Thanks, Colin. I'm sorry. By my failure to use the vernacular, i.e. the redundant yet obligatory adverb "absolutely," I have inadvertently rendered my "sure"...
G'day Mark The pushrod is 3.25" long end to end. A new one is available for $26. A new fork from an earlier car is $18. hope that helps, and avagoodday Colin ...
thanks for letting me know, Johnny avagoodday Colin www.Spriteparts.com.au ... From: johnny_reble To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September...
Is it normal for a midget to go through alot of clutch fluid or is there a leak somewhere?? No fluid laying around on the ground or in engine anywhere so...
Check around the slave cylinder, they are pretty cheap to either replace or if you bother, to rebuild. if the slave cylinder leaks it can drip along the frame...
ta will do ... From: matthew michael To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [spridgets-aus] midget eats...
There's a leak. It shouldn't use ANY fluid. avagoodday Colin www.SpriteParts.Com.au ... From: cgrah30 To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
Ta Colin I suspected as much but you never know sometimes. Regards Christina ... From: Colin Dodds To: spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September...
Hi all I am after some help on Weber settings.I have a 45 DCOE weber and would like to set it up for a std 1275 motor. I have a David Vizard Book and also a...
Hi Ant, Assuming your not going to be giving it a real hard time.........? It's hard to say without knowing how the head is ported if at all and what CR you...
G'day, Anthony; Mate, the true answer is similar in response to the question regarding the length of a piece of string. The beauty of a Weber lies in it's...
Hi All I have been rebuilding a Bugeye with the intention of using it for club SuperSprints and some club social drives. I have fitted later model disk brakes...
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G'day Keith Disc brakes on the front of the Bugeye will not work correctly with your current rear brakes. Sprites with disc brakes on the front had an...
Many thanks Colin. Can I ask a supplementary question. Can the rear of the Bugeye be lowered by fitting packing under the springs? If so is it possible to ...
Keith, To lower with ordinary packing, you would need 1 inch of packing. Instead fit wedges - the angle of the wedge will determine how much the car is ...
Keith, One thing I forgot to add - you will have a very hard brake pedal. Bugeyes have a 7/8" bore mater cylinder, while the disc braked cars had a 3/4" ...
Thanks Bruce. I will make some wedges up. Regards Keith ... Instead ... mm wide, ... the front ... readily ... [mailto:spridgets-aus@yahoogroups.com] ... ...
Colin, According to Horler the twin piston rear slave cylinders were introduced before the change to disc brakes. This combination would be very rare ...
G'day Keith Yes, that is one way of lowering the rear. Another is to remove the top (say) two leaves of the spring pack, and put thm on the bottom. That...
You're correct, Bruce. The twin piston rear brakes were introduced a few months before disc brakes arrived on the front. Unlike the drum brakes, the Sprite...
hi, the next SCCA Social drive is on this Sunday, Please remember to regularly check the club site for updates. http://spriteclub.com/ events.html Sept 14 --...
Is the owner of the Red Mk3 Sprite which did a U turn on Anzac Av at Northlakes late this morning in the group? Very nice. I noticed you have a removable rear...
Hi Guys & Girls. Back on webers. My cousin has a 42mm Side draft weber for sale if anyone is interested. It does not have a filter or manifold. It looks...
Hi All, about a year or 18 months ago, a link was posted that showed amongst other things a picture of a bugeye... which when you looked closely at this...
