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dtmerritt · 03-26-2014, 08:39 AM

I guess it would have been better to write it out than assume everyone would know what I was talking about.
It is the Aero Sprite by Tom Shrimplin, who modifies an Austin Healey Bugeye to get 65 mpg by modifying the body to very aerodynamic, installing a 1600 Pinto engine with a 4 speed PLUS A BUICK TRANS MOUNTED BACKWARDS GIVING THE CAR 12 FORWARD GEARS.
OK, now that is the background, now, how do you accomplish this feat, Tom, anyone?

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dtmerritt EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9 Thanks: 24 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Reply to backward transmission. I guess it would have been better to write it out than assume everyone would know what I was talking about. It is the Aero Sprite by Tom Shrimplin, who modifies an Austin Healey Bugeye to get 65 mpg by modifying the body to very aerodynamic, installing a 1600 Pinto engine with a 4 speed PLUS A BUICK TRANS MOUNTED BACKWARDS GIVING THE CAR 12 FORWARD GEARS. OK, now that is the background, now, how do you accomplish this feat, Tom, anyone?