There is an Arkley-Bodied 66 Midget in town with a Lotus twin cam in it. The
owner (who is a professional mechanic) said he had to cut out the battery
tray.
It was a contender at yesterday's Healey Hillclimb. Ran very well.
Phil Vanner
Minneapolis
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From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of RBHouston@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 6:55 PM
To: hobbycars@cox.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Was Can Am replica...now Seven/Bugeyes
In a message dated 5/8/2004 4:43:45 PM Mountain Standard Time,
hobbycars@cox.net writes:
Just a thought... Would a Lotus Twin Cam (or BDA)/Ford RS Escort Mk 1 four
speed tranny/diff fit in a Bugeye body without too much cutting around?
Anybody ever tried something similar?
.
Must be possible. I seem to remember a suggestion that the Ford Cortina was
a good swap for the sprite. It was something I read in an old Road and
Track,
or maybe Sports Car Graphic, back when everyone worked on their cars and
they
had a technical section that answered reader's questions.
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