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IamScotticus

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  1. I will go to my shed and measure those but someone else might get you that quicker. Im not too sure about stainless bending as well as aluminum.
  2. I will provide various pic from my books and build manuals. Many from the Tony Weale Book.
  3. I suspect they are there for standard road safety regulation compliance. Coat the screen with RainX and you won't need the wipers for rain. A splash of mud, yes, but not rain. Although I have seen RainX work on others vehicles, I have never really cared to coat my regular cars windshields with it because my wipers have been good. However, I would consider using it on the 7 as a contingent safety item in the event the wipers are insufficient. I couldn't find the OE source for the wipers, but I had read once they are Morris Mini, possibly. Regardless, locate the car those wipers were standard equipment on then ask around on the fan forums what alternatives they have found. A search turned up this https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/forum/techtalk/wiper-blades-4 someone suggested the equivalent wipers from Car Builder Solutions are good.
  4. I have some duct tape for ya https://www.hobbylobby.com/Art-Supplies/Project-Supplies/Adhesive-Tape/Neon-Green-Art-Project-Tape/p/80985828 Found it at Hobby Lobby. Happy to send you a few rolls. PM
  5. Interested as well...same situation. Due to limited (reasonable) variety of 13" I am wanting to try 14" wheels for a better rubber selection, and maybe better looking wheels, but not wanting 15". Since I am stuck with a Morris Ital 3.75" PCD, My options are fairly limited. I did find one thing, VTO wheels in Phoenix, AZ. They have a surprisingly generous selection of styles in stock and custom drillings. An example, this one in 14" +22mm offset althought 5.5 wide, is available in my PCD as a custom drilling. https://www.vtowheels.com/Retro-4-14-x-55-Custom-Drilled-22mm_p_110.html A Minilite style is available in 6". As for buying a set of unknown brand name, and questionable quality, I wouldn't be too concerned about it, they should be adequate in a 1,200 pound car. Just keep the pressures at 20psi and don't push the road holding limits into under/over steer.
  6. so clean....
  7. Might need this
  8. Its hard to argue with a Mazda transmission, the availability and adaptability... After reading up on the Honda K, it too appears to be a very adaptable and sporting engine. It comes down to how much support there is for the components. The K is very popular now, not lacking anything.
  9. My first experience in a 7 was in Peter Fawcett's orange S4 in Dallas. I was working at an inspection & oil change garage when Peter's son Andrew pulled in for a sticker. I got to take it for the required brake test drive. I had to fail it on a faulty turn signal, so he had to come back. On the return, Peter brought the car and he graciously invited me to come by the house to see the Loti collection. The S4 is now in the hands of Andrew's wife, a regular at Texas Motorsport Ranch, I believe.
  10. Hey, why is the air scoop on the left?
  11. Those wheels are awesome
  12. will want to separate the shell from the frame to inspect for rust. ground up rustoration.
  13. The RX7 GSL is a favorite
  14. I had that car by Anson. S2 1500 with Caterham paint, oversized Minilites, BDR seats, functional steering, live axle. You were lucky to find one with the windscreen fitted properly. They claimed to be 1:18 scale but the Ansons were much larger than the Kyoshos, which were more accurate. The Anson is probably the largest 7 diecast available besides the Kyosho 1:12 BDR, which isn't Diecast but real aluminum panels attached to a plastic space frame. I had to remove my Anson's seats and steering wheel and over spray them in black, an obvious detail Im surprised the diorama build omitted. Plenty of these cars on Ebay
  15. And, whis practical about a 7?
  16. I call photoshop on this. Nobody can pour like that, even when looking, which she isn't. But who cares about that?
  17. Lucas L516? upgrade the plinths too https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151686760506
  18. @Croc Can you expand on "install the captive nut brackets for the windscreen" please? @Saudio Are you planning to have the 7 built in the USA by a specialist (I recommend), or have Cat ship a built car?
  19. Is it even edible wheat? or an industrial grain like ethanol corn? My understanding is we don't grow food for Americans here anymore. All imported or exported.
  20. I had only piggybacked on @Smithengineered post with the immobilizer pictures and I am pretty sure the keys and ignition switch are a Morris Mini or other vintage BL. Identical to my keys and I don't have an immobilizer. But happy to help anyway.
  21. Now that I've read the listing, too many grammatical and technical errors. Writer doesn't speak Sevenish.
  22. My heater is not the earlier Xflow type. It is the kind that draws through the bonnet top.
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