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Alright, I'll chime in... Al has worked tirelessly in starting the club, and the 7/7/7. I had never met Al before the Skyline cruise last year, and since then we have become good friends, gotten together with our families a couple of times, etc... One thing I'm worried about is I don't want the club to be the Al and Mazda show. From that perspective, it'd be great if someone else could take the ball and run with the president position (Al, I swear Laura is not paying me, or threatening me to say this :lol: ). If Al is it, then that'd be great. I know we'll be in good hands, and have worked well together. But I KNOW there are alot of good capable people out there who'd do a great job as well. Besides, we need Al to start organizing for next year's event :jester:

BTW, there are a few other rotary sevens running around... Old Yellow has a 13B normally aspirated Rotus, but he is not very active here. Steve Wann has a turbo 13B Rotus. He will be at the dragon.

make sure the sevens are faster than the renaults

Welcome aboard

It cut out on me before the Supra blew any tires, but damn, that's alot of $$$ going up in smoke.

Got all the fitment issues are resolved, and she is sitting in. Just need to file, and rivet. I need to find out how to get the brushed finish on the cowl. The gap on the passenger side of the hood should go away once I put the weather striping in. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1729889162_CIMG1562 (Small).JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1134280977_CIMG1563 (Small).JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1496472474_CIMG1564 (Small).JPG

:lol: Don't remind me... I think somebody (maybe it was solder guy) asked me if there is anything left of the car I bought. I have thought about that, and here is the list of what's left: Frame, radiator, rear skin, top part of the cowl, floor pan, vertical sheetmetal behind the seats (I'll replace that at some point). I think that's it. Definitely not the low cost way of getting to where I am. On the positive side, I'm alot more confident now that I could actually design and fabricate one of these cars on my own, witha few exceptions, such as using an english wheel. So, maybe the enjoyment has been worth it. I can definitely call it MINE

great idea. How are you dealing with the latches?

I can't wait to get out there again

Moving right along... next on the list is the cowl. Through various stages of this car's life, it had many big holes punched into it, so I decided to replace the sheet metal there. Stripping is still not totally done - it took for ever to get it here. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/2113958967_CIMG1559 (Small).JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1653384548_CIMG1561 (Small).JPG

Do tell :bigears:

nah, the lesson is start earlier

My goal was to test drive this weekend, AND I DID! Finally rolled the car out of the garage at 9PM tonight, sat in the driver's seat, turnd ignition on, and NOTHING :banghead: Fortunately it was a loose battery terminal. Got in, fired up, and went for a 2 mile roundtrip test drive. Nothing crazy, just 30-40 MPH, some bumps, a couple of zig zags to see how the car feels. The brakes are still soft (waiting for more fluid). Steering is fine. My earlier problem must've been due to poor toe adjustment. At least on this short drive it seems fine. Steering effort is good. Front springs are a little softer than they need to be, although my shocks are set at their softest settings, so I'll stiffen those up a bit before going to heavier springs. I'm far from done. I'm stripping the paint off the cowl (all the layers - this car was red, then brown, then green, with some primer in between). When that's done, I'm going to make a new sheet for the vertical section of the cowl. then mount. After that, I'll have to finish the interior.

that building looks like a painting

There aren't many... I'll take what I can get :yesnod:

Fortunately, I already have historic tags :thumbs:

I always thought it stood for Busted My Wallet :jester:

I always wonder how those things ever pass a rollover test. Unfortunately I doubt my Seven will fit in so easily.

Ackerman angle refers to the difference in angle between the inside front wheel and the outside front wheel when turning. Basically the inside wheel needs to complete a turn with a smaller radius than the outside wheel, therefore it needs to turn more. If you draw a line perpendicular to each inside wheel, and those two lines intersect the line that represents the extension of the rear axle of the car, then you have correct ackerman geometry. However, that's not always desirable, due to flex or slip angle of the tires during cornering. The topic is very finely researched, so I won't pretend to understand all the issues involved. My tail lights are temporarily hanging there. Won't mount them until the rear fenders are on. You are right, my wife keeps reminding me how much of the car is still left :lol:

You'll need one of these to help with the cows for your next mod http://www.dalefield.com/nzfmm/magazine/Rogers_Cow_Catcherbw.JPG That last google earth image is great :thumbs:

Trimmed the nose cone, fixed the radiator mount, and threw the hood on. Took her down the street and back. I have to look at the ackerman angle. It seems to suffer from the same problem as vette... in slow sharp turns, one of the front wheels skips a little. Brakes are much softer than before. Probably have to bleed them further, but could be due to dual pistons up front. Finally a few pics: http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1876650090_CIMG1558.JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/988296296_CIMG1557 (Small).JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1498002907_CIMG1556 (Small).JPG

Fantastic! 10 degrees cooler would've been better

Wiring is complete, but I still need to make a few adjustments to the dash before it goes in. Nose cone is going to need a little massaging as well. THEN, I should be able to go for a spin. With all the family stuff this weekend, Monday is optimistic.

PM Sent :cheers: