Really nice Frog Eye Sprite one of the best I've seen in a long time.

That is the coolest Sprite I've ever seen.Your mechanical skills are second to none!!!!

That is so cool. Need to hear it at full chat. :D

Steve that cars absolutely gorgeous inside and out phenomenal job. I hope you have some footage of it running around the racetrack can't wait to see that keep up the good work love all your content

Great series of videos. It takes me back to my teenage years of messing around with A series engines. I bought and read every page of Dave Vizard's "Tuning the A-Series Engine" - it still has pride of place on my bookshelf! Watching this video, it looks like you might still have fuel pump issues as that filter bowl didn't fill up at all while the engine was running.

@ThisWeekWithCars

3 жыл бұрын

I bought that book when I bought my first Sprite 20 years ago.

@mundanestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Been trying to get a copy of that book for a while now, keep missing my opportunity.

@mundanestuff

3 жыл бұрын

Found it, bought it. Didn't realize it was still available new.

@philtucker1224

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he was always considered as the ultimate mini tuning guru back in my mini days in the early seventies. Great times 😊🇬🇧

Thanks for taking the time and the care to get these old clunkers back to life. I need to go back now and look at the earlier videos!

You have skills my man. So cool to watch you breathe life into these old cars. All the best, looking forward to the next one. Cheers 🍻👍👌

@emmittparker549

2 жыл бұрын

i realize Im pretty off topic but do anybody know of a good place to watch new movies online ?

@rowancade9095

2 жыл бұрын

@Emmitt Parker Flixportal :D

@emmittparker549

2 жыл бұрын

@Rowan Cade Thank you, signed up and it seems to work :D Appreciate it!

@rowancade9095

2 жыл бұрын

@Emmitt Parker Glad I could help :)

... nice bit of kit. Much more civilized than the Judson Supercharger (Noise Maker) that I had on my MGA.

Excellent. Can't wait to see her in action (driving up and down a road or on a track, whatever.)

An absolute work of art.

@mikus4242

3 жыл бұрын

Bingo!

You're doing a great job with the Sprite. More videos of it please.

Can't be a British Car if there are no pools of oil under the car. Thanks for a great series

Love the smell of a fresh new engine right after it’s started!

I have never seen this setup before, really nice. Can't wait to see how this car drives.

Glad you're posting more often.. I'd like to see the content last a little longer that the 11-12 minutes you've been releasing. 15-20 minutes episodes would wack the nail on the head.

I love seeing old cars come back to life. Keep the videos coming please.

Such a happy face on this car.

I'm in awe of your calmness when going through the start up, its the confidence you know it will start. Still, I'm impressed. have a good trip, look forward to video of the meet on return.

Excellent Steve, glad to see the engine we built fired up with good oil pressure. We were honored to be part of the project. You have done a wonderful job with these cars.

As always verry understandable. Always a pleasure to watch.

It looks like the supercharger as big as the engine! Sweet.

This is a really fascinating car you've built! I'm sorry to have joined the journey so close to the finish line, but at least that means I can go through your old videos to catch up! Best of luck with the final fettling and fine tuning :)

You have a very laid-back, logical, systematic way of finding and solving problems Steve. Working on cars, especially modified, old cars, can be pretty stressful and can sometimes even make for stressful viewing. That doesn't seem to happen when you're wrenching and the whole process becomes quite therapeutic.👍👌😁 The Sprite is looking, and sounding, fantastic ~ great job so far.

Very cool car. Awesome attention to detail.

Beautiful car

This is a very cool project.

That was pretty sweet to hear it fire up for the first time ! Must feel satisfying Steve! 👍🇨🇦

Great video thanks

congrats on reaching 50k subs!

Beautiful appearance and attention to Detail !

That is a masterpiece.

The car is gorgeous !!! Great job !!!

Bad ass! 🤘

Great job looks real nice, greeting from the U.K. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

Great channel! The episode featuring your father was wonderful.

Great job Steve, wish I was in the US, would love to see and hear it running in race conditions.

Wow, that dash looks very vintage military inspired, really cool.

Beautiful job. Amazing how much oil. Haven't seen a Healey bug eye in a long time. Thanks!!

Very cool !

As an Austin Healey Sprite owner I wish I'd known about the Conclave. So close to me. I could show up to enjoy the car show.

@live_in_a_propriety568

3 жыл бұрын

Car show is on the 19th, should be worth a day trip if nothing else!

@CaptainLila

3 жыл бұрын

@@live_in_a_propriety568 I could make that

Sounds sooooooooooo nice!!

