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You need this: A turbocharged, Miata-powered Austin-Healey Sprite

How to turn an Austin-Healey Sprite up to 11? How about swapping in turbo Miata power?

A V8-powered Sprite called Riggamort | Your $2000 Challenge Cars

Will this tired, V8-powered Bugeye Sprite be the next $2000 Challenge champion?

Yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to strip down a project car

The best way to strip down that project car? Slow down to go faster.

Watch Us Turn This Tired Bugeye Racer Into a Cool Street Machine

The last time this Sprite raced was in the '80s. Time to breathe some life back into it.

Learn How to Properly Manage That Project Car or Restoration

No matter how old or new that project you're working on is, project car management is crucial.

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Don’t miss these steps when installing an early Sprite dashboard

With the gauges, switches, lights, wiring and the grab handle installed on our dashboard, it was time to bolt it to the car.

Mounting a dashboard on an early 

Why picking the right size steering wheel matters

While we had an original, black, plastic, two-spoke Sprite steering wheel, we hated it. It was too big around–close to 15 inches–and too ugly. Plus it just wasn’t comfortable.

As your …

Finding the ideal spot for our Sprite’s oil cooler

Since we were running a supercharger and would be getting well north of 100 horsepower from our little, old 1275cc Sprite engine, we thought an oil cooler would be a …

Installing all-new brake lines is easier than you think

The brake lines in our Bugeye Sprite were in rough shape. Plus they had been reconfigured from stock.

Classic Tube has or can make brake lines in …

Figuring out the best place to mount our Sprite’s battery

Every car needs a battery, and our Sprite was no exception. The Sprite’s battery originally sat on a shelf high and towards the back of the engine bay.

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