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61. Re: Listers age (No LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:48:27 +1000
send you back all the details of your car - including original engine, gearbox, key #s, build date, interior and exterior colour, options, etc. Worth having! Here is a URL: http://home1.gte.net/spit
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01758.html (10,223 bytes)

62. Re: cheating dog blocks (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:30:50 +1000
Devcon is a metal paste in an expoy matrix. It comes with a separate There were a number of RX7s racing in Australia back in the early 80s touring car series. Of the many cars running, only one had a
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01793.html (9,064 bytes)

63. Re: A little help... (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 20:53:00 +1000
There is a simple way to setup your plug wires and to get the timimg vaguely right. Step 1: plugs out, finger over #1 spark plug hole. using very short applications of the starter until you get press
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg01927.html (10,340 bytes)

64. Re: running in tips (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 19:55:24 +1000
You have a new cam right? So, 1/2 hours at 2-3000 rpm in neutral (i.e. no load) to bed in the cam/lifters. Then drive it keeping it under 3500 or so with a mixture of load /no load. Do this for a few
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00178.html (7,967 bytes)

65. Re: what do I have? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:52:59 +1000
Correct - the single acting brake is off drum wheel cars. If you intend staying with drum front brakes, then use it. If you intend to use later model disc brakes, change to the later wheel cylinder *
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00348.html (9,425 bytes)

66. Re: Cars and Culture (No Real LBC Content) (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 16:43:30 +1000
It is not just Americans. My brother lives in Japan - he married a Japanese girl. He tells us that he, as a 'gaigan', is regarded as inferior by the Japanese. He and his wife have to put up with cont
/html/spridgets/1999-09/msg01124.html (11,686 bytes)

67. Re: Other Car lists (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 13:42:26 +1000
Doesn't the message sound strangely like the Monty Python Dead Parrot Skit (John Cleese) in structure and the over-the-top ranting climax? I'd bet that this is not a real argument but a clever and fu
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00425.html (10,966 bytes)

68. Re: Correct gauge # '62 MKII Sprite (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:19:11 +1000
The face colouring is inverted if I recall correctly. Check Original Sprites and Midgets or wait for me to wander over to the barn to check. Mike correct??, If mail from eBay) have when ignition.
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00572.html (9,822 bytes)

69. Re: Event participation?? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 11:35:40 +1000
just a public little support for your position. Ed is being unreasonable. You, like everyone else, is entitled to be "Joe Public" for the day without being accused of being a cheat. It is up to even
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00599.html (14,938 bytes)

70. Re: self destructing 1098! (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 11:40:31 +1000
Don't blame Mobil 1, it isn't the problem here. I'd suggest the bearing has been on decline for a long time.... However, with so much crap throughout the engine, I'd be hot tanking the block and cle
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00600.html (9,161 bytes)

71. Re: 5-Speed Clutch Setup (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 11:53:24 +1000
I have a 1380 in my bugeye and I am happy as Larry (well you know what I mean!) I've run it in various configs, everything from Kent 266 cam up to a 296 cam, from Longman GT6 head through to full rac
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00602.html (10,890 bytes)

72. Re: self destructing 1098! (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:00:03 +1000
Well KG have gone bust, so either Link or Tony Bennetto Bugeye barn) would your best bet. Here are some prices I recently paid oil pump $55 4 gallery plugs $12 4 welch plugs $6 main brgs $45 b/end br
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00632.html (12,191 bytes)

73. Re: offset trunnions (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 10:54:34 +1000
Tony is available on email - bugeyebarn@bigpond.com.au The offset trunnions are A$110 or ~ US$72. Shipping wouldn't be a big deal since they are small and light. I've taken a photo of the trunnions i
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00743.html (8,095 bytes)

74. Re: 1098 rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:19:35 +1000
You'll need new rod bearings too. You should get the cam bearings pressed in by Brian. I'm not sure of that cam grind, but Brian knows those engine so well, I'd be happy with his advice. You can get
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00807.html (10,351 bytes)

75. Re: Weber Set-up?? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:05:12 +1000
I have had no problems with the soft mount kits. I have used them on all my road, rally and race cars. Mike with totally problems
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00928.html (9,938 bytes)

76. Re: Could someone ID a head? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:07:33 +1000
Same as the 12G940 casting but with the smog air injector holes. You can plug these up with allen studs. Mike
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg00929.html (7,974 bytes)

77. Re: The truth about thermostats? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:43:56 +1000
A blanking sleeve can simply be an old thermostat with the centre Unless it is a racecar, use a thermostat. Mike must to I the
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01063.html (10,534 bytes)

78. Re: The truth about thermostats? (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:32:18 +1000
I don't believe this is the reason. From what I recall, the resultant coolant flow leaves a hot spot above cylinder #4 - the slower flow is a more even flow. Anyhow, the point is to use either a bla
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01102.html (8,726 bytes)

79. Re: Drilled rotors (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:37:25 +1000
Note that there have been failures of drilled rotors. On the street you don't need drilled rotors, no matter how enthusiastic you drive. The appropriate solution is a better set of pads. Bendix Metal
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01103.html (9,728 bytes)

80. Re: Drilled rotors (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:42:32 +1000
Actually, the grooves don't help cooling but they do allow "outgassing" of the pads. The really good pads don't have significant outgassing if they are bedded in properly. In the worst case, outgassi
/html/spridgets/1999-08/msg01104.html (11,953 bytes)

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