Member Page: Rick Bosak
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Rick BosakMember ID: Boze
Status: Free MemberTwin Cities, MN, USA 
Last Login: 2026-04-14 17:54
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I sold my 73 MGB back in 1980 and bought a truck, later that year after suffering ragtop withdrawal I bought a well used 66 Sprite to restore, also that same year I got married, one thing led to another and now the kids are getting ready to go to college and it's time to finally do the car, I can't wait to drive it, but much work awaits. The 1098 engine and gearbox both need to be rebuilt, so I'm going to try to swap in a whole new modern drive train that is already in running condition.
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Heater Air Flow Cut-off
Posted on: Monday November 17, 2025
I love driving in the fall with the top down windows up and the heater on full. Of course in the summer I don’t want any more heat in the cockpit. I do have a valve to shut off water to the coil but to stop the air flow I have been putting a piece of rubber sheet between the blower and the coil. That required a screw driver and 15 contortion minutes. So I drew up some plans and sent them off to SendCutSend to make three aluminum parts for a little sliding door that will open or close off the...
Coolant Pipes Re-location
Posted on: Monday November 18, 2024
The engine in my Sprite started life in Toyota Corollas as a rear wheel drive engine. In the late 80s Toyota got into front wheel drive cars but kept the block of their tried and true 1600 4 cylinder and just rotated it to an East West FWD application. They just changed the coolant hook-ups. My 94 engine was this East West configuration. This meant that when I rotated it back to a North South RWD orientation that my coolant lines ended up at the fire wall. I hated running my coolant lines all...
First Drive
Posted on: Sunday September 15, 2013
This was the first drive with the new drive train. I was very happy with the results even though without doors and windscreen I was not able to get out on the road yet and out of second gear. I loved the sound of the Bosal Brospeed muffler, they are cheap too. It is very easy to spin the tires and I was happy to find out that the transmission I modified with an older shorter tail housing shifted well. Also the new clutch and timing belt I installed two years ago worked perfectly. All in all a...
Overdue Update
Posted on: Saturday February 17, 2018
After my last entry i had the car painted in Viper red before final re-assembly. After the first short season of driving I wanted to tackle the interior but I was having random intermittent driveabillity problems. Now I've been driving the Sprite for 3 summers. After much sensor checking, and desperate for a solution I decided to open up the ECU. I discovered a sticky mess and a leaking capacitor. This is a known problem for capacitors of a certain vintage. It plagued every thing from cars to...
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