Well Frank, I hope you took that as I intended. You see, I'm a bit
envious at the moment... here's why.
I started my Bugeye restoration (my dream project) back in '97. The
Bugeye I had since 1968 was too rusted for my likes and a friend
helping with some sheet metal repair strongly recommended I get a
rust free shell to replace it. My original BE got stripped and sold
(just the tub). Soon after I found the rustfree shell I wanted. The
car sat for 4 years (at least) before I bought it. I got it running,
drove it around the block, pulled it back into the garage and began
to dismantle it. It was an OK car that had the usual DPO flaws in it
(spattertone paint under the bonnet, for example). I wanted to build
my dream version of the car and set to work. Well, between a variety
of obstacles to getting the body and paint work done and several
other projects I did for practice and a little fund raising for the
Bugeye, THAT Bugeye is still sitting on my car lift. It's primered,
but still only a shell. My current situation makes it very
questionable whether it will ever get put together (by me anyway).
So... I'm thinking Geez, Franks put a Bugeye together in what... 6
weeks... and mine has been waiting 6 years. So yes, I am indeed a
little envious.
I look forward to seeing the "finished" photos.
Gerard
At 10:13 PM -0400 7/20/03, Frank Clarici wrote:
>gerard wrote:
>> Unless you are Frank, that means you won't be driving it or a few
>>years... consider that choice carefully.
>
>Hey, I read that! What's a little rust, a 2 hour repair?
>Metal is cheap.
>
>Yeaterday's Oshit meeting saw Kevin, Larry (the real Larry) and
>myself get a 66 Midget fully rebraked, new clutch hydraulics,
>complete cooling system, fired up, wired up, bugeye bonneted, and
>then we had to fix a really gone release bearing so at 7 pm, we
>pulled the engine, replaced the release bearing, checked the clutch,
>stuck the engine back in, and DROVE this car after dinner at around
>8:30.
>Yes, engine out repairs to clutch and engine back in and running in
>about an hour. And Larry is a 1500 guy, he was learning :)
>
>So Chip, stick the carbs on it, fill the float bowls with freash
>gas, keep the fuel line from the tank to the carbs off and unplug
>the fuel pump. (so you don't pump any mung from the tank into the
>carbs) fire it up. Drop the tank, (6 nuts and the filler hose clamp)
>if it's not gooped up too bad, stick some large nuts and bolts in it
>along with some paint thinner, shake it up, drain it, use a magnet
>to remove any nuts and bolts that don't come out, (beats using
>stones) or if it's really gooped up, fill it with water, stick it on
>the outside barby and simmer it for an hour or so, then shake it
>with bolts. It will come clean, you just boiled your tank.
>If the fuel pump doesn'r work, smack it with a hammer, if it still
>doesn't work, hit it harder. This worked for us yesterday. Hey if it
>still doesn't work, you needed a new one ;) Ours started ticking and
>pumping just fine, it took a couple a hard hits with a hammer but 9
>out of ten will start to work this way.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>5 British cars on the road
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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