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Patch panelsinstallation and hand forming automotive panels from howtoasap duration. Lbcarco stocks the following parts for the mg midget and sprite body panelsstructure. Big upgrade on the car in 2001 with new motor and transmission. Order your mg midget and austin healey sprite body panels. Unfollow bugeye sprite to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Inner body panels mg midget, austin healey sprite moss motors. Mk i sprite bugeyefrogeye this forum is for topics and questions specifically related to bugeyes. Tech how to install rust repair panels moss motoring. Body panels bugeyeguy parts store, the austin healey sprite.

Mg midget and austin healey sprite body panels rimmer bros. Gauge how the classic car market is performing overall. Aluminium and steel austinhealey outer body panels including front and rear wingsfenders, boot lids, bonnetshoods and front, rear and complete shrouds. Mar 27, 2012 part 44how to repair a bugeye sprite floor pan. Patch panelsinstallation and hand forming automotive panels. Bugeye sprite performing free for all bugeye sprite shared a video. A page for austin healey bugeye sprite or frogeye enthusiasts and owners. Sprite british parts northwest british parts northwest. New austin healey sprite bugeye 195861 interior panel set including door panels. Body panels and structure parts and accessories for your mg. Sports and classics 1069 east main street stamford, ct 06902 p 203 348 2226 f 203 348 2228. Bugeye body panels mg midget, austin healey sprite moss motors.

Dec, 2019 first, it has all the best features you would want in any sprite roll up windows, 1275 engine, disk brakes in front antiroll bar, twin master cylinders and minilight wheels. So the bugeye would stay with family in reno for a while. Usually in stock at our supplier, allow 1 week for delivery. Aluminum alloy valve cover, polished bmc aseries engines 8501275.

Donald healey introduced the bugeye sprite as an affordable sports car in the late 1950s. Using these preshaped panels is infinitely preferable to trying to repair rusted sheet metal from sheetstock, so, even if the job requires the services of a professional body shop, moss repair panels cut costs and make for a much better job. Mill valley, ca bugeye sprite i am amazed at the quality of your brackets, and how exacting and precise your directions were for installation. Original black plates, urrent californiaregistration. Nice reconditioned complete oem bonnet assembly for austin. We have tested many different panels and offer only what fits the best in our experience. I had to make up a patch panel for the section between. This 1958 austin healey bugeye is very solid, with no rust issues, excellent floors and a very good recent paint job. Click on the part for pricing and ordering information. Drivers side floor panels 1959 austin healey bugeye.

Learn if popular market sectors are slowing down, heating up or verging on a bubble with these industryleading. Ann arbor sportscar is pleased to offer a reconditioned original equipment steel bonnet assembly for the austin healey bugeye sprite. I love the idea of putting on something that expresses intentional elegance in pursuit of improved function. We stock over 15,000 parts so that you can get the parts you need for your repair or restoration project fast. The owner drove it for a few years, but as he got older the cars registration expired and the. Huffaker panels are sold individually to facilitate replacement in case of damage. Apr 17, 2012 patch panelsinstallation and hand forming automotive panels from howtoasap duration. Watch this video before you paint your bugeye sprite. Closed online orders open 24 hours, 7 days per week. Austin made just short of 49,000 bugeye sprites from march 1958 to november 1960, and the model went on to endear itself to generations of sportscar enthusiasts. Welcome to frogeye spares for all austin healey sprite new and refurbished parts. The bugeye had belonged for many years to the owners neighbour.

In this case, the sprite got two really big beauty marks. After avoiding the panel repairs for months, it is time to get started. Back order we are temporarily out of stock on this item. The work is detailed in the description below and included bodywork, a singlestage repaint, and a partial refurbishment of the interior. Secondly, the body is excellent, with no rust or rust blisters anywhere on the entire perimeter of the car, including both rocker panels and fender bottoms they. Mg midget and sprite parts body panelsstructure lbcarco. We have tested many different panels and offer only what fits the best in our experience we are open and shipping orders daily during the pandemic. Front valance skin midget and sprite chrome bumper ms10 steelcraft. Moss motors offers a full range of body panels and structure parts and performance accessories to restore or upgrade your mg midget or austin healey sprite. The car is an early original 1958 austinhealey bugeye sprite convertible with no rust and has an excellent original interior and has been in. The car came with me to reno where i planned to finish the details and sell it before leaving for the road. It turned out that the repairs and upgrades to my newused motor home sucked up most of two and a half months and the sprite was neglected. New rebuilt 1275, newly rebuilt generator, new rebuilt. The bugeye sprite was produced for only four years, totaling some 48,987 cars.

