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Have folks here tried the Bridgestone Potenza RE-71rs? It's a 200 treadwear dot approved tire so not necessary the ultimate track tires but I'd love to hear if anyone has experience with them and what they thought. Popular for autoX, on heavier cars on the big track they tend to heat soak. Thought it may not be such a problem on our featherweight cars. Tirerack currently has some 2 year old stock on clearance cheap. May be a good option for me as a street/track tire.

That car is near me. Going to try and see it in person. Toyota v8 motors are unbelievably durable and reliable. My 4.7l v8 lexus was only rated at 263 hp with 330lbs torque but didn't burn a drop of oil at 200k miles when I sold it. The 4l 1uz fe motor in this 7 is more performance oriented than in my suv, and should be closer to 300hp. Could be fun!

@pethier That amazon link takes me to the buy it again page. Unfortunately it shows my buy it again list. Please post a link directly to the product if you can! 😉

So mad I didn't know this was happening. I'm in the portland area! Would have loved to have been there.

I contacted ARE for their recommendations. I bought a high quality aftermarket gasket for a standard focus. Also a stock focus dipstick. ARE says it's a 5 quart pan and 5 quarts read full on the dipstick so it seems all is good. With so much aftermarket on and in my motor I was expecting to have to use more exotic parts! Sorry to hear about the engine trouble! That svt motor should be fun though. 😉

The gold is vastly better. Not the same thing at all!

I have zero problem with purple or yellow cars. It's the combination of the two that doesn't work for me!

Pull the yellow accents if it's vinyl or cover it with black vinyl if it's paint and that purple car would look so much better!

They accepted my application to the group. Very much a project. I took screenshots. Hopefully this shows enough of the ad.

I had suggested to a local guy selling a WCM recently he list the car here. He had heard of the forum but had never been on it at all. He sold the car on FB marketplace in about two weeks to a guy several states away. He was getting enough inquiries as it was he didn't feel the need. I get the feeling lots of 7 owners don't even know this forum exists.

Oops. It was late night when I spotted this after a long day. Yes, ad clearly states importer built. Doh! Nice looking car though.

New westfield listing popped on facebook near me. Factory build according to the ad. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2212096269150104/?ref=browse_tab

I've been considering the Conti force for a street tire on my Birkin. Good to hear your impression of them! Lack of noise would be disconcerting to me on track. Must be our lighter cars. Lack of noise would be disconcerting to me on track. I'm used to "talkative" tires.

Plenty of work you've accomplished! Well done. What tires did you go with? I purchased a Birkin 7 last fall which is a beautiful car inside and out. The wcm I'm looking at is definitely not the same fit and finish and certainly not pretty the way my birkin is. The s2k motor/tranny, additional cabin space and independent rear end are a big plus though. On rough roads the solid rear axle in the birkin is punishing. This affordable local wcm has me intrigued though I definitely don't need yet another car, let alone a second seven. I may buy it, drive both and sell off the losing car next spring.

I'm currently negotiating on that newly listed wcm ultralite. It's local to me. Will be taking it to a mechanic on monday.