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Tom, is that with 15" wheels or your autox setup?

I said "3", he said "you said 30, right?"

How much ground clearance do you run? Now that my oil pan is flush with the bottom of my tubes, the bottom of the car is COMPLETELY flat, and I can drastically drop the ride height. So, what do you run on: 1. The street 2. Autox 3. The track I think a semi-practical minimum would be 3" in the front, 5" in the back (in the back, that's probably the lower point I can set to still have reasonable travel). My oil pan used to be 2" off the ground, which was pretty much a total hassle. What say you?

i might be naked for this year

well, we're up here in wonderful WV tacked the rollbar back in http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/966412997_CIMG2164.JPG new tunnel tubes tacked in. Arya's digital level started playing tricks with us and caused us to cut one short... :toetap: http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1337098495_CIMG2169.JPG Braces between tunnel and lower roll bar support tacked in. The angle gives extra clearance for the seats without interfering with the driveshaft. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1346176597_CIMG2170.JPG I've been so worried about the extra engine height, we slapped the dash on there - it does not look much different than before in terms of driver view. My friend is taking her for a spin http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/781076627_CIMG2168.JPG And, while we were in the garage, to our surprise, mother nature was busy as well. This is what I saw 10 minutes ago. This morning, it was 46 degrees. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/662250672_CIMG2172.JPG

well, I'm about to get on the road in half an hour to head to the disaster area (AKA Frankn7 operating room). Will start hacking - er... welding - in the morning.

I think he is talking about the Minniapolis bridge collapse and following report stating many bridges do not meet standards in the US.

strange :crazy:

well, the actual price of crude is the same for everybody, so they just choose to tax themselves that way. We have lower gas tax, but teh .gov still manages to get its share in other ways. Moving this to OT

:lol: or next week The TIG is a ACDC unit, so I'll play a little with Aluminum as well.

He already paid.

well, I think I'm gonna try a CNC router in the next few months to see how it goes. At one point in time, I had a bridgeport mill, a southbend lathe, welder, plasma cutter, lift, dyno, etc... in my shop, but never any CNC equipment. I already have a TIG and plasma cutter on the way :hurray: TIG will be completely new to me.

looking at this forum :willy:

:lol:

man, how many were made? so many for sale.

That's the last pic I took when I left the last time I saw the car. Arya has been there one time since to go skiing. The roll bar is tacked together and sitting just behind where I took the pic

he forgot headers :lol:

I will try to look later tonight, but for my rotus, it had to be shortened.

Let's make it June 21, official start of summer. $150 will be paid by the person whose car is NOT complete. If both cars are complete, we'll just pay our way and have a good dinner anyway. BTW, I'm driving 4.5 hrs each way to work on the car a day and a half this weekend :willy:

I would never suggest that for the original :thumbs:

considering my car looks like this at the moment http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1813793111_Rotus%20backhalf%20005.jpg I'd say you have a head start. BUT, I like the idea. I'll wait till I talk to Arya before jumping in. What date did you have in mind? I can't commit to anything before June.

Feff, subscribe to the Lotus yahoo! list. They obssess about every detail of the Lotus 7, and if you give them some info off the car, they may be able to find alot of history. Word of caution... if you mention anything about modifying one, or a "clone", they might bite your head off :lol: .

Found this S1 for $21,900 which also looks in great shape. http://www.pd-go.com/index.php?action=website-view&WebPageID=18978&WebSiteID=409 :cheers:

Please keep opinions on asking price to PM