FASPEC British Parts Portland Oregon

[RickB]

Does anyone know if FASPEC is still in business?
The broken Bugeye bonnet I have here has a label on it from them, I'd like to contact them and get some information.
Also, anyone have ideas about replacing the (now) missing headlight bucket?

 

[1974MGMidget]

Rick, I found several listings for them, in Portland, WA, but no specific website for them. I did find this interesting, but it has no date:
https://www.dimebank.com/monster/burst/00274.html

Funny, but I just recently threw away a FASPEC catalog I found while cleaning up, probably 20 years old!

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Cut the other one off and make a smooth nose. Then add in some pop up lights. Simple. Right?

Or contact spridget-tech (Rod?) about making just a headlight pod for you.

Or head over to the prod-racing forum and ask if a racer has one to sell you off of a busted nose.

 

[apbos]

Rick
I have a some steel buckets, we cut out of my original bonnet you could use as a mold. Lots on info on youtube on how to cast a mold.

Paul

 

[recordsj]

what about trying out British Parts NW? They are online/phone order place South of the Portland area (Dayton, Oregon).
https://www.bpnorthwest.com/

 

[DanLewis]

Rick,

Will any of these eBay item numbers help? (Just paste a number into the eBay search field.)

200905484197
121059292622
200875275977
170931794595
140588701595
221197876798

Good luck!
Dan

 

[RickB]

Thanks Dan but no,, what broke off was the outside Bugeye light bucket.

Trevor, interesting thoughts... Any pictures?

 

[RickB]

Rick
I have a some steel buckets, we cut out of my original bonnet you could use as a mold. Lots on info on youtube on how to cast a mold.

Paul

Paul, YES I can do moulding! That would be awesome!

 

[apbos]

I will take a picture of what I have today. May be you can tell me what is missing?
Paul

 

[RickB]

I will take a picture of what I have today. May be you can tell me what is missing?
Paul

I'll take a picture later today after work.
Basically imagine tearing off the light pod with about 6" of the bonnet behind it.

 

[RickB]

Rick
I have a some steel buckets, we cut out of my original bonnet you could use as a mold. Lots on info on youtube on how to cast a mold.

Paul

I cast a mold of the under taillight piece and then filled the cast with fiberglass and glassed in two carriage bolts for attachment.
This piece would be larger but basically the same idea.
I'll have to seriously consider doing that, or go with Trevor's idea and shave off the other one and make it smooth.
Not sure how I'd work in headlights though the idea is intriguing.

 

[Billm]

Headlights in the grill like in the original Morris Minor!
BillM

 

[RickB]

Headlights in the grill like in the original Morris Minor!
BillM

Might work, though they would be very close together.
Not even sure if that would be legal.... But when has that stopped me?
Someone must have done something like this, anyone know of any pictures?

 

[bug_sixty]

yea do it the way Healey wanted to originally with a new light set up...This has been done before...I believe the fiberglass deal might still be available....race cars use them for the weight thing....Maybe "Winners Circle" in the upper midwest....

 

[bug_sixty]

Oh! forgot Rick, FASPEC went south years ago.... British Parts NW is the place to go... great prices on most engine stuff...

 

[RickB]

Oh! forgot Rick, FASPEC went south years ago.... British Parts NW is the place to go... great prices on most engine stuff...

Yes I've been a customer of BPNW.
Since it has their sticker on the inside I wanted to chat with them about it, see who made it and if there was any information.
No luck trying to find any pics of the way "Healey wanted to originally..." set it up. Anyone know where to look for that?

 

[bug_sixty]

Yea, it was like the first Miata's....7" round fold downs.... word was it was nixed for expense or not enough room under the bonnet...or both

 

[bug_sixty]

Of course.... the rest is history....Made the BE famous despite themselves...

 

[bug_sixty]

Someone out there has pics of fiberglass bonnets with lights configured much like the vette or many other examples... not my cup of tea... the "Eyes" have it in my book!

 

[RickB]

Someone out there has pics of fiberglass bonnets with lights configured much like the vette or many other examples... not my cup of tea... the "Eyes" have it in my book!

Agreed, however this bonnet is already broken so I can play with it. Worse that happens it becomes a piece of "garage art".
Looking at 1980's Porsche 928 pop up lights, they are nice and round like the Bugeye pods.