How to turn an Austin-Healey Sprite up to 11? How about swapping in turbo Miata power?
Will this tired, V8-powered Bugeye Sprite be the next $2000 Challenge champion?
The best way to strip down that project car? Slow down to go faster.
The last time this Sprite raced was in the '80s. Time to breathe some life back into it.
No matter how old or new that project you're working on is, project car management is crucial.
With the gauges, switches, lights, wiring and the grab handle installed on our dashboard, it was time to bolt it to the car.
While we had an original, black, plastic, two-spoke Sprite steering wheel, we hated it. It was too big around–close to 15 inches–and too ugly. Plus it just wasn’t comfortable.
As your …
Since we were running a supercharger and would be getting well north of 100 horsepower from our little, old 1275cc Sprite engine, we thought an oil cooler would be a …
The brake lines in our Bugeye Sprite were in rough shape. Plus they had been reconfigured from stock.
Classic Tube has or can make brake lines in …
Every car needs a battery, and our Sprite was no exception. The Sprite’s battery originally sat on a shelf high and towards the back of the engine bay.
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