This is my dad's 1960 Austin Healey Sprite also know as "Bugeye" or "Frogeye." This car was given to us by a family friend for us to fix up. We've had the car about eight years now,but started working on it 3-4 years ago. The engine is out of a 1991 Mazda Miata, we rebuilt the motor with high compression pistons and are using duel weber carbs, although we may be switching back to EFI, we used the miata trans as well. We removed all the stock Austin Healey suspension in the front and rebuild it to use King Shocks custom built and configured specifically for this car, we used the Miata brakes and larger wheels and much better tires. The rear suspension we took apart also and got rid of the "half leaf spring" and built a sub frame to support the King coil overs, we kept the AH axle but modified it so work with the miata transfer gears.  The car is running but it's not complete, the carbs need to be tuned for smoother acceleration, and the exhaust needs to be finished.

Good luck with your project, any questions just ask.

Video I made of the car:

the momo racing seats

See the custom dash and bars going from the front of the car to the back

The duel weber carbs and the mazda 1.6

Some History and Old pics

The British Mark I Sprite was known as the Frogeye in the U.K. and the Bugeye in the U.S. because of its distinctive headlights mounted on top of the centre bonnet (hood). The mounted headlights were not actually part of the original car design; they were originally going to be mounted into the front of the car so they could "flip up" when they were in use, with the lenses facing skyward when not in use. However, mounting production costs lead to the flip-up headlight idea being abandoned and so the headlights were simply mounted in a permanent upright position giving rise to the car's most distinctive feature.
The front sheet-metal assembly – bonnet and wings – was a one-piece unit, hinged from the back, that swung up to allow access to the engine compartment. Both the 948cc engine (coded 9CC), steering and suspension were derived from the Austin A35 & Morris Minor 1000 models, also BMC products, but upgraded with twin 1 1/8" inch SU carburettors. The front suspension was a coil spring and wishbone arrangement, with the arm of the Armstrong lever shock absorber serving as the top suspension link. The rear axle was both located and sprung by quarter-elliptic leaf springs, again with lever-arm shock absorbers. There were no exterior door handles - you reached inside to open the door. There was also no boot (trunk) lid, and access to the spare wheel and rear storage was gained by tilting the seat-backs forward and reaching under the rear deck, a process likened to potholing by many owners.
The Sprite's chassis design is notable in that it was the world's first volume-production sports car to use integrated construction, where the sheet metal body panels (apart from the bonnet) take many of the structural stresses. The two front 'chassis legs' which project forward from the passenger compartment, however, stop the shell being a full monocoque.
Engine:
1958–1961 - 948cc cc A-Series I4, 43 hp (32 kW) at 5200 rpm and 52 lbf·ft (71 Nm) at 3300 rpm