[Spridgets] Bugeye straps & buckles...

[Leo]

Maybe it is just "me" but why worry about originality aspects if your not
going to end up with the original LOOK of certain components.  Especially
when lots of the "correct" bits are readily available through suppliers like
McGregor's in Canada, Colin in Australia, and some other little know English
specialty suppliers???? Why not use commonly available bits that ANY good
automotive or even hardware store has readily on hand.  Lowes has simple
buckles available and even has nylon webbing.  The only time I see to go
"shopping" all over the web is when you are really trying to obtain material
which is NLA through any other source.  Then you have to become creative in
being a sleuth and track down the correct individual components to create
the closest possible match to a factory bit.  Am I missing something???? Or
maybe it is my analness,,,,

Leo

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+60bugeye=cebridge.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+60bugeye=cebridge.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Dean Hedin
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:33 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: [Spridgets] Bugeye straps & buckles...

I found a modern "strap adjuster" that is pretty close to the original ones
used on 
the two straps that hold the top to the bows in the stowed position on a
Bugeye.

http://www.strapworks.com/Strap_Adjusters_p/msa.htm

What is nice is the outfit will powder coat them black for a minor fee.

They also carry sheet metal webbing tips (which the original Bugeye straps
had)
http://www.strapworks.com/Webbing_Tips_p/wt.htm

Cotton webbing is still availible,
http://www.jontay.com/webbing/cottonwebbing.htm
I choose instead to go with regular poly, as I had some on hand already.

Others on the list indicated the center strap for the bows was leather. I
ended up using a buckle 
from a dog collar and a strip of light color leather.

I sure would like to know what the original buckle looked liked on the
leather strap.  
I have no good photos of this.
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