Hey, how about a "banzai" (sorry Frank...)effort to get the new Red Rat
Bastard race ready?
I hope to close the deal on this car by tomorrow. It's at Jim "Elmo
Mancini, the Meatball Magnate from Logantucky" Donatos Jeep dealership
in Logansport, IN. The story behind this particular car is at
http://www.thicko.com/jack.htm
It's been redone since the story above. The weekend project will include
stripping good bits from the Dead Rat bastard, and reassembling the Red
Rat Bastard II. (Let me know if you want pics of how it looks now...)
Anyone interested?
Flounder
Frank Clarici wrote:
> "Larry B. Macy" wrote:
>
>
>> Frank dropped me off about 11:30. I
>> figure he got home around 1 AM. Prolly see his take on this after he > gets
>up, about 2 PM or so ;-).
>
>
> I woke up at noon.
> Don't forget to email me those shrimp :)
>
> My take on the Sprite Blitz weekend..............
>
> Very successfull.
> Amy's Sprite looks good now, her shower looks like her Sprite used to.
> Amy, not a bad trade huh?
> 34 years of crude, grease, and grime migrated off Amy's 67 Sprite to our
> bodys and then into her shower. We should have signed our bath tub rings
> guys.
>
> The best part of the weekend was the smile on Amy's face when she drove
> her Sprite around the neighborhood for the first time. This car has not
> seen the road for 18 years.
>
> We had a PERFECT pit crew and a wonderful host. No one went hungry,
> coffee, soda, and Rolling Rocks never ran out.
>
> Talk about a well oiled machine, the crew managed to work without
> getting in each others way, very few cuss words were heard although that
> seized bonnet hinge had me saying just a couple. A bigger hammer and new
> sawzall blade finally fixed it though.
>
> Amy learned how to change a fan belt, pull a distributor, set points,
> change plugs, adjust valves, and replace dizzy wires. She also learned
> how to drive a stick for the first time. Yes people, her first lesson
> with a clutch was on her Sprite and she is a natural.
>
>>From basket case to a driver needing only some finish body work, paint,
> and a top in 2 days was truly amazing. I never had any doubts that it
> could not be done. I know some of the listers thought we were nuts but
> we proved them wrong.
>
> The Sprite runs perfectly, even the tach works after we converted it
> from + to - ground and it is calibrated very close. Only the temp gauge
> needs to be replaced and the car will be complete.
>
> Serious problems attacked were fused bonnet hinges, crumpled rear belly
> and 1/4 panel, missing lower hinge mounting point and extremely loose
> hinge pin, rusted out rockers, ZERO hydraulics, and a rusted clutch to
> flywheel. All are history now.
>
> We arrived to a clean house and a messy Sprite.
> We left a clean Sprite and a messy house.
> I'm sure Amy is scrubing floors and tubs today and when she is done
> crusing us out as she trys to make her tub white again, it was a fair
> trade off.
>
> Great job guys. And thanks for everything Amy.
> Who's next?
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