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Subject: [Spridgets] Budget Midget is done
From: billmasq at hotmail.com (Bill Masquelier)
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:17:04 -0800
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Frank
That looks really great! Very nice work.
My only question is-- what year is it registered as? I see parts from lots of
different years :)
Keep up the good work
BillM

> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:47:59 -0500
> From: spritenut at comcast.net
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Budget Midget is done
>
> And I have exactly $500 into this car from just a shell to a real nice
> looking, great runni9ng Midget.
> My total out of pocket spent on this car, including the car was $491. So
> I just put $9 worth of gas in it to round out the total.
> My goal was $500, I hit it dead on.
> Now that number does not include all the spare parts I had in my garage
> like fenders, bonnet, boot lid, doors, engine, trans, wire wheels, rear
> axle, A arms and everything else that is missing on just a shell.
> But those parts have long been acquired or paid for so those were not
> "in this budget"
> But I did by all new brake pipes and hydraulics, new battery, bushings,
> etc. Anything that really matters is new.
> So IF you have a COMPLETE  running car, you can restore it for $500.
> I just did.
> BTW, that front nerf bar was a result of my electrician screwing up on a
> conduit bend, when I saw what he made, I told him to mirror image those
> bends and now I have a nerf bar made out of 3/4 conduit and a little
> powder coat.
>
> Pics here
>
> http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq179/spritenut/
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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