Archive for March, 2005

Big Differences

Wednesday, March 16th, 2005

The rear drum brakes have been cleaned up and rebuilt. Most of the parts are new and the drums have been machined.

Some new chrome wire wheels have arrived from Dayton Wire Wheels. They look great on the car.

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Alpine Stereo

Monday, March 14th, 2005

Here is how I mounted a modern Alpine stereo system into the stock console. The speakers are mounted to the sheetmetal which then utilizes the stock mounts for the speaker. Hot glue was squeezed in around the sheetmetal to stop vibration and with a small spacer plate the CD/MP3 player fit in the stock radio hole.

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Still the same

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

The front suspension is back together. New stainless steel brake lines have been added. There is now a wire wheels spindle instead of the steel wheel hub.

Below is a comparison of the Sprite rear end to that of a 2001 Mustang Cobra.

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Bridgestone Potenza

Friday, March 11th, 2005

The new tires are here: Bridgestone Potenza RE92 P165/65R13

The windshield has been removed because it was cracked when attempting to replace the sun visor mounts.

NOTE: If you have to drill out the rivets near the windshield make sure you drill too far…

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Wheel paint

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

The steering wheel hub has been sandblasted and will be repainted black.

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