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my understanding is that they are different in width

Willing to sell your prisoner center caps separately?

Too much yellow in this thread

I envision something that can use the hole as a base and be a cupholder. Over the years I've struggled to find any good spot for this mission and this seemed pretty straightforward.

I'm still waiting for somebody to do tilett hole cup holder. These look great!

Big wow from me. Congrats to seller and buyer. I need to update my agreed values...

Will Copart show final sale #? I saw it hit into the $25k mark or so before ending.

I'm a sucker for "good deal projects" so it was hard for me to talk myself out of this. With that said I already have a backburner of projects to cover the next decade (about 12 different vehicle projects in various needs) including doing a "poor mans"LHD 620. I have a Rotrex SC for a Zetec I'll try to shoehorn one day into the S3 and see if it works. It would be more like a 410 with Zetec power but would be enough if it all worked out.

I've argued myself into a viewpoint that it's a bad idea for me no matter what price it ends up going for. SV and Supercharged Duratecs not working with LHD S3 chassis are two big strikes.

I'm trying to figure out what one can even salvage from it. With so few parts to begin with there isn't much room for parting out. Engine. Seats. Dash. Tails?

Poor thing. Wonder what the total would be.

Internet is picky and likes to remind super models that their elbows are too pointy for their liking. Things like blurry photos and dirty carpets even though minimal issues, tend to get blown out of proportion to paint an owner as somebody who doesn't pay enough attention to details. Whether fair or not.

Mostly stock SVT just got posted on Bringatrailer

I fear Internet isn't going to be kind to this listing.

I believe this is the car and its one of the most memorable 7 photos out there by Morgan

Same thing, just abbreviated. SLR in UK was a special thing with strict rules and a numerated plaque. SLRs in the states are sold more of an option package that could still have many varieties in the final build but did come with appropriate vin designation. UK versions all had rover motors which we couldn't get in the states and I believe all or almost all had SLR wheels which I love. Things like heater and carpets should be excluded in true builds but cars like mine have them. Some even still have spare carriers in the states and in the UK it's absolutely no go for the true lightweight. In US Zetec came in many varieties and different SLRs got different ones. Some were SVT (best performance), some were VCT like mine (more emission safe variable timing motor) and regular Zetecs which I believe you have. Mine is 22117 on the production run and is a 2001. In regards to Pectel all I'll say is I hope your time is perfect and you never have to touch it. And if it is perfect maybe I'll try to grab it from you if you ever get the equipment to communicate with it lol. Been battling tune issues for years now on mine.

Very nice. Mimics the setup on "SLR" Caterhams in states. Looks like TWM/Borla ITBs on a non SVT Zetec with a race line coolant rail/thermostat. I assume you have Pectel for ECU?

Yes to this! Motor pictures will help too. Congrats. What makes this a project?

Exactly. Whether buyers realize it or not on old cars and online auctions they are really buying the seller more than the car. If the seller is forthcoming and open then it makes it feel safe to commit. A seemingly perfect car from a sketchy seller is a worse purchase then a car that needs work with EVERYTHING disclosed and explained.

@JohnCh Can we sticky this thread? Trailer question is pretty important to lots of 7 owners and this thread has information that covers pretty much all the basis across the board.

Personal advice as somebody who's been towing casually for years cars and bikes in enclosed trailers is to setup some cameras to keep an eye on the cargo and/or behind you for back up reasons or otherwise. I HATE the "box of unknown" behind you being towed for hours. If something goes wrong, the feeling that I let it go for hours will eat up at me forever as damage could have been prevented if spotted early. I've had that happen with bikes that come loose and lay against the trailer wall so I would end up stopping frequently and checking on things out of worry. Since then I've set up a "nanny cam" - wireless trailer camera set. Put one inside and one at the rear of the trailer so I can either watch the cargo to see if something is loose/shifting, watch behind me or both. Its not free (a few hundred) and sort of annoying to install but I can't imagine towing without this comfort. As far as brand they are all generic copies of each other and I bought mine years ago, so I'm not upto date on whats currently good. These aren't black and white, they switch to night vision at night. Full color during the day.

I don't even understand how NY title makes any difference on it. It can be insured before ever being registered as anything the underlying covered item on agreed value doesn't change regardless of what you call it. Not saying it didn't happen to you but I just can't wrap my mind around the logic there.

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