John B

I can’t stop looking at this for a winter beater. Somebody please talk me off the ledge. https://www.facebook.com/share/1CGD9hxWwd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

My two cents: Just grab a used Tesla Model Y and be done with it. No valves, cams & cam chains or belts, injectors or carburetors, radiator, water pump, or even transmission to wear out or replace. With regenerative braking it barely ever uses the brakes, so pads and rotors hardly wear. Just an electric motor or two that need virtually no maintenance. Batteries are maintaining 85% of their capacity after 200,000 miles, so they’re still very useable. And if you’re feeling sporty, get the Performance version and enjoy beating Hellcats in the traffic light drags.

As a ‘66 it has the full synchro 4-speed, which is actually quite nice.

I was driving this almost daily until they salted the roads. ‘66 Series 1 E-Type Fixed Head Coupe. It’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I had the engine rebuilt to race specs, 355hp and revs to 7,000. It’s very lively and a blast to drive.

I’m 6’3, 230, size 12 and have more than enough room in my SV. It’s very comfortable. Here’s a trick I learned from racing Formula Atlantics, which are very tight and have a REALLY small pedal box. Go to a race shop that sells racing shoes, most tracks have one. Keep trying on smaller and smaller size race shoes until you simply can not put them on. I was able to get into size 9’s with my size 12 feet. I couldn’t walk very far at all in them, but they sure facilitated my footwork in the car! Best, John

Here’s what we’re doing. IMG_1355.mov

The roads are salted, but our driveway’s not! IMG_1355.mov 😁

It’s really more like maintenance, but my 7 started running like crap all of a sudden. Connecting to the ECU revealed a TPS sensor fault. Once removed, it felt really “crunchy” when the internal disk was rotated with a screwdriver. It took a little sleuthing to find a proper replacement, but once I had on in hand and installed it my 7 fired right up like it used to, and showed no more TPS fault. It runs like a scalded cat again! A small victory, but I’ll gladly take it!

LED headlights? "Gentlemen don't motor about after dark" - Sir Joseph Lucas

Sure, I'm in. Will we see "Cat Kong"?

Very interesting... I had frankly never thought about heat from the radiator getting into the intake. I have a pretty large gap ahead of the filter, and I bet hot air is flowing out right into the intake. I'll have to see what I can do to improve that. Here's what mine looks like. And yes, that's Jane Pauley making racy noises

New TPS and it's running great. Thanks guys!

Hi Croc, I have an MBE 9A4E ecu.

So my Caterham started running like crap. Rough idle and won't rev above 2,000. I connected to my ECU and saw a TPS fault. I removed it, and it feels "crunchy" when I rotate it with a screwdriver. So, I need a new one, but what is it? Can anyone help me here? The engine is a 2.4L Hasselgren build with a Cosworth barrel throttle. The only markings visible on the TPS are 343 and 2038 in white paint and CBA embossed in the plastic. Any help is greatly appreciated! Best to all, John B

Hi all, Unfortunately, I will not make this year's event. Between work Friday, an expired Hans device, and the fact that I haven't even touched my 7 this year, it just got ahead of me. Friday was never going to happen, but I likely would have made Saturday otherwise. I'll be watching here vicariously. Best to all, and have a great time. John B