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That photo does indeed look like lowered floors.

I have a Birkin in Minnesota, and it's a storage problem because I just bought a CSR 260

OK. I will start that way.

Who is interested this tread concept? Or should I start individual topics for each question?

I just arrived back home in Minnesota after buying a CSR 260 in California and I have questions. Because the CSR 200 and CSR 260 are a bit different from other Caterham cars, I thought I would start this thread to attract input from USA7s members who own, or have knowledge about, these cars.

>a driver is a lot heavier than a 4 cylinder Ford engine Where does one find a sub-150-pound 4 cylinder Ford engine?

Well said. Trailer hitches are a hazard to pedestrian navigation in paddocks and car parks. Sidebar: I'm pretty sure my F-150 won't fit in my garage if the trailer hitch is installed.

i really don't have a lot of details. Steve wanted to make his Birkin an electric car. My only significant involvement in the project was to buy the gasoline stuff from the car. (in the process I found that it is possible to harm a Zetec engine from a Birkin in a Caterham in a way that was not possible when the engine was in the Birkin.) Steve's Birkin has a live axle, so one thing I can tell you is that Steve kept the driveshaft (propellor shaft, to our British friends) and has sited the electric motor in the front of the car. Steve has been working on this electric project for several years. The control system is highly-sophisticated. The object of the enterprise is autocross performance. Steve and fellow autocrosser Harold finally got the car to an autocross practice day just before I went to California. I have told Steve about USA7s. If he chooses to join us here you can ask him.

Just pulled this one out of my trailer fresh off the road from California.

I'm staying with this project.

Pictures today? Well, I'm still awake. I need to sell this one.

Caterham 1700 Super Sprint: The pushrod engine, cable-operated clutch, bellhousing, and Ford T9 5-speed has been removed. That drive package is slated to go in a USA7s member's Lotus 7. The Birkinazation process: Install drive package from a Birkin: Ford Zetec engine, larger clutch with hydraulic operation, alloy bellhousing, and Ford T-9 5-speed. Ford injection not used. Prior to my ownership, the Zetec ran side-draft Weber carbs, then Hayabusa injection. The Birkin that provided the driveline is now 100% electric.

I'm still planning to use four of the 8 x 15 wheels I have on my Birkinized Caterham. Doesn't sound improper to me.

Sounds good. A fabricator who will work with 3D objects like this is a rare find.

The lowered floors are a big plus for some folks. Definite minus (pun intended) for a man of my Chapmanesque stature