[Healeys] PS Fw: Bugeye owners- Upgrades?

[John Snyder]

P.S.   Also, was running disc front brakes and Huffaker double bearing rear 
hubs  (probably can't get them any more).  Sprites tend to brake rear axles 
from cornering stressesw/ the stock rear hubs.

John Snyder



> When I was racing my Bug-Eye back in the '70s, I was running stock Chevy 
> Vega 5" wide wheels.  They looked similar to the Bug-Eye wheels, and were 
> much stronger and wider.  You have to use a thin spacer on the front to 
> space them out to clear the shoulder on the hubs, and Triumph Spitfire lug 
> nuts. Might still have one or 2 of the spacers laying around.  Also 
> installed a good Pannard Rod on the rear axle.  Did the same thing on a 
> Bug-Eye I built for the street after getting too old to race.
>
> John Snyder
>
>
>
>> I'm one of the crew helping Debra Kadner build her new Bugeye Sprite and
>> wanted to get the wisdom of you Bugeye owners out there:
>> For a car that will be driven on the street and on occasionals tours --  
>> maybe
>> a track day once in awhile for driving practice -- where safety and
>> dependability are the primary objectives, what upgrades and modifications 
>> would you
>> suggest?
>> For background, she's installing a 1275 engine built by MiniMania, and 
>> also
>> will be installing a roll bar, but no decisions have been made yet beyond 
>> that.
>> What would you recommend?
>> Thanks
>> Gary