I had to make up a patch panel for the section between the spring box and the outer rails like the other side. This 1960 austinhealey bugeye sprite was purchased by the marysville, washington based seller in 2004 and underwent a sympathetic restoration that was completed in 2016. Stk 2712 1959 austin healey bugeye sprite this 1959 austin healy sprite mark i was partia. Part 44how to repair a bugeye sprite floor pan youtube. Thus, in creepy lake toxaway, north carolina, sits a 1960 austin healey bugeye sprite. It was intended to be a lowcost model that a chap could keep in his bike shed, yet be the successor to the sporting versions of the. The car performed miracles on the track, in rallies, and in many owners social lives as well. It doesnt really matter where i start, i just need to get started. I bought some zinc gal weld through primer and primed parts and surfaces as i prepared to fit the floor panels.

That rust on the right front tells you that the frame, which consists of the inner and outer rocker panels and the triangular box in front of the passenger foot well, is gone. Provided you have the right equipment, a reasonable level of mechanical aptitude and a car that is not totally. Mg midget austin healy sprite body,panels spridget mania. Classifieds for classic austinhealey bugeye sprite. Order mg midget and austin healey sprite parts and accessories online at. We started with a solid original bonnet assembly, with several coats of old paint and minimal surface rust. By adding to cart, and placing an order, you will secure your place in line when the product arrives. Drivers side floor panels 1959 austin healey bugeye sprite. We have tested many different panels and offer only what fits the best in our experience scuttle panel outer. These are all the body panels and sheet metal repair parts to restore your austin healey bugeye sprite. This is an5l 39401, a bugeye we call the lobster, because it came from maine. Mg midget and austin healey sprite parts and accessories. Repair panel inner wheel arch side midget and sprite front rh.

Body panel for all sprites and midget except bugeye. Woodland hills, ca 964 903 miles from you 1961 austinhealey sprite. Now that the passenger side floor is sorted, it is time to do the same to the drivers side. November 6, 2019 darren schultz always doing a great job for us and all local bands in support. Apr 01, 2017 now that the passenger side floor is sorted, it is time to do the same to the drivers side. We have tested many different panels and offer only what fits the best in our experience 14 elliptical rear spring box. We are often asked how easy it is for the amateur to install them. We have tested many different panels and offer only. The model was reintroduced with more conventional styling in 1961 as the austinhealey sprite mark ii and nearidentical mg midgeta lot of the body and engine parts, plus running gear, are interchangeable on these cars. Austinhealey sprite classics for sale classics on autotrader.

Darren schultz concert photography is with mike mudd and 2 others. Aug 04, 2019 pretty much every structural panel for a bugeye is available new, and most of them are flat or box sections, so easy to patch or fabricate. Inner body panels mg midget, austin healey sprite moss. As most of our readers know, moss motors sells a wide range of rust repair panels. The sprite was announced to the press in monte carlo by the british motor corporation on 20 may 1958, two days after that years monaco grand prix. With that, i decided to start with the lower front section which looks like it has had a hard life. Axle limiting strap mga, sprite midget 1965 to 1974. The owner drove it for a few years, but as he got older the cars registration expired and the bugeye sat in a shed for about 15 years. When you look at this one, you wonder how a car could end up being so neglected and abused. First, it has all the best features you would want in any sprite roll up windows, 1275 engine, disk brakes in front antiroll bar, twin master cylinders and minilight wheels. Frogeye spares also has all needed patch panels for the lower rear quarters and the apillars. Motor is a 1275 cc and the transmission is a datsun 210 rivergate system 5 speed.