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Westfield FS in Oklahoma. It is a very fast one. It has been to many of our gatherings. https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5200408918.html

Wow that is a sweet deal!!!!

KC is having it's annual Kansas City All British Car show , Sept 5 & 6 at Zona Rosa shopping center in Kansas City north close to the KCI airport.. Saturday the 5th is an evening mini show on the square and Sunday is the big show. Hope to see you ALL there. My car will be there along with John Styers Caterham and maybe a few others. Featured marques this year are Swedish and Italian car and also some electric cars. Russ

Where are you? Is there a place for a spare tire? Maybe the license plate holder was on that. Russ

LONDON – The former hosts of the BBC’s popular “Top Gear” program, who left amid scandal over an off-set dustup, have signed up to present a new car show for broadcaster Amazon Prime. Amazon said Thursday that Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have committed to three series of the show, with the first to be broadcast in 2016. Clarkson said moving to Amazon’s streaming service felt, “like I’ve climbed out of a biplane and into a spaceship.” Clarkson was fired in March after he punched a producer during an off-set altercation. The show’s two other hosts also left. “Top Gear” won a huge global following with its mix of car tips, driving stunts and jokey banter. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/tv/article29524963.html#storylink=cpy

Found one, thanks guys. Russ

McMaster Carr has stainless steel lift off hinges that I used on my car. Russ

That looks like it will not work. It appears like that is a slave cylinder type for a 2000/2300cc motor. Mine is cable actuated 1600

Sorry type 3 box

Looking for a bellhousing. Commonly used on early Pintos. Anybody got one they want to get rid of? Russ

Something else to consider is where and when will LOG be that year. Nobody knows yet. Skip is right there are lots of cool roads near him. Russ

As was suggested for the last one Northern Arkansas has very wonderful roads to drive on, and not crowded, but no race tracks. But I wouldn't be doing the race track anyway. We have had several Midwest Se7ens Gatherings down there. Also Elkhart Lake, WI. Nice race track but only soso roads. Russ

Mine came from Houston. Does that count?

Two weeks from now we will be driving the twisty roads at the Gathering. I hope everyone has signed up with Brent. Russ

What a bummer...The bean counters strike again. If Larry were still alive this, of course, wouldn't happen. He would have just made some extra millions to make up the difference. That's how he built an empire and why bean counters will just barely maintain it. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865628232/Source-Miller-Motorsports-Park-to-cease-operations.html?pg=all __._,_.___

There was an Alfa powered locost for sale on Locost USA forum but I don't know if it is still available. Your best bet is to get an already assembled and licensed car Taking over an unfinished kit has its problems also. There are several guys in your area that have se7ens. Esko Ala-Nisula lives up in Fitchburg and is a great guy. He might be able to answer some of your questions about building and licensing. He does not get on the forums very much anymore. Pm me for his email. Say hi to my duughter who lives in Boston and my son who goes to WPI!!!! Russ

I've driven a RHD locost for the last 9 years and I love it. My only complaint is it is hard to pass a car or truck on a two lane road. By the time you get the car out enough to see if another car is coming toward you it is too late. But it never really bothered me because my old motor only had less than 58HP. I did not pass a lot of cars. Now it might be a problem because I am putting a 104HP motor in and I think I'll be passing a lot of cars. Russ

Beast is in and I do the under side plumbing and bolting today. If all goes well I should be able to start her today!!!!!

About 5 weeks to go folks. Is everyone in???? If not contact Brent soon. Got the motor in my Locost today and will try to start it tomorrow. Got to get it tested so I can be ready. Russ

I found a Pinto flywheel that will work and it does not have to be balanced on MY crank. So as soon as I can get it balanced I will reassemble everything for the fifteeneleventh time and see if I can get my beast running. The Midwest Se7ens Gathering is coming up in 5 weeks and I have to be tested and running by then. What a nightmare this simple motor/tranny swap has been. Russ

Ok, I talked to a race car builder, Bob Henson, and the news is not good. The 1300cc xflow used the BMC style starter that had an extended pinion shaft and PULLED the pinion gear into the flywheel. The teeth were on the clutch side of the flywheel. There is no way to use that type starter on my car as the bolt pattern is opposite and there is no room in the bellhousing for that long a shaft. This is the type of flywheel that the formula Ford guys use that is why the engine builder wanted my old flywheel (I wish he would have realized that it would not work on a street car). The fix???? Buy a $500 starter from Pegasus and use my flywheel (assuming it has the right teeth). Take the motor and tranny out. Use another 1600cc flywheel with the teeth on the motor side of the flywheel. Bad news there is the motor will have to be torn apart and have the crank and flywheel rebalanced. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I am in the process of getting sh!t faced right now and don’t even want to see my car for a while. Russ

Ok, here is my problem. The next to last item on my motor replacement list is the starter. Forgive me if I don’t use the right terms. The starter motor is the proper starter for a Ford Pinto (all ready confirmed as long as they put the right part number on the right starter). The bellhousing is suppose to be from a Pinto. The flywheel is off my old 1300cc xflow motor ( flywheel worked on the Formula Ford dyno when they tested the motor). The starter motor from my old 1300cc xflow will not fit as it used a completely different way of mounting. The starter pinion gear is not engaging the flywheel. The flywheel tooth to bellhousing measures 1.25”. From the flange of the starter to the engaged teeth of the starter pinion gear is about 1.2” and about .625 when it is not in the engaged position. So clearly the starter pinion is not going out enough so the nose of the starter in not long enough. Has anyone had a similar problem? Does anyone have a xflow starter lying around that could take some measurements for me? This is keeping me from starting my new motor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gale I did not think anyone could catch up to you long enough to ask you questions!!!!!!

JB Weld???? Just kidding. Bummer, I know how you feel. Was it a xflow?

PM me your email and I will send you some pic's tomorrow