I tell you what... if that don't make you feel great about our hobby....
thanks a million Bob... Doug has been very helpful to me out at
Bonneville... just another fello racer... but...
Doug started by lending me his engine hoist when I blew the first motor last
year and helped us stick the new motor in...on the Salt... we swapped a
couple of parts back and forth .... This while he was crewing his own bugeye
Land Speed racer for Gail Phillips to get into the Bonneville Two club with
a pass of 201mph....
Then I set out on the Land speed list to find a Rodeck aluminum small block
and Doug found me a Brand New in the Box Block for 3500...they sell for
around 4800 the way I got it.... then he lent me the Mold for the Front end
of his car to make a copy...( I made two and gave him one as a Thanks )
When he wrecked this weekend And was on his way to Austrailia go put Gail in
the Two Club down there... I really wanted to help him put this one back
together....
Bob you really helped him out.... I appreciate it.... Thanks.. it will come
back to me later ... Doug will hold my hand somewhere.... it's the way it
works in this world...
Keith Turk ( now to go pick the one I need up )
----- Original Message -----
From <b-evans at ix.netcom.com>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: Bugeye Body
> Keith...
>
> The body is on its way to Doug as we speak. Al Phillips got here, and it
took
> us about half an hour and a couple of bad backs to load it in his pick-up.
> Should I have the orthopedist send his bill to you or Doug?
>
> The whole thing was serendipitous. My son and I had just finished parting
out
> the old Frogeye, and he thought I should just call the junk yard and have
them
> take it away. No, I told him, I knew that eventually someone could use
it, so
> we would just put it next to the garage. Then Doug pranged his over the
> weekend, needed one, and you put the "wanted" note on the list.
>
> I'm certainly glad it all worked out!
>
> Bob Evans
> Anaheim, California
>
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > Wanted to take a min and say thanks to all who responded....( kinda neat
I
> > met a few more folks over the phone )
> >
> > Seems we have found 3 usable bodies... one in California and Two in
> > Mississippi.... Perfect as the Two Cars we are building are on opposite
> > coasts.
> >
> > Doug Odom is taking his sprite down to Lake Gairdner in Austraila for a
> > Meet in March and doesnt' really have time to wait on me to build a new
> > body for it... but We are going exchange the bodies when he comes
home...
> > so he can have a fiberglass body as well... Several advantages the
biggest
> > being that No one will ever have to cut up a Bugeye that is
restorable...
> > and it's still a Healey as far as I am concerned cause I am going to
make
> > it out of one.... ( I know I know....)
> >
> > Thanks again folks... the list seems to be doing well.. nice to see alot
of
> > old friends...I think I will hang out awhile....
> >
> > Keith Turk
> > Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camaro ( Land Speed
> > Racer)
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