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tony barnhill

tony barnhill

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Latest '63 Midget Update

Front suspension is in - steering box goes in next & front end is ready to set down on wheels....engine compartment is ready for engine; behind grille is finished & ready to be buttoned up; body is finished except for side trim & bumpers; gas tank is in along with all plumbing.

So, its just the rear end, engine/tranny, windshield, dash & interior to go!

Here are a few photos (just to make grown men cry):
 

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And another...
 

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A last one:
 

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Lookin' good, Tony. You'll wind up a true Spridgeteer yet!
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Looks nice. But who shrunk your washer bottle? And... is that plastic hose coming off the fan towards the heater box?
 
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Trevor Jessie said:
Looks nice. But who shrunk your washer bottle? And... is that plastic hose coming off the fan towards the heater box?
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Yep, its plastic but its going away now that Jack has turned me on to Ed's OE style hose which hopefully will arrive shortly...you want it?

& that's the same size washer bottle that was in it before I started the restoration...do I need another size?
 
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I thought the ones that mounted up front were bigger and they didn't switch to the smaller size water bottle until they moved it up by the firewall.
 
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Nope, I've got one of those plastic ones on the midget. Easy to clean but doesn't look right or fit very well.
 
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BTW, if you want a larger bottle that doesn't cost quite as much as the Moss version then look for a place that sells chemistry lab equipment.
 
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Man is that looking great. Now I feel bad about Miss Agatha.
 
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Bugeye58 said:
Trevor Jessie said:
BTW, if you want a larger bottle that doesn't cost quite as much as the Moss version then look for a place that sells chemistry lab equipment.
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They're referred to as "Nalgene Bottles".

https://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=59

Jeff
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Thanks, guys, I've got the labels to go on a larger bottle....will my cap, etc fit the one referenced?

Photo, zimmy?
 
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Thanks, zimmy....that's the same one in my '74 RWA Midget - its also the small one that's in the holder in my '63....the '63's holder is just much larger.
 
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Tony, you got wheels on the ground and engine and tranny in yet?
 
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Everything's finished in the front - just need to bolt the wheels on up there.....started assembling rear end this afternoon before I had to stop to cut grass....got the bushings pressed into the radius arms - next is installing radius arm & shock brackets & hanging the rear end

Hope to get that finished tomorrow & have her sitting on all 4 wheels Sunday afternoon.
 
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Be sure to put the spacers on the correct side of the radius arm. And when you find out the correct side... let me know. I'm not sure mine are correct.
 
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