STICKING The ENGINE In An Austin Healey Sprite In MINUTES
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- This 1962 Austin Healey Sprite showed up in boxes with all the body work done. It's going back together in hurry! We marry the engine and transmission, install it, get the carpet in, even do a little frame work. A lot is happening fast, we're gonna need quite a few parts to keep up the pace.
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It's weird sitting in England watching an American TH-camr and seeing an Austin Healey. 👍 its always good watching two very competent mechanics. keep up the great work.
Same - I used to have an MGA 1600 Mk2 coupe and it's weird seeing those same dials in a video filmed in Kansas!
OSHA would like to have a word about your use of that forklift.....
What is, things I'd get fired for even thinking about while at work?
🎶🎶 come with me and you'll beee in a woooorld of OSHA violationnnnsssss 🎶
@@kylez2141 Old man Wonka was definitely paying off the health and safety inspector lol
6:45AM
Brain:"Go to bed idiot"
*JR posts video*
"Not this time"
I love the Austin Healey Sprite. I had one once. It was a 1959. I beat a stingray in a race with my little bug eyed sprite. I chose the road. It was a switchback dirt road a little over a mile long going to stop at Mountainside and then down. The longest straight away there’s about a quarter mile at the most. All hairpin turns. The sprite ate it up. Easy drifting at the hairpin turns. The stingray with all that power cannot do it. It was never able to drift around the corners safely. I know the road and my little sprite and what I can do. Never had to really break, except for Drifting. It was so much fun. Of course at the end of the race the stingray passed me like I was standing still. But I won. It is a road race dream car.
This project reminds me of my buddies Sunbird Turbo project. He decided to take the engine apart all by himself and throw all the hardware in one box unsorted. Left the state for a couple years with the car in my garage all part. Called me up one day, sent me his credit card and asked me to put it all back together. I spent hours organizing all the bolts and parts before I could begin reassembly. Thanks Mike!
It's nice that Josh helps ya, and lets ya use his garage. Ya'all seem like good people, who I'd be friends with in person. Stay safe.
@@grandtheftautotune7715 I think he means in general, they've def been doing tons of JR owned projects at Josh's.
British car, British terminology
Transmission - gearbox
Motormount - engine mount
Shifter - gearstick
Valve cover - rocker cover
Josh had the coolest T-shirt ever
Who needs hair 😂
Lucas electrical components=stuck on the side of the road (Had Triumph Spitfire and wife an MG Midget)
Literally just finished the video from yesterday. Glad I could hop right into the next one
Same it was perfect timing
I had a 64 sprite with a ford SVO 2.3 turbo in it, I miss that car
2:00 I am pretty sure in automotive applications it is referred to as a pressure plate not a clutch basket.
I watch your channel regularly. I haven't seen an Austin Healy in a long time. Can't wait to see it running.
Looks like fun. I love the sound of Austin
April 21, 2040---we stick an engine in an Audi R8--------just kidding!
That takes the BMW frame straightening process to a whole new level! Tons of progress, looks great.
Except the frame rails were bent up like that from the factory.
Love the A series engine. I could take the engine out in less than 1 hour, with only basic tools. First time I did this, we didn't even have an engine stand or hoist. Two of us lifted the engine out "the hard way" with brute force. Not too hard at all.
Yep, plank of wood and a bit of rope with two guys.
I used to change my engine every month, could that have been the Shorrocks supercharger effect ? Lol
My MVM class (Motor vehicle maintenance) had A series engines at the back of the class, all painted up with parts in different colours for ease of identification... Direct from Longbridge (The Rover) car plant just a few miles away.
Super lightweight, nice suspension, small engine = British at its best. Very nice projekt guys. Looking forward to hearing you laugh, when you go fast around corners - almost without using any fuel - because that is what it will do!
If I could help Watch JR Goes and Joshs work on the Austin Healey Sprite I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.
The simplest of engineering is what makes thes things soo cool. Light, cheap, reliable, and you can fix stuff when it wears out. You get only what you need to have fun and no frills. And you thought an MX5 was basic?
Boy you can really hear how bad the caterpillar is running 😪
XReAdEr2 that one will probably get done off camera
Can you spend some video time having Josh talk about his background, military history, his day job etc. seems a real interesting dude.
Come on quarantine the Audi needs your attention lol I’m watching a lot of your old videos and you keep saying we’re going to work on the Audi
He brought it up a bunch of times in the lady video or the video before that. It's coming! Slowly but surely!
