My first Bugeye, 1963, had no straps. What is this you speak of?
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From: "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001@comcast.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:33 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Bugeye straps & buckles...
>I found a modern "strap adjuster" that is pretty close to the original ones
>used on
> the two straps that hold the top to the bows in the stowed position on a
> Bugeye.
>
> http://www.strapworks.com/Strap_Adjusters_p/msa.htm
>
> What is nice is the outfit will powder coat them black for a minor fee.
>
> They also carry sheet metal webbing tips (which the original Bugeye straps
> had)
> http://www.strapworks.com/Webbing_Tips_p/wt.htm
>
> Cotton webbing is still availible,
> http://www.jontay.com/webbing/cottonwebbing.htm
> I choose instead to go with regular poly, as I had some on hand already.
>
> Others on the list indicated the center strap for the bows was leather. I
> ended up using a buckle
> from a dog collar and a strip of light color leather.
>
> I sure would like to know what the original buckle looked liked on the
> leather strap.
> I have no good photos of this.
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