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OK, I'm a little late to the party this year. Thanks Linda for the
memories. April 11 has come and gone...like Frank, but he's not really
gone as just last week he helped me solve a problem with the petrol tank
from the Bugeye. I noticed a spot on the garage floor and there was
evidence that fuel had been running down the sides. Thinking the worst
that the filler neck had rusted where it joins the tank I started to
prep my spare tank when a little voice said, "What would Frank do?"Â It
was then I saw the fuel sending unit on top of the tank(hey, it's been
30 years) and thought, gasket. My next worry was removing the fuel
outlet line from the tank after 3 decades. It unscrewed with no drama,
although I swear I heard Frank say mischievously, "Heat up the nut with
a torch!! LOL". I was not under any pharmaceutical influence, honest.Â
It is just where my head goes when I have a car project. Anyway the
problem was the cork seal for the sending unit and I had filled the tank
for the winter a bit too much. One alarming thing I noticed is fuel had
run down the wire from the sending unit and into the bullet connector on
the harness. That is now shrink wrapped. Point of all this is check
things once in a while, "Pre-flight" before an excursion, and, for me,
most meaningful, is without Mark and this incredible list, as so many of
you have generously (you are generous, correct? ;-) ) stated, I/we would
probably never have met Frank, Paul, and dozens of others and would
never have gone world wide with OSHIT groups, anniversary gatherings and
even a run to New Foundland! One person had the energy to follow
through on an idea. Truly amazing and gives me hope for the future.Â
Let's take this momentum and Pay It Forward to other endeavors.
Thanks Mark!! PayPal sent.
Dave W
'59 :{)
'59 MGA 1500
"Pay It Forward"
On 4/12/2026 8:47 AM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets wrote:
> Tim thanks for getting us started in our Spritely adventures and I
> love your choice of blue on your white Spridget, stunning and great
> story not to mention motivating us to do some work on our LBC's or
> just parts in the shed or garage.
>
> Wow Bill's hardtop story was so expensive, what an adventure of
> Spritely money spent for the love of our Spridgets. Wow I never knew a
> Bugeye Bonnet can fit into a van as seen in Rick's van, what year &
> model is that to fit?
>
> My story is when Frank Clarici RIP was building his daughter's "Lady
> Bug" he needed a Bugeye bonnet. I had a red one in my garage and knew
> where it had to go. I look back over 15 years ago, perhaps closer to
> 20 and I picked that bonnet up myself and slid it on top of my
> favorite car, a 1994 Saturn wagon "myself". I strapped it down and
> headed for my 35 mile trip on the Garden State Parkway.
>
> In 2016 I bought another Bugeye bonnet (can't turn down a good deal on
> a Spridget part). I hung in the garage several years ago all by myself
> but using a lot of ratchet straps for leverage and hoisting support. I
> don't know which harddrive has that bonnet picture of Lady Bugs bonnet
> on my Saturn but it is somewhere and once found I will post it. Now my
> daily driver a 1985 Nissan 720 truck I carried my last bonnet in it
> (hopefully my last). I don't know what makes me buy bonnets or
> hardtops for my Spridgets or any parts for that matter but I'm getting
> closer to turning my head at a good deal.
>
> Enjoy and keep the stories coming,
> 1962 California Sprite "Pinky"
> Linda
>
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OK, I'm a little late to the party this year. Thanks Linda for the
memories. April 11 has come and gone...like Frank, but he's not
really gone as just last week he helped me solve a problem with the
petrol tank from the Bugeye. I noticed a spot on the garage floor
and there was evidence that fuel had been running down the sides.Â
Thinking the worst that the filler neck had rusted where it joins
the tank I started to prep my spare tank when a little voice said,
"What would Frank do?"Â It was then I saw the fuel sending unit on
top of the tank(hey, it's been 30 years) and thought, gasket. My
next worry was removing the fuel outlet line from the tank after 3
decades. It unscrewed with no drama, although I swear I heard Frank
say mischievously, "Heat up the nut with a torch!! LOL". I was not
under any pharmaceutical influence, honest. It is just where my
head goes when I have a car project. Anyway the problem was the
cork seal for the sending unit and I had filled the tank for the
winter a bit too much. One alarming thing I noticed is fuel had run
down the wire from the sending unit and into the bullet connector on
the harness. That is now shrink wrapped. Point of all this is
check things once in a while, "Pre-flight" before an excursion, and,
for me, most meaningful, is without Mark and this incredible list,
as so many of you have generously (you are generous, correct? ;-) )
stated, I/we would probably never have met Frank, Paul, and dozens
of others and would never have gone world wide with OSHIT groups,
anniversary gatherings and even a run to New Foundland! One person
had the energy to follow through on an idea. Truly amazing and
gives me hope for the future. Let's take this momentum and Pay It
Forward to other endeavors.<br>
Thanks Mark!! PayPal sent.<br>
<br>
Dave W<br>
'59 :{)<br>
'59 MGA 1500<br>
<br>
"Pay It Forward"<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/12/2026 8:47 AM, Linda Grunthaner
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<div>Tim thanks for getting us started in our Spritely
adventures and I love your choice of blue on your white
Spridget, stunning and great story not to mention motivating
us to do some work on our LBC's or just parts in the shed or
garage.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
Wow Bill's hardtop story was so expensive, what an adventure of
Spritely money spent for the love of our Spridgets. Wow I never
knew a Bugeye Bonnet can fit into a van as seen in Rick's van,
what year & model is that to fit?Â
<div><br>
</div>
<div>My story is when Frank Clarici RIP was building his
daughter's "Lady Bug" he needed a Bugeye bonnet. I had a red
one in my garage and knew where it had to go. I look back over
15 years ago, perhaps closer to 20 and I picked that bonnet up
myself and slid it on top of my favorite car, a 1994 Saturn
wagon "myself". I strapped it down and headed for my 35 mile
trip on the Garden State Parkway. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>In 2016 I bought another Bugeye bonnet (can't turn down a
good deal on a Spridget part). I hung in the garage several
years ago all by myself but using a lot of ratchet straps
for leverage and hoisting support. I don't know which
harddrive has that bonnet picture of Lady Bugs bonnet on my
Saturn but it is somewhere and once found I will post it. Now
my daily driver a 1985 Nissan 720 truck I carried my last
bonnet in it (hopefully my last). I don't know what makes me
buy bonnets or hardtops for my Spridgets or any parts for that
matter but I'm getting closer to turning my head at a good
deal. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Enjoy and keep the stories coming,</div>
<div>1962 California Sprite "Pinky"Â </div>
<div>Linda<br>
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