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We are very much alike. I graduated from motorcycle tech school in 2010 and motorcycles have been my life since. Working for many dealerships as well as places like Revzilla and now I am GM of a Dainese store. I actually sold my last motorcycle in order to make space in the garage for the Seven. Although now we are teaching my Fiancé to ride and she has a Z125 which I hop on from time to time. The one I got I think I got pretty lucky with. It is an HPC imported by an Air Force guy from Britain. It came with two binders of the car's full history since original build. The dyno sheet puts it at 238 crank horsepower from a Swindon built engine. Reading the entire history of the car thorugh all its owners is really pretty special. I feel obligated to continue the history and it's cool that it's a true British car. Since I fell in love with British cars when I was a kid. It came with a box of tons of extra parts, wheels, tires, and a gearbox. So I do have the aero screen. Since putting it on, I haven't put the windshield or doors back on. Coming from motorcycles, this is the right way to drive it in my opinion. But I still do wear a helmet. Old habits I guess. And I've been hit by rocks from cars at 80 MPH while riding a motorcycle and even with a leather jacket it hurts. Can't imagine being hit in the face while not wearing a helmet. I hear you about NY. I grew up in Syracuse for 18 years of my life before heading out. And even after going to tech school I returned to Pennsylvania, where the rest of my family is from. Even here in Vegas I don't think I'd daily the Caterham. This is like having some of my exotic motorcycles. I want it in my sight at all times, and I don't trust the people around here. I am truly excited for the whole experience of owning the car. I can't wait to learn more about it and get my hands dirty. It's just overwhelming at first and I am worried about spraying oil all over the road one day. Such are old British vehicles I guess.

Thanks for the responses. I was excited to get the car because it seemed easy enough for me as a motorcycle guy to work on. And then I got it and it intimidates me. I guess it's just one of those things I have to live with and get used to until I'm confident. I already told my Fiancé that if anything financial happened, my daily would go before the Seven goes. The dry sump I've heard conflicting things on. Some say check it after turning the car off within a minute. Some say I should do it while it's idling. The real question is if I do it while idling should I expect oil to be thrown everywhere if I open the top of the bell housing to look. Croc, I didn't think about that. I have friends that work at Spring Mountain, because I worked with them as a driving instructor for two years at SpeedVegas. I reached out to a couple people other instructors I worked with and they have referred me to someone. That person said they wouldn't work on it until I figured out how long parts would take to come in for the Vauxhall motor from across the pond. But I will reach out and see if I can find some vintage guys that would be willing to work on it.

I have yet to put a cardboard under there (Been lazy and forgetting every time I have taken it out thus far). I will do the cardboard now so that next time I take it out I know exactly how big the drips are. I attached pictures with a dollar bill for size comparison which is the only thing I had handy. The darker spots are the fresh ones from yesterday. Though it has dripped a few times in the garage so I need to do the cardboard to get an accurate measurement. As well as pictures from where exactly I think the drips are dropping from. Again, I am fairly sure that the gearbox oil which you will see as red in the picture is dripping from where one of the owners drilled a drain plug. The previous owner did not know where to check the oil levels for the gearbox or fill it. So I am unsure about that myself. Any information on that is helpful. The engine is dry sump and I was told I have to run the car until it's at operating temperature (80c?) and then shut it off and remove the cap on the bell housing to make sure it's above the highest metal part I see in there I guess? I honestly don't have any problems with just filling it as needed. I saved up my money and the minister of finance's money (Fiance) to buy it so paying someone to pull the engine right now is not exactly something I want to do. Thanks for all the help guys. I am grateful with having people to ask questions and help out. PS: Engine is Vauxhall C20XE dry sump mated to the Type 9 with straight-cut gears. If that helps!

Good morning west coast. I picked up the 1994 HPC that was floating around on Hemmings for a little bit. I've been looking for a Seven since I sold my Elise last year, and this is my first one. I have a couple things that I need to do with it before I take it to the track. I was trying to figure out if anyone knew someone in the Vegas area that could work on it? I'm technically a certified motorcycle tech but I've never worked that career path and only really like doing the basic maintenance. I don't have the garage space or confidence in myself to do any bigger projects, and I'm still trying to learn where everything is on this car. There's a small oil leak right at the gearbox (Type 9 with straight cut gears) which I suspect is coming from the drain hole one of the previous owners drilled and installed on the bottom. That shouldn't be too bad a fix for me. Second leak is engine oil. I've no clue where it's coming from since it seems like it's somewhere behind the engine and under where the windshield would be, and I don't know how to access any of that without removing the drivetrain? I just know it leaves a puddle in front of the gearbox area. So I'd think maybe bell housing or something. The engine is a Vauxhall C20XE with a dry sump installed. I'd jack the car up and take a better look but I am finding conflicting information on where to put the jack to not damage the car. The Elise could easily be totalled if not lifted properly. Like I said, I'd like if I could find someone to take a look and fix what's going on. I know that that's probably not possible in Vegas since I only know of two other Sevens in the area. A Birkin and a Superformance. I apologize for my new person questions but appreciate any help or information you can provide. Glad to be part of the community and look forward to meeting some of you sometime in the future! Chris