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OK just got a scale to check the pull around 5 pounds on each lever!!!! a couple of pounds on each piston no binding evident just talked to Pierce, best guess is massively wrong springs in the pistons, so a new set is on the way not the first FUBAR I've found in this set.....

Just a thought for anyone with an old Lotus 7. I think Triumph Spitfire front brakes were on some. If originality is not as high a priority as performance , might be worth looking at Triumph GT6 front brakes. At least the ones that bolted right on to my sries1 to replace some very tiny original drum brakes seem to work great even when cold since they were deigned for a much heavier car. At least I think they are bigger than the Spitfire

Nice meeting you as well! Pleasant surprise to have 3 se7ens in attendance.

Of course: I just messaged you my contact details! Nobody mad enough to drive a 7 is in a position to laugh at anyone else 🤪

Don't laugh, South Africa! HAHAHA, But I have a friend/company that ships things for me from the US. Are you open to chatting in private or on Whatsapp? I can't send messages to you directly on here, as I'm newly registered

yes, where are you located?

Thanks. I liked those Pagids on the Elise. Not beyond some changes of hardware. A performance car outta perform going and whoaing.

The brakes are very wooden and have very little bite when cold, and it can indeed be scary trying to get the car slowed effectively. You better be ready to boot that pedal if there is need for a panic stop with room temperature brakes. When hot, they bite nicely and will easily lock, but still require much more leg than an overboosted setup like an Elige (yes I owned one). The front pads that my 2021 build came with (and I assume yours?), the Ferodo DS performance, are theoretically street biased, but have very little cold bite. I recently changed my front pads to Pagid RS14 (which is in theory a more track oriented pad) and they actually bite wayyy more when cold, but still work best when up to temp of course. Basically, you may want to "upgrade" to a higher friction compound. And you definitely can't trust those graphs the manufacturers publish; IME they don't correlate to actual COLD pad bite/feel. And we haven't talked about the rear brakes at all. For street work you can leave them alone but for hard track work, they need a lot of work...

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Here’s the deal. I’ve only sat or ridden in like three various Sevens before ‘“The red one” came to our garage. Never driven one. The light car and light flywheel taught me how to use her clutch like they all do. Starts and moves along smoothly. Just approaching 600 miles so getting her first good pulls. So far so good. But the brakes. My first impression was it felt like pushing against drywall. Only a slight ‘give’ Flushed brakes as documented in another thread. Improved things but not a lot. The car can be stopped but takes substantial pressure, and you better be there quick with that full pressure if Whoaing down!!! is desirable. I figured TADTS, just a part of Sevendom. Took a nice “blat” this morning on the Blue Ridge Parkway. A senior fellow I’ve just met with an extensive racing history came along and gave me his impression, as I requested. He said you ought to be able to lock the wheels, push your eyeballs forward. My experience with my track prepped Elise is that we could out brake anything with doors at Road Atlanta. Watch a Corvette blow by on the back stretch and then hit the binders while we were on full throttle two more seconds! and dog them through the next couple of turns. First timers felt sick, it was great! Remember this car sat brand new in storage for like three years before she came to our garage. Please share your experience, strength and hope.

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Any chance this is still available, very keen if u still have it laying in yoru garage.

I ran up to Lime Rock this morning for Sunday Motoring Meet. Was a nice surprise to meet two more Seven owners there. Great to meet Gavin and Dezzy!

I believe the color was called Hemi Orange. It seemed correct to me. I saw Buddy Baker at Charlotte Motor Speedway debut the winged Daytona for racing. This photo not that day.

Question...the lime green one looks correct...the red one not so much.

Not my cars but interesting to see these two together. As a kid our Dad was a Dodge and Plymouth dealer. We got one each from Chrysler, A Dodge Charger Daytona and a Plymouth Road Runner Superbird. Sold to the public.

Thanks, sorta reminds me of a Tennis 🎾 hat. These are a must have if you drive on street. The half hood was quickly off once I got there. Showing off the just this week installed powder coated track roll bar, trying to match the bonnet stripe. Here I’m describing uglyfast’s car to a 6’6” fellow who got in the car. Other than his knees.

Reverse parking difficult with the hood up this morning? Hang on, why is the hood up on such a gorgeous summer day? All jokes aside, I do like the color half hood you chose for your red car.

These are available, I am open to offers!

@IamScottucus Thanks, that's a very useful answer.

Me arriving at Cars & Coffee at Prescott’s this morning. Uglyfast had a spot ready by his purple beast. Good turnout, quite a diversity of vehicles. Ours not the most diverse vehicles there, but close.

Excellent...thanks for making these available Simon! Cheers!

Decided to get out early this morning and drive to the cars and coffee in Fuquay-Varina, NC.