[Spridgets] Fr Jack sees the painted Sprite

Linda Grunthaner grunthaner at gmail.com
Fri Oct 24 17:49:48 MDT 2008


vroom-vroom : )

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Frank Clarici <spritenut at comcast.net>wrote:

> Tonight my brother dropped off the finished wood steering wheel for the
> Holy Sprite.
> Fr Jack stopped by to see his car in paint. He was like a little kid in a
> candy store.
> Then he saw the steering wheel, grabbed it off the wall and made
> vroom-vroom sounds.
> He can't wait to drive it.
> Today the wheels came back from the media blaster, I powder coated 2 of
> them and have them baking right now.
> Only 2 fit in the oven at one time.
> I also ordered the tires from tire rack and will have them mounted before
> the assembly weekend.
> I just need a pinion seal and a pair of motor mounts and all *should* be
> here and ready to put it together.
> I am sure I will be missing something, just too many bits and pieces to
> remember all of it but I should be close.
> Like tonight I went to install the door check straps, the absolute first
> item to go on any Spridget after paint even if temporarily before the
> interior panels and I see I never powder coated the metal brackets for the
> straps. Apparently none came on the HS so I never saw them in the box of
> parts from the disassembly. I am glad I had a few in the door parts can.
> They will be dark blue tomorrow and installed before the doors dent the A
> posts.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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