Now ready to depart, after about 75 improvements in our workshop, including the new chrome wire wheels and spinners, and the red tonneau shown above.
This beautiful Bugeye was a top-dollar online auction win by one of our clients, which made a stop at our shop before heading to Florida. After about 75 improvements, she’s now ready to head South! It’s an awesome car, made all the more awesome after about 55 hours of our labor.
A Bugeye is an excellent yardstick for the dexterity of an aging community. What’s your personal Bugeye-Access Index number (BAI)? This empirical measurement is often measured with a grunt-o-meter. And to cut to the chase, if your neighbors hear you grunt when it’s time to sit down and go for a ride in your Sprite, it might be time for a smaller steering wheel.
Stretch the LWB Bugeye is getting new side curtains. Problem is they have to be completely custom. The car that will wear them is one of two known LWB Bugeyes we built, and so the doors are five inches longer. Thus, the stock side curtains won’t fit.
Another day, another worn front end on a Spridget. This post is a not so gentle reminder to go out and grease those zirk fittings on your Spridget front end, to help keep your kingpins from wearing out.
There is a sweet spot for modified Sprites, that makes for improved performance in every category without breaking other components. Sure, you can put in 200 HP, but then you’ll need to address the strength of the rear end, and other components.