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I think mine is there waiting on a container, I just paid my balance last week. Maybe you saw it!

I didn’t take these, but they’re the first photos I have of my car and I got them today!

@jmaz STLs here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-N1xAZflfujHWm8XC1FcDFjQnePVB3mI Found here: https://www.caterham7diaries.com/post/eccles-mirror-mounts Print it in something that can handle UV from the sun!

I picked up the G1 when they had a sale, but haven’t tried it yet. Hopi g it gets me in the ballpark and then I can compare to a real one.

Okay, you have to enlighten me, how did you come to find this thread again after four years?

Ah. https://www.autoblog.com/news/trump-plans-25-tariff-on-european-cars-prices-could-surge

As I'm waiting for my kit, I don't actually see a new tariff. The news articles from today say that after a year, the US/UK trade fell by 25%, is that what you're referencing? He did remove a whisky tariff today after dinner with the King during a toast... which is the dumbest way to do trade policy I've ever heard.

They're saying on the UK forum that it was an all-hands-on-deck, last minute build. Maybe they just didn't have time to do the white wheels. They do look FABULOUS though.

Omg you are so right, what a huge miss on not matching the wheels!

Apparently most of the senior builders/assemblers went to this to maintain all the 22 cars, and mine that is in build isn't progressing as quickly because of it! Drat! Super cool though, maybe they'll get some awesome press out of it.

I feel like we’ve gotta keep the British terms for these. It’s a bonnet and a boot!

Wow! Great start on the blog, I put it in my RSS reader and I’m going to keep up on it. Good tips already, mine is in final assembly now. Similar spec.

I’m constantly vexed by the fact that I won’t touch Meta with a ten foot pole, and now it’s absorbed even the Craig’s List section of the internet. I can’t easily shop for a used one nearby. I’m a menace to my HOA because I demanded a non-Facebook group for the neighborhood. (I promise I’m not as much of a pain in the ass as that paragraph makes me sound like!) New one at Harbor Freight is $370. Maybe I could rent mine out for $50 a month to local builders when I’m done… I just don’t know if I have a long enough stretch of time to get it in over a weekend, and then believing I wouldn’t need it again.

@hahuang65 did you rent one from someone nearby? I’m debating buying one vs renting one. None of my friends are cool enough to have one.

Okay, not the Lambda probe, but @jmaz this looks like it would be helpful for you!

Eh, it doesn't have nearly enough wires. At least compared to the figure in the build manual, so seems unlikely. Sorry!

I'm just thumbing through the build guide instead of doing my actual job, and I haven't built mine yet so this is a shot in the dark, but is that the connector that goes under the car towards the Lambda Probe in the exhaust?

The painted 7 grill was a good choice. And I'm a sucker for two-tone wheels. Now that I see one with a complete headlight delete, it really goes from "face" to "machine" and the character really changes. Not saying I won't do it at some point, but it's a drastic change. I think it needs low beams and high beams as separate mini lights if you were going to do road-use, plus indicators somewhere, which are missing from the one I shared earlier. Then it might look more like a Dungeons & Dragons Beholder with so many little pods?

I haven't done the math comparing what I paid vs today's pricing, but that is a nice checklist of things I did pay extra for when I ordered mine.

If I'm replacing my headlight bowls, I'm going whole hog into micro headlights and removing them entirely. https://kosonorthamerica.com/product/mini-led-headlight-series/ This is a new CSR I saw that did this (https://www.beachmanracing.com/inventory): Would just have to figure out indicators...

"7 wonders of the world" on Blatchat is organizing the buy on the UK forum. He's given me permission to give out his contact info here so anybody who's interested can join, I'll send you instructions and his contact info privately. He's collecting the funds now so I wouldn't sit on it too long. Total USD was $131.61 USD after currency conversion and PayPal fee for 1x, shipping to Texas. Tariffs are a mystery, so that will just be a surprise.

The group buy is happening now, but I don't have a USA price yet. Price is £75 (not £77, typo on my part) per unit incl UK delivery, and I've asked for a USA shipping price but I haven't received it yet.

Message me your address, I can add you if you’re serious. I don’t have a total US price yet though, will be over 77 GBP, that’s what he’s charging UK folks.

Any recommendations @Vovchandr on 3rd party pods?

Wow, nice choice on color!! I really like the graphics package that came with the Encore builds. That's going to be fun!!