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Tim HendyMember ID: Tim H
Status: Free MemberSurrey, BC, Canada 
Last Login: 2018-04-19 10:23
Forum Activity: 2014-02-01 20:42 Forum Posts: 1 |
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Counting Down ...
Posted on: Thursday April 10, 2014
So, it's been a mix of success and failure putting the car back together. Some jobs have gone way easier than expected and others, well, there has been much swearing in my garage. The interior is mostly habitable, the wiring is almost done. putting a Frogeye harness in a Mk2 shell was interesting, mostly the wires are a different colour and the connectors are different. I discovered Home Depot stocks and easy-splice connector which doesn't require much effort, so rather than switch connectors...
Black Plate
Posted on: Thursday January 30, 2014
Found the original California 'black plate' in the boot, which is neat to have. I've also worked out that the car, originally WHITE not yellow, has been repainted so many times I've spend the last few weeks doing little other than taking off paint. I'm going to have to give up at some point, throw a few coats of white over it and just drive it. It's sitting with a Bugeye front on right now, and I don't think it looks right with the square tail and the squared off arches. I got some aluminum...
Happy New Year Indeed.
Posted on: Wednesday January 1, 2014
I ended 2013 with the purchase of another Sprite. Advertised as a '65, I walked into the seller's shop to see sidescreen doors and an early-style dash. The '65 was a '63, a late MkII with disc brakes and wire wheels. My offer was accepted and just as soon as I work out where I'm going to put it, I'll let it skip the queue and become my 2014 project. I was surprised to see how little rust is on it. Originally a California car, it's spent some time in WA and also the last decade in BC, but has...
Almost Winter
Posted on: Wednesday October 23, 2013
Sprite now sitting outside under cover, the Missus insists on making space for her Volvo now the weather is starting to chill. Hopefully the car will be able to go for sandblasting soon, so I can get a better idea of how much work it needs. Meanwhile the engine build is progressing slowly. After discovering some non-matching parts I've had to use a Mini 998 as a basis for the build, and await a 948 crank to complete the picture. the Mini pistons have siezed-on rings that I'm working on now...
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