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Redcloud1728 on Bringatrailer (who I assume to be Lee Kaiser, the Rotus designer) has had some very interesting and opinionated things to say about Rotus and Chris Custer over the last few years.

Mine doesn't have as much exposed thread, though I don't remember how much negative camber I had dialed in. The sleeve nut looks like a non issue for me.

A little searching, I answered my own question. The thread is 3/4"-16. I haven't found a sleeve nut, but Speedway has suspension tubes threaded to 3/4"-16 that you could cut the end off. Not too cost effective at $15 per nut, but it'd work.

Thanks for the pics. My searches haven't turned up anything like that. Rotus's "ball joint" throughout production was the Ford part ES-150R, a tie rod end on various heavy trucks. Moog labels all their ES-150R as Problem Solver quality now 🤷🏻‍♂️ The sleeve nut looks like a good addition if it could be found. Do you know the thread size? Cheers, John

Greetings @Marek I had the louvers done by a hot rod shop (long gone) in Forest Park GA. Definitely helped with airflow. The engine was built for me by Phil and Ray Baker. 1962 Olds turbo 215 block, Buick 300 crank, and Buick 300 heads. You mentioned "sleeved jam nuts" on Bring a Trailer about our front suspension. I've had no issues with the F-250 tie rod ends as ball joints, but I'm always up for improvements. Where did you find such a thing? I finally have time for the car after long work on my retirement house, so I'll be on here and Britishv8 gathering tips and tricks. Cheers, John

Paul, I see you found the Factory Five forum for info on the Probe turn signal switch. This was one of many annoyances I had with the Rotus electrics. It's a nice compact switch with several functions, but the only thing it did was signal left and right, and not self canceling. After lots of digging, I found the Factory Five forum with the info on how to use it. Found the module to pair with it in a local junkyard. As part of rewiring the whole car, I got all the functions working. Some pics of that process and the hidden fuse and relay panel I used. John

Good morning Rotus owners. I've come out of the woodwork to join the discussion, because I'm again working on my long derelict Rotus. Mine is chassis #101 delivered to me by Dennis Hedges in 1995.

70 is optimistic for the total of Roti. Dennis Hedges (last shop foreman at Rotus) estimated 40 something for their 12? year production run. jb

Carl, I don't have the plastic yet, but it'll be 3/16" acrylic or polycarbonate. McMaster is on Fulton Industrial south of I-20, easy access for me, more of a trip from north Fulton.

Carl, You know McMaster-Carr, they have a selection of hinges. [/url]http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/120/2960/=t8w2zv I picked up these,15195A47 for side wind wind deflectors (still work in progress). Since you're in Atlanta, did you know about their will call window? Place an order online and you can pick it up 2 hours later. HTH, John

I wondered what Mazda has been up to

Here's an idea from the LocostUSA forum http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=16214&hilit=dead+pedal

Great speech. UT has a transcript up if you don't care to watch the video http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/16/admiral-mcraven-commencement-speech/

Found it! Was in a thread here last year. He makes a variety of shapes sizes and colors in delrin. Reasonable prices too. [/url]http://shop.productinnovationsonline.com/

I don't have any good pics of my dash in its original glory but these taken during the current rebuild show the basic layout. Big speedo and tach, small oil pressure, water temp, voltage, and fuel. Switches are plain stainless toggles, 4 above, 4 below, with the starter a spring loaded toggle with a red guard And a work pic :jester:

To get back to bigdogs original complaint, remember in all Lotus Sevens in Spirit (and the spirit runs very strong in Caterhams) the ghost of Lucas is never far away. All hail the Prince of Darkness!

Yeah, my bad. The pic was supposed to be a Lotus 33, but you are right, Climax. This is better, http://www.speed-industries.ch/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/CosworthDFVo4-www.ruiamaraljr.blogspot.com_.jpg Now what kind of tranny would fit behind that in a Seven? Hmmm :drool:

What kind of V8 belongs in a Seven? Why a Cosworth DFV of course http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/129136939.jpg A Caterham CSR chassis with a Cossie DFV wedged in, ah the stuff dreams are made of. Well that, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, and a gallon of Wesson oil.

Here you go, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgapmq8yKsNj7Boz-1I27HQ

You're right, you folks are easily amused That is quite a hedge trimmer

He's asking $12,500 in his listing over at LocostUSA

John, love the info on your suspension redesign project. To continue the thread hijack the Isle of Man (Manx is what the natives are) TT is alive and well. Scheduled for 26 May to 6 June this year. It is surprising that in this PC, safety first, age it is allowed, but the Island still has some autonomy from the UK, and the Tourist Trophy is important to them. Check out videos online of it, absolutely nuts. Triple digit speeds through village streets lined with stone cottages. And now back to your regularly scheduled thread. Cheers, John

Storker... heh :jester:

Alan, Yes that's a PCV valve, and my understanding (I'm not in CA) is that they must be hooked up in California. Your best bet is to talk to someone in CA with a crossflow, but the hookup is simple. A hose from that valve runs to the intake manifold (vacuum source). Connecting it to the rocker cover would be the same as just capping it, connecting crankcase pressure to crankcase pressure. The purpose of the valve is to keep the mixture from being too lean, they are calibrated to the specific application. Don't take my word, Google is your friend HTH, John

Skip, for a lightweight trailer like that, what others have done is attach to the spare tire carrier. Either clamp to the tubes close to the back sheet metal, or modify the spare carrier with vertical sleeves set in the tubing to run bolts thru. Not super strong, but oughta work for what you're contemplating. HTH, John