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This came to me amidst the mountain of spares that came with my Elan. It doesn't seem to line up with anything on that car. I've asked the Elan forum for input but so far no luck. So I got to thinking, maybe it fits the 7? Both cars came from the same seller. Offhand I don't see a match but I'm open to ideas. (He also had an aircooled 911 but that was a coupe.) The fixing hardware is distinctly English in nature.

Moss Motors lists them. They claim to have them in stock. https://mossmotors.com/560-270-lens-clear-side-flasher

You could start one. I'd be interested in hearing this crowd's take on F1 goings on. I suppose the powers-that-be would have to be okay with it. Back on topic, this discussion led me to bending my head every which way the last time I was in the Caterham. I didn't touch any tubes, but I came close enough to suspect that my noggin might make contact under more violent circumstances. Another item on the to-do list...

Google foo leans towards mechanical gauges being more accurate, in part due to there being only one item having an accuracy range -- the gauge itself. Electrical gauges have a sending unit with its own separate degree of accuracy. That having been said, I recently had the dubious honor of accidentally melting a plastic oil pressure capillary tube inside my Elan, and the mess was nearly biblical in a very small amount of time. It wasn't the quantity of oil so much as it was the fact that it went everywhere. The Racetech gauge I linked has a metal capillary tube for temperature, and the pressure tube can be had as a braided stainless line, so that concern would be minimized. However your question got me curious in general, and I found a VDO electric oil temperature gauge that would match my current gauges. It would require a new opening in the dash. Hmm. https://gaugesvdo.com/products/1001-310-012-vdo-temperature-gauge-oil-300f/

Great video. A good bit of it was filmed at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, featuring cars from their museum collection. It's a must-see place for anyone interested in Lotus cars -- and pretty much any type of motorcycle. The track is pretty cool too, and the grounds are simply gorgeous.

Given all of the foofaraw surrounding getting my Elan speedo working, I might have been better off with a GPS unit! On the topic of gauges -- I have this Racetech gauge on my to-do list. It's the same diameter of the gauges in my 1995 car. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1095

Glad to hear you found your leak source. All this crankcase pressure talk was probably just a distraction! That oil tank is pretty cool. If my 'in period' tank had been that cool I wouldn't have bought a new one. The little filter is a pretty common item in Autozone and similar type stores. https://www.autozone.com/intake-system/universal-air-filter/p/spectre-black-breather-filter/415841_0_0 The breather vent in the head I was asking about is the one in the side of the head, behind the intake runner. On my Se7en it has a 90 degree rubber thingie, which used to go to a plastic catch bottle. It now connects to the oil tank. In the Elan there is a tube running straight into the airbox. In your case I'd open that second point on the top of the oil tank and connect the two. Perhaps connect it to the cam cover breather and run them both to the same point? If I had added the cam cover breather I would have connected it to the unused spot on the catch can. Depending on how you vent the oil tank you might have other options as well.

Beautiful car. I daresay you might get that price for it on BaT. Looking in the background I can see why it may not get driven much -- so many choices!

Something like that is hanging on the wall at the Barber Motorsports Park Museum. It's full sized -- 1:1 scale. I couldn't find a static image online. Go to 12:40 in this video.

I believe that may contain more parts than my actual car.

More questions! In my case there was crankcase pressure buildup which was causing leaks just about anywhere that couldn't take the pressure. Reading up on twincams, this seems to be a pretty common issue. People do all sorts of things to give the pressure somewhere to go. The dry sump system gave me negative crankcase pressure, i.e. vacuum, which keeps the oil inside instead of pushing it out. Hopefully this explains why I've been asking about the venting of your dry sump and crankcase. But it may not be germane to your issue. First and foremost, what is your oil leak problem? I dug around a bit and couldn't find a clear answer. It looks like you have a vent on the front of the cam cover. Where does that go? There should be another vent at the right rear corner of the cylinder head; where does that go? There are two ports on the top of the oil tank. How are you using them? I have the relative luxury of LH drive. It makes the plumbing runs shorter but also a great deal more densely packed. You can see more pictures and discussion in my build thread. This link should get you to the page with dry sump stuff. Here are pictures of the top of my oil tank, showing how I vented the engine and tank. As you can see the cylinder head vent goes to the outer tank port, and the center port goes to a catch can which is then vented to atmosphere. (I checked the catch can yesterday and it is dry!) I had considered adding a cam cover vent but so far I don't seem to need it.

The twincam in my 7 has a high pressure 2-stage oil pump. I'm not racing it but I have not noticed any issues with oil flow. The recent conversion to dry sump fixed all of the oil leak issues as well. I'd like to see more pictures showing how your dry sump is plumbed, in particular the venting stuff.

Ugh! That's not much of a sump tank. The one I put in my 7 is a swirl chamber for the first half of its height. Taking the cap off lets one watch the scavenge pump output glide around the sides. EDIT: Oh I see now, looking further back the thread. Quite an, errrr, interesting design.

My crappy ancient Kumho all seasons will do that too 😀

Congratulations on your imminent arrival! I can't really help with modern specs as my car is a throwback, but I can discuss more general topics. Wind buffeting is a pretty large part of the Caterham experience even with a windshield. The novel combination of windshield and rear fender combine to slam air at the occupants' outward facing ears. I'm considering removing the windshield on my car to see what it would be like with a brooklands screen.

I could tow the 7 out with the Elan -- or the other way around? Hmm. In all honesty neither car would be suitable to drive across the state, and I remain sans trailer. Gotta fix that issue.

Great update! Nitron is the name I recall from my last foray into suspension foo. As for Ital/Ford I'm not certain the shocks care what axle they connect to so long as the anchor point is in the same place. Happy to be proven wrong, bring on the wizards...

My halfway old / halfway less old 1995 Caterham Super Sprint with Lotus twincam and Ital solid axle needs tires. It's currently shod in Kumho somethingsomethings 185/70R-13. Pirelli is offering CN36 tires in that size. Has anyone fitted them to a Se7en? I'd love to hear experiences. I've been reading up on them and the vintage boys seem to be all agog. Point of reference: I took advantage of a sale on CA67's at Lucas Tire a few months back and just today finally fitted a set of 155-13's to my Elan. Had it out for a drive. The tires are definitely vintage in steering feel, but they also feel modern in terms of grip. I'm very much an Elan noob but oooh, ahhh. It felt --- right. Which experience has me wondering how a set of "vintage" CN36 tires might suit the Se7en.

I almost don't care what the honest vintage is (other than the taillights). What a cool piece. Not sure about the hacks in the hood...

Jeebus people. Just let it run for a while. If the color doesn’t change then the stuff in the lines was still good.

Another thumb up for Pegasus. They may not be the cheapest but they are extraordinarily helpful, and if it's on their web site it's on their shelf.

Nice vise.

Bandy Legs!

No fair googling! My guess is Carroll Shelby.

Subbed for answers. I'm in the market for a set for my live axle S3 as well.