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Precisely. A 350 stroker will not fit in a Caterham, Birkin, Westfield, Ultralite, or Locost (e.g. Champion) chassis. Either it is some bastardized chassis love child of a hippo or its a Storker?

This week's updates. NEW Stalker https://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-Replica-Kit-Makes-Lotus-Super-Seven-Super-Stalker/283595851185?hash=item4207a145b1:g:-gIAAOSwyJVdZJBT Replica (Is it a Stalker?) https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lotus/super-seven/2289894.html RM8 Project https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/raleigh-lotus-7-rm8-project-nearly/6964988150.html REPEATS MK Indy https://www.ebay.com/itm/Caterham-Lotus-7-MK-Indy-R-Kit-Car/153594574919?hash=item23c2f33847:g:xcIAAOSwRwddG5CQ Lotus 7 S1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Other-Makes-early-LOTUS-7-with-IRS-Series-1-Seven/153621713864?hash=item23c49153c8:g:f24AAOSwvEddaVAK Caterham SCCA https://www.wirewheel.com/2001-Caterham-race-car-for-sale.html Caterham SV Hayabusa http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1458694360/1458694360ss.htm Stalker http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1437589044/1437589044ss.htm Lotus 7 S2 http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1557321710/1557321710ss.htm Lotus 7 S1 https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lotus/7/2099394.html Stalker https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lotus/7/2167534.html Caterham (advertized as a Lotus 7) https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1234047/1965-lotus-seven-for-sale-in-north-andover-massachusetts-01845 Caterham SV https://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/2013-caterham-seven-480/ Caterham SV http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/201216-nos-caterham-sv-roadsport/ Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/2000-caterham/ Birkin http://sodo-moto.com/listings/1991-birkin-seven/ and here https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/seattle-1991-birkin-super-7-sprint/6961453660.html Fejer 7 http://sodo-moto.com/listings/super-seven-2tg/ Birkin http://sodo-moto.com/listings/1990-birkin-seven-so-cal/ Lotus 7 S2 and Lotus 7 S4 Project http://taylormadeclassiccars.com/vehiclesforsale.html Caterham https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/sonoma-lotus-caterham-super-7/6949706342.html Blakely 7 https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/d/miami-blakely-lotus-antique/6953297920.html CANADA MCC 7 (Motor Carriage Concept, previously known as Fejer) https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/markham-york-region/lotus-caterham-seven/1455899528?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/oakville-halton-region/lotus-caterham-super-7/1454204099?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autos-camions/sherbrooke-qc/caterham-super-7-sylver-jubilee-1982/1410777802?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true MCC 7 project https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/mississauga-peel-region/the-last-mcc-7/1432118799?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Fejer 7 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/city-of-toronto/lotus-7-replica-for-sale/1448981191?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Wolf 7 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/mississauga-peel-region/1992-wolf-racing-lotus-super-7/1436702029?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Replica https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1449826562

Front indicators? For my last 3 Caterhams (including the current) they were the same as Caterham UK parts - not changed over. Were yours changed? Assuming you have the original then: After mid 90s (or somewhere in the 90s) it was a Land Rover part. I have a note of LDL005 but that returns no results now so they changed part numbers over the years. Prior to that it was a Lucas part L794 as fitted to Rootes products like Hilman Imps plus also fitted to Morgans. The parts are usually imprinted with the number so you can cross check. Best places to confirm for correct part numbers: Paddock Spares https://www.paddockspares.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=indicator and Car Builder Solutions https://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/search?q=indicators&cid=0&isc=true&mid=0&pf=&pt=&adv=false&isc=false&sid=false Once you have an accurate current part number you can source here. Assuming someone has actually replaced yours to be DOT compliant based on the original builder encountering a DMV request on first registering the car then you are on your own. It may be easier just to replace the both indicators to match at that point. Does your DOT indicator have any part number imprinted? Should be there near the DOT stamp. If you are looking for rear light cluster then they came off a 1950s Sprite Caravan in the UK. They are mounted upside down so fill with water when wet - drill a hole to allow drainage otherwise they short out over time. I love the ramshackle nature of kit cars some times! :rofl:

