rotus8guy

Rob, I think the wire stone guards are worth the effort to mount them (tho' I haven't got mine mounted yet) KAR120C had them, so they are almost required. Tastes are very personnel, but those soft covers, emmm, not my choice. Cheers, John

I'm not in the market for a new seven, getting the Rotus back on the road consumes plenty of my time, but I'm always thinking of new projects. So I'm trying to accumulate data on various sevens. I can find details on locosts easy but Caterham numbers elude me. They publish wheelbase and track but little else. Anybody care to post more info, like frame width, front wheel center to rearmost dash edge, overall frame length, etc. Or a link to a detailed diagram? All to further my plans for World Domination, via a 1200 lb 700hp birdcage Seven Cheers, John

Thanks, I suspected Dick was the go-to guy for a Birkin part, and now I have a contact for him. I didn't realize you were in SoCal, I'm writing this from just down the 110 from you, my room at the Wilshire Grand. Off early tomorrow for JFK. Cheers, John

Gert, She is lovely, good to see you're using her appropriately. I've got another question for you. I'm looking at alternatives for new taillights. my rear fenders need some bodywork, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to fix the ugly pods I grafted onto the fiberglass to keep the Rotus from scraping the wires off the Toyota pickup/Landcruiser taillights it came with. The taillights on your Birkin look pretty sharp. Where can they be sourced? Thanks in advance, John

Rob, Good to see you at it again. Tomorrow I trailer my Rotus from PTC up to the new digs in East Point. I found a great connection for body/upholstery work last week at work, so some of the detail stuff like carpets that I never finished may get done. I need to swap my brake light to a mechanical switch also, could you post a pic of yours? Cheers, John

likewise :cheers: jb

No, sorry I'm from NY 'riginally, been around the ATL for 20 years. My dad was from Chicago, my paternal GF was from Cleveland, beyound that the trail goes to somewhere in the Great White North. jb

Rob, if you look at that picture of my car that you posted, right above the number 78 you can kinda make out the sill protector. They're made of really thin fiberglass, covered in vinyl to match the upholstery, and/or dash. They run from the scuttle back and up the front quarter round of the rear bodywork. I would think Dennis would still be able to make these up John

Stilll tryiing to buff out the leftovers from those damn NOPI stickers, 10 years later. Back on the road this year, I swear, really john

Wow, yep that's my baby. That was about 7-8 years ago, the little guy standing in the passenger seat is in 10th grade now. Gotta get that puppy back on the road. Cheers, John

The later style brackets do mount lower. I measured 4 3/8" to the bolt that you measured at 5". The later brackets (mine at least) are an off the shelf Tilton item mounted atop 1"x2" steel tubing. Hello to all on the forum, I've been lurking for a while but the mood finally struck me to post. I met Rob a few months back when he came down to look at my Rotus with an eye towards a purchase. Mine right now needs more work than he wanted to get into. I'm glad you found a Seven Rob! This forum has helped spur me to get into the garage and get the Rotus back on the road. Cheers, John Bowman Peachtree City, GA