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Mike; Yes, it's true, I am selling, but I will lurk around afterwards in case you guys need some supervision. I am 80 now, and while I seldom if ever have to work on the car, it is not as easy as it once was to get down on the floor. Actually it's not too bad getting down, it's the UP that is a chore. I proved that last week while bleeding the brake and clutch. I will try to stick to some "sitting down" hobbies. Jerry

I run the 615Ks on my Ultralite, I went down to 14 psi for the track or autocross, I run 20 on the street. I have a larger tire (17")

SOLD on 8/29/2017 For Sale: 2004 World Class Motorsports “Ultralite S2k”, Lotus 7 replica. This car is licensed in Missouri as a 1968 Lotus, is located in suburban St. Louis, Mo, and I am asking $25,700. I am selling it to concentrate on my other hobbies. It is in excellent condition, has no problems, and is ready to go. I recently changed the oil and filter, replaced the ebrake pads, and bled the brakes and clutch. Just buy it, start it and drive it. It is powered by the Honda S2000 engine and 6-speed gearbox, so it has that solid Honda reliability. Weighing in at 1420 pounds wet, with the 240 hp at 9000rpm, it is very fast, and turns a 12.69 quarter mile on street tires. I assembled this car from a kit in 2004. The car has 11,750 miles on the odometer, and the 2003 2.0 liter Honda engine (and transmission) had only 1751 miles when it was installed. The I” square tube frame was jig welded by the factory, and they also installed the exterior sheet metal and painted it. The frame is powder coated, the sheet metal is all aluminum and the hood is fiberglass. The color is 2004 Mustang "Screaming Yellow" color code D6 The power is put down via the Honda 6 speed transmission, through a 4.44:1 Subaru limited slip differential, Subaru half shafts and uprights, and the rear wheels are 8.0 wide SSR forged aluminum wheels with Falken Azenis 245/45 R17 RT615K tires. The tires have about 1000 miles on them. The IRS rear suspension features a 10-link design, with QA1 shocks and 300 #/in coil over springs. The front end has 225/45/R17 Falkens on 7.5 wide SSR rims, with QA1 shocks and 400 #/in coil springs. The steering rack is from an MGB, and the brakes are 12” diameter Wilwoods front and rear, with 4 pad Wilwood Dynalite calipers and a brake bias valve to adjust the rear brakes. The Wilwood dual master cylinders and clutch cylinder are adjustable for your leg length. All suspension points are fitted with Heim joint rod ends, no rubber bushings, it’s all metal to metal, like a race car. With wiring and brake covers in place. Wiring before covering, all wires are labeled. The driver’s seat is 18” wide, and the passenger seat is 16” wide, substantially wider than a typical Seven, giving lots of room. These are 20-degree layback Ultrashield Pro Drag seats with the headrest shortened, with cloth seat covers. The car is wide with no cramping of the feet in the pedal box. You can wear street shoes and drive it OK. The passenger area is insulated with foil backed fiberglass around the foot box and sidewalls. The exhaust is on the right side with a catalytic converter and front & rear O2 sensors so the computer sees normal conditions. The seat belts are from Ultrashield, and have lap , shoulder, and crotch belts. It has full instrumentation, speedo, tach, oil, water, fuel, voltage, and a shift light just below the driver’s windscreen. The gauges are Auto Meter Pro-Comps, and the buttons on the right are circuit breakers rather than fuses. It also has a tonneau, which will cover the cockpit at night when you are traveling. There is a plenty of trunk space, where you can pack a couple of soft bags, and the 13-gallon fuel tank gives a lot of range. Take it on a trip. Like to the Tail of the Dragon. Here is a link to an article published about the car, which was the cover of the September 2005 Kit Car Magazine. I have a copy for the buyer. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/0509kc-ultralite-s2k-kit-car/ Here are a couple of build pics to show the engine and construction. I also have this trailer for sale; I bought this trailer to take my Ultralite to events. It is a 2004 Haulmark Kodiak 7 X 14, with rear ramp with 16” ramp extension, tandem 3500# Torflex axles with electric brakes, and with a 10,000 # weight transfer hitch with ball and shank to fit a 2” hitch socket. The trailer is set up for the Ultralite with 4 tiedown points in the floor, the ratchet straps (wider than the ones in the pic), spare wheel &tire, hydraulic jack, lug wrench, 5-gallon gas can and ramps to place under the tailgate to keep the oil pan from hitting as it enters the trailer. I am asking $2000 for the trailer, and I will not sell it until the Ultralite is sold, and the Ultralite buyer has first right of refusal on the trailer. So there it is, If you need more info, or pics of other parts of the car, let me know. Or show up with your tow vehicle and cash, and take it all away. Contact info; Jerry Eddens geddens at charter dot net 314-602-5666

Referring to your picture. The water inlet is at the lower left, the outlet is at the upper left. The lower right is the drain plug. I have a temp probe pushed into the fins at the lower left hand corner to run my temp controlled fan. This is where the standard Honda has a temp switch for the fan. I have a temp sender in the fill Tee which feeds my dashboard temp readout. I believe the ECU gets its temp info from another sensor on the engine block. Jerry

I am running Falken 615k. I run 20 psi on the street, 14 psi on the track. I have 1/16 front toe, -1/4 deg front camber, 0 rear toe, -1 deg rear camber, 4 deg caster. QA 1 shocks, 400# fronts, 300# rear

Sorry, I have no way to read it. I would assume that there are codes for the lack of air pump.

