R1 Seven

4x108 or 4 x 4 1/4" is quite common. It is found on many Fords and is the same pattern that Caterham uses. Lots of options for wheels out there.

That may be specifically to make the registration process easier since it is a homebuilt. Many of the other Hot Rod/Replica guys do similar things to get the cars on the road.

From those pictures, that looks like a nice little locost build there. And as far as I can tell it looks completely "book" in it's dimensions and construction. That one-way ticket was probably a good purchase. :thumbs:

Are you able to post a pic or two up here? It would be good to take a look at it. The 20V 4AGE is likely a low mileage import that is pretty popular with the Toyota kids. Most of them have individual throttle bodies and they are good solid motors. I would just look the car over well and check for good assembly and no major issues (like bolts rubbing tires, or binding suspension). Of course, drive it and make sure it feels right. I would ask the owner about the build process and get them to go thorugh thier particular build so you can understand what they were doing along the way. Another place of importance will be the suspension pick up points. If it is a "book" built car just look at those close for bending or weld cracks. If I think of anything else I will let you know. Good Luck!

Really sorry to hear this. Glad to hear that Kevin is ok though. I was in close proximity to some jackassery at Summit Point just last month. Sad to say that on track, it is not if something will happen, but when. Everybody's number comes up at some point. That is why I prepped my car with the extra safety gear. I am sure you guys will get it all patched up and as good as new real soon. If you guys can change like six rear ends on the road...this should be cake. Good luck!

Al, Pretty much all Caterhams and Sevens go into D Mod. Even if it is bone stock...just the way it is. The larger displacement and heavier cars go to E Mod. (Higher minimum weight for that class). My car got banished to B mod a couple of years ago for reasons that I am still not certain of, where it will remain uncompetitive to any "real" B Mod car. That is simply because of the Bike engine. I don't own one...but sometimes I pretend to...Cats have a 4x4 1/4" (4x108mm) bolt circle IIRC. As for the size...that is going to depend on your specific car...a fellow Caterham owner would probably be the best to advise...

The fuel lines go down the tunnel of course... Use good, strong fuel line...

Yes, Diamond Racing Wheels. I chose to go the cheap route while I am figuring out the right combinations for wheels and tires. Eventually I want to get a set of Compmotive wheels for it... Here is the style that I am using now: http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/RoadRaceSeries.htm Order direct from Diamond.

Us Locost guys have the advantage(?) of having a boxed in steel transmission tunnel. I actually added a few "loops" on mine to keep the driveshaft under control if something were to fail. http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSCN2150.JPG

Awww, shucks. I have crew covered for the day, so no worries there. There will be some other Sevens there that weekend as well. AFAIK - Folis and George (maybe Russ?) will be there with the Birkins. There will be some racing on Sat. and Sun. as well mixed in with the HPDE groups. If you guys show up...I am gonna be all nervous and stuff.

Look in the upper left...next to the red car...

I don't see Bob Drye's mega turbonium Locost either... Oh...and mine is wide in the hips, but slender in the middle...curvacious if you will.

Being that I have never needed more than two gears (2nd is good to 70mph)...nope! Got plenty-o-gears. :reddevil:

Holy big open course Batman! Looks like fun!

The group shot is SWEET! Are we going to be able to get ahold of those?

Well...I gues that next time the event will need to be a week long... I guess a "ride swap" time could be scheduled in as well.

Al, I would love to get one of the large ones in Black...please. Thanks! :thumbs:

FWIW - I calculated that my maximum speed for the driveshaft is somewhere around 6500 rpm.

Wow! That is news to me...I guess that I need to go out and get an issue of it. Cool. Thanks for the heads up!

What a great event! Sharlyn and I (and the dogs) had a great time for sure! It was really great to meet everyone (well at least several people...that is all we had time for). I just could not get over what a great group of people this was to be with. I mean we had all ages, and a plethora of different Sevens both old and new. Honestly I don't think that you could have figured out who owned which kind of car until they hopped in it and drove away. That was cool! I was telling Sharlyn on the way home that this was the only time that I regret not having a registered car. I would love to meet up with you guys for a weekend of drives and hanging out. It was great to be able to meet many folks that I have known for some time on the internet in person. There are lots of nice web based communities, but it is always good to meet face to face. I was also happy to see so many of my locost buddies show up as well. I think as many builders were there as there were folks with completed cars. The location was very beautiful and a perfect setting for a laid back weekend. It was a little tight for big trucks and trailers, but it seems like everyone managed just fine. Even though it was not driving in a Seven, I really enjoyed the roads and scenery in the area. The event was well organized, and for a first event, I think it went off very well. Hats off to EVERYONE who had a hand in organizing and executing the event! If we do this again, the major thing that I would change would be to make it longer. That weekend flew by really quick, and I felt like I never had enough time to look over all the cars and talk with everyone. The roundtable on Saturday night was fun too. Al asked me to be a part of that and I was a little hesitant at first. I am not a manufacturer, but he wanted the perspective of the home builder as well. There were quite a few folks in attendance that were in that category. That ended up being a fun exchange, and it was interesting to hear all the comments and perspectives from the various builders. They Sunday autocross was a blast for sure. The ETR-SCCA folks did a nice job setting up that event for us. The course was fun and well suited for our cars. If we could have gotten the oven turned down about 10 degrees, it would have been the perfect day. Nice to see that so many fast Sevens turned out for the event. Well, that is is for now. I am sure something else will pop in my mind at some point. Can't wait to do this again!

OK, So I have updated my web site and have included a gallery of some of the better shots from 777. Locost Gallery 777 Here are a few teasers... http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSC_0001s.jpg http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSC_0006s.jpg http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSC_0019s.jpg http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSC_0016s.jpg http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSC_0032s.jpg http://www.project-seven.goof.com/images/DSC_0029s.jpg What a great weekend!

I have some pictures to post as well, but have to get them off of the camera still. I did have time to get my autocross video in useable form. Five of the six runs are included. The last run was shaping up pretty good until the cone carnage near the end. Man, I need to get an autocross tire setup... R1 Locost Autocross Video

Results are here: http://etrscca.org/soloii/results/2007/results.html There were other cars mixed in with the times, but it is easy to tell who was driving what. All I know is that I wish I had a set of wide sticky tires...:reddevil:

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Sounds like you are about to have it all figured out...