[Spridgets] It's been a long time

[Robert Weeks]

Hi Chuck,

Good to hear from you too! We're just north of Durham, NC. I don't know if
there are any other list members in the area but an OSHIT would be great in
the spring. He just started on the car yesterday so he has a ways to go,
and it's getting cold here. We do have a garage now but it is used for my
guitar building business. The car is now on a concrete pad in front of the
garage. For years it sat on the gravel driveway which wasn't the best thing
for it.

Best,

Robert Weeks
Black Moon Guitars
https://blackmoonguitars.com/

On Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 9:32 PM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Robert!
> So good to hear from you!    It HAS been a while.
> Where are you located geographically speaking?
> Next please send a list of missing or needed parts to EVERYONE!
> I have misc. "Stuff" and if I can help ASK!
> And....if geography works out... possibly an OSHIT could be something to
> contemplate?
> Chuck
>
>
> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
>
> ------ Original message------
> *From: *Robert Weeks via Spridgets
> *Date: *Sun, Nov 10, 2019 6:50 PM
> *To: *spridgets at autox.team.net;
> *Cc: *
> *Subject:*[Spridgets] It's been a long time
>
> Hi all,
>
> I used to be on this list years ago. Haven't done much with my Midget in
> years other than watch it rust outside because we didn't have a garage and
> I had other responsibilities and projects. My oldest is 17, he'll be 18
> next month, and he loves working on cars. He's taken on my Midget as his
> project under my guidance.
>
> I have a 1970 that I bought off of Frank Carici. It's going to need a lot
> of work. The kid hopes to have it fixed up in time for his senior prom.
>
> I was wondering (without starting a war or hurting any feelings) who the
> best suppliers are these days. I'm going to be helping him out but neither
> of us has a lot of money to sink into the car. We're going to go through
> each system to get it sorted and right, b ut we're going to need a good
> deal of parts both mechanical and cosmetic, and we're going to need some
> body panels. I can weld and paint but this is going to be a pretty big
> order to get it ready in time and to do it on the cheap. We're not going
> for concours here. Our inspiration is going to be the cars that Frank would
> take from junkers to nice looking drivers without breaking the bank or
> spending years on.
>
> I used to be able to go to the local auto parts store and get rebuild
> calipers, and a lot of other parts but those days seem to be long gone.
> Can't even find a distributor cap and rotor there these days.
>
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions. If we can afford to make this
> happen I'll do my best to keep you all posted. I'm hoping I can get my kid
> on the list but he's not big on email ;-)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Robert
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