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@johnzenkin1344 7 сағат бұрын
AJS made in Wolverhampton England. This is the exact model I had in 1972...lovely old bike, happy memories.
@MichaelCarmichael 2 күн бұрын
A tasteful restomod of the Sprite - very well done!
@yardleypen 2 күн бұрын
Excellent and very useful practical advice, about to apply to my 1957 Morgan +4.
@roberturibe3150 3 күн бұрын
It all depends on your wealth
@brucewayne2773 10 күн бұрын
BAT problem is that the description is secondary. If it does not mention what has been addressed, it has not been done. When buying an older car, assume that it will be on a lift for a month's time to get sorted out. Reverse grind, shame needing a clutch.
@RichDalessandris 11 күн бұрын
The narrative that the phase 1 over the phase 2 is past the cosmetics. The phase 2 is a higher ride and softer ride. The later years 65 1/2 to 67, have better fuel pumps, better voltage regulator and better exhaust. The phase 1 sits better in the rear for looks especially around the rear wheel however, ground clearance is around 4 1/2". Manhole covers are and issue plus any road debris. The BJ8 's with the 2" SU carbs and accessable main running jet adjustment is also a plus
@savage22bolt32 22 күн бұрын
I had a '62 Mk ll. Reliving some good times right now. Side curtains & no doorhandles.. TY 😊
@55Bentley6 23 күн бұрын
The same can be said of every used car purchased from a lot, owner, online or otherwise. If you can't take the pain don't play. If you can get an expert to look at your car, good for you.
@axiomist4488 28 күн бұрын
Don't like it. With those fat stuffed seats you sit even higher, emphasizing the "circus bear in a toy car" look .
@paulbryan5685 28 күн бұрын
Great video!! I have a 62 Midget came with the cream colored steering wheel. I don’t use the steering wheel needs restoration. Has several cracks. Also my starter pull cable is very hard to pull. And ideas. Have new cable. Could the fix be that easy?
@bugeyeguydotcom 28 күн бұрын
Hi Paul! Thank you for your kind words about our video! Feel free to give us a call or shoot us an e-mail, we are happy to answer any questions you may have about your Midget and can help you with restoring your steering wheel! Visit our parts website, bugeyeguyparts.com for more details and to contact us directly!
@paulbryan5685 28 күн бұрын
@ I appreciate ya getting back to me!! I’ll email later this evening
@axiomist4488 29 күн бұрын
And no rear view mirrors ??? So, if you move over to the left or worse, to the right, you just pull out into oncoming traffic and get creamed ?
@frankmoron5787 Ай бұрын
seems like small stuff, but it adds up if u pay a mechanic to sort it. got duckets then no prob. i like em untouched so i can be the one to ef it up
@BobbyH-ts3je Ай бұрын
Love d all the British Sports Cars.Character, personality, quirks and wooden dashboards.Those WERE the days
@BMWLDRider Ай бұрын
Meh
@rossfrasermclean Ай бұрын
Loving this series !
@robcossin4690 Ай бұрын
So no rev matching to change gears? Clutch required for each change?
@douglas_drew Ай бұрын
Why not clutch? The only time I have rev matched in a car was when I broke a clutch cable on a Subaru XT Coupe I had in the mid-eighties and had no choice because the nearest clutch cable was twenty-five miles away. Turn off the engine at red lights and stop signs, start in first and rev match for shifts. Perhaps I resist rev matching so much because I used to have to drive a late Fifties International Dump truck that had a totally non-syncromesh tranny that required double clutching and rev matching both up and down the gears. Why would anyone want that much work?
@savage22bolt32 22 күн бұрын
@@douglas_drew i had a similar experience while touring on my 71 Bonneville. (2 wheels) Clutch cable let go. I did the paddlefoot, tapped it into first then quick shifted up. Tapped the downshifts at low RPM. One of my best breakdown stories: I pulled in to a Honda Shop on a Saturday morning. The parts manager had a Triumph clutch cable in his truck's glove box for his own bike. That was in 1976 or so.
