[Spridgets] Looking for Seattle Sprite shop... Is it time for a NOSHIT??

[Chris Rae]

Hi chaps - Bill turned up yesterday. Within about ten minutes he used his
masterful skill and expertise to determine that fuel was only going into one
of my carburettors. This, he told me, may well have accounted for a
considerable part of my car's poor performance. The fact that the vacuum
advance was attached to somewhere entirely different and that the fuel line
was routed over the exhaust were also things he regarded as significant.

Anyway, after a few hours of Bill doing stuff and me standing trying to take
notes and hold things for him, the car appears to have significantly more
power than my lawnmower. He told me we should drive it around a bit and then
he'd be willing to help poke it a bit more - I am only too happy to drive it
around, so the wife and I took it out for a late lunch. Below is my entrant
for "worst car picture ever".

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It's possible that Bill is trying to change his telephone number now, so I've
taken the precaution of hiring a private detective to maintain details on his
whereabouts.

I am determined to turn up to some Sprite-related things - I may well come
along to the "first Tuesday of the month" thing next month, although it
remains to be seen which car I'd be with. :)

Chris

From: Rick Bastedo [mailto:rbastedo at gmail.com]
Sent: 10 April 2010 09:39
To: Chris Rae
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Looking for Seattle Sprite shop... Is it time for a NOSHIT??

Hi Chris, I don't know if you have heard of the OSHIT they do occasionally out
east?
We have a NW version called the NOSHIT.
(NorthWest Organization of Spridget Handymen In Transit)
It's where a group of whoever is available gets together and works on each
others cars fixing up whatever needs done.
BillM (an LBC pioneer) is a force to be reckoned with, a creator of new tools
to accomplish heretofore impossible tasks, a deep well of British car
knowledge who can apply all he knows to any problem troubling one of these
little cars.
Not only does he excel with the Spridget, his skills also extend to the bigger
versions - the MGA, MGB and others along with the smaller Mini, Minor and
More.
If I were planning a round the world trip in a British car the one thing I'd
like to bring along for the ride would be BillM.
So - in short, Bill isn't an axe murderer - unless he's attacking some problem
that's keeping your car from running.
Then stand back, he's a wild man!

Rick (obvious recipient of some of BillM's assistance) Bastedo

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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:31:00 +0000
From: Chris Rae <Chris.Rae at microsoft.com<mailto:Chris.Rae at microsoft.com>>
Subject: [Spridgets] Looking for Seattle Sprite shop recommendation
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Hi folks - those of you with exceptional memories will recall me posting to
this list a couple of years ago while I was attempting to get my 1098 '65
Sprite running better.

Well...

Erm...


Chris

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