My Dads BugEye

[68Sprite]

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[leecreek]

Real nice one there...

 

[tosoutherncars]

Jeepers, that's clean!! How was the body stripped, may I ask? Blasting, dipping, wire wheel, DA?

-D

 

[danielnorton]

really nice! What color blue is that?

 

[68Sprite]

It was a rust bucket. Stripped VIA Sand blasting DA Wire wheel.The color is Iris Blue a factory Healey Sprite blue.

 

[healeyboz]

Looking good!

 

[Speedy_Pete]

Looks like that thing will shift when it's all bolted together! Cracking job so far, love the colour

 

[68Sprite]

Thanks Guys, The motor is a 1310cc w/ aluminum head and as you can see from the pics it will be supercharged. We scored some cool "period" MAG Products wheels for the car too.

 

[68Sprite]

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Aha! Another supercharged A series.

They make for a fun car.


Looks like it is being done "right"

 

[DrEntropy]

Beautiful! Saw the first shot an' thought: "HooBoi! THIS oughta be good."

The BEST photo is the engine sittin' on th' bench, alloy head all sweet and that BLUE TAPE "Oldtimers' Disease" ameliorator remindin' there ain't a pilot bush inna crank! Priceless! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

Keep 'em comin'!

 

[Morris]

Tell your Dad he is too old to be messin' with that super charger and have him send it on to me. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif

 

[vping]

That's gonna be a beauty!

 

[aeronca65t]

Very, very nice!

(and nice to see Dads and sons sharing the fun too) /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

 

[GB1]

Beautiful! Saw the first shot an' thought: "HooBoi! THIS oughta be good."

The BEST photo is the engine sittin' on th' bench, alloy head all sweet and that BLUE TAPE "Oldtimers' Disease" ameliorator remindin' there ain't a pilot bush inna crank! Priceless! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

Keep 'em comin'!

I saw the same thing and thought omg, love the blue tape, true to the point Doc, couldn't get any more realistic.

Pat

 

[jlaird]

Dad is a real craftsman. Pay close attention.

 

[racingenglishcars]

Looks like the cowling top front plate and battery tray have been replaced with flat metal plate. Certainly all four foot-well side panels, and probably front foot-well lower panels also. Cool pedal box for the brake divider. It looks like a lightened steel flywheel. Can't see the calipers, but they don't look like factory Sprite units. Interesting brake line routing. Front chassis horns look modified somehow, maybe for the bonnet. I can see front hinges, suport bar mounted to the rear bonnet opening top and sides. Must be a glass bonnet. That appears to be a screw type (vs Roots type) compressor from the end inlet and outer shape.

Very well done so far.

 

[68Sprite]

Correct, The "firewall" has been "smoothed". The modified frame horns are indeed for a tilt foward fiberglass bonnet. We are running a Tilton pedal box and it is the Screw type charger from Moss. More pics soon.

 

[jlaird]

No one commented, Look they are working on carpet. Gesh.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Doesn't everyone work on carpet?