More from Ken – Aluminium/fibreglass doors: “The difference of the door inner frames between the fiberglass doors and the all-aluminum doors seems to be readily detectable by members of the Sprite community. It’s probably the number one noted deviation from the original cars, and it is not really attributable to required safety equipment. I had elected to use the all-aluminum doors as I had thought they would be more durable, without recognizing the difference in appearance. As we’ve not started the body and paint work on the California Sprite yet I think we’ll be able to use the all-aluminum doors on that car and mount the fiberglass framed doors on the coupe”.
Dashboards: “The second most noted deviation is the dashboard, as we elected to use a full Frogeye dashboard rather than the abbreviated panel used in many of the coupes. I had looked at the pictures of PMO 200 taken at Goodwood in 2006 and 2008 and thought the full dashboard made it look like a much more finished, complete, car. If we find we need to lose weight we can always change to the flat panel dash, or replace the steel dashboard in alloy or fiberglass. We did find the roll cage conflicted with the full gauge location which was disappointing, as I had wanted to retain the stock Frogeye flavor”.
