[Spridgets] My students high school project for the Spritdget...comments needed.

vincent diorio vdiorio at hotmail.com
Fri Dec 18 09:21:51 MST 2009


GREAT IDEA!  How about a project to design hood and trunk telescopic
adaptations for the 66 Midget rod supports.  Could they design and configure
using available parts?  I, for one, would pay for that!  Anyone done this
yet?

Vinny

66 Midget

80 "B"

> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:50:54 -0500
> From: grunthaner at gmail.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> CC: michael_creech at hths.mcvsd.org; allen_bale at hths.mcvsd.org
> Subject: [Spridgets] My students high school project for the
Spritdget...comments needed.
>
> List,
> I have 2 students who may be using one of our Spridget problems for their
> senior project, "pulling the hood support rod off the hood". My students
> project is due on January 21st and needs to be documented as a real
problem,
> as well as have tested the solution repeatedly. Being their first problem
to
> solve for their senior design project may not be completed on time they
will
> need a new problem so I gave them the problem that I know has been
> documented since the first 61/62 Sprite drove out of the factory, which is
> pulling the hood support rod off the hood. For those of you who have a
61/62
> Square body Sprite you know what I'm talking about. Now I am not sure when
> the problem was addressed or if it ever was addressed also I am not sure if
> it was a problem with the Midget. If I can get some feedback that would be
a
> big help for these 2 kids to get the project completed and maybe benefit us
> as well.
>
> I don't know if I can do a search on the archives or if I am doing it
> correctly is this (below) the right site to do a search?
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/spridgets/
>
> I am almost sure my 1962 Motor Trends magazine article about the "New"
> Sprite has a statement saying the problem exists as well but because 50% of
> the senior project is documentation the kids will need more verification
> that this is a "real" problem. Can I can get a bunch of you saying this is
a
> problem? Anyone else have an article stating it is a problem?
>
> Lastly I am going to try and get my Sprite to school next week but with
snow
> on it's way I think it will be best to just locate a hood with rod for the
> kids to use in the classroom. Does anyone have one in NJ/NY area that we
can
> pick up? I will return it when we are done with the project.
> I have copied this message to my students; Alen Bale & Michael Creech
> although they will not get replies unless you cc them. I will also copy
this
> message to them via the school email system.
> allen_bale at hths.mcvsd.org,
> michael_creech at hths.mcvsd.org
>
> Thanks Linda
>
> PS Monday is their deadline if they can't get their circuit complete for
> their hand shaking cell phone charger to work they will go with the hood
rod
> release for the Spridget. I will keep you all posted.
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