[Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 21, Issue 14

[Gerard Chateauvieux]

Glen,

Truck's lookin' good.

I had the same issue with DMV regarding the weight issue, because  
mine came from Texas and had no weight listed on the Texas title. I  
thought it so ridiculous, I asked to speak to a supervisor and she  
waved the weight certificate. They still charge me extra on the  
registration every year for the commercial status. The concept has to  
do with trucks heavy trucks putting extra wear on the roads... yeah,  
all 1500 pounds of it! -Stupid. The odd thing though, it does not  
apply for the van!

I can't believe they kept your Heritage certificate. I guess you  
should have gone with a photocopy. Those things are too expensive to  
sit in a DMV file somewhere in Sac. I think you should have gone to a  
supervisor over that one.

Gerard

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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:39:02 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Morris truck photos
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Message-ID: <200902060139.n161d2x8027399 at musca.ucdavis.edu>
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> http://tinyurl.com/4nsfe5
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> Here's a slide show, the last few are from today with the new CA  
> plate.
> There is a bit of "garage rash" to repaint and the wood for the bed  
> won't
> show up until tomorrow.  3/4" marine ply for the bed and back,  
> clear fir
> for the side rails and stakes.  I made sure to back up far enough that
> you can't see my crappy welds on the bed frame.
>
> Peter C, note the chrome strip and grill surround!!!  Chevy Vega  
> wheels
> off evil E-bay.  The seat is from a pick+pull Mitsu truck.  The new
> upholstery is from my trusty 50+ year old Adler sewing machine.
>
> The front valence is buggered too much to continue messing with it and
> will be replaced.  The short painted front bumper blade is correct for
> the trucks and vans. The 1275 with the VP7 cam and single SU is plenty
> powerful for the truck and the Cherry Bomb "muffler??" makes a mean
> sound.  The rebuilt 5-sp shifts great with no leaks and the engine  
> is dry
> after a day driving around.  I can't wait to get this out on the open
> road this weekend and put some miles on it.  Work and back today  
> was FUN.
>
> Glen
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> End of Spridgets Digest, Vol 21, Issue 14
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