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through the S curve, when the camera pointed at the sign, he was doing almost 130

Norma M20

:willy: :lol:

looking good. I can't believe your dad's car is ALREADY RUNNING :willy:

the chrysler minivan :lol:

if you live in CA without insurance for earth quakes and wildfires, you're better off saving your money and not getting any insurance at all :lol:

Link didn't work, but if it's one of the high dollar bike based V8s, I'll be happy to switch if one of the "bike engined guys" buy me one of them puppies

There are quite a few detailed builds online. Look at R1 Seven's website (in his sig), as well as a few builders on locostusa.com. with a bike build, just be very concious of the weight of the rest of the commponents you use. You'll also need to come up with a solution for reverse gear, since most bikes don't have them. Also, depending on the bike engine you use, you may need a baffle or dry sump oil system. Some bike engines don't need them (such as the R1). Good luck whichever way you go...

:lol: The harrassment is aimed at BusaLoco. R1 Seven is just an innocent bystander

I moved it from the Member Rides section to General Sevens discussion. I think organizing an event, and pre-event communications should go in the events sections, but the pic thread afterwards would be good in the "General Sevens Discussion" section for all to enjoy.

man, that's great! After owning a seven, i realize owning a cobra is not in the cards for me, but I've loved those for a long time.

heh, the club is for seven enthusiasts, not just owners. Dermot has a fisher fury, and I look forward to getting together with him to go for a blat whenever I'm free.

two VERY nice cars. Thanks for sharing.

I'm surprised Chuck won the autocross without his "downforce cap" :lol: Great writeup, and as Al said, thanks for the usa7s plug :thumbs:

Arson is not an act of god

I agree... But if you're not sure, round up some cali guys to give you a ride in theirs (solid and irs). Chances are the differences will be minimal.

Before the Cali fires: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a285/force98/BillsGarage.jpg After the Cali fires: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a285/force98/BillsFire.jpg :grouphug:

My main problem with it was the old rope seal leaking, and that it's not a main stream engine here, so very few suppliers. But it is very light. it's about 120 lbs lighter than a LS1, and LS1 is a very light V8.

Bob's point about hitching a ride with a variety of sevens is a VERY good suggestion.

Theoredically IRS is a better setup, particularly for the street, but there is MUCH more to screw up in its design and tuning.

simply awesome!

alright, i'll chime in before the bike engined guys poisen your mind :lol: yes, it's been done. I have an LS1 in mine, and I LOVE it. Believe it or not, my car actually does go around corners . I have done near zero chassis tuning, and still have some chassis problems to work out, but the car is respectable in autocrosses, even with my ruler based alignment and worn out tires. I don't know how much a Ford 5.0 engine weighs, but I'm pretty sure it's an iron block engine. Even with aluminum heads, you'll probably have a 90 lb penalty compared to an aluminum block V8. I had a Rover V8 in mine to begin with - very light, but not much power out of the box, and expensive to mod. I switched over to a 5.7L LS1, with AFR heads and a mild cam. She puts out an easy 440 hp, and can idle along all day or cruise at 1400 rpm @ 70 MPH with no problems, or blow away the tires at 60 or 70 mph - and will last a LONG time in this car. If I were you, I'd aim for an all aluminum V8 with pushrods. They're light by V8 standards, and don't take up the huge amount of room a comparable over head cam design would. Also, make plans for what you're gonna do when you decide you don't have enough traction. My current solution is 305 R compounds in the back. My car is not a Locost - It's a Rotus. Rotus is one of the bigger and heavier seven variants. The lightest one I know of, with a stripped down rotory engine, weighs 1525 lbs. My car, after the engine conversion weighed 1670 lbs (no gas in mine - not sure what the rotory powered one had when it was weighed). If you are careful with your choices of engine and transmission (my tranny is a pig), I'm pretty sure you can weigh in at 1500 lbs with a V8 drivetrain. I have to tell you though, even with spirited driving, the V8 will not make you much faster than a typical 200 hp seven, or a busa powered seven. I've gone driving with a few buddies who shall remain nameless (a certain person with a SVT Caterham, and one with a Busa powered car), and as long as the speeds are somewhat normal, things are traction limited and the cars seem pretty equal. Like anything else, the shove you get when you squeeze the pedal is addicting, so I don't feel like I can give it up now. The bike engined guys will tell you the same about the sound and feel of their high revving [cough]squirls[/cough] er... i mean engines :jester:

Well, 5 glorious hours of enjoying the great scenery and roads to Snoeshow. The colors are beautiful. I was thinking just how reliable old Frankn7 has been... when she sprang a leak from the radiator, and started to spike a temp about 20 miles from my destination :lol: With the help of a friendly local, I put some water in there, and was on my way BTW, while I had the hood off on the side of the road, one of WV's finest cruised by and didn't bother to offer assistance. To serve and protect

Here's Nissan's attempt to copy them... "We didn't intend to have independent front passengers..." :rofl::rofl::rofl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzPyfAygaMI :leaving:

I would never do that