Vehicle Owner

Member ID: nosnarb

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Vehicle Info

1965 Austin-Healey Sprite

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 15, 2008

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Branson’s Austin-Healey Sprite
“Sprite”

  • Currently 2.96 /5 Stars.
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Description: 1275cc 4 banger, 4spd transmission, and original rear end are getting replaced by a mazda 12a rotary engine, 5spd transmission, and rearend with disc brakes and LSD from an '84 Rx7 GSL. 12a is going to get rebuilt and bridgeported. I am going to run a weber dcoe side draft carb on a racing beat intake manifold. Engine mounts, and exhaust header will need to be custom made. Mazda GSL rear end will get narrowed and the axles re drilled for the original sprite bolt pattern. Battery and fuel cell will be located in trunk. Wiring will come from a street rod wiring harness

 

Bridgeported Mazda 12a
5spd Transmission
Tailshaft housing from mazda b2000
short throw shifter
RX7 GSL Rear axle with LSD and disc brakes
KYB rear shocks
Weber DCOE Side draft carb 
Racing beat intake manifold
custom exhaust
electronic direct fire ignition
aluminum radiator
oil cooler
chromed dash
Autometer gauges
chromed rollbar
Vintage Radir wheels 13x5
sumitomo HTR tires
Shaved bumpers, fuel filler tube, and emblems
trunk mounted fuel cell and battery
streetrod wiring harness
halogen headlights
KYB rear shocks
front anti sway bar
custom mesh grill
Pearlized white paint w/ red grandsport stripe on drivers side fender

All modifications are going to be engineered to be bolt-in and the car could be returned to original if desired. 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

small ding 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

what rust? 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

stripped and sandblasted 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

repainted  

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

nosnarb's 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite 

 

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geilesAuto  

Posted by: geilesAuto

09/08/2008 02:30PM

Hey, you should help out a fellow cardomainer and vote for my car! Here's the URL:

http://texacocarofthedecades.com/CarDetails.aspx?CarDetailID=81&Decade=2000

you just have to register to vote... Thanks a ton!

HealeykindaGuy  

Posted by: HealeykindaGuy

08/26/2008 07:24PM

looks great man, where did you get your rollbar?

Schmeltz318  

Posted by: Schmeltz318

08/20/2008 12:27AM

Good luck with your sprite, it looks good in white, it'll be a blast when its done with that engine, but have fun making everything bolt on.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: nosnarb

Location: Oklahoma City, OK