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Re: Our new Bugeye

To: ldsp <ldsp@flash.net>
Subject: Re: Our new Bugeye
From: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 22:20:23 -0600
Cc: Rich Hill <richard.hill@sri.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <004a01bf24c6$3c79c100$b8471ed1@ldsp>
Reply-to: William Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
I've used this weatherstrip and it's great!  Word of warning: 88U Beige
is off-white and 87W brown is buckskin tan. The latter matched my New
Tan TR6 interior fairly well.  I would not use the beige anywhere... it
looked like dirty white.

I'd like to know the rear window weatherstrip if you could find the
number. I have the same issue as the original poster.

Bill Elliott

ldsp wrote:
> 
> This came from Larry Miller originalyas to the JC Whitney type,  if you want
> some just like original contact Bill Bolton  TRICARB@aol.com
> 
> Here is the info on the JCWhitney weatherstrip. I can dig out the rear glass
> rubber info if anyone wants it.
> 
> CLOTH COVERED WEATHERSTRIP
> (The cross section is slightly different but works as well.)
> 
> 12FX6584T-Black
> 12FX6586Y-Red
> 12FX6593U-Navy
> 12FX6589B-Med.Blue
> 14FX2996A-Lt.Blue
> 12FX6592W-Maroon
> 12FX6587W-Brown
> 12FX6588U-Beige
> 
> 30 ft for $74.95 (will do two tops)
> 
> The "FX" portion of the catalog number will change with the catalog.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Hill <richard.hill@sri.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:17 AM
> Subject: Our new Bugeye
> 
> >Our new Bugeye should be arriving from Washington in the next day or two
> and
> >I'm sure we'll have a bunch of new questions for the group.  It's a January
> >1960 Sprite in very nice condition with original engine, smoothcase, and 4
> >wheel drum brakes.  It'll have a nice home next to our '79 Midget (giving
> us
> >a first and last of the line garage!).
> >
> >As of now, we only have a couple of questions:
> >
> >1) There are no seatbelts.  The driver's side has a couple of eye-bolts so
> I
> >was considering the 3-point belts from Moss that are designed to mount with
> >eye-bolts.  We'll have to install the eyebolts on the passenger side as
> well
> >as mounts in the tops of the wheel arches.  Any opinions?
> >
> >2) We have a really rough hard top.  The gel-coat (or whatever it is on
> >these) has been sanded down and the glass window removed, but nothing more
> >than that has been done (I do have the glass).  Any opinions on how to
> >proceed and where to get the rubber seals?  I think we may be able to get
> by
> >with a new gel coat but I have almost zero experience with fiberglass.  Is
> >there anywhere in the south SF Bay area that would be good to contact?
> >
> >Thanks, more questions almost certain to follow.
> >
> >Rich Hill
> >'79 MG Midget
> >'60 AH Sprite (real soon now!)
> >
> >

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