[Spridgets] Spridget question?

[Weslake1330]

Unfortunately not - it helped offset the weight of the boot spoiler (even
though the new boot was skinned in aluminium).

On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 at 19:12, bmwwxman . <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:

> If Daniel's car gets any lighter it will float away!
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 12:22 PM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> I made a prop for the boot and a prop for the bonnet from aluminium bar
>> to save weight.
>>
>> On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 at 16:51, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Funny, I've never noticed it And I must be the odd one who never did
>>> that to a customers car or the one my ex-wife owned years ago.
>>> My 1970 ( Frank's race car) has the telescopic one.  I'm opting for
>>> replacing it with a prop rod which i have from a donor car.  I have both
>>> ends for the rod and the clip.
>>> I believe the prop rod would be simpler and lighter.
>>> Chuck.
>>>
>>> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
>>>
>>> ------ Original message------
>>> *From: *Ron Soave
>>> *Date: *Wed, Jul 3, 2019 10:39 AM
>>> *To: *crusaderchuck55 at aol.com;Spridget s;
>>> *Cc: *
>>> *Subject:*Re: [Spridgets] Spridget question?
>>>
>>> There???s always a jump where someone forgot to depress the little latch
>>> thing and force the boot, bending it around the attachment of the channel.
>>> MGBs suffer this for many model years.
>>>
>>> Ron Soave
>>>
>>> On Jul 3, 2019, at 9:24 AM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
>>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ok I'll bite.  I'm not real fluent in box ( after 1/4 eliptic rear
>>> suspension) spridgets.
>>> What is "distorted"  about the boot?
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
>>>
>>> ------ Original message------
>>> *From: *Peter Caldwell via Spridgets
>>> *Date: *Wed, Jul 3, 2019 10:07 AM
>>> *To: *spridgets at autox.team.net;
>>> *Cc: *
>>> *Subject:*Re: [Spridgets] Spridget question?
>>>
>>> Midgets only from 89501 in 1971.  You can tell, they're the ones with
>>> the distorted trunk/boot.
>>>
>>>     Peter C
>>> On 7/3/2019 9:00 AM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets wrote:
>>>
>>> What year did spridgets go from a trunk lid prop rod to the telescopic
>>> type trunk lid support?
>>> Chuck
>>>
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