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Well done. Looks better your way.

Holy sit! Go for it.

lotusman, Go to the ad on Hemmings and hit the green "Contact Seller" tab. Good luck.

And if you don't really need the NA with hardtop, I'll take it. My wife (the smart one) told me I should not have sold my NA with hardtop when I got the Birkin. She was right. Congratulations.

Great minds run in the same gutter. I have the same model and put Brooklands on almost 2 years ago. Enjoy the even more archaic experience. Cheers. Mark

A family project! Enjoy it.

Like so:

Bad one. Looks like a VW Polo. Every vehicle around here has enough cargo space to carry a Polo around in the back. It pays to drive paranoid.

Questions on BAT? Here are 2 you will get, so think up the answer. Of the list your digits can record, what is a 1/4 mile time? What is the highest mph you've seen. Those questions are begging. Good bidding!

Generally, opening a hood on any car with a fire is dangerous because of the great influx of air to the fire. If you can see where the fire is and have a body opening, shoot there first, maybe through vents on top, gap around intake/exhaust. Since the hood does need to be opened, it should be with 2 people, so one can aim the extinguisher immediately. Help!

If the mount is good, you should not need extra securement, Velcro or otherwise. Seconds count if you need to use it. Mine is on the roll bar vertical, on my side of car. In case of a problem, my thought is: switch off, exit car, then the extinguisher is right at hand. Probably 20 ways.

DemoDan, I'm been enjoying your posts. Eggsy is a great name for the car. Well chosen. By the way, it is entirely feasible to do without proper tie down straps. I have done it similar several times, in U-Haul trucks with no hooks. Wood for chalks, braced fully to the front, rear and sides, nailed into wooden floor. Having said that, I have often been accused of excess in tie downs. I worked for a while as Safety Director for a top specialty hauler (high, wide and ugly stuff). Blocking can work for a car as long as it's all smooth driving. When things go wrong, proper securing can make a big difference.

Leave it to Croc to find a track through a cattle gate. Now that's country.

On Hemmings: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2021/05/06/find-of-the-day-this-1983-westfield-seven-prototype-wears-its-simplicity-well?refer=news&utm_source=edaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-05-06

No, I don't have any. But, this article may have some useful thoughts for those that have carbs. https://motorsportmarketing.lt.acemlnd.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmNsYXNzaWNtb3RvcnNwb3J0cy5jb20lMkZhcnRpY2xlcyUyRjUtd2ViZXItc3BhcmVzLWV2ZXJ5LXRvb2xib3gtc2hvdWxkLWNvbnRhaW4lMkYlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRFdoYXQlMkJzJTJCTmV4dCUyNTNGJTJCVGhlJTJCTmV3JTJCV2F2ZSUyQm9mJTJCQ29sbGVjdG9yJTJCQ2FycyUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRENNUyUyQkRhaWx5JTJCTmV3c2xldHRlciUyQkF1dG9tYXRpb24lMkJFbWFpbA==&a=475335907&account=motorsportmarketing.activehosted.com&email=R%2F7dGJ9loBYw5b3qFqjrXb35hO7C%2FF3J%2FgQB9Uu3XAY%3D&s=0a3d8b3f5d51e4071aea429dfd1b5eda&i=1192A4432A13A39381

I think on the Belmondo video, the explanation you're looking for is "Nut Case". Good thing movie sugar-glass won't cut your tires.

Just a teaser of info. The video is worthless. https://thedrive.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=228bd4d5416080e946054be51&id=6ae31bf3d0&e=3191b22b7b

The July post has all Mario's contact info. Let us all know if there is stock.

Oh, no! Not a spin.

From Andrew Frankel's very favorable review of the new Cat Super Seven 1600 in the November issue of Motorsport. Applies to a lot of old sport cars, beside any Seven. You may not be aware of it, but we’re always correcting and making allowances for modern cars because their weight, size and softness means they respond only in an approximate manner.

A bit out of an article by Miles Collier. The article is about a drive in his 1914 RR. This goes to the point for some of us semi luddites. As the old adage goes, “they don’t make them like they used to,” and they don’t operate the way they used to either. What’s in play here is the concept of mastery. Mastery is one of the seven pathways by which we engage with historical automobiles. The other six are: nostalgia, aesthetics, history, technology, competition, and fellowship. Mastery is the attraction of interacting with the automobile as active, vibrant, and working matter. Expert operation, tuning, maintenance, and just the sheer pleasure of driving are all aspects of mastery. Starting a pre-war Rolls-Royce on the crank from cold is a practical example. Mastery is the ability to care for that automobile through correct praxis, the necessary strategies and actions to prepare, use, and maintain a specific automobile in all of its idiosyncratic technical complexity. It is this ability to care for that artifact in this physical way that creates deep understanding of the mechanical confection that is any given automobile. Mastery is a way to interact with the automobile as a dynamic archive of obsolete practices and skills. And, ultimately, it is a way to connect to the known and unknown geniuses who designed, built, and maintained the car in the past.

Those are some brave lads standing by the course.

We won't have nearly the problem of folks with production cars, trying to keep them standard and/or original. Our cars are pretty adaptable, for the most part. Obviously, early Lotus cars want to appear as original as possible, but for us later types, that hardly matters in many areas. Electronics will be the hardest for trying to keep a production car original. We could just adapt another system, as many here have done anyway Tires are already a bit of an issue for some that don't want to change wheels. I can't see putting 16-18" rims on a Seven. There are several low volume tire choices and there will always be Avon. If you look at the Vintage F1 scene, it is about all Avon. They are the only ones interested in making the right sizes. Sold a 1993 Ferrari F1 on Avons. Body should not be too hard. Fiberglass and aluminum both being relatively easy to work. Don't worry, be happy!

The key chain has cycle fenders like my car. It had a full windshield, but it broke so now it matches my Brooklands.

I bet most car drivers never think about working on car keys, or switches. Good thing Seven owners are not anal. When I got my Birkin, the original owner just left the key in the switch, even if parked in the open. Super good karma? The problem was that the ear of the key jammed against the padded lower dash, so the key could not rotate to LOCK to be removed. Not having led such a holy life, one of my first projects was to remove the key. I patiently fiddled it with pliers and bit by bit got it out without damaging the padding. Next step (besides getting a duplicate) was to cut off some of the side that was fouling. I do like the idea of putting a switch in the dash, rather than the column lock. The switch is on the right, and it is a RHD car. I have to bend over and insert the key from outside. Once seated, I can't see it and it requires a bunch of fumbling around.