Hey Bruce It has been a while, I have been keeping my head down trying to get this blasted UNI out of the road!! Also I have a new addiction for classic bikes...
Alan, your ISP is blocking my emails. I have sent three, and you have received none. Please phone me on 0414 789263. avagoodday Colin www.SpriteParts.com.au ...
G'day all It was a great weekend at this weekend's Oran Park Historic Sprots and Racing Car meeting. Close tight racing, no scratches on cars as far as I...
Hi Colin, Was a good meeting ,I should cheak the back of your car for red paint I could have swarn I tuched the back of it ta robin orlando. What has happened...
Colin, excellent report & fantastic racing - I was impressed that both you managed to clip the ripple strip with your outside wheels & still get the drive up ...
G'day Denis and Bruce Nice of you to admit it Denis, but you missed me. I was close racing! Judith had an engine malfunction after the last meeting (hole in...
After so much fun at Oran Park on the weekend why not do it all again at Warwick in August? Free private practice on the Friday for interstate competitors. ...
G'day guys, cleaning up the shed, ready to start the bugeye mission, and I found these, are they AH or MG related? or just smiths gauges of the ERA? TACHO: ...
G'day Cam The tacho is a Smiths accessory gauge from the era, often fitted to Minis etc, or any sports or racing car that didn't have a tacho standard. It...
G'day guys Alex Robertson, ex Vic Sprite Club member now living in Queensland, has two body shells for sale on eBay. One is a Round Wheel Arch car. Click...
Supp regs, entry form and further info at http://www.hrcc.org.au/Events_2007.htm And may I say, this is a great track for our small cars, made even better with...
Hello, wonder if anyone has tackled the gemini startermotor in a sprite conversion?? I also read isuzu (gemini and Rodeo) run a high torque starter that is the...
Owen Crombie has, no doubt he'll respond shortly himself. regards Jeff Smith ... From: treaka To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007...
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I did this about a year ago.. decided at about 11am to go to the wreckers for something to do.. by 3pm I was starting my Mk2a with an 83 Gemini starter (TX...
I have likewise on my Marque Sports Midget. Clearance wasn't a problem, but don't try fitting your hand in between starter and footwell. I need to visit a...
yes it works well it fits easily, though its VERYclose to the drivers footwell, ( sharp blow with hammer helps) and you need to file a bit off the solenoid...
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Hi Colin, How do these numbers work. My 3A (1162) was first reg in Sep 65. According to the original owner this was purchased as a 3A. This number is much the...
G'day Dane According to the Sprite Register, your car is a Mk III, not IIIA. Of course it's impossible to tell just by chassis numbers. They are all YHAN8 or...
G'day Guys, quick one for you. What's involved in changing steel wheels to wires, or isn't it possible. Now, I guess I understand that hubs and half shafts...
G'day Alan The wire wheels have a larger offset than the steel wheels - if mounted in the same position, they stick out further. That's why the wire wheel...
The thread size is not the problem - its the thread pitch. From memory it is 25 threads per inch which you won't even find on a pitch gauge, let alone find ...
According to http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/MascNew/TechTips/Suspension.html it is 46 lb ft or 6.4 kg/m (Assuming this is for your IIA with disc...
Hi Duncan; Are you talking about the castellated nut which pre-tensions the front wheel bearings? If so, please don't run that up to 46 ft lbs. You need a...
Thanks Bruce. Duncan ________________________________ From: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Miles Sent:...
Hi Steve, Yes, that's the nut (the single castle nut that bolts the hub onto the stub axle). At the moment it is a little tighter than finger tight. Duncan ...
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