- 81. Re: Photos (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:21:52 -0400
- The way everybody jokes about "Pieces" on the List, I was expecting it to look like a pile of crap, but it's gorgeous!! Nice job, Frank!
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01767.html (7,964 bytes)
- 82. Re: Mk. IV info (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:07:28 -0400
- Along this vane, why would they put two different body numbers on the cars?! I'm referring to the two different numbers on the left and right "A" pillars, that are held on by two screws. Bob --Origin
- /html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01822.html (10,611 bytes)
- 83. Re: RE: Midget Hubcaps (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:02:10 -0400
- All the early Midgets had disc wheels too, whether destined for the USA or other markets. Wire wheels did not become a factory option on Sprites or Midgets in any markets until 1963, and were never "
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00093.html (8,608 bytes)
- 84. Re: Getting Out The Vote (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 23:45:57 -0400
- I just added my vote, and noticed that the count is up to about 260, which is 55%. I see that the Minis are trying to beat us. They have almost 175 votes!! Bob --Original Message-- From: Bruce Woodwa
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00163.html (10,462 bytes)
- 85. Re: Hello from a new listie (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 10:40:20 -0400
- Welcome to the list, but..........the only "real" Midgets are those without roll-up windows. I guess a '76 is better than no LBC at all. (hee-hee) Bob
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00254.html (7,750 bytes)
- 86. Re: Temp Reading (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:02:56 -0400
- I had the same thing happen on an MGB I used to own. It turned out that the gauge was bad. Mine registered around 212 degrees too, even though the radiator was not boiling over. I changed gauges and
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00305.html (8,713 bytes)
- 87. Re: Front caliper mounting (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:10:14 -0400
- Another altetnative, if you have a Your joking, right!!!!?? Bob
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00390.html (8,485 bytes)
- 88. Re: Bugeye Fuel Tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:13:54 -0400
- I don't think it has a drain plug on the bottom like the original.
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00391.html (7,958 bytes)
- 89. Re: Front caliper mounting (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 19:25:08 -0400
- You missed the guy's point. He was looking for an easier method to use to keep the bolts from falling out. Your method, although possibly better, is definitely not easier. safety
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00449.html (9,355 bytes)
- 90. Re: And then there were two.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:53:04 -0400
- In my opinion, you've got the best Spridget model made! You get the side-curtain style doors, but with the somewhat larger engine, disc brakes on the front, and, to answer your question below.......
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00750.html (8,227 bytes)
- 91. Re: Floyd (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 13:40:57 -0400
- Well, we survived Floyd here on the coast of Georgia. We had some gusts to 70 MPH but no major problems and only about 1 inch of rain. Good luck to all of you northeast of here!
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00947.html (8,668 bytes)
- 92. Wishbone Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:02:35 -0400
- Does anyone know of a way to fix the threaded area of the wishbone on a '63 Sprite where the fulcrum pin screws into it? Moss and VB both offer the threaded fulcrum pins for sale, but I can see that
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01095.html (7,635 bytes)
- 93. Re: Wishbone Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:27:16 -0400
- Rich, Doug, and Martyn, Thank you all for your information! As usual, the Listers have saved me time and money again. By the way, I used a small, hand-held air hammer to break the kingpin loose from
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01129.html (8,218 bytes)
- 94. Re: Can you lift your Spridget? (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:10:36 -0400
- It seems to me that this would work if BOTH rear wheels were off the ground. Then it would just be a matter of "tilting" the car like a seesaw, which uses the weight of the other side going down an i
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01353.html (11,046 bytes)
- 95. Re: Car show judging (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:30:17 -0400
- Speaking from experience in owning both "drivers" and "trailer queens", the answer is simple: There is a huge difference in the amount of time, money, research, and attention to details put into a co
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01497.html (9,586 bytes)
- 96. Re: Car show judging (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 09:28:23 -0400
- Or, how bout something novel? Don't judge them at all. Just I couldn't agree more!!! We should be our own judges of what we've done. It's easy for us to see how our efforts stack up against others by
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01553.html (9,279 bytes)
- 97. Re: The 1st Of Many (stupid) Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 09:31:19 -0400
- Well, they must have had some problems with this set-up, because they added a rubber hose in there in 1967 and later models. the
- /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01555.html (9,809 bytes)
- 98. Re: Midget behaving badly again... what to do? (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 11:41:27 -0400
- Mine only occasionally sees 100 MPH because the speedo only registers 2/3 of the actual speed. When I'm doing 150 MPH (completely stock '63 Sprite), it shows 100 on the speedo. RBHouston
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00007.html (8,893 bytes)
- 99. Re: finding out more (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 20:23:34 -0400
- Uhhhh, let me guess......Would it be a "human being"? Bob
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00258.html (8,662 bytes)
- 100. Re: fuel gauge questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:42:40 -0400
- If the two terminals on the back of the fuel gauge are marked with a "B" for battery, and a "T" for tank, then the two coils should be attached to each other in series. If there are no markings on th
- /html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00343.html (8,935 bytes)
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