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I believe Craig Chima has one now

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They will ban those too

One of the awesome 7 factoids. Yea, a copy of that would be very cool to have.

I heard on a news broadcast there is no prohibition from ownig and operating gassers. They just won't be sold as new cars. Lets seee how this goes when the petrol stations dry up 😬

Im thinking a chassis dolly might be the most practical for me. Im my half of the garage it would be too tight to get around a 4 post. A 2 post would need too much room also. I can rotate Beater on a dolly and maneuver it around my half of the garage. Im not sure yet how to get Beater up on and off one.

dual bonded bushes only work this way if the inner sleeve is a wider width than the outer. I have noticed that some of these type are very close to being of equal length. Can anyone say how the PowerflexUSA brand of poly bushes are constructed? Preload or not applicable?

@MXM Thanks! That is exactly the info I was looking for, at the time. I eventually figured it out, but many others may have the same questions. Your photo of that tack weld is very hard to come by. @MV8 Yes, the Ital / Marina axle half shaft inner bearing is a very tight press, but would walk off from latteral hammering due to a loose A frame, or just too much curbing on the race 7s. In the 90s Caterham's spartan entry level scholarship academy Classic budget 7s were supplied with used Escort Sport boxes and Morris Ital axles reconditioned to Cat specs by SP Components (Steve Perks) which is now Raceline. There is much criticism over the choice to weld the bearing. I have read that it was solely Caterhams specification. @ Everyone Having gotten my answer, which was how to remove the axle depending on the weld location. I now wonder how to go about minimizing any damage to the bearing in the process? Use a heat source to expand the case? I would rather not have to remove the fuel tank so I can torch in the area. Perhaps a heak block, but I don't know where to find something like that. Ive seen blocks for heating pistons, etc. The problem with sourcing a different axle is the long cockpit tunnel is too far back to clear better, larger axles. There may be Mazda and Toyota options that have been used, but too much hassle for me. The Ital axle is more than adequate as long as I keep a mild road Xflow. Im just wanting to learn how to service it properly.

Interested in this as well. I would need to fit a lift in a 2 car garage that wifey will be parking next to. So, it must be narrow, 8ft, 4 post and not an eyesore so it will be NIMG (Not In My Garage) proof. Maybe I can throw a tablecloth over it

Tube can accept a rod core for strength

More pics please! engine, cockpit, axle

Jolly ol' England just ousted the PM over a Christmas party. They got problems alright. sorry for your delay. Let us pray Customs clearance goes smoothly for you.

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The kent is notorious for overheating. But it wasn't such an issue on thousands of production road cars...Which all had heater bypasses. On my car, I have this

Exactly. What is the advantage of running a line to a header? I can see filling and bleeding benefits. But is all the extra plumbing really necessary? Do Xflows run better with a bypass circuit?

I have seen several ways to route, or not route, the coolant line that runs from the head to the water pump inlet, with or without a heater installed. I have seen: * the coolant pump port capped. * the coolant pump port run to an elevated header tank (with a top radiator bleeder line run to the tank) *The head coolant outlet port run to the coolant pump without a heater in between. I am very interested in learning what has worked for you guys. As for my car the ports are capped but I'm not opposed to doing something with that head coolant flow if it improves cooling. No, I'm not installing a heater.

I suppose "stock overdue" is a more polite way of saying the same thing...

You can't use this? https://www.burtonpower.com/bellhousing-rubber-gaiter-sohc-ford-pinto-x-flow-cologne-bh6r.html

What are the issues with a current Caterham? I know that at some point Caterham raised the bonnet height to clear taller engines and current Caterham S3 bonnet should be shorter than a Lotus spec bonnet. I only ask for the learning.

Thats orange mixed with green then sitting for 9 years. What do you think of Red Line Watter Wetter?

Electrics BAH! https://mossmotors.com/washer-pump-manual

Pics! Im not a buyer😒

This topic is golden. Too bad the subject doesn't mention the heating discussion (at this time). all this valuable information could be better located in the future. My input here is only to share that when I took my Xflow water pump off, I found it to be 100% clogged with congealed goop. If you haven't had the pump off and the cooling jacket flushed, might be the thing to do.

I had no worries about emissions...Gas burners run very clean now. I will say that its nice to not go to fuel stations. Charge at home or work place and eliminating the gas station is something I think a lot of folks don't realize how nice it is.