Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kent's Bugeye restoration

From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:14:16 -0400

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Hi Kent,
I loved the video of you hauling the bonnet up the barn!
I am lighting a fire under you now.
Linda

62 California Sprite Pinky

On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 5:57 PM Kent McLean <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Linda wrote:
>
> Hi Kent,
> Sounds like the engine has some potential. You might want to add the
> thread I started in:
> https://www.ahexp.com/forum/the-sprite-forum.6/my-new-1960-bugeye-build.233472/.
> This way we can continue to see the updates in order with a photo build.
> Keep us posted either way. I haven't touched any of my fleet because I
> needed to paint the house and garage this summer inbetween summer teaching.
>
>
> Ha. I promised to paint the house before I started on the Bugeye. We had
> 35" of rain in July. Needless to say, that job stalled, the Bugeye stalled.
> I gotta light a fire under my butt before October makes it too cold to
> paint. Wasn't it Shakespeare's Richard III that said, "A round tuit, A
> round tuit, My kingdom for a round tuit." or something to that effect.
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Kent,</div>I loved the video of you hauling the bo=
nnet up the barn!<div>I am lighting a fire under you now.</div><div>Linda</=
div><div><br></div><div>62 California Sprite Pinky</div></div><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 30, 202=
1 at 5:57 PM Kent McLean &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">kent=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style=
:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"w=
ord-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir=3D"auto" style=
=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir=3D"auto" st=
yle=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir=3D"auto"=
 style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Linda wrote:<d=
iv><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><span style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman=
;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:norm=
al;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:no=
ne;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;disp=
lay:inline">Hi Kent,</span><div style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-si=
ze:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;lette=
r-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white=
-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Sounds like the engine=
 has some potential. You might want to add the thread I started in:=C2=A0<a=
 href=3D"https://www.ahexp.com/forum/the-sprite-forum.6/my-new-1960-bugeye-=
build.233472/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ahexp.com/forum/the-sprite-for=
um.6/my-new-1960-bugeye-build.233472/</a>. This way we can continue to see =
the updates in order with a photo build.</div><div style=3D"font-family:Pal=
atino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-=
weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-t=
ransform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Kee=
p us posted either way. I haven&#39;t touched=C2=A0any of my fleet because =
I needed to paint the house and garage this summer inbetween=C2=A0summer=C2=
=A0teaching.=C2=A0</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>Ha. I promised to=
 paint the house before I started on the Bugeye. We had 35&quot; of rain in=
 July. Needless to say, that job stalled, the Bugeye stalled. I gotta light=
 a fire under my butt before October makes it too cold to paint. Wasn&#39;t=
 it Shakespeare&#39;s Richard III that said, &quot;A round tuit, A round tu=
it, My kingdom for a round tuit.&quot; or something to that effect.</div><d=
iv><br></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><=
div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size:small">&quot;Pay if forward&quot; in honor o=
f Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span><br></div></div>

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From: Kent McLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:44:12 -0400

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> I am lighting a fire under you now.

Please. I had plans for today. We got a call early this AM, "Can you =
watch the kids?" We started around 10:00. At 1:30, their two cousins =
came over to join them. At 4:30 we said good-bye to everyone. Now I'm =
too tired to do what I had planned. But... The paint-half-the-house =
clapboards are repaired, seams and nail heads caulked, and I'm almost =
done sanding the loose paint off. Once all the prep work is done, it'll =
take only half a day to paint with my sprayer. _Then_ I can get back to =
working on the Bug Eye. Maybe. Sigh.

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charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Linda=
 Grunthaner wrote:<div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Palatino-Roman; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D"">I am lighting a fire under you =
now.</div></div></blockquote><br class=3D""></div><div>Please. I had =
plans for today. We got a call early this AM, "Can you watch the kids?" =
We started around 10:00. At 1:30, their two cousins came over to join =
them. At 4:30 we said good-bye to everyone. Now I'm too tired to do what =
I had planned. But... The paint-half-the-house clapboards are repaired, =
seams and nail heads caulked, and I'm almost done sanding the loose =
paint off. Once all the prep work is done, it'll take only half a day to =
paint with my sprayer. _Then_ I can get back to working on the Bug Eye. =
Maybe. Sigh.</div><div><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D""></body></html>=

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From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:09:01 -0400

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Kent,
I understand completely, this summer I painted the garage, still working on
the doors and windows and hired a company to paint the house. I'm almost
done. Then I can rebuild my deep pink Sprite's carburetors now that I have
the new kit from Joe Curto, highly recommended by Tom Colby of Speedwell
Engineering. Then flush my new brake system I bought from Gerard
https://www.gerardsgarage.com, who is one of the best rebuilders. I've had
air in the system for 2 years and now I'll try the bicycle pump trick
thanks to Alan Fisher who sent me a couple of master cylinder caps
and sells outstanding original Spridget parts! Thanks for paying it forward
Alan. I'll need to remember to pick up that bicycle tube valve so I can
install it on my cap and hopefully get that last bit of air out before
winter sets in. Once school started in September every project was pushed
back.

