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Nice looking car.
Nice looking car.
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Thought some of you might like to see my Sprite
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Speedy_Pete
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Nice to see someone doing it differently, especially when it's finished as nicely as that! Is the engine still standard, or is it going to be a beast?
Nice to see someone doing it differently, especially when it's finished as nicely as that! Is the engine still standard, or is it going to be a beast?
Speedy_Pete
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1380 sounds in line with the rest of the car! I'd recommend getting a donor block to build it on though, as not all a-series blocks are the same. I've seen several blocks get scrapped when boring out as the cylinder walls just get too thin.
1380 sounds in line with the rest of the car! I'd recommend getting a donor block to build it on though, as not all a-series blocks are the same. I've seen several blocks get scrapped when boring out as the cylinder walls just get too thin.
Branson
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aight im jealous. its a great looking sprite! Keep us informed on the replacement engine build. I'd like to do one myself but I cant decide which way I want to go...The threads on the turbo'd motor really have me thinking about a nice solid 1340 with a turbo and a Datsun 5spd.
Congrats again on the car!
aight im jealous. its a great looking sprite! Keep us informed on the replacement engine build. I'd like to do one myself but I cant decide which way I want to go...The threads on the turbo'd motor really have me thinking about a nice solid 1340 with a turbo and a Datsun 5spd.
Congrats again on the car!
regularman
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Its black and that tells all about the body T'is a sweet one indeed. I have been attempting the fine bodywork on mine before painting and I know.
Its black and that tells all about the body T'is a sweet one indeed. I have been attempting the fine bodywork on mine before painting and I know.
Speedy_Pete
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Go with iron heads, much easier to work with. You checked the main Mini/Healey dealers for upgrades?
Go with iron heads, much easier to work with. You checked the main Mini/Healey dealers for upgrades?
racingenglishcars
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I wouldn't complain if mine looked like that.
I wouldn't complain if mine looked like that.
kcbugeye1275
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First, awsome. Your car is just real nice. You might really think hard before going to the 1380, Vizard says it just doesn't work, but alot of that is old technoligy and if you think it will? Most of us worry about origionality, and I think you have gotten past that, I am really curious about a turbo car, because I didn't really see that as an option when I went with a supercharged motor. I've gone thru a breakin with mine and I am thinking about taking it to a chassis dyno to see if the motor is really making 120 horses.
First, awsome. Your car is just real nice. You might really think hard before going to the 1380, Vizard says it just doesn't work, but alot of that is old technoligy and if you think it will? Most of us worry about origionality, and I think you have gotten past that, I am really curious about a turbo car, because I didn't really see that as an option when I went with a supercharged motor. I've gone thru a breakin with mine and I am thinking about taking it to a chassis dyno to see if the motor is really making 120 horses.
Speedy_Pete
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I hear the Rover K-Series is an easy install, you can get those with upto 190bhp off the shelf. Worth a thought...
I hear the Rover K-Series is an easy install, you can get those with upto 190bhp off the shelf. Worth a thought...