466.html (10,228 bytes)
- 15. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:21:19 -0800
- I challenge anyone to top Team Thicko. LM --Original Message-- From: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com> To: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@gbc.ca>; millerls@email.msn.com <millerls@email.msn.co
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00467.html (10,397 bytes)
- 16. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Griffith <Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:40:10 -0800
- Boy I hear ya... I learned the hard way that you don't try to remove rear leaf springs when they are sprung. It was on my first car a '57 chevy and I was trying to install a lift kit to rack the rear
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00468.html (11,372 bytes)
- 17. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@gbc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:52:22 -0500
- Ooooooo, that's a good one too! Let's start a contest! I will donate some useless but fascinating piece of ancient Spridget stuff to the winner. We can make a trophy. Daniel T. P.S. we havn't heard f
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00469.html (9,587 bytes)
- 18. RE: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:45:08 -0600
- I think if we're running a contest for this subject we can consider nominations Daniel, My dumbest moment... Non-LBC... there was the time when my old landlord (20 years ago) needed help in pulling t
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00470.html (9,285 bytes)
- 19. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel1312@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:11:54 EST
- My first car was a Mini which had been modified and my mate and I went out to give it a test run. He had to drive as I had no licence. The car was not taxed, tested (inspection) or insured. As we dro
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00472.html (8,882 bytes)
- 20. Re: Connections (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel1312@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:11:58 EST
- In the early days of Sprite ownership and youth my car had a dynamo (generator). I went through a bad patch of problems with it and the control (regulator box). Anyway to cut a long story short I was
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00473.html (9,026 bytes)
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