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Took my little guy (9) to his first autocross on Sunday, we had a blast. He did better than I thought he would do on his first time out. His first run was a DNF, got confused and ended up stopping to ask a group of course workers which way to go. That set him off his game, and it took about two hours of all the racers cheering him on to attempt another run. The second run was much better, and he came off smiling ear to ear. Was one of those days you know you are making a lifetime memory. Worth every cent. GB

Hank, The chassis is all powder coated black now. I have not had time to organize all the photos so it makes sense, I may make time to do that this weekend. As far as the first drive goes, who knows? I keep setting dates and then life gets in the way. I did sit down a few weeks back and made a punch list from front to rear of all the issues I could think of, and I am working the list now. Trying to focus on one system at a time. Truth is I really enjoy the build so I am in no great hurry. GB

Sunday I am taking my 8 year son to his first autocross event. A local club has a class for kids, and a local racer offered to let him compete using his sons 2.5 hp cart. He is so excited. He has been racing cones with electric car. We'll see how he does, figure he will either cave and be too afraid, or will settle in and enjoy the ride. No way to know till we get there.

Guys, Making progress on the build. I posted a bunch of photos in the link below: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=16706&g2_page=5

My daughter just competed in her first swim meet. Other than needing to work on stamina, she swam like a fish. Fun, but man those meets take for ever.

Can some please PM the link. Thanks.

5 Miles A Day Don't you think it's time we all became more physically active? Beginning May 1st, a few friends & I will be riding 5 miles every day. If any of you would like to join our Bike Club, please let me know and we can make arrangements. I think it would be appropriate to ride somewhere between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. We can call it happy hour, and pick you up on the way. Let me know if this works for you. I have attached a photo of my bike. Glenn

"Daddy, this is nothin' like the monorail at Disney................."

Thanks guys,

Mondo, Are your lights red only? Glenn

Hey All, Was hoping I could get some photos of your various tail lights. I am trying to decide which setup to use and could really use your help. Look forward to as many options as I can get from you all. Getting close to wiring my Stalker and really need to make this decision. Thanks.

Was looking at seating material and came acoss this site if it helps anyone. http://www.aviationsupplyonline.com/category_browse.em?category_id=244006 GB

Hi Dave, I am in the process of building a super stalker, and I know of another 1 or 2 lotus 7's in the area. You are more than welcome to stop by and see the car. What town are you in? Glenn

Thanks to all for your suggestions. The Merlin site was interesting and I'll have to spend a little more time there. I do like the flat bottom wheels, also partial to the grant 1030. I start fianl assembly of the Stalker when I return from the inlaws.

Looking to purchase a steering wheel soon. What are the favorites you guys have used?