Sounds like a beast!

that is the most awesome sprite i have ever seen

ALL mechanics should be as deliberate as you. I love that you assume nothing.

I look forward to seeing it in person at Big Bear!

FWIW Steve: it’s a “Shor-rock” blower not a “Show-rock”

Looks great , hope you can make a video of that event you're sending it to.

I had a Halda, in 1980! Datsun 1600 D510

Rad little car Steve!

That is a nice clean car, bet it is fun to drive.

What a Great Car!! 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

Tach might be a little off lol. Beautiful car, bet it's a blast. Edit* oh you mentioned It at the end.

Have a great time at the MG gathering in Ca.

If you could find some clear tubing to slide over the fittings and into a drain pan to see when the oil arrives at the fitting. Keep oil from running all over the engine compartment.

As Steve noted it does have a different sound to it. It sounds mature with a deeper voice.

Engine sounds nice and aggressive.

My worry would be the rear end, having owned a Morris Major some years ago and breaking rear axles as the back end appeared to be Morris Minor, the parts man told me that the part number was different to that of the Minor but I have my doubts. The Majpr,Lancer and Wolseley variants were all based on the Minor platform. The body may be too narrow to put in an MGB Rear end.

Fantastic, such wonderful work.

Vastly builds , and you should get together one day for a build , he could learn a lot from your way of doing things.

That's a lot of oil pressure at cranking speed. Is the pressure relief actually working? Not unknown for them to stick on A series engines. Edit - I see it settled down once it ran, probably was stuck initially.

Looks super tidy!

Nice setup Steve. Like the cold air intake, but I couldn't see how the aluminum box seals up against the hood?

Maybe you dont need one ( I dont know), or want one, but you are missing a hose clamp on the hose that is going to the top of your valve cover. Also.. had a 67 MGB that had a similare shift knob.

Need the obligatory clothes peg for the choke knob lol

Great little car... does it have a taller back axle ratio ?

Very nice Steve. Speedwell Blue ? One of our customers often drove his supercharged Mk 3 from Birmingham down to Teignmouth (200miles ) for a weekend break and there are several Shorrock Frogeyes in this area . So is this yours or for a client ? It is top drawer but we wouldn't expect anything less from you ! Thanks Steve.

same color as my Dinky toy Sprite.....I'd rather have your Sprite than any other car ever made !

Very nice frogeye sprite! Supercharger makes it extra special. Do they make super chargers for MGBs? I would love to put one in mine to give it some extra punch.

You can park that at house if you like. 😊

Good looking car! Very clean. BTW Us Brits call it a "Shorrocks" super charger, not a "Shor-rocks"...(just sayin')

👍🏻

With so much oil in areas outside of the crankcase, how do you change oil? Do you pump it out with the external pump?

Question, I need a ign headlight switch just like the one in the Sprite, any ideas where I can get a new one? My 1959 Hillman Minx has the same switch. Mine broke. Thx

I assume that the fan doesn’t block more air than it moves?

And install a steering wheel...

Wow, pretty engine bay.

Is the Shirac better than the Judson supercharger that was used back in the day?

Are you planning on starting it soon?

Is it just a single SU carburetor? If so, what size and is it the original size for that engine?

What did you do with the datsun

Supercharger's almost as big as the engine!

Is this a limited factor spec? Or is this a private modification?

948 or 1275 with that supercharger on it?

For those desiring to see the previous video, here it is: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKJmlph7p7PHncY.html. Hope this helps.

IF my memory serves me, with the choke you should pull it and then twist it, that locks it in position. FYI BEAUTIFUL ENGINE BAY

@ParaBellum2024

3 жыл бұрын

My thought too! Although maybe the sprite one is different. Anyway, knowing about chokes just shows our age. Despite being able to drive, my children had no idea about chokes; which made their attempts to start the lawnmower interesting, especially when dad came along and stated it first pull of the cord!

@jagvette1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParaBellum2024 Nice there was a picture I saw with a young girl on the phone to her dad exclaiming "Daddy there are 3 pedals and I only have two feet, what do I do "

sounds like an airplane engine to me

What kind of regulator is that? Can you send me the link to buy that ??

@peterknight4692

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Malpassi Filter King.

@DEWclassicgarage6206

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterknight4692 thanks mate. Hope I can find it

I think I know how this works now

I'm looking to buy one to sit next to my hundred. They've skyrocketed in value. Ugh. Still, I'm looking.

that supposed new starter motor sounds absolute trash ye gads that is scrap needs to be replaced .