Vintage SCCA Austin-Healey Mark I Sprite

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Bugeye Sprite - unknown year - SCCA racer since 1979 - all log books

Currently legal in SCCA Vintage on the west coast

MOD LIST

Engine & Related:
1275cc engine - 10.5:1
.040 over AE Hepolite pistons
custom cam grind
Cooper S Rockers
Isky pushrods
head ported & polished - Cooper S 11-stud modification - recently freshened
Winner's Circle comp oil pan
lightened and extra-grip machined flywheel
Aldon Yellow distributor
Remote oil cooler & remote filter
Aeroquip plumbing throughout
Cooling plumbed from both ends of the head
Custom EZ-pull engine mounts
Weber 45DCOE carb on 3.5" Pierce manifold
A pair of loose 1.25" throughbore racing SU carbs
LCB header
Custom low-profile muffler
Custom cross-flow radiator w/shroud
Custom catch tanks and radiator reservoir
Delco 1-wire alternator
Dual facet fuel pumps
Fuel pressure regulator and distribution block with fuel testing port
8 gallon fuel cell in custom enclosure

Driveline & Axle:
Rivergate 5-speed kit
Datsun 5-speed transmission
Welded 4.55 & 4.88 rear ends
Oversize 7/16 racing wheel studs
Winner's Circle double-bearing rear hubs

Wheels & Suspension:
Minator wheels
Custom offset 1/4 elliptic springs (offset to clear wide tires)
Custom shortened 300 lb. front springs
3/4" front sway bar - heim joints
Reinforced A-Arms
Competition-valved Armstrong shocks
1/2" rear sway bar - heim joints
Custom panhard rod - heim joints
Heim-jointed steering rod ends
Heim-jointed rear control arms

Brakes:
1275 Sprite front disc brakes
Winner's circle rear disc brake kit
Hawk black pads
Custom balance bar, girling hydraulic masters - cockpit adjustable

Body and Other Stuff:
Fire system
battery in passenger footwell
Full gauges - Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Pressure, Tach
Full front height rollcage 1.5" - from front shock towers to rear of car
Wink mirror
Steel bonnet - front tilt
Custom aluminum trunk bulkhead
Kill switch

Spares:
4.55 and 4.88 welded rear ends
stock driveshaft yokes
Box of rear drum brake parts
Box of front disc brake parts
Spare bearings and seals
some gaskets and seals
spare girling master
Factory special tuning guide
Spare Suzuki Swift radiator (damaged, but fixable)
Numerous small hard parts in a rack
custom-fit car cover
custom jacking insert

Disclosures:

  1. The engine leaks oil from the front seal and the rear. It's british.
  2. The double-bearing hubs go through seals a couple times a year.
  3. I crashed the car hard in the rear in 2000, and it was repaired by Kevin Culver at Straightline Auto Body in Portland