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Mazda, Sounds like you have a plan and that is good even if life seems to always get in the way like family and work.

Well glad to hear your going to keep in in the family and eventually fix it. So a mid bike engined A mod car....it will not be street legal or will it when your finished buildingit. You know Mazda if your out this way you can always take my car for a drive as that is the least I can do for you.

Hay Mazda, Have you decided what you're going to do with Frankin7? Just wondering.

I do not think I would want to be under that as all it would take to crush what is under the front end of the truck would be a hydraulic failure or a pump failure. Different but not that safe I do belive.

Hi KiwiBirkin (Stephen), Good to hear that things are starting to progress even if they are slow. We do not hear about the after shocks that are occurring in NZ as the news here is just crap and sensationalized to make ratings. Not real news as far as I believe. A 5.4 EQ is nothing to joke about and would cause a lot of damage here in my location in Southern California as their are still a lot of old buildings around. Well take care and be safe when out driving around with the top down in either the Miata or the 7. :driving:

Hi KiwiBirkin, Have not heard from you or any of the other 7 owners in NZ lately and was wondering how things are shaping up for all of you and Christchurch as there is no news about the aftermath and what is happening in New Zealand here in the USA from what I can find. Hope things are looking up.

Now that is strange and amazing.

Hi twobone, The first photo is very cool.....literally....:rofl:

Very nice looking Caterham you spotted. I like the black headlights as it offsets the color and looks good. So what are you doing in Albania....visiting or working or vacationing? Have fun either way.

Hi James, Just my opinion but I would change the oil after the first 100 miles (10w-50) or (10W-30 depending on the climate and driving conditions of the car) and then at 250 and at 500 with a new filter each time and a bottle of ZDP each time (that is the additive that is now missing from almost all oil sold in the USA) and after 1000 mile I would put the synthetic oil in that you intend on running and then change it at 3500 miles and then ever 6000 miles or at least twice a year or more often as oil is cheap compared to a rebuild as you know. The main thing is to let the rings seat in as quick as possible and then use the oil that you want to run. If you use to slick an oil at the start you run the chance of not having the rings seat in correctly and that causes an engine to use more oil due to blow-by. Another thing is to let the engine come up to operating temp so the oil has enough heat in it to flash off any moisture that finds its way into the engine as all engines once warm will pull what little moisture out of the air and into the metal just because that is the way metals work without a long explanation of the chemistry of it all. As for throttle and RPM I also would not over rev it or lug it for the first 500 miles and then after that I would drive it like you want and just keep an eye on the oil level. Remember this is just my opinion and there are a lot of different views on this subject so take it for what it is and have fun driving your 7 in the sun or whatever weather you decide to go out in.

Have to agree with Croc.

Yep my thoughts also and all white work outfits...not what I would be wearing but I am not the cleanest person when I work either but in that place I think I might even be able to keep clean to a point.

twobone, I would replace the mount and then repair the broken one and keep it as a spare. You might also want to try and figure out why the mount broke where it did and then fix it by adding a gusset as suggested by Dave W. You also might want to look into replacing the rubber mounts while you have the time as I have found on other cars that I have if the rubber mounts are letting the parts move to much due to being worn out or softened from heat and oil and other things then some parts like the motor mounts then get over stressed and break from fatigue. Just a suggestion.

Interesting that Volkswagen has gone this direction in manufacturing their top of the line car. http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0

Well Longview, WA. is quite a bit North of Ventura, CA. and like Mondo said if your not a purists I have a LSIS that I built from scratch and your more than welcome to come and see it and go for a ride.

Turn steering wheel and stomp on the gas.....Just kidding but it dose work. Try adjusting the stops if your car has them or maybe look into a different steering rack that has more movement.

Make sure you have the volume turned on so you can hear the entire conversation. :rofl:

Technology is very cool and is art a lot of times when one understands just how difficult that part is to make without the technology.

That is just amazing. Watching the tankcar coming at the last engine I was thinking this is not going to be good and wanted to run even though I was just watching the video.

Have to agree...tied on with rope....sure would not want to be standing behind it either....:rofl:

Hi Mazda, Looks like you built it on top of a pool table.....very cool.... You might want to see if you can upload using an IGS file or an STL file. The STL file is the smoothest and is used by a lot of machines. Hope this helps.

Now that is funny....but I figured if you had the top up and you had a date that would have broken the ICE for sure.....:smilielol5:

+1 on that.

Kess, Check with the Department of Motor Vehicles for your state before you spend your money to buy a car from England as you might not even be able to get it into the country let alone get it registered in your home state. Sometimes the least price is not the best price hafter all is said and done especially when buying a 7 of anytype. Enjoy your search for your next 7.

Kess, That engine is a Pinto Engine. It is a very good engine and can be built to produce very reliable power. Here is a link that shows what a built one can look like. http://jalopnik.com/#!5165997/engine-of-the-day-ford-ohc As for the price of 14K for the car. I do not think you could purchase a Westfield Kit for that price and by the time you put it together I feel you would be around three times the asking price. Just my belief hope this helps.