Zetec Sprite MkII

rickbondy · January 19, 2009, 12:59:02 PM

180 hp Ford Zetec 2.0 liter at 1,450 pounds. Modern port fuel injection including 44mm Weber throttle bodies, Pico fuel injectors, and a Webcon Alpha Gold EMS. BW T-9 speed. This configuation has been in use almost 3 years so no development issues here. Buy & drive.

Please view the "How to" and 29 photos posted in the Austin Healey Section under photos at this site.

This Healey can be purchased for less than the build cost at $ 21,500.
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rickbondy · February 10, 2009, 08:27:20 AM

This Sprite has been sold. Thanks for the interest and help !!

Rick

jimfai · February 21, 2009, 11:00:18 AM

that is very very cool , would love to see this in person someday

MGBV8 · February 21, 2009, 01:39:35 PM

See it? I want to drive it!

rickbondy · February 21, 2009, 02:08:37 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys ! It was sold about two weeks ago to an old friend. I'm holding it in the garage until the Michigan snow melts, then it will be shipped to Florida. The good news is my friend will be able to use it all year. The bad news is there is some seller remorse after almost 17 years of continually reconfiguring the Sprite. I've been brainstorming one last project and I can't tink of anything else I can builld at the same dollar/performance ratio.

Rick
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jimfai · February 22, 2009, 12:54:09 PM

i am going to FL in late april, i could drive it down there for the two of you as a favor of course. you would not have to pay me that much either???

LOL

rickbondy · February 24, 2009, 06:22:07 AM

The way this winter has been going I'm not sure the snow will even be melted this April. I had 8 more inches on last Saturday.

jimfai · February 25, 2009, 06:42:50 PM

i am with ya, we are supposed to get 6 to 8 more inches tomorrow. what part of MI is northville in?

rficalora · February 25, 2009, 09:57:51 PM

78 degrees here today. Beautiful weather

rickbondy · February 26, 2009, 05:12:05 PM

My primary residence in Northville is just outside Detroit (the E-Type is here). The Zetec/Sprite is currently at my secondary residence in Port Austin, 150 miles due north of Detroit. After that there is about 150 miles of Lake Huron ice.

IaTR6 · February 26, 2009, 10:46:16 PM

Rick,
Just for comparison to ideas I have in my head, what are the strip width and spacing between?
Thanks,
Dennis

rickbondy · March 27, 2009, 04:44:42 PM

Dennis,

Sorry the car is no longer in my possesion so I don't have the measurements. It was a tape stripe manufactured by 3M, purchased at a PPG paint supply house.. I'll have to work on getting you some numbers for you..

Rick