pethier

I still don't understand how a pad wears concave.

Glad to hear that avonNOVA ( I like palindromes too) are currently concentrating on hillclimb tires, since they are the ticket for USA-stye autocrossing a Caterham. The Yokohama 052 works well-enough for a dual-purpose street/autocross tire on a Caterham, but it does not not give the stick of an Avon hillclimb tire. I could not heat Hoosier A7 tires autocrossing my Elise, so I can't imagine they would work any better with a Caterham.

I see what you did there.

The cupping of the pad looks very weird. I don't see how it's possible.

Shoot. I am a member, but in the USA.

I would never consider splitting the calipers. I had this sort of calibers on my Europa. I was able to remove the pistons and replace them with stainless pistons without splitting the calipers.

I have n ow actually done this. The spacer is 1.6" thick. See this Flickr album and read the album description. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/albums/72177720321594711/

LOL. I can drive home without a shifter knob...

I find these days I take the wheel into the eatery to prevent someone from stealing the wheel.

I think the doors are hinged so they fit in the boot. But I did discover the "elbow the bottom" trick one day when I was concerned about driving into rain, but it was not all that cold. I did not get my French-Canadian father's skin. Got the melanin-deprived Irish skin from my mother. I have the top on essentially all the time for shade or rain. I don't put on the doors unless whether demands it. My top has a zip-open rear window. With this feature, I have no need of a half-hood. I'm 74 years living and 5'10". I went to lot of trouble to make my steering wheel removable, but nearly all the time I need not remove it. I use the in/out techniques learned in the 1970s and it still works for me.

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I'm not sure what to make of that statement. I have seen a lot of non-Lotus-related cars at LOGs. In 2018 someone brought a Ferrari with phony Lotus badging. I didn't make it to the LOG in SLC. I did arrive early for the one in Bee Cave TX this year. I saw a C8 in the ramp and wondered if it was there for LOG. I don't know that it was.

... for my 1970 Lotus 65 Europa

Will check that out. I bought adjustable rear lower control arms from Ray ages ago.

We are car guys, not middle-school kids.