<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Jim,</div><div>I'll check on the plate thingy. For front suspension, just use a floor jack under the springs. I've never really done it other than solo. <br><br>Ron Soave</div><div><br>On Jul 5, 2015, at 7:28 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Working on the Midget today I found I have somehow misplaced a part that came off it when I took it apart 2 years ago. My Haynes manual identifies it as a "brake hose lock plate" for the left front (port side) disk brake caliper. The usual suspects do not list it. <div><br></div><div>If you have one laying around I'll gladly purchase it. I'd also accept ideas on how to proceed without it if that becomes necessary. It appears that all it does is support the hydraulic brake line leading to the caliper. </div><div><br></div><div>Also, if any of you geniuses (geniusi?) out there have a special trick for a one man installation of the front springs, fulcrum pin and trunion bolt? When we did the Holy Sprite I used my considerable bulk as the necessary weight to compress the spring while Ryan Kubanoff put in the trunion bolt. There has to be a one person way to do this...</div><div><br></div><div>With some luck I'll have the beast on its wheels by the end of the coming week or early next week. Then the body sanding and Taco Bell wrappers can commence!</div><div><br></div><div>I'm shooting for an OSHIT in Dodge City next spring. <br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim Johnson<br><a href="http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org" target="_blank">Dodge City Trail of Fame </a><br><br><br><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div></div></div>
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