MHKflyer52

Mazda...Mazda...Mazda...still shaking my head at that one.

Nice Photo Morgan. Looks surreal and as if your car is looking to go for a night run.

Tom you have to much time on your hands I think or have been dreaming about changing the oil in your car again.....LOL..... They used a Citroen to make the clip.......

No TERMITES.......:rofl:

Hi Mazda, Here is a photo of the setup I have which is an anchor nut with a knob with threaded shaft that gets screwed into and locks down tight in the anchor nut. http://picasaweb.google.com/MHKflyer52/ALotus7Replica#5391171812627928434 Lots of good ideas out there so I know you’re going to get the best information available…...have fun.

Hank, Most of us are old enough that we forget to take the photo when that happens too us as we are to busy just admiring the view......:drool:......:rofl:.....:seeya:

Andrew7, OK I will try to do that the next time I have the 7 out. :smilielol5: You know that I am originally from Coatesville, PA. and I will be there this week (7th through the 13th) so I will not be able to post any photos of California if it is shaking or burning.....Maybe I will come home to waterfront property as I live within walking distance to the beach. Just kidding as I am looking forward to seeing green grass and trees that are not Palms....just hope it is not raining to much as that would be a bummer but OK also......now where did I put that winter rain coat of mine....:leaving:

:rofl:....Winter project in Southern California their is now such thing as as winter to speek of in Southern California....:rofl:..... Make a top for my car if I do not sell it....still for sale.... Maybe polish the Aluminum and repaint car. Drive it more now that it is not so Hot outside. Post more photos of my car with nice weather backrounds to make all of you that are stuck inside due to bad weather feel better......:cooldude: To just have fun....

MossMotors.com Part Number 225-715 Brass Tire Gauge $19.95 I have one and it works great and is accurate. Hope this helps.

Hello KiwiBirkin, Have to ask what the traffic sign that is an Exclamation Point (!) mean as I do not ever recall seeing one of those before. It is at the 2:30 point in the video. Also you need to remind all of us in the USA that 22degrees is in Celsius and not Fahrenheit as a lot of us here in the USA would be snug in our homes if it was 22 degrees F outside and most likely not on a Blat.......:driving:

Hi Steve, No it is a scratch build. I would guess you could call it a Locost build but the dimensions were taken from a S2. Closest frame layout to my car would be a CMC frame but it is not one as I built my frame myself. Here is a link to some photos of the process. http://picasaweb.google.com/MHKflyer52/ALotus7Replica# Send me a PM if you have more questions. Enjoy.

Hi Ingma, You will learn a lot having to reassemble you car but that is good as you can inspect it and make any fixes you find in the process. Have fun and keep posting those photos as you progress with the assembly.

How about one that is titled as a 1963 Lotus 7 in the state of California with BMC running gear or does it have to be a Caterham chassis.

Locost5.0 You need to take that picture in the street and not in a driveway.....one of the best photos that I have seen that exemplifies the 7 and the feeling that everyone gets when they drive or ride in a 7.

Steal a couple! They will never miss them with a system like that......:leaving:

NOW THAT IS FUNNY!!!!! :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :driving:

Had to post this my 7 is for sale if your interested plus at least three others from the site.

Stripped gears anyone.......

Very Cool. Sitting at the beach in my RV and having a beer and watching an auto race on my laptop......great.....

Well this is a good place to start. You might want to post some photos of it and a list of its specifications, modifications, if registered and licensed, location of car, extras or any info you feel is important that might help a perspective buyer to take the step to ownership of your 7. As for what it is worth that is hard to say with the way the market is today. I would figure what you want and what you would sell it for and then go from there with a price and if you do get a offer and it is not in the range that you have set then don’t sell the car. Another place you might want to look into is the place that you purchased the car from as they might have a buyer in the wings. Who knows your post might be the key to the sale of your 7. Good luck with the sale.

That is very cool. Wonder why they have not used that in any of their commercials

No not so. Most heater control valves that I have seen and used are usually a true valve without a bypass when closed and allow you to open the valve to a certain setting so it only lets a specific amount of coolant through. A good example is the heater valve on an MGB as it is cable controlled and is controlled by a knob on the dash which moves the arm on the valve to open it a certain distance which lets coolant flow into the inlet side of the heater box to provide heat to the passenger compartment or defroster vents when air flows through the heater box core (think small radiator). Back to blocking the Heater to prevent heat from coming into the passenger compartment is done all the time providing that your heater control valve is not leaking internally and allowing hot coolant into the heater core area by just closing the valve that lets coolant from the engine into the heater box. Blocking the air flow to the heater box will not stop the radiant heat from entering the passenger compartment if the heater valve is bypassing or leaking into the heater box when it is closed. Replacing the heater valve is one solution another is to unhook the inlet host to the heater box and then connect it to the return hose thus bypassing the heater box and preventing heat from getting into the passenger compartment but not air flow for ventilation if needed. At this point you can then cover the intake of the heater box with whatever you have handy or even remove the heater box completely and place a blank off plate over the area where the heater box was to prevent hot air from the engine compartment from entering the passenger compartment through the opening that the heater box was blocking. If you remove the heater box you can actually block off the hose's on some engines but on some engines the water jackets and hose's also let the coolant flow to areas that might not have good flow when blocked off and not running through the heater core so that is why you would hook the inlet hose to the outlet hose instead of blocking these hoses off at the engine. Also do you understand that most people remove the heater box from the car for a couple of reasons; 1. To reduce the amount of weight in the car for racing. 2. To eliminate it from the behind the dash area to make more room. 3. To eliminate heat transfer into the passenger compartment because they live in an area where heaters are not necessary like where I live in Southern California. 4. Because they sometimes develop leaks and are expensive to replace. Hope this helps.

Well I guess I live and learn something new every day which is good as I had not read that book but will be looking to do so in the future. The XR37 looks a lot like the CAM-AM cars of the time.

That is neet and way cool that your wife is into it. Both of you seem to enjoy auto-x and the car.

Worked for me. Took a long time to download though.