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Great advice, thanks I will try high temp sealant and then try to find a band clamp if that fails. On the backfiring side, I've purchased some new idle and main jets as well as new mixture screws. I'm going to use the traditional caterham xflow Weber specs as the baseline. My current idle jet is a 55F11. The more common spec is an 50F9. I'm hoping it contributes to curing my rough running. I have a new Aldon distributor and a fairly new coil and wire set and my plugs are fairly new.

No I just think that the slip fit between the two joints is not tight enough or the prior sealant has gone off leading to a leak.

I'm hesitant to remove seperate the two sides for fear of making more leaks. Do I just try to squirt in silicone and then wipe off the excess?

Hi, I have a leak at the 4 branch header to collector connection that is up stream of my exhaust canister. The leak is on the bottom edge of the bottom tube. The system is stainless steel at that point on both sides of the connection I'm thinking of trying the beer can shims with high temp silicone trick as described on blatchat. If that fails, perhaps I can use some kind of circle clip can be used. Thankfully it would be hard to see It think it is contributing to the backfiring. Any other tricks of the trade?

I bought a good set of Halcyon driving goggles off ebay UK. They look like WW2 fighter pilot goggles. Good coverage, nice seal and a nice vintage look....mad dogs and englishmen!

what kinds of speeds were you hitting on the TT side road? it looked 120+

Hi, I've been looking for 13 inch summer performance tires which are almost impossible to get in Canada. A local shop has found some Yokohama 175/60/13 A032 tires. Yokahama is getting rid of old stock. 2 in the hard compound and 2 in the soft compound. I can get a set of 4 installed for $320, taxes in. This compares to about $700-1100 for other options that I have looked into which involve importing Yokohama A539 tires from the UK or paying top dollar locally for R888s. At this time I'm only street driving. A couple of questions: He says that they are "old production dates". How old is too old for a this kind of tire? 2-3 years max? Is it OK to run different compounds front to rear on the street? I would probably run the hard compound on the rear to maximize tread wear. Make sense? My existing tires are very old 185/70/13 Dunlops. I guess I will lose .5 inches of clearance and run higher revs on the highway Any other thoughts or comments?

As always Craig - a great description...leaving us anxious to see the pictures. I'm sure she will be snapped up quickly.

I have never driven a Zetec or Duratec powered seven. Some of the things I like about my xflow: -the history behind it -the growl -the fiddling that comes with trying to tune the webers and timing to get it running "just right" Some of the things I don't like about it -the history means its an old engine and more likely to need a rebuild -she could use a bit more mid range -the fiddling that comes with trying to tune the webers and timing to get it running "just right" If you want a zero head ache car with big power, I suspect a fully sorted fuel injected zetec is the way to go. If you want to really connect with the Lotus legend, get an x-flow An xflow is kind of like the woman you love. You can't live with them, and you can't live without them.

fantastic link!

Huge respect for guys that drop into waves this big http://surf.transworld.net/1000142331/features/five-flick-friday-113/

So pretty and just as Colin Chapman wanted it! Congrats on owning such a gem! You must have to pinch yourself every time you drive it.

Wicked write up!

Just finishing his first book...great read!

I'm not sure it will fit, but I'm curious about an airbox for my xflow http://www.twminduction.com/airbox.htm I've heard there are risk like fire from fuel blowing back in. Perhaps a small hose tapped into the bottom to let pooled gas drain out would help.

I also took my wife on my b-day. She enjoyed it as well. On top of the story, the in car shots are mind boggling. The sound, speed and vibration...incredible. It looks like riding a NASA Saturn V with wheels.

Hunh?

A deeper appreciation via the Colin Chapman Inside the Innovator book

great web site. Please keep us posted

from the far east I think

also add the last road race – 1957 Pescara GP

Guess they will be coming back to Canada.... I will take: -"last open road" series -Mark Donoghue - unfair advantage -Sideglances - peter egan

I'm hoping to find this in my stocking http://petrolthreads.com/brands-1/slick-attire/high-carb-diet-t-shirt.html

Wow, That truly is an amazing piece of engineering. My kids would go nuts for something like that. They would have to fight me for it though. In many ways its a crazy purchase...then again so is art work on a wall. Life is short....enjoy it I hope your engine provides enough grunt for donuts!

The one I did had a seatbelt. It was designed like a roller-coaster in that it ran on dual tracks with wheels on both sides of the rail so you could exit the track. To go "no brakes" would require some serious trust in the equipment. Both my 4 and 10 year old sons thought it was super-fantastic fun. At 15 bucks per rider per run, we had to limit the fun!