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i agree with ken. being a motorcyclist since over 20yrs, i've seen my share of situations where what saved my booty was being able to fit where a car couldn't. to escape is divine! taking that thought into mind is why i'm designing a cage, with side protection, and then putting the rest of the mcsorely 442 tubes onto it. i'm no engineer, but i figure some cage is better than no cage, and by extension, that will make the 1" sq tubes the weaker links. sort of a caveman's crumple zone concept that i never want to actually test. i'll pay a penalty in weight, but i'm considering it an investment in survivability. heck, it'll be more protection than i have every time i ride my goldwing. Godspeed, dennis

anyone else think it's cool that, while everything in the picture looks circa 197x, the 7 looks as fresh as bakery bread? i love that. Godspeed, dennis

g'day, this may sound like the kid in class who said, "that's what i was going to say", but ... skip said it better than i was planning to anyway. being completely untrained at every skill that's going to be used building my car, this site has been a bastion of ideas, voices of experience, and entertainment. when i found out it was only one thin jackson to be a member, i was in. to parrot skip again, thank ya'll. Godspeed, dennis

i'll take that as a subtle hint. so, ahem... i'm married to a blessing of a lady, my son's going to turn 19 soon and join the air force, i do network security, am an avid motorcyclist, and like short walks in the summer rain, and ... sorry, wrong forum. guess that's the long and short of it. oh yeah, my 7 is... um... pending. MyLady and i are currently engaged in a dedicated effort to get out of debt. therefore, my 7 is still in the mental phase. decisions being made and such. ok, i'm done now. Godspeed, dennis

sorta follows the ol' "remove lightness" approach. and no, i ain't doggin' your rig. it's quite a nice setup you got there. Godspeed, dennis

if you like the root beer, do the root beer. as long as it makes you smile when you open the garage door, you've made the right choice. Godspeed, dennis ps - i love root beer so maybe i'm a bit biased

good on ya hank!

A very classy post, all. Even as a veteran myself, I join you in gratitude to all who've gone before, stand now, and accept their future call to serve. Godspeed dennis

g'day, including the one i'm going to start building soon... um... 0. i intend for mine to be the first, but not the last. Godspeed, dennis

heh heh, gonna have to remember that one

all i can offer is encouragement, but i gladly offer that. would love to know about a rotary 7 out there. mine is going to be renesis powered, but i haven't made it to the welding/paygrade stage yet. life keeps getting in the way. i hope you find the chassis you need and build the car you want. as my dad once told me, "if it makes you smile every time you open the garage door, you made the right decision." Godspeed, dennis

just read this out loud to MyLady. she's not what you'd call a "carguy" and even she was laughing. thank you for the chortles. Godspeed, dennis

nicely done. if the STIG read this forum, i'm sure he'd approve. Godspeed, dennis

scannon, thanks for the hello. my ride has only just begun, meaning, i've only built the table so far. using mcsorley +442 plans with a couple ideas of my own. thread will come when there's something real to talk about. (sorry for the hijack) Godspeed, dennis

southwind25, just wanted to say nice graphics. i bought the movie and the two discs from the "series" just because of the 7 it features. it's a cartoon, but hey, it's still a 7. anyway, nice touch. btw, how many people you hear from know what that's about? Godspeed, dennis

first of all, thanks for all the build pics. was quite pleased to catch a glimpse of one of my other favorite cars. i've been a huge fan of the ugliest car porsche made (up until the panamera, but don't get me started) since i was a teen. had two 914's in my time and look to add another someday. brings up a quandry tho... which to drive to work? 7 or 14? sigh, the tough choices i'll have to make