Sometimes it's the little things that drive you nuts on these cars.
Years ago in the the beginning of the (neverending) "clean up the parts"
phase, I picked the best set of "demister" nozzles from the two Bugeyes
and slaved over them for who knows how long before producing the best
looking nozzles you ever saw. I carefully wrapped them up in paper
towels (really!) and sealed them in a ziplock bag just waiting for the
moment to install them onto the car.
Last night was the night. I gathered my newly found #6 stainless steel
screws, put a couple of nylon washers in to try to save the paint, and
put one on. For those of you without Bugeyes, the nozzle is attached
underneath a slot in the "dash" (that part of the cowling which is behind
the windshield).
The nozzle and the slot weren't even close to each other. I got the
calipers out and measured the distance from the screw hole to the slot on
both Bugeyes. There was nearly 1/8" difference which is really
significant given that the slot is about 1/4" wide.
No chance to relocate the hole on the nozzle - not enough metal to spare.
Grumble. I spent the next hour rummaging through the "Rubbermaid heavy
duty stacker bins" labled "I'll never need to enter these bins again
because these are the parts I already have really nice examples of" to
find the nozzles off of the '61. I finally found them and get to repeat
the cleaning process.....
I learned something last night though.
Pete Andrews 1959 AH Sprite Mk1 AN5L/18575
andrews_pf@salem.ge.com 1961 AH Sprite MK1 AN5L/44591
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