That Hayabusa Caterham SV is actually a pretty special car. The late David Savile-Peck was a Caterham dealer in the Greater Vancouver area. His offering was a line of fully constructed Hayabusa Caterham SVs for which the tally was 25-30 built (depends who you talk to). David was a former Can-Am racer knew how to build a performance car. I saw one in Vancouver and it presented beautifully - very well put together. Nice use of the bike dash in the center and by all accounts went very well. The Hayabusa bike engine is around 200lbs complete with transmission and all liquids. The 2L Zetec is around 220lbs dry and no transmission. The 2L Duratec is around 205-210lbs dry with no transmission. A T-9 transmission is another 30lbs plus the weight of the bellhousing on top of that. The Hayabusa in its standard state produced 195hp while the Duratec and Zetec were 175hp and 145hp respectively in their standard states. So you can see there was a significant weight reduction (and all the handling and braking benefits that come with that) plus there was more power in a 1340cc bike engine. The Hayabusa is a third larger than the old Honda blackbird 1000cc or Yamaha R1 1000cc engines that found their way into various race cars and Caterhams over the years - that gives incremental torque benefits. By their nature bike engines are more stressed. A Hayabusa bike fully wet will weight around 570lbs. A fully wet Caterham with Duratec is say 1250lbs. So that is a lot more heifer to get rolling from standstill with a bike that is less torque and more power in nature on a gearbox that is not going to be as robust as a T-9 or other car gearbox. The car you identified as for sale is somehow in the USA. I expect the paperwork would show it was imported as a kit roller. No idea if it was complete and registered in Canada prior to import or if it left David's workshop as a kit. Likely does not matter now but there should be paperwork to show by the owner and that come with the purchase. Its the only one I know of in the US - all others are in Canada. It has been turbo'ed so now at a lot more hp - 260hp from memory? 1100lbs feels light - maybe rounded down - but not far off my expectation of 1150lbs fully wet. I followed a turbo Hayabusa Caterham in the UK at a track day....briefly....he disappeared very rapidly in the distance. It was a very quick beast. I expect the package would be quicker than my CSR. It will be a highly strung package. I expect engine and gearbox refreshes like every couple of thousand track miles. Jeff on this forum has a Radical and in between him taking out front splitters at every session he told me there was a 30 hour refresh cycle on the race engine. So that gets you 1 year of track time or about 1000-2000 miles on a race spec engine. A dialled back package should get you 3-5 times that. Maybe it is really dialled back to sleepy state but 10,000 mile refresh cycle is the absolute max I could envisage - happy to be proven wrong by someone else if they know better. A turbo is just another option to stress out a bike engine over manufacturer design limits. 30-50,000 miles is the refresh cycle on my Cosworth engine in the CSR. Its a really unstressed package and provided you are up on its maintenance it will be reliable. For contrast, a race spec one of these puts out another 100hp over mine and is refreshed every 1-2 years (2000 to 5000 miles). It likely does not have reverse or may have electric motor reverse. Bikes do not have reverse so you need to check that. It will be slower off the line than an equivalent car engine spec Caterham but that will reverse once rolling. I would be concerned about that stress on the transmission longevity. Indeed, in everything I read on Blatchat or other forums, the transmission is the first to break every time. Will be it fun? Duh! Of course! Does it meet all of your driving needs for road and track? Should do. Will it be turn key? Thats the question you need to work out.

The CSR never stopped being sold in Switzerland and Australia for local homologation reasons. It disappeared from UK and US marketing. But you could order a CSR for US roller kit delivery all through the period when the US marketing materials were silent (aka giving the impression you could not order one). It was a special order not on the standard menu. There must have been good reasons for this - one day we may know. So the article is just bringing the chassis option out into the open. Not sure it is a reborn as much as bringing it back as a formal offering in the marketing materials.

I came back for another look at the Elan...:leaving:

That weight makes sense Shane since you did a ton (pun intended :jester:) of work to lighten the car...although it left the runway and got airborne just fine at its old heavier weight. :seeya:

Geez Glen, I would not have picked you as ready for that. Don't tempt me with an Elan. Love those things.

