Suicide Jockey

1963 S2, (modified strenghtened frame, modded Ford Escort live axle, X-flow with 2x 40DCOE, 2-seater, fuel tank 6gals, filled to 90%, no driver) 1115 lb.

My 1964 Series 2 has a Crossflow engine in there with a modified and reinforced oil sump. The sump itself has been modified to increase the quantity of oil goin in there. The reinforcement has been done just by welding strips of 3mm mild steel along the sump. As long as the ground contact is not too strong this works fine ... On my Hornet I have damaged my standard oil (wet) sump and exchanged the standard sump by a Ford Motorsports sump that has exactly the 30mm more ground clearance that would have prevented the damage before.

Thanks for the Welcome. Well, you guys in the US also have a lot of nice cars. (Especially I like the good old 60s Muscle Cars ;-) ) Most notably you seem to have a bunch of more opportunities to modify your rides without getting in conflict with law. In Germany this is somewhat more complicated (understatement of the year ! It is in fact a pain i. ... ... ) I have been living in St.Paul, Mn by the end of the 1970s for half a year and still remember this as a wonderful time. (Got some relatives still living there ...) The Lotus I got two years ago is a 1964 Series 2 that was once owned by Mario Theissen (Motorsports Manager of BMW Germany and former Formula 1 Boss). The T&J Hornet is a low-cost clone with a steel ladder frame and a wooden boody, covered with Aluminum sheet metal, heavy (1450 pounds), but very interesting concept and construction. Cheers Frank

Hi everyone, Registered today spontaniously after reading a bit on this forum. My name is Frank, I am 52 years of age. I live in a smaller city in Germany and I have been fascinated by all kinds of cars for all my life. After doing a lot of tuning on air cooled VW bugs (up to 2,400cc / 190hp) I bought a Seven clone (British T&J Hornet) which currently is the only registered car of that make over here in Germany. Two years ago I stumbled over a 1964 Lotus Seven S2 and, to make a long story short, it is now undergoing a restoration that will hopefully be finished later this year. Cheers Frank