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2 for LOG29. I was planning on Branson but combining with LOG29 sounds way better to me. My shoulder is progressing much quicker than the doc or the PT thought it would. I will be trailering the Caterham to the Miata World II in Grapevine Texas the weekend prior to LOG29 and then on to Log29/USA7s. Skip

I had a hub made to adapt a larger diameter steering wheel for my SV. I had it made to move the steering wheel back 1.75" but when I drove the car I found I didn't like the wheel that far back. I had it cut down to the minimum necessary to allow the socket head screws to be covered by the wheel and it ended up looking like this. Black anodizing would make it look better.

I shot a side view of the car that better shows where the weight is. The front pulley on the engine is nearly 3" aft of the center line of the front axle.

Hard to say since I only have data on my car but since the motor is behind the front axle, the transmission is in the middle and the diff plus heavy deDion suspension in the back it does seem right. I think the mostly empty nose cone hanging out front contributes to the nose heavy look. Looking at the car without the bonnet and nose cone changes the nose heavy look. I don't have a good side shot of the car without the nose cone but this one sort of illustrates what I mean. http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2545/3361/6361680220_large.jpg Skip

My Caterham SV had a 50.6% front to 49.4% rear unloaded weight bias. Add my not inconsiderable bulk and it changed to 47.8% front to 52.2% rear bias. The weights were taken on corner weighting scales with 5 gallons of fuel in the tank, no spare on the rear, no weather gear and nothing in the boot. It was also before I installed adjustable coil spring perches so corner weighting has changed the bias a little but I don't have the data sheet for that one handy. I have since subtracted some lightness: FIA roll bar, Rhino lining the wings and water/alcohol injection to name a few of the heavier items. It's not a pure race car seeing mostly street use with some track lapping days. Adding a passenger makes a noticeable difference on the track or the street. Skip

Pretty much says it all.

Probably not, note that the last picture shows the car in a museum.

http://www.terrafugia.com/photogallery.html

Please explain it to the rest of us non-geeks.

With a warm day and warm tires it just might have topped the board. It only needed to pick up .8 sec to tie the Gumpert. Skip

Dennis, Welcome aboard. I think you are the only Wankel powered Se7en on the forum. How about starting a thread on your car in the member's rides, I'd like to see some pictures and hear about the build. Skip

Thanks Bruce, I've been waiting for this to show up. I have it queued up in my DVR. Skip

Anyone know what that 3 prong 110v plug just hanging under the dash is used for? http://www.race-cars.com/carsold/other/1185553968/1185553968lf.jpg

Speed is carrying a one hour coverage of the Targa Newfoundland with a few shots of our own Keith Tanner. Great shot of Keith and Janel passing a Corvette in their Martini & Rossi liveried Miata. It was on today but here are some chances to see it in the near future. 03/18 12:00pm ET 2008 Highlights 03/24 4:00am ET 2008 Highlights 04/01 4:00am ET 2008 Highlights

Xflow: if it isn't leaking, why bother to change it now? Just keep a new pan ready. Croc: do you have any pictures of the yellow with clams showing it from the side? Skip

Yes, that's it. Skip

The local bedliner shop charged me $120 to do the rear wing protectors and the under side of all four wings. It wasn't line-x, it was the other major brand whose name escapes me at the moment. Skip

Without some protection you are still going to get some pits and chips whether the white color is paint or gel coat. I haven't heard about them yellowing on white paint, but hey, yellow is a great color for a Se7en. Skip

I found the Lotus 23s on the Utah Lotus Museum website which appears to be the same as the links in the Post 1. Lots of interesting cars for sale there. http://www.utahlotusmuseum.com/index.htm I just spotted that their website was last updated in 2002 so maybe the cars in Post 1 are the only ones left. Skip

The nosecone is three major pieces with a seam running longitudinally about 4" aft of the Caterham emblem. The bottom is the 3rd piece. Most people don't notice the seams until I mention the whole car is covered, then they start looking for them. You can see the top seam in the attached picture which was taken to best show off the seam. The 2nd picture is the artist at work. Kristen is a real perfectionist and can cut the plastic on the car without marking the paint. Unfortunately, she has left the area. It is holding up well, I can see some small pits in the nose from the rocks. There are a couple of actual cuts in the clearbra on the side panels, one even went through the clearbra, paint and into the primer. I suspect that happened at the track with the R compound tires. Skip

Just look for the Cars For Sale link on the left of their home page. A mere $75 will get you one, the other is only $65k. Interestingly, the description says the car was originally built with 6 motorcycle engines. I'd like to have seen that configuration. Skip

He also has a real 23B and 23C for sale. If I could afford it... The Xanthos replicas with their big windscreens just doesn't do it for me.

Sweet numbers, great workmanship. What kind of sound does that wastegate make when it opens? Loud enough to draw the cops?

Rock hard suspension.

My Caterham has the stainless steel rear wing protectors. Last winter I had them coated with bed liner as they were showing lots of small pits and a few larger dings. I like the look of the black bed liner better than the polished SS. With about the same mileage on them they show no signs of damage. At the same time I had the underside of all four wings coated with bedliner to help protect against star cracks. So far, so good. The rear wings as well as the complete exterior of the car is covered with 3M clear bra. There is a small unprotected strip below the wing protector where the paint has suffered. The next time I remove the rear wings I will have that section coated with bed liner. Skip