BobDrye

Gary: Welcome to the group. I live at Mason Neck and have a Shop in Springfield. Scott Lentz lives in Alexandria and Mazda is not far away in MD. It would be nise to have a get-together of locals.

Mazda: What are you getting Arya for Christman?:bigears:

Maz: Are you moving to Westbygod for the winter to put in enough hours? I have ordered carbon fiber cloth for mine that I'm going to vacuum bag a few parts with.

Mazda: I left out the "BEST PART", no hood! :lol:

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1233020103_C5TbkCarlisle.jpg If this doesn't look like a 1923 T-Bucket then I'm going to be able to say that my 7 is an exact copy of the first 7 .:banghead:

I was going to drive my 7 from my shop to my house today. I didn't make it @ 34 deg. It was exciting for a minute or so, and then the cold set in. What surprised me was the lack of traction. In warm weather the car hooks-up good, but @ this temperature it just spins in the first 3 gears. I'm going to take it apart, reskin, add a front roll hoop, paint and get it ready for the spring. Mazda: I found a little Vaio Sr Notebook to power the daylight display.

Here's a thought: A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this: Last weekend at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on an assailant. The idea is to allow my wife -- who would never consider a gun -----adequate time to retreat to safety. -----------WAY TOO COOL!! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded in two triple-a batteries and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. But then I read (yes, 'read') that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs and I'd know it was working. Awesome!!! (Actually, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave). Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-a batteries, right?!! There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood moving target. Imust admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong? So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burstwould shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. So, I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, 'don't do it,' reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little 'ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided togive myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!! I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, and body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs. You should know, if you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a taser, that there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged fromyour hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected what little wits I had left, sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they up get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I'm still looking for my testicles!! I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return. Still in shock,Earl

Are you checking the caster, camber and toe with you in the car? This could make a big difference.

A few years ago I spent about an hour in a Citaborea (aerobatic spelled backwards) I had a great time I just could'nt walk for 20 minutes or so.

I wonder if we indexed the driver's mass with their ability to get in and out of the 7, and then did it by hours spent on the treadmill if we could see a pattern?

Alright, I’ll chime after Maz has poisoned your mind. It really depends on what you want to your 7 to do. Almost any 7 with 120 inches or so will be faster that almost anything on the road to 100 mph. My 7 has that many inches and can run over 25 pounds of boost. On a blat with Maz and the SVT he mentioned, the 4th car had a purported 150 hp. He had no problem keeping up with the other higher powered 7s. My 7 is very extreme in a very narrow rpm band, but thats not the way you usually drive. Come to 1 of our events or just e some members that you can drive to and go for a ride. Ounce you have experienced the dark 7 side you'll never go back. PS: We love BIG V8s too. :cheers:

My Résumé 1. My first job was working in an Orange Juice factory, but I got canned. I couldn't concentrate. 2. Then I worked in the woods as a Lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe. 3. After that, I tried to be a Tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it -- mainly because it was a sew-sew job. 4. Next, I tried working in a Muffler Factory, but that was too exhausting. 5. Then, I tried to be a Chef - figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just didn't have the thyme. 6. Next, I attempted to be a Deli Worker, but any way I sliced it I couldn't cut the mustard. 7. My best job was a Musician, but eventually I found I wasn't noteworthy. 8. I studied a long time to become a Doctor, but I didn't have any patience. 9. Next, was a job in a Shoe Factory. I tried but I just didn't fit in. 10. I became a Professional Fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income. 11. I managed to get a good job working for a Pool Maintenance Company, but the work was just too draining. 12. So then I got a job in a Workout Center, but they said I wasn't fit for the job. 13. After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a Historian - until I realized there was no future in it. 14. My last job was working in Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.

Maz: Been praying for your son, your Kurdish wife and you. We think a lot of you!

Steve: It seems that no matter how fast your car is, somebody makes one faster. http://sameerkumar.blogspot.com/2007/03/acabion-gtbo-70-mad-max-lives.html Cheers!

That is what I'm saying. The battery provides protection and doesn't cause damage. The voltage used in Arc, Tig welding isn't high enough to do any damage. They actually sell capacitors to use when welding on a car. I don't have the time to dig up the article as I will be in BMW School for the next 4 days, but I will post it next week.

Sorry, but your missing the point!

When we went 600 miles on the mid-september blat I carried a bag with over $1000.00 worth of impacts powered by 36 volt Li-ion batteries, but it was Steve Taylor's giant hose clamp and a screw driver that fixed the problem. In a modern repair shop we use batteries more than air, but air is still "great"

Kinda like if it's not a complete circuit there is no difference in potential? This issue was beat to death with the Bimmer Tech Group in the past year. How many pages of engineering posts do you want me to send you?

All that I'm saying is that you do not want to disconnect the battery. Just ask yourself "what does a battery do?"

Mazda: I think we need to put on our flack jackets, as our posts could be concidered sacreligious.

Do not disconnect the battery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will act as a capacitor.

Honestly, I don't knock anybody's ride, Caterham, clone, Cobra, whatever - well, unless it has a big wing and spinners... Mazda: I went to Williams Grove a week ago to see "The Outlaws". Big wings and 900hp motors. They can pull both front wheels down the chute. They ball um up in a nano second, with just bent tubing left over. Did anyone pass for the lead in F1 this year?

I remember back in my sprint car days that we used a device that hooked to the lip of a front rim. I was based on a 1 square inch bore with a gauge that read the front weight directly. It was used for quick readings in the pit.

I wonder how bad condtions had to be to cancel the test? It's just bad ink.

Thats a great idea, because with the heat that it would create you would not be able to use a hood! :bigears: :crazy: