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Car porn - that is gorgeous!
 
Wow - that looks terrific! I'm quite depressed!

(In-joke - I had a friend who was dating a woman from eastern Europe - she kept getting "impressed" and "depressed" mixed up, with amusing results. However, with the quality of work shown here, versus my own - both might apply!).
 
Boy. that's beautiful! Don't see that many black bugeyes (I hope it's black and not my monitor) even though the brochure had one:

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And why put a color on the cover of the brochure that wasn't available on the car?
 
X2 on the Car Porn. Chrome Springs no less. Beautiful. I just need to get to grinding our rust and doing some more welding.

5 more nights of Bathroom Wall Tile and I might be finally done. And back to Bugsy II.
 
Jim, it sounds like you need a smaller bathroom or bigger tiles. ;)
 
No married to an artist. She has a "vision" for the bathroom.
 
Outstanding. We aren't far from each other and I would love to see this beast in person.
 
Thanks Guys, it’s been a long road to this point, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.


Steve, Gundy and I have outings from time to time and you’re welcome to join in as a fellow Sprite compatriot if you care to.

I’m still a few months away of dropping the lump in and light it off, as well painting bonnet, doors then interior to be installed.
 
Beautiful! Where's the 1/4 inch of grease and dirt that is supposed to be accumulated on the suspension parts? I thought that was a rule? :emmersed:
 
Bill, yes my wheels are 14” needed the extra room for 9”rotors. The rear calipers were the most troublesome for clearance. On the front I spaced the steering arm and used a shorter rose joint to move the steering arm away from wheel. I also raised the upper trunnions by doubling the upper trunnion bushing.

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Brian a arms can be rebuilt, Apple Hydraulics offers that service NFI. They've done 2 sets for me. With new lower prices on A arms recently cheaper to go new via usual suspects.
 
Brian, I decided to go with new British Heritage control arms with the twin zerk grease fittings. Control arms were installed with the black Prothane control arm bushings.
 
You still have the stock shock as the single upper control arm. On my racer I use MGB front shocks, mounted to a slightly tapered plate (plate has three holes to mount to frame, and four helicoiled inserts to take the bolts holding the MGB shock in place. That gives a much more solid upper control arm, plus the adapter plate builds in negative camber (enough that I have to use an offset upper trunion turned to give some positive camber back so that I have -1 degree negative that the Hoosier slicks like) -
 
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