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Surely you can't mean this one, Mazda... http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/201760308_big cans061.jpg This one is probably still my favorite (my UK Seven)... http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/513584658_as finished032.jpg

Hi Dennis, and welcome aboard. Here's a nice E-Type that was cruising the 'Dragon during our 50th anniversary bash... http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1722686314_killboy e type.jpg

I've gone with 'chrome' - 'cos it's the closest thing to Aluminum

I seem to be picking up some weird mix of the old and new designs - but I'm logged on at the office. Opps, better get back to work... :leaving:

Al, I never did fit my JJ half hood (I have the FIA roll bar with single crossbar). Not sure it would fit your new set up, but you're welcome to try it and we can come to some arrangement if you decide you want it. Steve.

http://www.break.com/index/grandpa-faceplants-on-dyno-roller.html ouch.

For my 147hp Zetec, raceline sump, I put in 5 quarts, 4 oz.

I spent a day with a crew filming him at Maranello back in around 99 I think. The Ferrari team practiced all day with Shumi and Eddie Ervine driving. Shumi was focussed all day (but quite approachable over lunch) and his times just kept coming down and coming down. Ervive was all over the place - he gets bored easily - and spent half the day trying to chat up one of our producers. Shumi finished the day with a power slide that seemed to go on almost the full length of the straight - I'm told that's not easy in an F1 car. Quite a driver.

"I need to give you your hose clamp back." That's very kind, Bob, but your need may be greater than mine by the look of it!

Bob, is that a side exit or rear exit exhaust?

Any excuse to post a photo of my knob... http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1812943676_new knob.JPG

Unfortunately the story is probably true :banghead: The current UK government is increasingly referred to as the 'nanny state'. And they are very anti car right now - speed cameras continue to spread like wildfire, and the latest development is to link the cameras so they can monitor your average speed :ack:

I figured that Mazda, it's right up there with gasoline tax as a no-go area before an election...

I notice that none of the presidential hopefuls are weighing in on this debate... Well, not on this site, obviously

So, why can't all these guns be registered? You need a license to drive a car, shouldn't you need a license to own a lethal weapon? :leaving:

Dave. Good for you. As the token Brit I try to avoid having an opinion on some else's constitutional rights. However I do own some guns - I brought a shotgun with me from the UK and have since added a rifle and a handgun - they are kept in a big safe in the basement and I usually can't remember the combination, so not much use if some one breaks in... This may amuse you, but when I arrived here (having filled out a whole bunch of forms from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms - the same forms you would fill out if you were an arms dealer BTW), I went to my local police station to register my shotgun. They laughed. I explained that in the UK you would have to apply for a shotgun license, meet with the police (twice), and have a secure metal cabinet bolted to both wall and floor, before they would even consider granting you a license. This was met with a combination of more laughter and general disbelief. I further explained that you could no longer get a firearms license in the UK (which means you cannot own or buy a handgun or rifle), and they looked genuinely sorry for me. As the NRA is fond of pointing out, deaths by shooting have gone up in recent years in the UK. What they fail to point out is that most of these deaths are inner-city, drug related, and 'black on black' and not private citizens being terrorized in their own homes. The vast majority of folks in the UK have no interest in guns, and the regular police still don't carry them, so most people will go through life without ever seeing a gun in daily life, other than on television. The UK gun 'ban' is not going to stop gun crime - bad people will always do bad things, and there's a thriving black market for guns coming over from mainland Europe - but it does reduce the chances of accidental shootings, random shootings (arguments getting out of hand etc), and a 'gun culture' ever taking hold. That said, I'll bet a few more folks keep a big stick under the bed...

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Ah yes, the 'super, soar-away Sun' - Britain's best selling newspaper - never one to let the facts get in the way of a good story. Owned by one Rupert Murdoch and still with a topless woman on page 3 every day... Steady on boys.

I think I saw 11,800 come up on Saturday while out for an hour in the Sunshine. That's 3,000 in the last 12 months, 7,800 in the last 4 and a half years. All of them

Ian :iagree:

Most of the tax, in the UK at least, goes to pay for the National Health service. There was a discussion a while back about the pros and cons of socialized medicine, so I won't go there. The UK also taxes cars based on engine size currently, though that is moving towards a system based on CO2 output per liter (I think). Some local councils in the UK are also moving towards parking permits based on car size/carbon footprint. The 'upside,' and I use that word cautiously, is that average passenger vehicle gas consumption is now close to 40mpg across Europe, whereas here my guess is it's closes to 25mpg on a like for like basis.

Welcome aboard, Bill, and good look finding the right 'boots' for your Seven :cheers:

I saw this on another site at the weekend. Here's a tip: do not spend a bunch of time on this site before taking someone (or yourself) to the airport - not good for the nerves!

Can anyone imagine this conversation before digital cameras? Good photo's BTW - what cameras are you using? Steve.

William, Check out R1's seven (Jeff U), I think his took around 5 years, and a VERY nice job he did too. Steve.