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jb1
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MAY 27, 03:59 PM
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Love the sprites I would love to own one but went went the Fiero and triumph gt6 route...
BTW. Who cares what the puristt thinks , I love the idea older car with updated drivetrain , I'm going with 5.3 / 4sp Muncie in the triumph.
87GTseries 1 3800sc (7.597 @88.53 1.579 60ft)
(series II swap in progress)
85GT Northstar/ 4t80e
86GT 3800 n/a---sold
Northstar Rebuild[This message has been edited by jb1 (edited 05-27-2015).]
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carnut122
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MAY 28, 06:21 PM
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Great looking car. I had a 79 MGB that was a lot of fun. As much as I love the look of the car, I have to wonder what they were smoking when somebody thought to put 2 huge headlights on top of the hood. Speaking of hood, how about some engine bay shots?
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lorennerol
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MAY 28, 07:20 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by carnut122:
Great looking car. I had a 79 MGB that was a lot of fun. As much as I love the look of the car, I have to wonder what they were smoking when somebody thought to put 2 huge headlights on top of the hood. Speaking of hood, how about some engine bay shots? |
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The original design called for them to fold down like a Porsche 928 or Saab Sonnet (another car I'd like to own). The retraction mechanism got cut by the bean counters, but the headlights ironically became the namesake feature of that model Sprite, which itself is the most desired.
Engine bay looks good- clean. Wifey doesn't care much about mechanicals (as long as they work) so she didn't take any pics...and she won't open the bonnet at car shows  I'll take some these eve and post them.
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carnut122
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MAY 29, 07:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lorennerol:
The original design called for them to fold down like a Porsche 928 or Saab Sonnet (another car I'd like to own). The retraction mechanism got cut by the bean counters, but the headlights ironically became the namesake feature of that model Sprite, which itself is the most desired.
Engine bay looks good- clean. Wifey doesn't care much about mechanicals (as long as they work) so she didn't take any pics...and she won't open the bonnet at car shows I'll take some these eve and post them. |
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Some of the nicest looking engine bays I've ever seen were on little British cars.
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lorennerol
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MAY 29, 09:01 PM
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Kitskaboodle
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MAY 29, 09:38 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by lorennerol:
While I'm sure there are exceptions, I think that 50 year mark pretty much tells the tale for values. The people for whom they were high school and college dreams are aging out. Or, in the case of the Healeys, some have moved up to the big cars- the 100/6 or 3000. Those started out about $1000 more than a Sprite, but now sell for 3 or 4 times as much. I've seen this happen with some Sky owners- they sold and moved to Corvettes.
I would like something with a V8 or more, but with five cars in a three car garage I've been telling people who've asked, "What's next?": Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.
You know, you can have your cake and eat it too. There is a local car show in downtown Saratoga where there's a guy who has a Hemi powered Bugeye. Believe me, it's a beast.
I have two pics of it in my phone right now but I need someone to host them for me.
Kit
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tebailey
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MAY 29, 09:49 PM
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Marko
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MAY 29, 10:14 PM
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carnut122
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MAY 30, 04:34 AM
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Very nice engine bay pics. It looks like it has a lot of toe-out on the front end?
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lorennerol
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MAY 30, 11:15 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by carnut122:
Very nice engine bay pics. It looks like it has a lot of toe-out on the front end? |
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In the pictures it looks undriveable, in fact I think there's just a good bit of close-up wide-angle distortion. But it's probably worth getting an alignment done.
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