[Spridgets] Mistake

[Paul Herder]

Steve,

 

Thank you for the link to the engine!  From it I found your other pictures
of your build.  GREAT job there with the rebuild of the race car!

 

I have seen similar seats in a Locost 7 replica that didn't make the car
look so small.  ;^)  I am sort of surprised that you got them in between the
trans tunnel and the doors.   That was the problem I had with my Stalker V6
build.  I ended up with a set of Kirkey drag seats @ 15.5" width and still
had to take a BFH to the passenger side to get it to fit.

 

Paul

 

 

From: Steven Guterman [mailto:an5.sprite at gmail.com] 



Your right about the seats, they are the smallest one's I could find (at a
reasonable price) that had a high back. I needed to remove 1/2 the foam from
the bottom cushion to lower the height.

I think Mike is exaggerating a bit, and it is easier for a car to look good
when it just got back on the road after a complete disassembly. Neal Vakay
who lives in Eastport did all of the body work, while I did most of the
mechanical and electrical. The key was not to rush. Neal is a perfectionist
who only does vintage car restorations.  For those on Long Island who want
to contact him his number is 631-653-6149. 

Below is a link to an engine picture.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ev-XetGPVuxUacOqUvquuuZ7mnn2TLLU0JF6ihi
drp0?feat=directlink

Steve



On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Paul Herder <george.brokaw at cox.net> wrote:

You know the car is small when the seats are LARGE in comparison!

http://picasaweb.google.com/bealeguter/Bugeye#5483797544292310914

Wish there were some pictures of the engine bay.

Other than the seat looking out of place, a fine automobile!


Paul


-----Original Message-----
I made a really big mistake today.

Steve Guterman is a new member of the list who lives about 5 miles from me.
I did not know him, but he is restoring a Bugeye that has been in storage
for  many years, so I thought I would check it out.  Big Mistake.

It looks nice in his pictures, of course
(http://picasaweb.google.com/bealeguter/Bugeye#
<http://picasaweb.google.com/bealeguter/Bugeye> ), but lots of cars look
nice
in pictures and can't meet the eyeball test.  Right?

Right?

Wrong!  Really bad mistake.

This car can meet the magnifying glass test.  It is drop-dead gorgeous, with
all manner of custom touches like a cherry burl dash and custom welded
aluminum grill, etc.  The engine bay is clean enough to serve dinner on, but
it has so many colorful touches that you might have trouble distinguishing
the hoses from the hors d'oeuvres.

I am destroyed.  There is no way I could ever manage the skill to build such
a car.  Now anything I do will pale by comparison.

I should have known.  Very big, very bad mistake.

Michael Rowe, DPO
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