MHKflyer52

Slimjim7, Your correct MGB or BMC 1800cc, Four speed, Read Diff, Front spindles and brakes.

That is a good one. Still laughing.

Tom knows from experance as he is an Auto-xer that has caught some cones from time to time. Here is my solution to keeping rear fenders from contacting those pesky cones.

Well my 7 is still for sale if anyone is interested.

Here is a great way to waste sometime and have some fun. The links were posted on another forum that I frequent and I figured that a lot of the members here would also enjoy these and maybe have some fun. Watch the other parts and follow the instructions as it is fun and perty cool.

A friend of mine referes to Ebay as "SCAM BAY" for just that reason as he very careful when he uses it with what information he gives out.

I have the June 10 Vol 68 Number 6 issue and page 55 is an add page so I guess they print different for different areas. Page 54 has an article titled "The Solo Triad". Sounds like Jon. Was he facing the wrong way or did he run over the start lights this time....:jester:...

Or a very light in the lofers guy......:smilielol5: Enzo is rolling in his grave with that one I suspect.

The Morgan AERO 8 is some what like a aero 7 but with a lot of creature comforts and a very big price tag.

It will actually extend 3 inches past the bellhousing as a safety measure. Here is a snap shot of what I have in mine,just have to fab it up or make a drawing and have it made at the local steel fab shop.

That is just sad but also funny. :smilielol5:

Than funny.

That is a good mental jog and I have to say that some of those intersections I have crossed (the ones in Oxdnard, CA) so now I will pay even more attention. Yep the poor rider of the scooter sure made me cringe and the other two people walking, the one who just missed getting hit by the van did not seem to upset, I sure would have been.

Looks like you scored a nice setup for your engine swap with a lot more HP for the dollars. Looking forward to seeing more photos of the exchange.

Very well stated. :cooldude:

Yep I have to agree with you on that but it is a street car and if you listen to the very end of the clip I think it was a lady driving the CR500 but I am not sure about that. Either way blocking is racing as I have been on both ends of the stick and when you do get by it is all that much better especially when you win but that is just my belief.:cooldude:

I don't think I would have been able to even try to go back to sleep after a ride like that.

Yep that Caterham CR500 was putting it to the SR4 and it is a street legal Caterham by the license plate on it where the SR4 is track only. Neat Video for sure.

You could always pickup a cheap Miata and teach her then give it to her or sell it.....I know Hank is going to be all over this but they are fun and bullet proof and easy to drive.

That is COOL your both having fun......so when Mary post the faster time are you going to become her pit crew as if your not already..... The passanger in the car with Mary did not have a clue as to how quick the car and driver really are from the look of the expression at the end of the clip. Again Very COOL.

The closest thing would be a Lotus 11 but that is not a 7 by any means. Seven with aero is not a seven in my belief.

Well my 7 is back on the road now with a new oil pan, strainer screen and oil pump. Everything is working as it should again. Oil pressure is rock solid, 28psi at idle, 55 to 78psi depending on the RPM while cursing down the road. Took it out for about an hour drive around the local area just to check it out and it did fine. Did find when checking for leaks that I need to replace both rubber motor mounts as they are both torn so my car is back into the garage until I can replace them which will be sometime this coming week as I have to order them as I do not have a spare set but that is OK as I still need to make the skid plate to prevent the chance of destroying another oil pan and pump so waiting for the motor mounts. Hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend and be careful on those rough roads that are out there.

After examining the oil pan once I removed it and took the time to really look at it I think most of the damage was caused by the bounce that was caused by the front wheels going over the asphalt and having the top of the bump come into contact with the oil pan driving it straight up as the scratch marks left on the bottom of the oil pan look like it has been pushed up and not back more than it would be if the impact was more of a front blow to the pan instead of one from the bottom. My oil pan sits back away from the front wheels more that most pans do because I wanted the engine closer to the firewall for better center of gravity and weight mass location in my car when I built it and that it is a rear sump oil pan as you can see in this photo of me sitting in the frame dreaming of that first drive. I think most 7’s have the oil pan sump closer to the front wheels and are front sumps which I believe helps protect it when crossing a speed bump or obstacle like the one that destroyed the pan on my car. What I think actually cut the top of the asphalt off was the bell housing and the half inch thick rear engine face plate that makes the mounting face for the bell housing and transmission. The both show signs of impact scratches and even have asphalt stuck in some of those scratches. As for clearance (frame to ground 5-3/4”, oil pan sump bottom to ground 4-1/2” sitting still) when braking I know that my car dose dip a little but (about an inch under very hard braking) I estimate that I was going about ten to fifteen mph when I went over the bump and had not locked up the brakes before the impact do to being on a steel plate and that is one thing you do not want to do as you will just slide more I believe plus I was able to pull off the road surface within a cars length of the bump and stop to look at the damage and then coasted the car down the road to a safer place to park which was only fifty feet down from the bump by my guess. I do know that I am making a skid plate that I hope and think will prevent this from happening again if my car try’s to become a bulldozer again.

Yea a very very BIG bag of money. :jester:

It was actually a road patch to cover the edge of a 1 inch thick steel plate that was covering a trench in the road. The plate was on a downhill curve and had slid about 8 inches to cause the bulge in the temp road patch on the edge of the plate. You could not see the bulge until you had made the turn and were on the plate and by then it was too late to do anything except go into the opposite lane or take the ditch which was not an option do to traffic and the ditch dropped off very steeply and would have been far worse. I am just glad that I was going slow and not my usual speed of light (ok not quite the speed of light) as I was just about stopped when my undercarriage impacted the bump and why I feel that I am not having to replace more than the oil pan and oil pump and screen. Just one of those hazards of driving a seven on public roads I feel but then I also believe that not everything can be controlled and sometimes shit just happens and as long as I am OK then it is OK. Moral of all this is to watch out for the not so oblivious and be safe while driving our fun toys especially on roads that we travel on a routine bases.