We all should read old posts from our dear friend Frank Clarici to get
motivated, and of course always pay it forward.
Power On Spridgeteers,
Linda

62 California Deep Pink Sprite "Pinky"

On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 4:44 PM Kent McLean <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Please. I had plans for today. We got a call early this AM, "Can you watch
> the kids?" We started around 10:00. At 1:30, their two cousins came over to
> join them. At 4:30 we said good-bye to everyone. Now I'm too tired to do
> what I had planned. But... The paint-half-the-house clapboards are
> repaired, seams and nail heads caulked, and I'm almost done sanding the
> loose paint off. Once all the prep work is done, it'll take only half a day
> to paint with my sprayer. _Then_ I can get back to working on the Bug Eye.
> Maybe. Sigh.
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Kent,</div>I understand completely, this=C2=A0summer =
I painted the garage, still working on the doors and windows and hired a co=
mpany to paint the house. I&#39;m almost done. Then I can rebuild my deep p=
ink Sprite&#39;s carburetors=C2=A0now that I have the new kit from Joe Curt=
o, highly=C2=A0recommended by Tom Colby of Speedwell Engineering. Then flus=
h my new brake system I bought from Gerard <a href=3D"https://www.gerardsga=
rage.com">https://www.gerardsgarage.com</a>, who is one of the best rebuild=
ers. I&#39;ve had air in the system for 2 years and now I&#39;ll try the bi=
cycle pump trick thanks to Alan Fisher who sent me a couple of master=C2=A0=
cylinder=C2=A0caps and=C2=A0sells outstanding original Spridget parts! Than=
ks for=C2=A0paying it forward Alan. I&#39;ll need to remember to pick up th=
at bicycle tube valve so I can install it on my cap and hopefully get that =
last bit of air out before winter sets in. Once school started in September=
=C2=A0every project was pushed back.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>We all should=
 read old posts from our dear friend Frank Clarici to get motivated, and of=
 course always pay it forward.=C2=A0</div><div>Power On Spridgeteers,</div>=
<div>Linda</div><div><br></div><div>62 California Deep Pink Sprite &quot;Pi=
nky&quot;</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 4:44 PM Kent McLean &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bord=
er-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-whi=
te-space">Linda Grunthaner wrote:<div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-va=
riant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start=
;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;te=
xt-decoration:none">I am lighting a fire under you now.</div></div></blockq=
uote><br></div><div>Please. I had plans for today. We got a call early this=
 AM, &quot;Can you watch the kids?&quot; We started around 10:00. At 1:30, =
their two cousins came over to join them. At 4:30 we said good-bye to every=
one. Now I&#39;m too tired to do what I had planned. But... The paint-half-=
the-house clapboards are repaired, seams and nail heads caulked, and I&#39;=
m almost done sanding the loose paint off. Once all the prep work is done, =
it&#39;ll take only half a day to paint with my sprayer. _Then_ I can get b=
ack to working on the Bug Eye. Maybe. Sigh.</div><div><br></div><br></div><=
/blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size:small">=
&quot;Pay if forward&quot; in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span><=
br></div></div>

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From: Kent McLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:39:07 -0400

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Linda Grunthaner wrote:
> Kent,
> I understand completely, this summer I painted the garage, still =
working on the doors and windows and hired a company to paint the house. =
I'm almost done. Then I can  ...

Almost done painting the house. Just need to finish the trim on 2 doors =
and a window, but the weather isn't cooperating. Neither are the =
step-kids. "We're going to Disney World for a week. Can you watch our 2 =
dogs?" Can't say, "No."=20=

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charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Linda=
 Grunthaner wrote:<div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><meta charset=3D"UTF-8" class=3D""><div style=3D"caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino-Roman; font-size: 18px; font-style: =
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normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;" class=3D"">Kent,</div><span style=3D"caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino-Roman; font-size: 18px; font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
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white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" =
class=3D"">I understand completely, this&nbsp;summer I painted the =
garage, still working on the doors and windows and hired a company to =
paint the house. I'm almost done. Then I can<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
...</span></span></div></blockquote><br class=3D""></div><div>Almost =
done painting the house. Just need to finish the trim on 2 doors and a =
window, but the weather isn't cooperating. Neither are the step-kids. =
"We're going to Disney World for a week. Can you watch our 2 dogs?" =
Can't say, "No."&nbsp;</div></body></html>=

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