@douglas_drew 21 күн бұрын
@@savage22bolt32 Remarkable luck you had, especially for a Honda Parts Manager to even admit he had a Triumph part in his truck (did he look around to make sure no one was listening?). Seems like I remember that something was different on the Bonneville, like a reversed shift pattern or reversed hand levers or something similar. I was always lucky with the bikes (Hondas), never a single breakdown, but I only rode during the Seventies and decided too many car drivers wanted me dead.
@savage22bolt32 21 күн бұрын
@@douglas_drew my '71 Triumph had a right foot shift lever, but it was the normal pattern: up for first, down for 2 thru 5. My buddy's Norton had the reverse pattern; down for first, up for the rest. That was unusual. Interestingly, in cafe racer trim with rearset footpegs, the Norton shift lever was mounted (180°) backwards, so the pattern was normal again! 🎅🎄☮
@savage22bolt32 21 күн бұрын
@@douglas_drew LOL! I remember standing by the parts counter at the Honda shop and a guy welcomed me by hollering "where's the idyit touring on a Triumph". 😆 I only broke down twice on the 7 day trip. This was in the mid 70's.
@bladerunner6282 Ай бұрын
i've developed a habit of ALWAYS shifting into second gear before trying to go to first or reverse. this is true of all my british manuals from 1953 to 1967, MG to Jaguar. the number of times that i have any resistance is now minimal. of course it helps if the engine is running! :) the discussion of downshifting from 3rd to 2nd as mentioned is very important and explained very well. unfortunately, the engine will inevitably be running at too slow of an RPM for the gear to mesh properly on a downshift, any downshift, and to lessen the wear on the gearbox and synchroniser, it is helpful to rev the engine while passing through neutral to an RPM that is ABOVE a speed that matches in order to let it slow to the appropriate speed for the gears to mesh with ease. this takes a bit of feel to accomplish. the revving is unnecessary on upshift as this happens naturally. as the RPMs are already too high to match the next higher gear. only the waiting in neutral for the gears to match revs is not. this is all necessary because 1st and reverse are not synchronised and synchronisation technology was crude.
@gordonbarnes8229 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video - takes me back to 1964 when I bought my first car a 1960 Frogeye/Bugeye Sprite in UK.Nevada Beige colour! When changing down from 3rd to 2nd I always double declutched to get a smooth change - also from 4th to 3rd. Any reluctance at a standstill to go into 1st was always easier if I first moved the gear lever into second without having to let the car move back slightly. The heater controls were amazing - having to lift the hood/bonnet to turn the valve open! I loved the exhaust noise with the hood down! My Sprite highlight was sitting in PMO 200 - John Sprinzel`s Sebring Sprite which he made for Stirling Moss to drive at Sebring!
@billmorrow406 Ай бұрын
i would not have a bug eye AH sprite, was a POS when new and still is.. i owned a new austin healy 100 and, later, an MG A twin cam.. owned two XKE roadsters and several Mercedes SL's and still own an SL55 abd ab NG TF1800 i just was never a fan of those bug eye healys..
@alj167 Ай бұрын
Looks familiar. I had a 63 Midget with RHD long time ago. Very fun little car.
@KosherFinance Ай бұрын
Omg poor rich people😢
@michaelm2502 Ай бұрын
Sadly these have become over priced and getting out of reach for most of us. $20k is common. Projects are $5000 and up. Sites like Bring a Trailer went from cool to rip off places. Forced prices up and away from us true enthusiasts who would love a budget built car. You can get lucky and find the odd one here and there but greed , as usual, ruins things.
@jpkatz1435 Ай бұрын
Pretty car, GREAT butt.
@debike3077 Ай бұрын
Great info. Thanks👍
@stevesvoboda9404 Ай бұрын
Thanks. I enjoy the tutorials 😊
@jimhmod Ай бұрын
I just ran into a SU HD6 float needle that looks like it has 2 ball bearings captured in it It seems to work but I have yet to see another one while searching KZbin
@GrooveTasticThang Ай бұрын
Wonderful little cars- making shrinked D types!
@Billandted1966 Ай бұрын
Wow! You really took care of Gumby!! Beautiful.
@Beeza56 Ай бұрын
If I ever decide to sell all my old English bikes I’ll be paying this chap a visit. Love what he does with these and I’m only down the road in Putnam County NY. Please keep up the great work.
