jbcollier

I do not believe my post was political. I will solve the problem by leaving the group. Cheers

Up here we do not have "titles". The sacrosanct element for us is the VIN, usually associate with the chassis (not with Lotuses up to the 70s, I know). All documentation is about the VIN and ownership. Changing VINs is flat out fraud up here. If I lose my registration (the vehicle's documentation), I just walk into my local registry (DMV) and pay a small fee for another one. Frankly, I have never understood what a "title" actually is in the US. How you can "lose" it even though you still have the car. And why you can't get another unless you frankenstein some long dead guy.

If it is a modified Cat, the mods are ham-fisted, slapped-together, bodges.

There is a lot of things odd about this car. As an old, beat-up LoCost? Sure. I don’t myself see it being even a Caterham let alone originally Lotus-produced.

Sign up at our local post office: They don’t take the funds. You have to make arrangements with a third party and get certification you have done so. If I ever have something for sale, I would have to exclude the US. Just too much hassle. I’m in other groups as well and have sent free parts and loaned tools all over the world, including the US. This will make that a nightmare as well. I’m neither right-wing or left but this is just stupid. In Canada, we pay taxes and (applicable) duties on everything we import. Major international suppliers sometimes do have special arrangements with customs to pre-pay to facilitate express deliveries but most suppliers and sellers don’t and it processed and assessed in country. That’s the way it should be. It’s your country. Good luck.

They used different needles to meet emission requirements. They do not need to be “jetted” differently though. As long as the engine doesn’t have excessive blow-by, the crankcase ventilation system actually works quite well.

They need to be either capped or hooked up to a "controlled" air supply. They should not be just open. The crankcase ventilation system works by creating a (modest) vacuum in the crankcase. This helps with oil leaks as well. Worn engines have drivability issues with this type of system which is why they are often disconnected and plugged.

If you read that you’ll see he had another engineering company involved to meet the required Canadian standards. Way back in the 80s, the shop I worked at brought new Citroen CXs into Canada. Mostly diesel-powered to simplify things. They had an engineering company certify the required mods (bumpers, lighting, etc) were done to spec.

Fit the correct pump and you do not need a pressure regulator.

Certainly checking the throttle sync is the place to start. Check it at higher rpm as well.

All my toy cars are on PL & PD, no comprehensive and no collision. If I break it, I fix it. Insurance is inexpensive.

Pretty standard British car window stanchion mirrors. They use them on T series MGs, etc.

AFAIK, new chassis have a body number stamped but that is not the VIN. You are going to have to carefully read the Ontario regulations around home builds. Perhaps talk to a local hot-rod builder.

Underneath, out of sight.

Multimeters are not all created equal. Your "infinite" reading may be just be out of range for the meter. Check a known good coil and compare.