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I got the giant box of parts today from VB and now have to figure out how they turn into a Sprite. The primer is on and now have to seal and paint. The 1275 is getting lots of new parts except for exhaust valves which were backordered. I've replaced the bottom half of this "like new car"--floors, rocker panels in and out, door posts, rear fender liners, and the bottom half of the rear fenders. Other than that it seems pretty sound!!
Has anyone used Lindsay Porters book on Sprite resto? I ordered one and am wondering if it will help. Guess I'll have to wait till it gets here to see. At this point in the project I'm appealing to the guardian of LBC addicts to help me get this hodge-podge of parts together again:::smile:
 
Hope you got a digital camera in that box.

You do know we like lots and lots of pics as you go along. we just love to discuss the smallest details, good and bad.

Glad to hear another is being saved from the rust worm.
 
What year car? Have you seen Pete's CarDomain site with his bugeye that he built?
 
owby said:
Has anyone used Lindsay Porters book on Sprite resto? I ordered one and am wondering if it will help.
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If the book you are referring to is this one, https://tinyurl.com/2eupod

I have to be honest and say I haven't found it to be much use at all. The Haynes Manual and the Bentley Manual and these boards have been far more useful. FWIW

JP
 
i found that there is always a benefit to having too many books and i have used porters book on occasion to verify another book and/or find another picture on something that confused me. for beginners like me, books like this are easy reads and have a ton of pictures. so i would have to vote positively on this purchase.

actually, now that i think of it, i believe this was the book that got me over the hump when i rebuilt my tranny. they had some tricks that none of the other books mentioned. you can never have too many books!
 
I got that book last week on ebay, looking through it has already answered a few questions I had brewing. It's basically broken into sections: mechanical breakdown, interior removal etc. The Haynes manual has paragraphs to descibe removal and refitting of each specific component with the occasional picture. This book has a series of pictures, each with a description. All in all, ÂŁ2 well spent!
 
Please don't get me wrong on books - my wife & I are addicts. AND I have 4 for Ms. Tris plus the Original Sprite & Midget & the CD and 3 or 4 histories. Yes you can't have too many but I'm still not sure I would buy this one again. just my 2 cents though
 
no problem john, i know there are many very smart members on this forum with many backgrounds that are better at this than me. i need books just to understand some of the topics you discuss.
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over the years, i have purchased some really good books on healeys and then some "okay" books. since, i have no real local expertise to help me out, i depend a lot on anything in writing about the car. i recently bought an original sales brochure from a guy in australia. when working on the car, i usually have about 4 books open and i read certain sections over again to make sure i have all the facts. like i said, some books are good and others okay but having multiple sources makes it easier sometimes.
 
fmichaels said:
when working on the car, i usually have about 4 books open and i read certain sections over again to make sure i have all the facts. like i said, some books are good and others okay but having multiple sources makes it easier sometimes.
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Amen to that - I was working on my carbs last night with two books & Moss catalogue and the instruction sheet to guide me. (And of course there is the other manual in the "throne room" to help me get ready & psyched /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif )

Couldn't do it without them either - Though I must say I am amazed how much more logical it all seems going back together than it was coming apart - even if I have to check & recheck locations.
 
once you tackle a project like that it's amazing how much smarter you become and the project becomes less of a mystery. i like it much better when the parts are clean and going back together. lots of pics are needed though and an occasional video!
 
When it is back together and properly working. I rebuilt my carbs yrs. ago and had no problem with them, it still is a source of amazement.
 
Thanx for the feedback! I've checked the book and I think it will help although the pics aren't too good. If I can learn to do pics as well as I've learned wire-welding I might get some on the forum to show that I've really got a project going. John in MT.
 
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