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Would this work on an older car? I have a 1995 Caterham.

It's quite a week for Lotus aficionados on BaT... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-lotus-lotus-18-formula-junior-3/ https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-lotus-elite-s2-6/

I think only caramel macchiatos fit.

This would be a nice add to the swag thread, although totally inappropriate in my case. https://www.sevensandclassics.com/online-shop/p/carbon-seven-keyring

$90K for a Caterham -- it's hard for me to wrap my head around that. Just to be sure I went to the Caterham configurator. Made it to $50K on a 420R.

I am sorry for your loss and I am hopeful that he is in a better place. Based on the posting history of this user, your husband collected a wide variety of parts for a very very long time. You should get someone in who knows what they're looking at. The above post might be a place to start.

I'm not a Weber wizard by any stretch but I believe the 151's are an updated design to help cope with emissions regulations. Here's an article on the Elan forum discussing Weber carb numbers. https://forums.lotuselan.net/t/weber-dcoe-40-18-or-31/30408

I attended the Porsche track school at Barber and it included a far too brief tour of the museum. It does indeed have quite a collection of Lotus vehicles of all kinds, from early cars to 7s to F1 and Indy cars. It claims to be the largest Lotus race car collection in the world.

I sssoooooo craved one of those back in the 70's. Couldn't afford it, ended up with a Cortina GT. Sorry to have missed you.

Fun day, cool cars. (I left before they rolled the 'Tourist Trophy' cars outside for Demo Day.) Here are the 7's, or nearly so: Here is the latest addition to the collection, unveiled for the first time today -- Lotus 30 with 289 Ford power:

Saturday is actually looking better. Bad stuff is holding off until late in the day.

I live roughly an hour west of the museum and have been there several times. It's worth a visit even if they weren't currently filling the hall with Lotus history. Dr. Simeone was far ahead of his time in desiring to preserve race cars rather than restore them, and the collection just drips with authenticity. As for the Lotus contingent, Ray of R.D. Enterprises fame will have his Elan there, maybe also his Lotus Cortina? That said, the weather Saturday is supposed to be atrocious! I wanted to attend but will have to wait and see.

Those mounts do look a bit longer than the ones in the picture below, which is from this thread: https://usa7s.net/ips/topic/15043-ford-kent-engine-dry-sump-mount-bracket/ However I wonder if that difference is due to block width. My understanding is that there are various widths in Kent blocks. Also I doubt it is a 6 inch move even if they are longer; to move the block that far back and still clear the oil pump, there would need to be a pretty big curve in the tubing.

Good heavens! I'd be tempted to change the valve cover just to get a cap that is more securely attached. From what I've learned so far while trying to stop oil leaks on my twincam, Kent engines are well known for blowing oil out of the crankcase. Twink folks even add a breather on the valve cover to give the pressure someplace to go (catch can). Doesn't seem to matter how well the piston rings seal because even the top engine builders will add that breather. Or I guess they could be building intentionally loose engines... All that said, if this car has PCV it should at least be giving all that pressure someplace to go besides the catch can, which leads me to believe there is something wrong with the PCV side of things.

What I think of when I see a BAC Mono: