[Spridgets] Racing Bugeye on eBay

[Linda Grunthaner]

JLC,
Hi I'm just starting to learn more about the mechanics of the Sprite and
have had my hands on many of their parts as well as replaced 2 differentials
in my 68 Spitfire back in the 80's and own and use both of my welding units
so I have a basic understanding. But when you say welded rear axle exactly
what area is welded and what does that do on a Sprite?
Thanks in advance,
Linda

62 California Sprite "Pinky"
www.freewebs.com/lgrunthaner

67 VW Westfilia Pop-top Camper
site in the working

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:48 PM, JLC <breton48 at live.com> wrote:

> Thanks Ron... I also have a 201K now, and as I foolishly retired a few
> months before the crash, that hurts!
>
> I am not going to race again, otherwise I might try to buy my old car back!
> I know the whole history of that car, right from new. When I sold the car,
> I
> gave the buyer a very comprehensive documentation about the car racing
> history (SCCA and VARA), names and details of the previous three owners,
> the
> British Heritage certificate, invoices/bills for most if not all race parts
> fitted since 1997, original owner manual, etc. Don't know if that and all
> the spare parts I had are still with that car though. It was fun to race,
> but in VARA my 948 cc Bugeye was in the same group as Bugeyes with 1100 cc
> and even 1275 cc engines. My Bugeye was as good as any and better than most
> in turns, but the bigger engined Bugeyes were leaving me in the dust on the
> straights!
>
> If my memory serves me right, at Buttonwillow in So Cal, I could just touch
> 100 mph down a long straight with the right tuning, 3.9 welded axle, Turbo
> Blue 108 octane racing gas, and the tach needle way past what a street
> Bugeye would ever see! I had three axles (all welded) for that car. One was
> 3.9, one 4.22, and I forgot the ratio for the last axle. I found the car
> quite easy to race with the welded axles, provided you remembered not to
> lift in a turn.  Only trouble with the welded axles was pushing the car
> around in the pits! Last time I raced the car was November 10/11, 2001, at
> Las Vegas. I do not know if the two (or three?) subsequent owners ever
> raced
> the car.
>
> JLC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Soave [mailto:soavero at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:00 PM
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net; JLC
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Racing Bugeye on eBay
>
> --- On Thu, 2/19/09, JLC <breton48 at live.com> wrote:
> > Hi.... My old racing Bugeye is on eBay - Item number:
> > 150327045302
> > Location: Pasadena, CA.  Just thought some of you may be
> > interested. I think
>
> JLC,
> Beautiful, beautiful car. If only my 201K were still a 401K....
>
> Good to see you back -
> Ron
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