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Hi Rich, I'm not to far away, I'm in Nashua. I have a newer stalker and my good friend has an older one. We can meet up one day and talk cars if you would like. Hit me up with a PM.

It was full minus the 2 runs as I filled it up on the way there. The pick up is where I am going to start

So it was a spectacularly bad opening to #008s autocross career. Not only was it raining(pouring) and in the low 40s, 2 runs in the fuel decided it did not need to make it to the engine. I am leaning towards a clogged or kinked pickup, but a bad pump is not out of the equation. All of a sudden it started sputtering and stalling, then I cruised through the run, to hear the fuel pump whining insanely loud. Fuel pressure was low, around 15 psi. So I shut the car down, went to a friends house to get a pump he had laying around, found it was a different pump, then shut the car down for the day. 2 hours later I put it on the trailer, and the pressure was back to normal ~35 psi, and the whining was gone. I need to investigate this further before the next race on Sat the 9th, 4 days from today. Until then!

Hi Xcarguy, I submitted a response 2 days ago, but the internet looks to have intercepted it. The pinch joint definitely allows play. I will replace both that and the spherical. Thanks for the links. For the lower control arm mounts, yes I will keep an eye on them, I just think they could have been attached better, Maybe I just am worrying about nothing. The I reviewed some other seat mounts and saw the older style stalkers had a cross brace of 1" square tubing that the front seat mounts attached to. I will leave it as is for auto crossing, but for next winter I will plan on a cross brace welded into the frame for better support. thanks for the help! Chris BTW the auto cross season starts Sat, so I will have to post results and opinions on how the car feels next week. With this being the first event in it, I am very exited.

Xcarguy, thanks for the insight. I am certain the bearing is worn so I will replace it. I wil also replace the split collar clamp with a borgason joint. My mustang has one of those so I'm familiar with that style. Thanks for the direction to go. For the lower control arm mounts, I will just continue to monitor them. I just think.it could be mounted more securely is all. The seats. I looked up some other older stalkers and they have a 1x1" bar stock welded in for the front seat mount, but nothing on the rear. http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3769 I am going to leave it as is for autocrossing and street driving, but this winter i.will make it a priority to upgrade before i.start any track events. I want to see some other designs for added safety. Again thanks and I'm sure I'll have more questions as I dig into this. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Found out some more things about the car. It is a complete 1 off. After some emails with Scott, I found out it was built with the XL width, but the standard Stalker length. Was going through the car last night. Found some things that needed to be redone or repaired. To start off, the lines from the oil cooler and transmission cooler(yes, its an automatic) are leaking and need to be tightened up. Bottom of the car needs to be wiped down and just a general cleaning underneath so I can make sure that I have found and have fixed all the leaks. It looks like this car was built well, it just needs to be gone over now that it has 4k miles on it. I do have some questions for you guys. 1) the last steering knuckle feels like there is a lot of play in in. I tightened it up at the pinch joint but it almost seems like there is even more play at the spherical joint. By play I mean movement, almost 1/2" to 3/4" from side to side. Has any one else had this issue? 2)The front lower control arms are only welded in by a double shear tab, but there is no vertical cross member to tie it into. It looks like its how all the other posted new stalkers are built, it just seems like it is not attached as well as it could be. 3) is the seat mounts. They are only bolted to the aluminum floor. Yes they have another strip of 1/8" aluminum that it is attached to, but it does not seem to be mounted strong enough. I am thinking I am going to re-enforce the area with strips of 1/8" steel and weld right into the chassis on both left and right sides, but I wanted to see if anyone else has a better option. I have looked through the stalker forums, and I saw xcarguy added in tilting brackets, but I dont need to go that route. Just a more secured base that would not tear through the soft floor in an accident. Thanks for any help, Chris

It was a great ride. Although as you get close to bodies of water, brrrr it got cold.

Sorry, I figured my accent would give me away. I am from Massachusetts. Thanks for the welcomes guys, and Oh yes, I have been lurking for some time, so I know some of your back stories. Sorry about your troubles so far Xcarguy, sounds like you are almost through the worst of it. Storker, Stalker, Storikie, whatever. All I know is it is hands down the fastest vehicle I have ever been in. Ive had some different sports cars over the years. A 92 LX mustang convertible, a 95 Ranger with a 5.0, a 2004 Z06. The Z06 was the fastest, until this. Xcarguy, Yes, my buddie Stimpy still has it. It still has the SC V6. I know it now has a Kenne Bell on it as well. I think he said its putting down 325/340 to the rear wheels in it. He let me drive it last year at an autocross, and its what got me hooked on finding a M-spec. I wanted his car, but better.

Hello All, Im new Se7ens but been a medium time lurker to the forum. I am the new owner of M-Spec #008. Crocs thread has been fantastic on the seeing the different kinds of Sevens out there. Thanks for the help Croc. http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?9372-Ebay-and-Craigslist-ads-Lots-of-Sevens-for-sale&p=97234#post97234 After I won the car on ebay, I went down to test drive it and met the previous owner, an extremely nice gentlemen, Thomas in Houston. He let me drive the car for almost an hour before we sealed the deal. Got the car shipped back via Horseless carriage. They were OK, I never got a tracking number after repeated times asking for one. It was picked up early, and delivered late, but it was delivered unscathed, so I will take it. Awesome news was it showed up in a snowstorm, but hey, its here. I also was able to work the price down. They initially wanted $1900, got the price down to $1600. Not horrible from Houston to Boston. So far the car is everything I could have hoped for. Very excited to have one. The plans are to Autocross the crap out of it. I am looking forward to beating my buddy on here, Stimpy, that has Stalker # 32, and another buddy Gary, that has a home built Lotus at Devens. Future plans are to change over to 10" rotors and special brackets to facilitate running 13" rims with hoosiers, as the 17"s are very expensive. I also need to do some work on the steering wheel and steering shaft where it protrudes into the passenger compartment. There is way to much play there for my liking. If anyone wants any Pics please ask, I will post them.