Kitcat

Sounds like a blast! Look forward to seeing the upcoming pix.

Very nice! I loved the reverse camera, esp the shot of the Porsche's drift thru the turn at about 2'35'' as he starts overtaking you. Sort of hard to believe the Caterham cld be so competitive against such high hp Porsches. Ever think of a HANS unit? Your head sure is bobbing, tho you wld have to use your mirrors, no more head swiveling.

Ditto xcar: the Anglesy circuit is the stuff of dreams. The shot of Croc's se7en headed into the sea is transcendent!

One little guy saw me and my 7 and fell over he was so excited.

My X- flow had a bouncy tach, esp at the track, where it was totally useless. I think it's the tach, not the carb? Seems to be a common problem.

My x-flow always spit gas out the air filter and onto the clam fender. Fortunately I parked in a detached garage no gas smell in the house. It also leaked at fuel filler hose into the tank. Tightening the hose clamp did much to reduce the raw gas smell.

I agree with the high-side estimate. Also impossible to know how reliable any given Caterham will be. I would favor those that have been used regularly over cars that have sat for years ("Low mileage!"). Seeing and driving the car will tell you a lot. And if you can test a couple, then you have a point of reference for what to look for, how they shd drive, etc. Typically, a Caterham is pretty reliable, once fully sorted. I have zero mechanical skill and was always able to trouble shoot/fix whatever came up on a trip. Pluses in the X-flow models are 5 sp, Dedeion, long cockpit, FIA roll-over bar, non-bench seats, full paint. The Craigslist car seemed to have some nice engine work wh/is always a plus as well.

Carsport. I read Twerd's post to say he'd actually sat in this particular Stalker and the custom cage/roof was too low for him. If nothing else, it does raise the interesting question of how one gets in. Is the top hinged? If not, the driver will need to be pretty spry to twist in thru the side.

VERY stressful for everyone, I am sure! As parents, we feel responsible for everything involving our kids, and here it is easy to feel completely helpless. I am happy to hear that a dx has been achieved and tx begun. Fingers crossed! I know all of us on the Forum are rooting for her.

The shot from over the rear wing is so nice! Interesting that w/the V-8, the Stalker's hood (bonnet?) is much lower-it doesn't have the standard Stalker engine bulge.

It has now been relisted on E-Bay: Let the torture continue:).

Can't wait to see more pix of this fantastic car!

Rubber mounts (wh/have a steel core).

He can't import it into Canada til it's 15 years old(:.

Thx, I will add this to my growing list of odd-ball problems caused by Caterham's cr*p motor mounts. Seems to be an especial issue on pre year 2000 cars. As I have posted elsewhere, the mounts are good for abt 5000 miles, then time to be replaced, or at least alert to potential issues.

Ahh, your '97 2-stroke is a '66 2-stroke. That makes more sense. Definitely keep the 2 stroke: it has way more character than anything else you cld swap in there. And you get that wonderful 2 stroke popping sound as you drive around and back off the gas. Plus the finished product will be worth a ton more $. Especially if rebuilt to your typical standard of par excellence. Maybe done in 2-4 years? Hottcar: Great photo! Is that a Valiant station wagon next to your Saab?

Thx Steve, will do. Never considered it since my experience is that calling a help-line is an exercise in frustration. Typically a 30' wait followed by a person communicating in broken English who has to keep checking with their supervisor and finally offers a lame suggestion and sez call back if that doesn't work (right...).

When my regular mechanic did my first set of bushings he said he'd had to fabricate items to use to push out the old ones and it took much longer than expected. I took my next set to a race shop and they had everything they needed and said it was easy. Nothing like having the right tools.

Steve: My Prodigy has no wires to cross: it has a handheld control module that plugs into the AC outlet in my console. it communicates via bluetooth with the brake power module box I attached to my trailer and plugged into my trailer elec via the7-way cable. I am supposed to be able to program it for how much boost, etc. It sez its not connected tho. Yet, when I hit the brakes more than slightly, all 4 trailer brakes lock up: so its connected, and maybe at some default setting. That's w/trailer empty, I am assuming with the weight of the car, etc., that the trailer wont lock its brakes as easily. Maybe its the VW (it is speaking German and the Prodigy, is speaking English:)). I will do some more on-line research.

Steve: Lookin good! Definitely passes the "broomstick test". Preps at my end are continuing. I have been fiddling w/a Prodigy remote braking system for my trailer. Nothing on it works like it is supposed to, so lots of fettling, internet searching, etc. Shd be right by July tho. If not, well, I have gotten this far w/o it.

Lurkers and dreamers mite want to visit our gathering at NJMP in early July. Shd be one of almost of all the common se7en variants there to look at, compare and maybe even sit in, ride in or take for a little spin around the various track service roads? The "But will I fit" question will be easily answered. Ditto the "how loud/hot could it be question?" Rumors fly that some of the cars coming mite be for sale also.

The good, the bad and the ugly, and everything in between:). I like the 2 original Lotus sevens. Ditto the Stalker and the Caterhams. Sellers tend to market these at this time of year.

Quite a car. The 217 RWHP for a Zetec is very impressive: mine is reputed to make 170RWHP and I can keep up with most cars at the track. Price is realistic also(IMHO) and who knows, he sounds motivated, maybe he'd shave a few more thou off? Tires are 16 years old so have to be replaced, not sure I believe the engine's redline of10K RPM's.

Paul, if you will be at NJMP for the July gathering, you can eye-ball it, assuming you drive there in yr Birkin. Since the clams just bolt to the flat side of the car, I don't see why they wldnt work. However, I know that the Caterham windscreen does not fit the Birkin. I tried that swap after I bought my Birkin and it wasn't close. The scuttle shape and size is significantly different on the 2 cars, notwithstanding their apparent similarity.

Looking forward to seeing all these trick trailer set-ups. The track day is just a bonus:). BTW: my solution is even simpler than yours K69. I just get a few "volunteers" and they push my occasionally dead car back onto the trailer.