At 04:29 PM 12/18/2005, Kid Vid wrote:
>Regards all - I've just fell into a mini-windfall of
>$3500 that I can and will use entirely on my Sprite.
>Keep in mind I'm an adequate wrench. Help me
>prioritize:
>
>My car: 98% rust free, straight 62 MKII. All original
>drive train, purring engine, new high voltage
>electrical. Raced once this summer with adequate
>results. Minor fixups here and there.
>
>My wants: Frame off paint. Disc brakes up front. More
>power. Suspension upgrade.
>
>I'm certainly willing to modernize engine/Tranny,
>front end, etc.
>
>Thoughts? Ideas? Parts for sale?
>
>Joe Lansing
>1962 Sprite MKII
>Western Colorado
You don't enough money for half the stuff you want to do, unless you
do it all yourself. When you talk about modernizing the engine, you
are starting down a slippery slope. You could spend the entire $3500
right there. I suggest as others probably will, a Datsun 5 speed
tranny, paint job with rust repair, rebuilt lever shocks from Peter
C. and then see how much you have left over. Someone on the list may
have a donor front suspension with disk brakes you can rebuilt for
transplant to your car. A lot of stuff can be done rather cheaply
with the help of this list. Good luck.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
02 FLSTS
04 Accord 2dr
00 F-150
94 Miata
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