Anaximander

Ok Stalker owners and 7 officianados. Hold onto your hats! How about a very deep throated, rumbling Stalker XL with AIR CONDITIONING! This is NOT, I repeat, NOT a pipedream. I saw it in person at Stalker's Clearwater assembly facility this afternoon. What a beast with a nicely corked up LS3 (430hp) engine with the twin exhausts exiting the rear of the car. The sound is really unreal. It has a pulsating rumble rather than a loud bark of the normal sidepipes. Then throw in under the dash AIR CONDITIONING. Is this really a Stalker? You bet your bippy it is! Scott has been prototyping and building this machine with another also beginning to take shape. It will have some doors and a canvas top. Not your grandfather's Stalker . Nice to see the innovation going on at Stalker. I hope I am not speaking out of turn but it appears that a new AXR Stalker (autocross specific) is in the design phase and may up the already formidable game of the current AXR Stalker that Sott's brother Jason has been campaigning to place second at Nationals this year in E Mod. Scott is an inveterate designer/builder and he just can't seem to stay still. Glenn, his father is also helping him with the continued development of a Miata-spec Stalker for enthusiasts on a budget. It is always a pleasure to visit Scott's shop and see what is cooking at the skunk works. My Classic #156 is in for the need of a rebuilt transmission as the original one has sprung more leaks than Mount Vesuvius on both the input and output shafts due to being a used unit that was not quite up to par when the original builder selected it for installation. Bob

Tom, Quite a storied career in racing. Congrats on finally acquiring your dreamt about 7. Just remember not to get too close behind a jacked up pickup on big meats at a traffic light in Mooresville. Says the truck driver, "Did I just back up over a beer can?" :ack: Happy motoring in the beautiful NC mountains. Bob

Wow Shane, It is great to see the Storker back in better shape than I have ever seen it! Hope you and Mario have a really fun and safe day of it today. I am having a Sunbrella cover made for my Classic Storker so that when I take it on the road with the Stalker tilt trailer that Less Suave doesn't get his butt wet when it rains into the car. He keeps whining that he wants to ride up front with me and I guess I should cut him some slack. Seems like our storks just don't get the respect they were hoping for but when they are out drinking together, we are going to have to make sure we have enough bail money. Bob

That is kind of funny. We are selling our home and wanted to raise the price in the more stimulated market and the realtor advised that if everyone else with a similar home raised their home a similar amount, then it would be a good strategy. However, barring everyone raising their price, the market pretty much dictates what things sell for. I suspect if one of our savvy USA7's members offered this person something less than asking and possibly less than the previous asking price with cash in hand that a deal could be struck? The seller was open to "interesting trades" and this seems like an opening to me that the marketplace is not rushing to his/her door to buy this interesting but somewhat limited car. I use reverse fairly often in my Storker and both of my trikes (Harley and Can-Am Spyder) have reverses on them.

Rich, thanks for sharing that delightful autox footage. I used to own an R1 engine in an R1 motorcycle and it would routinely cause a part of my anatomy to pucker at times. Bob

Geez Shane. Not only did you pump up your Classic Storker but it appears that you gave Suave a colorfowl transformation as well. You must be feeding steroids to both your storks! Less Suave, Suave's evil twin no longer feels like he can rule the roost given how you transformed Suave and your Storker!

:drool: Very nice!!!

Shane, Big time congrats on the rise of the Phoenix just before the New Year! Suave was probably jealous not being able to go on the first ride although the temps may have been too cold for our feathery friend. The car looks beautiful. I can't believe that all of those wild colors came together so well. Who would have thunk it? All of the vents make the car look like a space machine from another planet. Safe journeys and no flying acrobatics with this one. Bob

+1

I think the politically incorrect rear mud flaps are what sealed the deal for the "Texas Wagon Wheel 7" getting published:jester:

Richard, VERY good news to hear! Thanks for the update. As many know, there were apparently Federal Statutes created to provide incentive for small car manufacturers to thrive in this country that have yet to be implemented. If and when those Statutes are enacted, small manufacturers may have much more freedom to come up with innovative products.

This move by Texas to potentially limit kit cars seems quite troubling! I own a Brunton Classic Stalker and would sure as heck hate to see it limited in the USA. I know that Canada formulated rules where they are not currently able to be imported into the country. I wonder if the Texas initiative will have legs to get into Statute and I also wonder why other States would adopt the moves by Texas? I don't see Massachusetts adopting Texas open gun carry laws.

Mike, It is kind of funny but my chassis is #156 which is 3 chassis older than yours and built in 2012 as well. Although my Storker is exceptionally beautiful, it really does not hold a candle to your very tricked out #159 with that LS3 engine. Unfortunately, I don't have the mechanical skills to have built one from scratch and if I attempted it would likely have resulted in suboptimal end results.

Shane, Off-road excursions are not allowed in this beautiful vomit comet green Storker!

Since you all called me a wussy. My evil twin stork hooked up with Pee Wee to further shame me. Sheesh, tough audience!

Man, shame is a powerful tool unless it used against our politicians who do not seem to respond to those mores very often:smash: I am going to keep it for the near future and have actually pre-registered for the final autocross event in this region. There will be zero chance of rain and the day will start at 50 degrees and warm to only 73-74 which makes for a lovely day in the South. I will be 11 weeks status post left hip surgery and I am ready to slalom! Hey, quit calling me a wussy. I am going to keep this snortin' fun-mobile and see what mischief I can get into without losing my freedom:ack: Thanks one and all for talking me out of my temporary insanity. Bob

Kitcat, Suave, xcarguy and croc, you are making this MUCH more difficult to contemplate. I really LOVE the Storker and the Storker tilting drive-on trailer but am trying to somewhat downsize from a home with 4 car garages to maybe 2 or 3 car garages. I didn't mention the two trikes (Harley Tri Glide Ultra with the new M8 engine and Can-Am Spyder F3S with a 115hp Rotax 3-cylinder engine) that are also tucked into my garages with a folding trike trailer (Drop-Tail) to transport them if necessary. Sheesh, a trailer for the Storker and one for the trikes. I feel like I have had my thumb on the scales of conspicuous consumption! Oh what fun it has been :party:Here's looking at you kid

Mike, you are unbelievably perceptive and scarily omniscient. I am thankfully married to a slim, 6.5 year younger beautiful wife that will probably not let me slow down much. Bob

We are in the process of moving from North Florida closer to the beach on the East Coast of Florida (beginning of the sub-tropics) in the months ahead and am contemplating the possible sale of my much loved 2012 Brunton Classic Stalker with a 3.8l supercharged engine and is titled and licensed in Florida. The car only has 3700 miles and has brand-new Toyo R888R tires, newly installed 5-point G-Force racing belts with a December 2017 date code, and has had several trips to the Stalker factory here in Florida to get it running and performing magnificently by the very skilled hands of Scott Minehart, owner of Stalker Cars. The signing of a listing contract for our home today and the thought of losing my 4 car garages has me thinking that I may have too many toys for the beach (I know that comment is close to total blasphemy). Anyway, we will be out of town and in the mountains overlooking a beautiful lake for the next few days trying to walk off our Thanksgiving gluttony and when I return, I will come up with some more information, detailed pictures and certainly some prices (someone is going to get a great deal on the prices). This was one of the very last Classic Bruntons to come out of the factory before the M-Specs and the builder is a nationally renowned furniture/cabinet maker (yes Martha, the dash/shift housing is African Bubinga wood because the builder could) who put on the first 2k miles and I have put on the rest. I will leave you with a couple of tantalizing pics and have further information early next week upon our return. Thanks for looking and Happy Holidays to all my fellow 7 lovers. Bob and Suave's evil twin stork, Lester Suave.

+1 and what he said.

Bruce, I know if I have to ask, I probably can't afford it However, if one of us were to have you assemble the kit and add a nice paint job, about how much money would we be talking about FOB the State of Washington? I had followed with interest your reports a while back that Caterham had rescaled their prices downward and maybe this unspoken for beauty is within the reach of some of us less wealthy folks that may only be able to dream? In reading other posts, you and your outfit seem to have garnered an excellent reputation through racing and doing the right things. Bob

Mike, You don't think that an LS3/480 with cup holders is a match made in heaven? What about those gentle blats where you are actually able to talk the spousal unit into taking a ride on a beautiful day? "Honey, see how smart and civilized this car is? I rarely take it over 70mph". Oh, you forgot to mention that that was in second gear:drool:

Mike, That Stalker XL that you just put up with cup holders that is listed on EBAY and is in Clearwater, Florida was assembled by a former aircraft manufacturer/builder who built his third Stalker. Scott Minehart, the owner of Stalker Cars who is marketing this for the owner said that he could not build a car any better at the factory unless the customer wanted to pay for the extra time it would take to refine each element above the already exceptional levels. The owner was extremely meticulous in the build having taught dozens of his own customers how to build their own aircraft and added features that are not normally found on the factory Stalkers. The paint (which in the pictures does not show the beautiful metallic silver), interior, engine compartment and suspension are superb. Scott actually showed this car to some prospective clients as a model of what could be accomplished by a very skilled builder. Somebody is going to get an extremely well-sorted and extremely fast/nimble, almost new Stalker that was never tracked/raced but is ready for the track or to just have a great time on the street as it is fully licensed. (Disclaimer, I have no financial interest in the car or the sale ) Bob Schilling

That is an absolutely beautiful example of a very "fresh" Caterham. For those of us on the forurm who muck around with these cars, what is the ballpark number you are looking to get for this jewel?