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Door Seal dilemma: How do you fix a Bugeye door seal that has fallen off?

May 10, 2023 by bugeyeguy

A separated door seal can ruin the aesthetic of your Bugeye’s interior and also lead to rattles.

Door seals on Bugeyes aren’t perfect. When installed properly they look great and create a soft barrier between the door and the body of the car, dampening vibrations and aiding in door fitment. Unfortunately, after repeated attempts to enter and exit the vehicle and brushing up against the seal, it can pull away from the body, creating something similar to what you can see in the above photo.

Fortunately, it’s simple to repair this malady, and you can do it from the comfort of your own garage. In the video below, we’ll show you the best way to fix your separated door seal:

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Shed-fresh ’59 Bugeye project for sale!

May 8, 2023 by bugeyeguy

Now SOLD to John in Massachusetts! Bugeye #385 is headed to Cape Cod!

If you’re looking for a complete project bugeye, take a look at “Poochie” (AN5L 5716), an early ’59 Bugeye Sprite that was originally Iris blue. This is a project car that has been sitting forever and was most recently in storage in Connecticut for the last 25 years, awaiting restoration. The prior owner sold his property this month, so he needed to move this to a new home and we were delighted to retrieve this car and help the Pooch find a new home.

While it will need a complete restoration, Poochie’s in better condition than many of the project cars that we’ve found of late. This is also a relatively early car with the original tunnel mat still in place, and period seat belts similar to the belts we have in Sea Biscuit. There is also a wonderful 8-track player inconveniently mounted behind the driver seat, well worth keeping just as a reminder of how far we have come!

It’s becoming more difficult than ever to find a perfect project car, so we just have to deal with the inventory that shows up, and we’re delighted to help facilitate bringing another one of these great cars back onto the road.

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10,000 supercharger miles and counting! VIDEO

May 5, 2023 by bugeyeguy

This Bugeye gathers no moss. The owner uses it. A lot.

He got this Sprite in the 70s from his dad, and the car is still in the family all these years later. We fit our Spridget supercharger kit about 10k miles ago, and the car was back this week for a front disk brake conversion, new leaf springs and adjustable control arms, so that we could better align the two front wheels.

Almost every Bugeye has had some form of front end hit or another given the 65 years on the road, so the control arm mounts are often tweaked and no longer true. This car had quite a camber asymmetry, which the adjustable control arms allowed us to iron out.

If you would like your car sorted, or your camber equalized, or your car supercharged, please give a call or send an email. We’ll pick up your car and fix it. You’ll be hitting the 10,000 mile mark in your car in no time!

Check out the video tour above… we prepared the car for its drive back to Boston today. We expect the car will enjoy another 10,000 miles before its next series of upgrades!

If you’d like to install some of the products you’ve seen in this video today, click on the photos below or visit our parts catalog by clicking here!

Camer Adjusting Control Arm (Sold Individually)

Wake- up, sleeping Bugeye!

May 5, 2023 by bugeyeguy

Not every Bugeye needs to be perfect! This is a well-used Sprite and under the same ownership for many years. Multiple mechanical upgrades were needed, but in this video, I’ll show you how we’re transforming the interior to make the car more comfortable to use (and to make it smell better)!

If you’d like to order any of the parts we used to transform this Bugeye, click on the photos below or check out our entire parts catalog here!

This week in Bugeyes!

May 5, 2023 by bugeyeguy

Come for a video shop tour below, where you’ll see our third electric Frog E coming to life (with Tesla power), as well as our new Super Sprite called “Sage,” (below) which is available! Let us custom-build for you the Bugeye of your dreams. We have 1380CC custom engines and electric kits in stock!

Give us a call if you’re interested!

Handsome and restored round wheel arch 1974 MG Midget for sale!

May 4, 2023 by bugeyeguy

NOW SOLD to Bill! Congrats on taking this great Spridget and giving it a new life!

Elsa’s a wonderfully restored and well-sorted 1974 MG Midget that came to us shortly after her restoration was completed in Florida, and she is ready for her new home! Elsa can be yours for $16,995. This is one of the best values in the world of classic English car world… a fully restored Spridget for less than half the build costs! Give us a call if you think Elsa is right for you!

Today we are pleased to offer “Elsa,” a 1974 MG Midget that came to us from its latest caretaker in Florida. This last owner treated Elsa to a top-to-bottom restoration that has transformed this car into one of the nicest 70s Midgets we have seen!

We were lucky to get this car from one of our clients who spent a massive amount of time and energy on this nice restoration. The paint is new. The sheet metal is good and restored as needed. The underside is strong and there are numerous new parts everywhere you look.

It’s a 1275 car with a four-speed rib case transmission and front disc brakes, just like when new. The interior alone was a very expensive undertaking and looks great! And the top is quite sharp too. Wire wheels and spinners are also new, as are the fuel tank, fuel pump and stainless steel exhaust system.

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