Posted March 06, 2011
reaver894
BUY DRIFTMOON
Registered: Sep 2009
From United Kingdom
Navagon
Easily Persuaded
Registered: Dec 2008
From United Kingdom
Posted March 06, 2011
Oooh, I couldn't find anything myself. But damn, that's a beauty!
reaver894
BUY DRIFTMOON
Registered: Sep 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted March 10, 2011
Dirty cow just blew three of 4 sparkplugs, how is that possible?
bansama
bansama.com
Registered: Oct 2008
From Japan
Posted March 10, 2011
Funny you should link there. When I was a child my dad got his hands on a Frog-eye Sprite (although I don't remember which version -- either Mark 2 or 3) and spent a couple of years stripping it down and fully restoring it to all its open-top splendor.
He kept it for a year or so and then sold it to a couple of Germans who used it for races.
He restored a fair few other cars since then until around 2003 when he decided to build a Robin Hood kit-car instead. Although he replaced the front with a "Lotus 7" emblem as the models are surprisingly similar. It was also one of the last kit-cars to be built in the UK that didn't require a Q plate (or whatever the current equivalent is).
He kept it for a year or so and then sold it to a couple of Germans who used it for races.
He restored a fair few other cars since then until around 2003 when he decided to build a Robin Hood kit-car instead. Although he replaced the front with a "Lotus 7" emblem as the models are surprisingly similar. It was also one of the last kit-cars to be built in the UK that didn't require a Q plate (or whatever the current equivalent is).
reaver894
BUY DRIFTMOON
Registered: Sep 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted March 10, 2011
He kept it for a year or so and then sold it to a couple of Germans who used it for races.
He restored a fair few other cars since then until around 2003 when he decided to build a Robin Hood kit-car instead. Although he replaced the front with a "Lotus 7" emblem as the models are surprisingly similar. It was also one of the last kit-cars to be built in the UK that didn't require a Q plate (or whatever the current equivalent is).
orcishgamer
Mad and Green
Registered: Jun 2010
From United States
Posted March 10, 2011
It has some screwy engine issues and does not match up any wiring loom in any of the owners manuals
Today I stripped out around 70 meters of cable 50 of which didn't seem to go anywhere and the other 20 I replaced.
Low and behold I start the ignition expecting nothing as had been the case previously but this time it splutters into life and a plume of thick black smoke and gunk comes out the exhaust forcing me to vacate the garage.
I guess this is what being a parent is like I have a new-born baby to look after. (clean, strip-down and restore)
Anyway here's the newest addition to my family
PS sorry about the image quality its a 5mp camera.
reaver894
BUY DRIFTMOON
Registered: Sep 2009
From United Kingdom
Posted March 10, 2011
It has some screwy engine issues and does not match up any wiring loom in any of the owners manuals
Today I stripped out around 70 meters of cable 50 of which didn't seem to go anywhere and the other 20 I replaced.
Low and behold I start the ignition expecting nothing as had been the case previously but this time it splutters into life and a plume of thick black smoke and gunk comes out the exhaust forcing me to vacate the garage.
I guess this is what being a parent is like I have a new-born baby to look after. (clean, strip-down and restore)
Anyway here's the newest addition to my family
PS sorry about the image quality its a 5mp camera.
