Third
Rail
Hamondale
New York, USA.
1960
Sprite
Engine: GM 3.4 L V6
Trans: Borg-Warner WCT5
Rear End: '74
Vega 3.70 Posi
Weight: 1900 lb. 52%F / 48%R
HP: Approx. 190
WRENCHING DECISIONS
Interior - overhead view
Hurst billet shifter sawed off and rebent forward
Instruments and day/night mirror adapted from 72 Midget
Honda DelSol seats, 3-point seat belts anchored to roll bar
Roll bar tie-in and seat belt retractor
Battery in trunk in vented marine box held with seat belt
Holley 390CFM 4bbl, Offenhauser dual plane manifold, Hurst Roll Control
MSD ignition, firewall mounted oil filter, Jet-Hot coated custom headers
Late model Sprite master cylinders
Driver's side footwell w/aluminum angle stiffening of pedal box mounting
Radiator shroud of 1/8" textured ABS, hood latch peg and J hooks
Radiator shroud fit to radiator opening
TR-3 +20% front coils, Frontline 9" disc brake/tube shock conversion
Front wishbone reinforced on bottom side
Cable operated hood latch and tilt-up front license plate mount
License plate tilts up while driving, drops down when stopped
De-Sta-Co hood latch clamps and tilt-up license plate mount
Subframe of 12 ga. 1" X 3" rectangular tubing
Vega 3.70 posi rear, coil-over-shock helper springs
Exhaust rear view, heavily insulated mufflers, fuel and brake lines
Exhaust system side view
Header collectors with 24 ga. SS sheet disposable skid protectors
Mufflers w/skid protectors and 4 layers foil/woven fiberglass insulation
Emergency brake cable setup
Right E-brake cable setup and fuel line insulation
Left E-brake cable setup and brake line insulation
E-brake cables routed in tunnel to e-brake actuator bar
Motor cleavage - 2" wide 12 ga. steel insert blended into fiberglass hood