[Spridgets] My students high school project for the Spritdget...comments needed.

[Jim Johnson]

Lin,

Not sure I understand the problem either.  My 1968 Midget has the hood
support rod which I thought was standard on the cars back then. However,
I've never had a problem with it unless they might have considered it a
nuisance to remove from or to put back into its clip. A lot of people change
to the sliding support and that item may have come on some of the later
cars...      Also, FWIW the boot lid on my 1968 also has the support rod and
spring clip arrangement so that might be usable for their project.

Cheers!!
Jim - Dodge City

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Linda Grunthaner
<grunthaner at gmail.com>wrote:

> List,
> I have 2 students who may be using one of our Spridget problems for their
> senior project, "pulling the hood support rod off the hood".  My students
> project is due on January 21st and needs to be documented as a real
> problem,
> as well as have tested the solution repeatedly. Being their first problem
> to
> solve for their senior design project may not be completed on time they
> will
> need a new problem so I gave them the problem that I know has been
> documented since the first 61/62 Sprite drove out of the factory, which is
> pulling the hood support rod off the hood. For those of you who have a
> 61/62
> Square body Sprite you know what I'm talking about. Now I am not sure when
> the problem was addressed or if it ever was addressed also I am not sure if
> it was a problem with the Midget. If I can get some feedback that would be
> a
> big help for these 2 kids to get the project completed and maybe benefit us
> as well.
>
> I don't know if I can do a search on the archives or if I am doing it
> correctly is this (below) the right site to do a search?
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/spridgets/
>
> I am almost sure my 1962 Motor Trends magazine article about the "New"
> Sprite has a statement saying the problem exists as well but because 50% of
> the senior project is documentation the kids will need more verification
> that this is a "real" problem. Can I can get a bunch of you saying this is
> a
> problem? Anyone else have an article stating it is a problem?
>
> Lastly I am going to try and get my Sprite to school next week but with
> snow
> on it's way I think it will be best to just locate a hood with rod for the
> kids to use in the classroom. Does anyone have one in NJ/NY area that we
> can
> pick up? I will return it when we are done with the project.
> I have copied this message to my students; Alen Bale & Michael Creech
> although they will not get replies unless you cc them. I will also copy
> this
> message to them via the school email system.
> allen_bale at hths.mcvsd.org,
> michael_creech at hths.mcvsd.org
>
> Thanks Linda
>
> PS Monday is their deadline if they can't get their circuit complete for
> their hand shaking cell phone charger to work they will go with the hood
> rod
> release for the Spridget. I will keep you all posted.
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Cheers!!
Jim
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am
not
sure about the former. - Albert Einstein