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Well our cold snap is over and this weekend it will feel tropical. Going to an indoor Live 8 race and have a little fun watching the carnage.

Plenty of projects going on, as Jim's post shows that there are a lot of us pretty busy :)

So what are your plans?

The bunnies and I are heading south to visit Kurt for the weekend. :)

I get to work Saturday :violence-smack:

Sunday is a maybe :violence-stickwhack:

Getting the new Possum Holler ready for the Bibbster.

Rusty

Summer is finally happening down here. The toy room, being insulated, is the best place to escape it. Unless of course it's sitting under a tree with an esky of cold brew.

Hoping to turn this

into something that will power a Mark 2 Sprite or an MG Midget, can't decide which.

From what I remember, that chassis would come close to powering a real one.

I thought all those had 3 windshield wipers? Was that later?

Maybe later. That's a Mark II Midget, I think. I seem to recall the Mark I had a split windscreen, which was a bit of an oddity at that time. Mind you, they weren't exactly new releases by the time I was old enough to be taking notice of them.

3 wipers on a windscreen small enough for a Spridget? I know they have a lot of rain in England, but....



Reason for edit: I should not change thoughts mid sentence and leave superfluous words lying around.

I drove my MK1 Spitfire year round through some pretty wet winters here in NW California. But the Spitties have a leg up on the Spidgets in that they have roll up, genuine saftey glass side windows rather than curtains . They also have a fully bona fide heater/ defroster standard from the factory.

I've got a Spit shell, but I'd have to do too much work on digging the innards out of it as it's made for a resin chassis.

I'm sure I saw a Tiger somewhere along the way. But you might have to install your own ejector seat.

I don't recall ever seeing those gawd-awful plastic bumpers on a Midget. The poor thing probably died of embarrassment if not of asphyxiation from having the grill mostly covered over.