Guys, Here is Dennis's full and complete response. Not much to add, other than as a Stalker owner they have been great at explaining the situation and offering an option to all of us. Reply from Brunton We would like to reply to the lengthy discussion of the quick steering modification to the Chevy S-10 Spindles used in the StalkerV6. IMPORTANT.We do not know of ANY Stalkers that have had ANY unexplained failures of ANY parts....If we EVER find any...ALL STALKER OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. All cars that are raced should have ALL balljoints and rod ends replace EVERY season and carefully inspected after any ' off track ' First let's define the current situation: My two cars alone have 130,000 miles between them. We have almost 100 cars on the road, with an additional few hundred thousand miles combined. Most of these cars have the same design as the one that failed in Mr. Bilinski's car. In all of that time, we know of two failures similar to Mr. Bilinski's. Both were the direct result of off track excursions, both cars also had significant suspension damage, ( bent control arms), leaving Mr. Blinkski's. It appears the Mr. Bilinkski's car hit two very severe (Scott wrote "…the side that broke (left) has hit 2 what felt like VERY large bumps on a section of road which was under construction, these bumps were bone jarring and painful…") potholes. It seems likely to us this fits in with our experience of this part failing after severe collision loads, especially if the ride height was set too low. Those hits could likely have damaged production vehicle with far higher safety factors than are used in Seven style cars. Given what we know about this isolated event, what should be done? #1: If you have an "off track" or hit anything that bends ANYTHING in the suspension, replace all the rod ends and balljoints...ON ANY CAR !!!! (two of the failures happened shortly after replacement of bent suspension parts, and the rod ends were NOT replaced.) If nothing appears bent, but you have had a "bone jarring event"...inspect the suspension very carefully ! The only way one of these steering rod ends is likely to break in normal driving, (normal driving in a Stalker includes Autocross or Track racing, but not Off road Racing), is if the motion range of the track arm balljoint is exceeded due to extreme loads in the suspension causing the rod end to function as a "suspension stop" . " Bone jarring bump, off track at speed, collision with wall etc... I would strongly recommend Mr Bilinski check the rest of the suspension for stress damage. The above situation is aggravated if the ride height is set too low...The TA balljoint has a lower binding threshold, which leads to....... #2 Set the car up exactly as the manufacturer tells you.. It does not matter if your neighbor or best friend is a master mechanic, or has built a kit car, or designed his own. If you choose your own road, then you are on your own. We have a new steering arm design that we started using a few months ago . This change had NOTHING to do with Failures The reason for the change was:- We can no longer get the rod ends made without a sizable minimum order and unacceptable price increase Mine broke at the Run and Gun Autocross. I replaced the rod end and completed the 2 day Road Course Event, finishing Second Fastest. I knew exactly why mine broke, so happily continued to drive and race the car for another six months. I FIRST USED THE NEW ARMS ON APRIL 19 08...When we had only ONE record of a damaged rod end MINE and we knew EXACTLY why it broke We have made the new system available to all Stalker owners free of charge, if they feel uneasy about their cars since this on line analysis by " experts " . IMPORTANT #1 and #2 still apply, and apply to ANY CAR I have built and sold over 130 kits, I have Won the SCCA SEDiv Championship four Times, Florida State Championship four times, Gulfcoast twice, I was 3rd ( Podium) at the NASA

I cant even believe we have to work with numbers this large. I remember seeing a trillion in second grade and could not comprehend the size any more then, than now. If I earned $100.00/hr, 24/7, it would take roughly 317 years to earn this amount. I do not have a clue how to resolve the problem, but I am inclined to let it burn.

Check my math, but I think it would be $425.00 per person. Still could be a hell of a party. The free power idea is brilliant, have not heard it before.

These are now some of my favorite photos. Beautiful. Almost 7 porn.

Summer came and went, but I am just about ready to tear it down for Powder coating and paint. I'll assemble this fall and winter and should be ready be a dues paying member next year. Arya, it's an L32 Dennis had in his car for a while. It does have alot of pulleys. http://usa7s.org/aspnetforum/upload/959859304_IMGA0755.JPG

Al, I got to drive this car awhile back, and it was spectacular. Take Mark up on his offer to test drive the car, you may find yourself owning ORANGE 2. Glenn

Making Progress. Hope to tear down for finishing by months end. http://usa7s.org/aspnetforum/upload/929974863_IMGA0535.JPG L32 Found a home. http://usa7s.org/aspnetforum/upload/1425161172_IMGA0527.JPG

I thought this was a very eloquent description of why I enjoy driving, and I want to share it. Full credit goes to its author...... "Very few experiences in my relatively short walk on this planet can match the satisfaction of taking a piece of sporting machinery out for a twilight run through the countryside. It's so incredibly easy to become obsessed with traveling from one point to another within a certain time constraint during the work week, and it does me good to occasionally go for a drive or ride to nowhere for no reason other than to enjoy the sense of freedom that a well designed car or motorcycle can offer. This evening was such an occasion. I just got back to the house from a brisk drive through northern Limestone county with my dad in the Stalker. After several years on the road the car has been tuned to the point that it is quite literally an extension of the driver's mind, and it was running and handling beautifully tonight. The weather was also pleasant: the temperature at sunset was about 70 degrees with calm winds, some light cirrus clouds, and a nearly full moon. I've covered the same roads countless times over the years--both on two wheels and four--under similar conditions, but the experience never seems to get old. Classic sports car + open road = gearhead nirvana. Michael Buchanan " Michael and his Father Sam built a beautiful Stalker several years ago.

I live near this seller. I attempted to purchase the kit about a year ago, he did not seem motivated to sell it then. If I remember correctly the kit was about 4-6 years old. I remember seeing his cars outside his dealership.. I would be willing to help anyone interested in this kit Glenn