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Pictures please, Mr. Patterson. And no, I don't need another silly car. I'm getting in enough trouble at home.

For a moment there, I thought I was at the McCarthy hearings. Some of my best friends are Americans. In fact, I used to live in California. Actually, I was named after an American. My all time favourite hiking spot is in Olympic National Park in Washington State. But I do like chips, otherwise known as Freedom Fries. And I don't like stock car racing, even if Jacques Villeneuve is in it. So can I stay? Can I, can I, can I?

I can second in recommending Flyin' Miata. They are really easy to deal with and their prices seem very reasonable. I bought a handbrake cable setup and a Miata rear end and half shafts from them. They like to ship UPS though, which is rather expensive. The stuff gets here fast though.

I'm building a Deman SR7 (not the powerhouse SR27 that Seth and his gang are doing). I'm using (or hope to be able to use) a Toyota 22re as a motor, with Miata running gear. I started in May, 2007, and thanks to a lot of help over the net and the phone, I have a rolling chassis now. It has been anything but easy, since I am not a mechanic and haven't changed oil in about 25 years. Until recently, I was racing downhill mountain bikes all over Quebec, Ontario and sometimes in my home province of BC. I don't know what came over me to start such a project, but as a teen, I used to buy English magazines like "Cars and Car Conversions" and "Autosport", dreamt about the Caterhams advertised on the back pages, and hang out with a bunch of guys from the local motorsport club where I grew up on the West Coast. My dad had (and my brother has now) a 1956 TR3, my brother had a 250 of his own, and a lot of my friends had either TR3's or TR4's. Everyone had either a fast bike or an English sportscar - one guy I knew well had a series of Nortons, and another a Triumph 650. I had a Yamaha RD400, that I got up to 110 mph once. That thing was nuts. I never had the money to afford this car thing prior to now (I put all my money into flying lessons, and flew bush planes and water bombers for 10 years during the 80's), and I guess i realised that I could now afford it without going without food, and kind of went for it. The real world doesn't seem to understand the whole 7 thing, but that's too bad for them! I'd like to say how much I love the project, but honestly, it's been pretty hard. I've learned a ton so far though. For example, I bought my wife one of those cold air intakes since she wanted more power for her 98 Civic. There were no instructions with it, but after 4 hours, I managed to install the thing tonight. I made a bracket to hold it better and everything! That was actually a huge thing for me, although I realise for most car mechanics it's a 15 minute job. I just want to say that if it weren't for Seth and Len from Brittanicar, and BusaLoco from BC, I would have stopped a while ago. Those guys don't seem to have a lot to gain by helping a car "special needs person" like me, but they've been unbelievable. They actually believe I can do it. So I guess I can!! One more thing: the SR27 has to be seen in person to be really appreciated. It's a work of art. Nice site by the way.

Y'a rien comme une langue etrangere pour deranger un americain! Pas comme icitte ou tout l'monde se debrouillent bien.

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