That One Guy we been hearing that... slowly is the key word 🤣
This summer. Assume that means June. But it will happen this year.
In JR's defense, this Pandemic is "The Great Pause"
Can't wait to see this finished! Looking great.
Love this! Forklift rides ftw
Going to be a neat little car when done. Fun summer weekend drive. Great project to get it out of the way.
Superfun build to follow 👍
Come on man make these episodes 25-30min long. You and Josh could be the next Goonsquad.
I seem to remember from a youth spent playing with Morris Minors that there were 3 detent plungers and springs that go into holes behind that gearbox cover plate but didn't see them in the first video.....
You guys work so well together 👍👍
Sprites hit things all the time when the shockers wear, cheap BMC parts bin frontend. The shockers are actually used as suspension points, nuts! Panel fit is often a nightmare after accidents. Shelby used Sprites in his racing school as they simulate the real thing, at very low speed and were very cheap to replace. The narrow track and wheelbase limits what you can ever really do modifying. Motor needs to come out to iron out those chassis rails. The rails are angled up slightly towards the front of the car then go flat further back. You will upset the caster angle if they don't match. These leak from the rear main scroll seal (no proper oil seal in these) the oil will go all over that carpet in no time flat... stops the rust in that bit. Rewarding to drive if you don't expect amazing things to happen. Keep at it.
that yellow fan though..... such a nice touch
If I was messing with that glue, I’d end up with my thumb stuck to my forehead in an ER someplace...with 10 doctors trying to figure out (and having a laugh) how to remove it.
Ending up with ringing ears a d that funny mettalic taste in the mouth, lying naked in a field.. cos glue
blackcountryme yep
Nice little sports car I think you can get a bolt-on 5th gear for them with the overdrive switch coming up through the gear lever to a switch mounted on the gear knob.
great vid keep up the good work and stay safe.
Thanks again for providing infotainment during the quarantine. Austin Healey's, fun little sports car, kind of precursor to Miata. Parts-is-parts, as kids we used to get together at uncles for Christmas eve. What are the chances all the parts to your toys (hot wheels, remote control cars/planes) made it home that evening? 190k subscribers - 200k around the corner.
Farm shenanigans as demonstrated by safety expert John Ross.... I'd do the same thing.
That engine paint is gotta be Alpine green
In that era, it was just a re-badged MG Midget. The bug eye (also called frog eye) models are worth all the $. You can however fit a bug eye nose on it & I believe they are available in fiberglass & commonly used by the road racing community.
Every time he says Austin healey sprite I keep thinking of the soda
I keep thinking of a car
Love those Spridgets!
Between work and family all I have is you, JR.
COVID19 is here. I'm watching someone put carpet into a car and think it's cool.
No lock tight on the fly wheel bolts, Brave, Very Brave
Be real JonRoss, a 62 Healy only has forty total parts and only 22 of those move.....
Every DIY guy needs a frame machine like that....lol
You guys really seem to work well together. I am interested in your history together.
That was a bunch of progress.
You guys laugh about this car a lot. When you drive it on a winding back country road and have to down shift to maintain speed, you will appreciate it. It is real fun driving.
I love these little things... power to weight is perfect. Super fun! 💯
Upholstery guy needs his own channel
Also... do some research on those SU carbs.. yer gonna need to play with em a lot to get em tuned and balanced...
I had twin SU's on a Jag XJ6, a Morris Major and a Datsun 180B. Once setup you just need a vacuum gauge and tuning and balancing is pretty straight forward really. If set up correctly they don't need that much attention except keeping an eye on the oil reservoirs.
I watch d.i.ygang on here, his wife was a Angel and tagged and bagged Every nut, bolt, and fastener. Been nice if someone had done that on this, instead of throwing Every thing into a five gallon bucket
So funny you guys raided my Flogers plastic hardware can, lol.
This is a fun series!
My 1st car 64' black sprite with red interior . Wish I kept it!
Mine was a '67 red Sprite with a black interior :)
Cool video as always
Another cool project!
TY.
These cars are normally tremendous rust buckets. A huge amount of body repair and finish work has already been done before you guys got your hands on it. Have no illusions about working on these cars is "easy" lets go out and get one.
O always loved those little cars.
