JeffersonRaley

It went really well. We had to replace the clutch master cylinder before we loaded it up in the morning. The part was just old and I should have replaced it to begin with. Otherwise the car ran great. That's kind of surprising for its first outing, usually I find some issues. Driving it is just as weird as you'd expect. You are very exposed (like a Seven) and sit very high (unlike a Seven). The bias-ply tires make a ton of noise with very little grip. It is going to take a while to learn how to drive this thing. It's a lot of fun though. I think the lap times will end up being similar to a spec Miata. We have a lot less weight, but also a lot less tire.

In test driving ours the fronts lock up way before the rears. But it for sure isn't going to set any lap records, so I probably won't mess with a bias adjuster. We finished our build tonight. Will be testing on the track tomorrow morning.

Totally agree. I've always been very happy with Raceline products. I'd buy this motor again.

I got the 300hp Raceline engine, so I hoped it would be closer to that rating. I'm using different ECU and header and turned it down by 500 rpm. All that said, I'm happy with the engine and the service I've gotten from Raceline.

Finished getting the new engine dyno tuned tonight. I'm a little disappointed in the final number, but super happy with how it actually drives. It certainly lights up the R888s at pretty high speeds. Seven 2.5L Dyno Run SML.mp4

I am unbelievably fortunate, that's for sure!

The doohickey in the bottom photo with the vacuum line going to it is the fuel pressure regulator. That will be on the return.

Yep - there is a chain in the general section where a few of us are talking about our Tipo 184 builds.

It's absolutely awesome so far. Still need to do some tuning at higher RPMs, but it's huge fun. There just anything else like a Seven.

Our US car was the same, so we ran the brake lines the way they were stock. Will probably switch to a dual master cylinder race setup at some point.

Finally got my Birkin put back together with its new Raceline engine. Here it is with my 2-Eleven. Lightweight Lotuses are the best.

Yeah, our brake pipe layout was different too. I suspect that is due to differing legislation. But since we had to bend the lines anyway, it was an easy adjustment on ours.

Yep. They are monitoring our FB group and also very responsive to email.

100% agree on the self-tapping roofing screws used to secure the panels to the chassis. Those holes should have been drilled and tapped by the factory. And yeah, the short shift kit instructions are garbage. I did the same thing and looked up a YouTube video.

I think it is a good starter kit. Little to no fabrication and the kit goes together really well. Definitely easier than street cars I've converted to race cars. Probably a little harder than old cars that I've restored to mostly stock.