I am in St. louis, I have a WCM Ultralite. It is much roomier than most Sevens, and has adjustable pedals to suit your legs. PM me and we can establish a date to see and drive it.

That is pretty funny, but I always considered the Lotus to be a lightweight car, maybe to the point of some fragility, so maintenance was to be expected. They were supposed to be a labor of love. I do swear by the Honda drivetrain in my Ultralite, The engine only had a few thousand miles on it when I acquired it, and with only about 15,000 miles on my Ultralite, it still has the original plugs, and NO engine/transmission problems or repairs.

WestTexasS2K is the forum name of the owner of WCM. You can contact him for parts and info. I have an Ultralite and I will be happy to help in any way I can. Sorry , I have no info on the roll bars. I opted for a different roll bar when I assembled my Kit. May I suggest you include your location in your profile, it helps us know who may be closest to you.

I believe that depreciation is the most insignificant consideration for a Seven. Partially, because as noted above, they do not depreciate much past the first owner, and you are talking a used model. So I believe your original question has been answered. You need to ride in one (or more) Sevens. I suggest that you revise your profile so we can see where you reside, and you should post that you would like to meet some local Seven owners, and experience a ride. Even if there is no one close to you, a few hundred mile trip on your part, and even an overnight stay will be a very wise investment on your part. I made a 750 mile trip to Carlisle , PA to see Sevens at the car show, and a 650 mile trip to Dallas to drive an Ultralite similar to the kit which I assembled. I am in St. Louis, and if you want to inspect/drive my WCM Ultralite, you are welcome.

I sent this to all the Moms and Dads who carpooled their kids to school.

I have had my seven in local car shows, and our local kit car club runs. The seven always gets a lot of interest and comments, and kids love it the best. I generally let the kids sit in the drivers seat, and they are blown away by someone letting them sit behind the wheel.

Why tip if you have to stand at a counter and carry your own food? Who are you tipping? Why not tip yourself? What's next, you stand in the kitchen and wait for the cook to fry your burger?

Hello, Will. Welcome to the Sevens group, a collection of slightly insane car nuts who enjoy going around corners very quickly, working on their cars (even if they ain't broke), and answering the question "What kind of car IS that?

I have a 2004 Ultralite kit with the Honda S2000 engine and transmission. 12" Willwoods all around, Willwood master cylinders, Dynalite calipers. The 12" rears are too big, so I had to add a pressure bias valve. A better approach would be to alter the rear master cylinder size. I don't know what the muffler is, it came with the kit, as well as the headers and pipe, which were all custom made for the Ultralite. I ordered it with the catalytic converter, so I could run the factory O2 sensors and computer, all Jet Hot coated. It is fine for street driving, and is pretty loud when you really get on it, and I do not know if it would meet all track noise requirements, The times I tracked it there were no sound checks. Front brakes rear brakes Master cyl Bias Exhaust I hope this helps.

I like it, but getting the hood off will be a chore. sorry, I forgot to read the post, I see that you center folded the hood.

Not knowing what butted tubing is, I looked it up on Reynolds website. I could not see the pictures for some unknown reason, but it is an interesting process. http://www.reynoldstechnology.biz/faqs/495-2/

Here is an offering for a small battery. I got this battery with my Ultralite kit in 2005, and I have replaced it once about 2 years ago. It is the KBX35XC from http://www.newportjetworks.com/products/?pID=14 It is 14 pounds, lies flat in my car, is 6 7/8 X 6 1/2 X 3. It is a sealed Gel Filler battery for jet skis. I figure if anything gets bounced and vibrated, a jet ski is the worse. The battery has never failed to start my car, I replaced it after many years when it got a little weak. I typically keep it on a battery tender during the winter, but not during the driving season. It's $100, so, not too expensive.

I was told the same thing several years ago by QA1, that the Teflon liners would not last, and I replaced my heims with the steel. Lets see how these nylon lined ones work out. The light weight of the Ultralite should result in long life.

OK, I won't argue with success. The whole idea is to have it start and run well in the spring.

My own personal experience with lawn mowers, chain saws , weed wackers etc, was that if you left old gas in them over the winter, the carbs would be gummed up, you would experience hard starting and bad running, and the carbs needed rebuilding. With the Stabil I have not experienced this. I have never experienced this effect in a car, but I'm not taking any chances.

I use Stabil in my gas when I park the seven for the winter. I am sold on the stuff. About 15 years ago, I bought a medium sized Toro snow blower, and asked the guy if I should shut off the gas and run it dry at the end of winter. I had been doing this in lawn mowers and chainsaws to keep them from gumming up, because of past bad results of doing nothing. He said, No, don't bother, just put in stabil, and forget about it. I did that, and have not had any problem with starting or running with that snow blower, and I just used it a couple weeks ago with 1 1/2 year old gasoline. I am convinced it works.

Interesting first thread, a sales pitch, but for a part for a Seven. OK, but we cannot view the part, nor can I find it on your website. I am sure there are interested parties , so please convert the attachments to pictures, or do whatever you have to do to make them visible to us.

I have had mine apart. Just hold the inner tube in one hand and tap the large aluminum cap with a soft mallet, and it will come out of the inner tube. I did not replace the shaft seal, as it was leaking from the screw in red cap. If the cap loosens, the oil gets past that large o ring, and comes out the cap threads. I just replaced the oil and screwed the cap on very tight and that solved my leak.

You cannot fault tokulski for having no balls. He proved he had them when he posted as the one who wrote the article. I have to admit that after a couple hundred miles in my seven, my hair hurts!