I have an antique Singer sewing machine engine you could put into it...probably would make a few extra horsepower over the original one! ;-)
Looking like a real beauty
I spent most of the early 1989's rebuilding my Sprite , and helping a friend of mine and work on his one , and we got to he point where we could lift the engine out of his car on out own , no engine hoists needed, I hiss those days , but NOT the rust that had usually reduced them to a brown crumbling mess....
FYI. In British cars of that era the engine apartment and interior are painted the same color as the body. For that matter even the underside of the car is painted the same color as the body. Have fun
Your so f*cking smart! Love your channel.
38 seconds mate saw this by accident clicked to check the last time you uploaded and well... less than a minute ago
This A.H. Sprite has got to be the Model T of sports cars.
Now you need to take the Healey on a tour around the U.S ;)
That engine could fit in a suitcase 😂👍
"You can get cool shirts like the one I'm wearing...or not like this one"...every video lmao
The carpet guy sounds like he's trying to produce a reality show about a guy who has a lot of tigers
I stripped and rebuilt a 1965 Sprite in 1976. It needed new sills, floor patches and new wings. I stripped the engine and had a rebore and crank grind. The A series engine is quite simple and easy to install in a Sprite. I had already done this on a couple of Minis which were a bit more of a problem. I replaced the gearbox with a second hand one. With new shocks all round and front wishbones it handled quite well. I did add a servo to improve the brakes. I resprayed it sapphire blue and with a red soft top it looked great. Can you tell me why I ever sold it? Please keep the SU carbs, they are not that difficult to service and balance.
Huh, this looks just like the engine in My Summer Car
Check out the sprite history link I left last time. It may help a little. There are some cutaways there.
Wow! as a Forklift driver myself, I wouldn't do that. very dangerous that high.
At 11:36, right after you say "look at the smoke" what is that giant barrel thing in the background?
on this episode of watch jr talk, we watch other people work
Brother would lend me his 1962 sprite. Went on many a date with it. Carbs suck, would leave me stranded sometimes. This was in 1970-72
Looks like fun
My ex wife was burned alive in an Austin. I appreciate this video series.
Why no more videos about this car and you should do more videos with this man is this video he seems to attract more people to your channel.
Those bend in those rails forward of the rear wishbone mount is factory to provide castor. I suppose you are just correcting the end pieces beyond that.
Wow that was really dangerous!
Where did you get torque setting for all the bolts.
"1098cc but not a Ducati"
hey this gives me an idea
Ducati swap it, eh?
You should switch to a ribbed case transmission, the flat cases are glass
this reminded me of the youtube guy who does frame repairs with a backhoe
Believe it or not I have actually used a forklift to bend metal frames and make repairs!! That being said "You guys are doing it WRONG!!" lol Seriously though, when the operator used the weight of the fork carriage to bend that frame leg, it probably worked just OK, because there is no hydraulic power behind it. You can even see the lift chain going slack, as there is no power behind it! When lowering etc. you are just releasing the hydraulic pressure and gravity is taking over. To properly use the forklift, you put the tip of the fork on what you need to bend and then use the forward tilt, which is then using hydraulic pressure to move your target.
They are doing it wrong because the frame is bent that way from the factory. That was painful to watch.
What happened to The rolls did you fix ?????
Were the engine colors intentional or just by preference?
Hi hey hello. From lockdown IL.
When is the jd crawler going back together?
Sweet!
Obviously the operator cant hear John Ross over the sound of that
loud diesel fork lift. What? What?
What? Cant Hear you? Never Mind!😆
Wow, motor & transmission are in, interior's started, frame's straightened, now all that's left is...well everything else, I guess.
Awesome car 😄
Jared is the old Audi R8 engine torn down all the way yet? Why didn't you just buy the v10? Was it to much work or hassle for you?
it goes together a lot faster when you skip through
The bent up front frame rails are normal. The front end alignment relies on that bend. If you straighten it, you'll never get the front end aligned correctly again. All alignment except toe in is fixed on this car and the bent up front frame rails are designed that way. You guys screwed the pooch on this one.
Good lord yes. That was painful to watch.
Never heard a pressure plate called a clutch basket.
Because its British.
Being a brit I'd call it a clutch cover... The middle bit is the pressure plate and then the clutch release bearing
You are doing Great! Aren't you happy you lost your day job 7 months ago?
Is it just me, or was that Jake driving the forklift? 🤔 We haven't seen him in a while...
Cool project. Keep it up. I’m up in JC and looking for an upholstery guy. Does your guy have a business or just do it on the side?