@TahoeRealm Ай бұрын
Wonderful. I thought it would be much more than 30% faster than the other, but I’m sure there is a lot going on that. I’m not aware of there.
@stevevisek7422 Ай бұрын
Beautiful, beautiful work! I admire the quality of your operation as well as its product. .
@davidwarr8600 Ай бұрын
Great cars--all!
@terryfleming7084 Ай бұрын
I have always loved those little cars. Glad to know you are saving them!
@bugeye23 Ай бұрын
I’m having my Bugeye picked up by you guys on Monday! I am so excited to have you work on it. Through my eyes it’s my very own little Super Sprite, but I know it needs some work. I’m looking forward to you finding out what issues lurk within it. I know it will be wonderful when it returns home. 👍
@bugeyeguydotcom Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the opportunity to improve your ride!!!
@bugeye23 Ай бұрын
I really want to know what songs are on that cassette tape on the table!
@RogerHale-t7k Ай бұрын
Amazing! Thank you!
@drewpierce2273 Ай бұрын
Better weld joints or heavier brazing?
@bugeyeguydotcom Ай бұрын
If 12 seconds is a waste of your time I’d hate to see you at a traffic light.
@pauldutram2668 Ай бұрын
No offense but what a waste of time
@paulrowland2931 Ай бұрын
I guess it’s the same for very early Midgets
@robcossin4690 Ай бұрын
Defiantly a worthy upgrade.
@danterryhankinstheexplodin9009 Ай бұрын
I guess thats why its called "bring a trailer" not drive it home.
@stephenhenion8304 Ай бұрын
90 miles is about the round trip from my house to Lime Rock Park!!! Thats PERFECT!!!
@stephenhenion8304 Ай бұрын
Considering how Bugeye Sprites need so much TLC, ... Congratulations on your achievements with your EV BUGEYE!!! Don't Stop Innovating!!!
@bobgrim9605 Ай бұрын
I've had three Healeys since 1973. My '64 was the best looking but the newer exhaust design accentuated scraping on my driveway, railroad tracks, and speed bumps. The system was only to adhere to noise restrictions in Europe. The car overall, was a collection of compromises. BMC really should have continued along the lines of the 100S, make fewer cars. but be true to Healsy's ultimate concept.
@johnsmith1474 Ай бұрын
Why do sellers do a drive vid of small motor enthusiast cars and never air them out? It's always a granny drive, more's the pity.
@offsideundo Ай бұрын
do you ever use dielectric grease in the bullet connections? to keep them protected from oxidation?
@ADOTlied Ай бұрын
In the end a perfect car won't earn you eternal life, it's a dead end pursuit this car collecting and restoring really, just another material distraction that's worth getting away from. Spend the money and the time with your family or the less fortunate, you'll be at peace. AMDG
@MattV-p2p Ай бұрын
Lol, this does not take a specialist to do. And you are wrong. The builders are not great builders. They are great presenters.This is their job. This car is what is called a "Painted Lady" in the automotive restoration trade. It's a slapped together hack with a 20-foot paint job. It is built for profit only. The people slapping these together know the owners better than they know themselves. They feed off of the nostalgia, ego, arrogance, and stupidity of the wealthy classes. Boozed up at a fancy auction with their 21 or old wife by their side. Rich colleagues cheer them on as they are triumphant in spending 1.3 million on a Plymouth Super bird that their pappy used to drive before the cancer got him. Just to find out later, it won't start because the plug wires are crossed. But that's just the beginning. It's rotted, frame is bent, dog tracks down the road, transmission is shot. Rear end is out of a chevy, welds are junk, headlights don't work, wiring is a mess, leaks everywhere, panels are more bono than steel, and the rest is rust. It's done. It's over. There is no fix. He got his ass handed to him. But due to his pride he will not admit it. And next year he will cheer on those same colleagues to buy another piece of shit, so he will not be alone in his misery. The shop makes money, the auction makes money, the sheister middle man makes money, and the fat cat, wealthy arrogant bastards fit the bill. But yeah, any technician with a brain can spot and fix what you're talking about. It doesn't take a specialist. Just saying.
@yandenuts Ай бұрын
Being a man of many hobbies, but master of none, I only cringe when I come to think of vintage watches and what is out there. Very handy to have one of these guys in your speed dial.