Don't ask me. I'm converting a "bone stock" Bugeye to a 1275/5 speed,
electric fuel pump car. Only convert it if you are selling it. I found
out everyone that says they like to see a "bone stock" Bugeye drove to
the show in a 1275 powered Midget or Sprite with disk brakes with
electric fuel pumps. A "bone stock" Bugeye is like someone elses child,
cute as long as it not yours.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite (bone stock for now)
56 BN2
Frank Clarici wrote:
> I am just rambling on here but I just realized that I am restoring my
> very first bone stock 948 smooth case bugeye.
> I took a bunch apart and I put a bunch back together but never bone
> stock!
>
> My yellow Bugeye is all buffed up and the paint turned out great.
> On to stuff like a slave cylinder, I have a few 1" bore slaves ready
> to go for the 1275s but none ready for a 948.
> Stock steering wheel. Wow, What a monster! and it needed work too but
> is going to look just fine now that all the cracks are filled in and
> the flex paint is drying.
> The engine runs fine but it was dirty, I cleaned it tonight and as
> soon as it's dry I will paint it Morris green.
> Now onto the exhaust.....I have 2 new 1275 flanged exhaust pipes in
> stock, and a few 1275 flanged manifolds, should I just use what I have
> or do the stock 948 pipe with the funky clamp? My way would be better ;)
> The car will retain it's disc brakes so it's not "bone" stock.
> I even prewired the car for the electric fuel pump out of routine
> because I do it all the time. But this 948 has a nice working stock
> mechanical AC fuel pump. I have cleaned it up and tested it not even
> realizing that Bugeyes never had electric pumps. Infact, I think the
> electric pump is still bolted under the car. The wire from the back is
> still there, I just added a white wire to the dash harness for it.
> Generator or alternator? I have a few of each to choose from. I even
> have a couple tach drives for the generator.
> I am leaning towards generator. But do I want to give up my NOS tach
> cable, NOS Lucas regulator (old) and a tach drive generator that's
> worth 1/2 as much as the whole car? I was saving all this stuff for
> the concours car I *might* do if I found the correct candidate.
>
> What do you folks think?
> Should I do it almost bone stock?
> Or should I make it a stock driver with an alternator and better exhaust?
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