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I did the butterflies. Good solution. Just get the stainless version. mine rusted.

Good suggestion. Thanks

Good suggestion. Thanks

That is OK. The spare can be thinner. It won't be in the rotation. Even better if I can get a Lotus hub cap on.

A drained battery needs a full recharge before its reliable. You can jump a car, it will (usually) run off the alternator, but the battery may not get the charge it needs, especially an AGM. As it has already been mentioned, AGMs chemistry needs specific cycles, I doubt the alternator is doing that for you. With any dead battery, you don't know how dead it is. So going out on a jump and hoping to be topped off at your destination isn't a good bet. What is a good bet is you won't have any problem finding someone to give you a jump. For this, make it as easy as possible to get jumped without having to take the car apart for the gushing admirers. Make sure you have good terminals to clamp onto or even better, have auxiliary jump connectors routed to the cockpit. This advice is not considering any specific protections for engine and other electronics that may get fried from a jump. I like taking the battery home. It makes stealing the car a little harder. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=1335

Another one. Can see the back side on these pics. https://www.historicmotorsport.net/shop/used-parts/electrical-used-parts/reconditioned-mk1-escort-wiper-switch/ Another. I'd say the bezel is a match https://www.retrofordinternational.com/ford-fiesta-mk1-new-genuine-ford-rear-screen-wash-switch-6601-p.asp It may be possible English Ford used Lucas. I wouldn't rule it out. Are you able to find a part number on the housing?

Hole size? 71 Escort looks close

What size do you have now?

Ok thanks. I'll look into that.

Yes, a wherl. That's how my phone spells wheel and I'm sick of having to correct it. Wanted: a 3.75" PCD (Triumph) 13" x 5" steel wherl for the 7 spare. I have been told the Elan had this PCD at one point. Anyway, I have a cool set of slot mags now and I don't want a 6" Two Gates Minilite on the back. Nothing that screams "I look like ebay money, take me home with you". For those those who don't know, there were about six cars that ever had 3.75 and most in ths UK. Then there was the Cosworth Vega, for some reason. And today, the only 3.75 car is the Arial Atom, for some reason. Yes, I have a list: PCD 3.75 / 95.25mm Ariel Atom (for some reason) Austin/Morris 93>Maestro 80-84 Ital 84-84 Marina 440 73-78 Marina mk1 78-80 Marina mk2 84-86 Montego Lotus Europa TC Exige 10-11 05-Elise 111R Elise 95-00 MG 96>MGF 97>MGS 05> TF F 95-02 TF 02-11 Triumph 66- GT6 66-78 Spitfire 70-78 Spitfire mk2 76-81 TR7/8 Dolomite ROVER Metro 90-94 100 94-98 Chevrolet Vega GT 4" & 5" Hubs need trimmimg Please correct/give any additional information

I would like to know how Haynes goes from Ron Champion to Chris Gibbs, for the same car. I found out. The Champion build is escort based. The Gibbs is Sierra based. I do hope there is a nod to Ron in the later.

At the recommended 20psi, tyres aren't likely to leak down much more

I've wanted to do this, but with a real cigarette lighter. I wanted people to think someone could smoke underway in a 7. Just wait, someone will say they do, 😄 Yea, #6 can do that.

Looking close there

Tomorrow 9/12 Lots of toys come out to play and get in shape https://www.roadamerica.com/test-days They have 24hr live web cams https://www.roadamerica.com/post/live-camera-feeds Why am I posting this? Look at this group!

Does a dry sump scavenge at a high enough rate that the valve cover vent is an air inlet?

Gosh, thanks 🥴 Links like this one

🥴 thanks.

Could someone ID this trailer?

I was able to get zero Ethanol at a Philips 66 in Houston tonight at $3.40/gal. It is 87 octane. I could have gone further and gotten 90-92 but this is storage gas with Stabil added. It will probably be used in the lawnmower and generator. And for carb cleanings. @Carz01 thanks for the link.

Have 4. Even if you could use 3, have 4.

Floor jack, yes. This isn't a car you will want to take to the local service station. You need to do some things yourself, and a floor jack is among the most handy things. Probably the rear A frame bush, tyre rotations and oil changes will be the more common uses. And checking out the damage after going over a curb, lol. I actually did it. Being that low to the ground, it's not always obvious how deep a step or drop is until you go over it. Welcome to sevening! Those Allstar dollies do rotate to be perpendicular and flat. But, yes, it's not likely you will need them very often. They're expensive for a single time use item. The other dolly solution I like are these wheel dollies. I'm partial to one kind over the other. BOTH can slip out from under the wheel, but the diamond plate V type is far less stable. Once on the ground on its wheels, on these dollies, the 7 moves around easily.

Is a synthetic lead substitute a proper abatement?

This gives me pause about using plugs with the side electrodes like the NGK BPR6EKN. Then again, has anyone ever had this problem with an NGK plug?

^^ This^^ exactly! I'm in a two car garage and guess who is taking up the other side! When she's out I can spin 7 around to have access to what I need. Please don't do homemade rolling jackstands. I can put Beater on the ground while you do your build, yea, you can use my stands. Just have me around for the lowering and lift-off. I have a long reach floor jack, something else you need. IMHO. To be clear, lowering a 7 from 15 inches is done three inches at a time. Do you have 13 feet to rotate a 7?