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Incredible timing. I was just thinking about this very idea yesterday. Setting it up square with the car is still the key, but not having those strings to deal with is mighty appealing...

BaT has a strange way of wording things but they are consistent and I think they believe it is part of what makes BaT, BaT. Don't worry about it. As a seller, just be responsive and civil. "The customer is always right" and all that. Don't take the bait from the inevitable trolls. Your pictures look good and the car is tempting, good luck!

Lithium battery will require a battery tender made for that type of battery. Have you tried a CTEK charger? I've had great luck with them on depleted batteries although I have never tried one on a fully dead battery. Also does your car have a kill switch? If so you might want to start using it.

Except when people leave a bit of gas in the hose, which then spills onto whatever you tilt the hose over first... ...so sayeth the voice of experience! My car was specced as a racer from the start. It has a fuel cell with a 2" long threaded neck sticking straight up, and a cap that screws onto it. The floor of the rear 'trunk' area has a hole (hacked) in it for access. I point the fuel nozzle straight down to fill the tank. First though I point the nozzle straight down at the ground, because there is almost always fuel in it leftover from the last person. I can supply pictures if anyone is really curious.

The 7 and I had our first encounter with one of the vapor capturing pump nozzles the other day. My filler is directly connected to the top of the fuel cell; I do not have the curved pipe that exits the rear of the car. There was no way for me to make the nozzle happy by pushing it into the filler opening. But I was able to pull the vapor capture shroud up with my hand and, presto, gas came out! It was awkward but ultimately successful. Good thing too because the station I stopped at before then was out of gas, and the car was nearly so as well.

Piiiiccccccssssss!!!!

Pics! Pics!!

And the mechanical fuel pump, should it be so equipped.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/the-green-hell-turns-100-caterham-drops-a-limited-edition-seven-nurburgring-pocket-rocket/

Just. Wow.

Bingo. That was never a 7 of any kind.

Yes do lock the steering wheel in place; I use a scissors jack and some protective material to push up on it from below. As to friction at the tire surface, there are inexpensive means of reducing it. A piece of plastic sheet under the tire is one way. Another one I've heard about is two pieces of linoleum tile with some grease smeared on them. That one sounds a bit messy. I'm sure there are other ways just waiting to be discovered. And of course one can always get alignment plates...

8 MPG? You may want to pull the dipstick and sniff for gas smell.

Hi, I'm going to contact you via private messaging.

Gorgeous photos.

It certainly appears to be a regulator, and fuel makes the most sense. But it also appears as though only one of the barbed tubes is connected to a rubber line. That seems odd if fuel is going through it. Is there a third connection, perhaps on the underside?

I put my tank where the battery mounts, and moved the battery to just in front of the cowl. Different engine, same chassis.

Berks County PA, near Kutztown. Here is a link to pictures. Let me know if it doesn't work. Price? I haven't really done any research so at this point I'm open. https://photos.app.goo.gl/v3AxFkQsUCCASLYv8

Ouch! Good thing the car is so light. My gas gauge reads "full" all the time, probably because there is no sending unit whatsoever. I deal with it by keeping an eye on miles driven. So far so good... 🤞

Let the purist wailing begin... ...oh, wait, that's an Elan thing.

And to think it only took AI ~5 watt-hours of energy to create that.

I have one. Located in southeast Pennsylvania USA. It came out of a 1995 S3. If you're interested reach out and I'll send pictures etc.

An actual event during the Cold War. https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/this-austin-healey-sprite-escaped-east-germany-twice/

It did not happen to me, rather the prior owner. He took the car to a regionally well regarded restoration shop to have the engine fitted and some other items done to get the car completed. As I went through the car after I bought it I found workmanship that was far, far below the standards I would have expected from a shop with its reputation. (I've since been told that the business went through a period where quality slipped a significant amount; I've also been told that the situation has since been rectified.) I guess the prior owner would have liked to know that before sending the car there. And before writing those substantial checks. I know of two places locally that might work on my 7, and that I might let work on it. So far though I'm the only to blame for the horror stories.

I'm laughing *with* you, really! I can recall sharing that joy many times.