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Your car looks beautiful with a lot of nice options. What a memorable trip for you and your son, so cool!!

According to the Tony Weale book, the correct negative offset for S3 wheels up to 6" wide is 3/4" or 19mm. The negative offset could have been an error because doing a Google search shows offsets of positive 15 - 25. You might want to measure your wheels to determine what you have. This guide shows offsets of positive 15-25 as well: https://www.vtowheels.com/cars/lotus-7-1957-1973

I'll be at Palmer on Sunday 8/16 driving my Caterham. Our friend Tom will be there with his Van Dieman sports racer which is finally sorted and really quick. I can take passengers in the Caterham in case anyone wants to get a taste of the track. You just have to sign a waiver and have a helmet. Palmer is a really fun track with 14 corners and a lot of elevation change. Hope to see some other Sevens there!

Zetec Caterham Superlight on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/caterham-seven-6/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTm6mBwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4oK6Dagi7db2fQheiZafbmICCh-uv6pzRgwihwGbBQluF9-NU353pQuDiGXw_aem_RL9vdYwVL97bUT9diz9nJQ

Let us know how it goes Croc. Are these going to be available in the US?

Raceline says their dry sump kit measures the following: The Raceline Duratec dry sump kit measures 440mm in length x 310mm width and 50mm in height. Raceline says their wet sump kit measures: The Raceline Duratec aluminium wet sump pan kit is designed to run5 litres of oil while giving maximum ground clearance (approx 75mm from block face) I measured 77mm so you save between 25-27mm depending on which measurement you believe, so approximately 1 inch.

I just measured the wet sump depth at approximately 3" or 77mm.

I wonder if it already sold, or maybe the ad was just a teaser for the auction he mentioned previously? Here's the seller's profile with a photo of the Seven: https://www.facebook.com/donald.r.baker/photos

If you go to the seller's profile, he has the following info on the first Seven: 1959 Lotus Race Car - Historic Piece of Racing History! We are proud to offer this 1959 Lotus as part of an estate sale and are looking for someone to give this incredible piece of racing history a new home! This Lotus comes with documentation proving its racing history at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado. A rare opportunity for collectors, racing enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates vintage motorsports history. Included with this Lotus: Documents verifying its Pikes Peak racing history Helmet and jacket Picture of the car featured in a magazine Incredible piece of racing heritage Needs finishing Has extra parts Sold As Is Make your offer! Final day to submit offers: August 17, 2026 In-person viewing: August 14–15, 2026 COMMENT YOUR OFFER BELOW! For more information: (864) 710-3735 Don’t miss this opportunity to own a piece of racing history! This vehicle is being sold as part of an estate sale.

In case this helps, here's what the insides of a Caterham wet sump look like. The pickup tube is just loosely installed and it looks like the whole assy is pretty well designed. I'm sure it would be fine in a HPDE setting on 200TW tires, but if you ever wanted to upgrade to stickier tires it would be a lot easier to have a dry sump installed from the factory.

Thought I would throw in another sample with a photo. After following this thread I decided to remove the crappy wrap job and get my Lola header coated. Jet-Hot recommended the 2000 coating for my application and I ended up going with the 2037 bronze color. They were even able to fix a slight clearance issue between a couple of the primaries. It came out really well, but I've been fixing multiple oil leaks so I haven't had it back on track yet.

Geez, I hope not! The tires look like they could be from Coker: https://cokertire.com/tires/dunlop-sp-sport-aquajet-165hr13.html?srsltid=AfmBOopOEV-TAkf0_3bHdXDMh9caFG5fbnvepbBCKkzCya6UBiWDe_Yk

I haven't looked at it real closely but it looks like a very original Series 3, with mostly original parts. It looks to be SB2468 and obviously not a 948cc engine.

Selling some duplicates from my Seven library. Lotus Seven and Caterham - Andrew Morland, 1994: SOLD Caterham Sevens - Chris Rees, 1996: $25 plus shipping The Magnificent 7 - Chris Rees, 2002: $35 plus shipping - SOLD The Lotus Book Series Three - William Taylor, 2004: $100 plus shipping

I have a Tillett W1I-40 in my S3 and I can confirm that it is 35cm at the narrowest point. It's a really tight fit in a S3 Caterham!

There are different wing stays for different size wheels so you'll want to reference what wheels you have.

According to the Tony Weale book, they were 8" drums from a Triumph Herald. This should show details of the assy, parts #2,3,4: https://canleyclassics.com/?catalogue=triumph-herald-1200&diagram=triumph-herald-1200-brakes

I think this is the most plausible answer for the two bumps at the back of the bonnet. I would assume there are openings at the rear to let heat out and possibly defrost the windshield. I can't think of any other reason to have those two bumps.

There should be two adjuster cams accessible on the back plate at the two locations circled in yellow. If these are backed all the way off, then perhaps the two return springs have lost there tension and can no longer keep the brake shoes from dragging on the drums. Those shoes seem to have a lot of material on them, are they new?

I have no idea about the 2 domes in front of the windscreen, but I'm assuming the 2 near the carb scoop are for clearance to SU carb dashpots. Since the engine is supposedly a 1.2L it could be an BMC A-series which would typically come with 2 SU's.

I've been using Puma Speedcats for the last 5 years for trackdays in my S3 and find them very comfortable and acceptable on track. I'm sure they aren't as good as a dedicated racing shoe, but they seem to be a good compromise and should work well on the street too. Mine are a blue/grey suede version.

It should be in the casting like this.

I sold that Birkin back in 2015, but I think it would be your typical radiator cap that was used on an older Ford. Something like a Gates 31523 or equivalent ,as used on a mid-80's Mustang should work.