SteveGoldfarb
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I'm the proud owner of a '61 Bugeye Sprite. Purchased in 2009, it's a little car I've wanted since my teenage years. I am a compulsive tinkerer and improver(?)....and my Bugeye has been my current laboratory.
It now has a '69 Sprite 1275cc engine .30 over, fast road cam, LCB header, 45mm Weber DCOE, Pertronics distributor, Titan 1.5 roller rockers, Rivergate 5 speed conversion with a Datsun clutch, 9" front disc brakes w/ upgraded rear drums, Frontline front and rear suspension w/ tube shock conversion w/ 3/4" sway bar, 3.90 rear and RC 40 single box exhaust.
Cosmetically, car was stripped to bare metal painted black with minilite replica wheels and Dunlop 175/13 radials. I was fortunate to find an original Ashley Mk1 hardtop which I restored...it looks awesome on the car.
This car provides the most driving fun and exhilaration that I've ever experienced in a sports car.
It now has a '69 Sprite 1275cc engine .30 over, fast road cam, LCB header, 45mm Weber DCOE, Pertronics distributor, Titan 1.5 roller rockers, Rivergate 5 speed conversion with a Datsun clutch, 9" front disc brakes w/ upgraded rear drums, Frontline front and rear suspension w/ tube shock conversion w/ 3/4" sway bar, 3.90 rear and RC 40 single box exhaust.
Cosmetically, car was stripped to bare metal painted black with minilite replica wheels and Dunlop 175/13 radials. I was fortunate to find an original Ashley Mk1 hardtop which I restored...it looks awesome on the car.
This car provides the most driving fun and exhilaration that I've ever experienced in a sports car.