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Gunny · 03-21-2012

Years ago my daily driver was a 61 Sprite (bug-eye) which was similar to the Midget (same frame, drive train, etc.) I got drafted and had to part with it before I could complete my "master plan" which was to yank the 4 banger out and drop a Chevy 283 in it ... I had seen one ... tight fit, but it worked. Not that I'm trying to give you ideas, but you never know .... fwiw, the best engine/tranny swap that I ever saw in the Sprite/Midget was the 2 liter Volvo engine of the early 70's ... trouble free and plenty of power.

kinda wish I had that car back to complete the job

03-21-2012	#4
Gunny Join Date: May 2005 Location: Georgia Mountains Posts: 918	Re: My wife wants a car. Oh boy. Years ago my daily driver was a 61 Sprite (bug-eye) which was similar to the Midget (same frame, drive train, etc.) I got drafted and had to part with it before I could complete my "master plan" which was to yank the 4 banger out and drop a Chevy 283 in it ... I had seen one ... tight fit, but it worked. Not that I'm trying to give you ideas, but you never know .... fwiw, the best engine/tranny swap that I ever saw in the Sprite/Midget was the 2 liter Volvo engine of the early 70's ... trouble free and plenty of power. kinda wish I had that car back to complete the job