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Re: Any other left-handed Spridget options?

To: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Any other left-handed Spridget options?
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:31:12 -0500
Cc: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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Reply-to: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
I think that if you put a 1500 in your 74 you can have the carbs on the other
side like you want,I've seen the dash overlay and I guess it depends on how bad
your dash is ,I wouldn't recommend it for minor cracking but if it's real bad
and rotted it might help some,I was not to impressed with it myself.Isn't there
someone that can redo the dash pads,thought I had heard about someplace in CA
years back that could do my GTO dash.  Brad

"Charles D. Sorkin" wrote:

> Bill Gilroy wrote...
>
> >PS. You never got back to me about the left handed steering wheel.
>
> Wow... a left handed steering wheel!  What other Midget features come in
> left handed versions?
>
> We southpaws are truly an ignored minority.  I'd love a set of carbs that
> mount on the other side of the engine, for instance.  (Just changed the
> airfilters last night.)  Or the gas cap on the driver's side of the car.  If
> I had my way, there would be a left-handed choke cable mounted about where
> the vent control resides.
>
> Actually, I was told  recently that the incidence of left-handedness amongst
> British sportscar owners is signifcantly greater than that of the overall
> population.  Does anyone else believe it?
>
> On a more serious note... I have since fully recovered from my mechanic's
> comment that the Midget's problems with rust and neglect are beyond repair.
> A new rear suspension spring hanger will soon be ordered (the old fixture is
> rusted almost beyond recognition) and I'll be shopping around for a
> competent welding shop soon.
>
> Also on the agenda is to address the rust areas on the front of the bonnet.
> The blemishes are in the usual spot, right on the front area, and I have the
> following question:  Cost wise, am I better off looking for a hood on a
> parts car, or simply purhcasing a rust-free replacement bonnet from the kind
> folks at, say, Moss Motors.  I understand that the two-layered nature of the
> bonnet makes rust repair a difficult proposition.
>
> One further question:  Has anyone ordered one of those dashboard overlays
> (about $50.00 or so) to coverup the sun-cracking just by the windshield?
> What do they look like installed?  Is it even noticeable?  Was it worth the
> money?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles


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