[Spridgets] Ribcase painting?

Linda Grunthaner grunthaner at gmail.com
Sun Nov 18 09:03:48 MST 2007


Brad,
I did a search on that book but can't find it, what is the complete title?
Thanks,
Lin

On Nov 17, 2007 8:57 AM, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com> wrote:
> Page 7, of the Originality Guide for Restorations and Registry Inspections
> for the Austin-Healey Sprite, by Robert Garofalo says "Smooth case
> transmission were painted with the same engine color but the rib case
> transmissions were unpainted and left natural aluminum"
> That said, I painted mine, and it looks pretty nice.
>
> On Nov 17, 2007 7:42 AM, Phil Nase <nases at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > I can't find any information on whether the ribcase gearboxes were painted
> > engine color or not.  I'm putting it in a Bugeye on a 1098 so the car is
> > hardly "correct" but my books don't say if it was painted like the
> > smoothcases were.
> >
> >
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> > Quakertown, PA
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