I know its expensive but its so sexy looking and no one else in the Stalker community has one. Think how special you would be. This was the realistic suggestion for sequential. I also feel confident it will fit. Just because no one has done it with a Stalker does not stop you from pushing the envelope. Definitely believe in dry sumps when having fun on track. Just checked his website and no Birkins for sale with him currently. Also reading the linked page below, he is not an official dealer in the eyes of Birkin USA. Official representation in USA and Canada is Tom Carlin through the following website. https://birkindirect-usa.com/about-us/ I am sure Birkin USA can explain status if you ask them. Hell yes. I have 9 inch rubber on the back of my Caterham and can make it go all squirrelly like the best. Add an LS engine and 1 extra inch of rubber on the rear end and you can take off and fly...literally. I suspect it probably needs even wider with that hp output and no aero. Difference is likely dry versus wet gas tanks. I always had it in my mind as 1750lb full tanks for the old V6SC Stalker and 1700plus change lbs for the LS version with full tanks. I could be wrong - an owner should chime in here with how much they weigh. If you are keen then you can check with Glen at Stalker since that number will be sensitive to final spec. You can buy small, light heater kits for any type of kit car here - surely one of those will work. If Caterham, Birkin and Westfield can make them work in a smaller package why can't Stalker. I bet they can. https://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/search?adv=false&cid=0&mid=0&vid=0&q=heater&sid=false&isc=true&orderBy=0 The square hole solution would also work. cheers mike

No but he has considered the order options Likely will not happen since I have something else creeping along in the back of my mind. I want a Caterham at Spa - it would be more fun. Video of that already exists! :rofl: A road spec Corvette ZR1 has done a 2min40 flying lap at Spa with a pro at the wheel. A RSR Porker GT3 did a similar time. My best in the 420R was 2min49 and there is more time to come off that with a better driver than me. The top version of the new Corvette should creep into the high 2min30s with the right driver. I still need to finish some of my basket case projects/money pits off so I can drive them again.

The difference between 15 inch wheels and 13 inch wheels is extraordinary when compared back to back on track. I use 15 for road for ground clearance and the 13s just are amazing for pick up on track. Happy to demonstrate to disbelievers. :rofl:

Odometers on sevens are notoriously inaccurate (bodged connections, male builders, Westfield kits, bodged parts, wrong tire/wheel size for adapted part, etc.) so I took 20% off to allow for this knowing you built your Westfield. Its like the inaccuracy of a leak down test with a 2 inch open hole directly above number 1 cylinder... Oooh...no chance of missing on that target. I suppose we did drive it onto the trailer to get it to the friendly mechanic....:blush:

Can you handle all that horsepower? It may be too much for little ol' you? You are used to VW 911s and non-running Loti's

4000 miles in 5 years? Pathetic! :seeya: Forgetting whooshy noises for a moment, a quick leak down on one cylinder is either: - stuck or open valves - worn rings - leaking head gasket I assume you have no symptoms of head gasket - leaks, mayonnaise in tank, overheating, swear words, etc so we should be able to discard this. How did you make sure the valves were closed prior testing? I know you probably set at TDC but did the test air pressure inadvertantly turn the engine over slightly and open a valve for number one cylinder test? I have found diagnosis from listening to air escaping to be inconclusive in the past - you never know where it is coming from. Engines are not like humans in that they fart and leak from many orifices. Humans only have 2...anyway... Is this the oil filler in the cam cover? Isnt it right over the top of cylinder 1 on a 2L Duratec? What if you keep that sealed and remove dipstick to see what air escapes from there or via the valve cover breather holes? I have never done it on a 4 cylinder but for V8s (notoriously leaky things) I just rely on dipstick hole and valve cover breather holes since they slow the process down enough to allow me to check thoroughly for where the worst air noises are coming from. Old hands always told me that you can have 20% leakdown with no appreciable loss of hp, its only if you are well past the 20% that you might consider a rebuild. You are only at 23% so you can punt the problem longer

Nonsense - ponies shit and gallop and kick you when you least expect! More than one trick in that! :jester: Yes - exactly. No Caterham or Birkin I know of reaches 150mph on a track though. Best I saw was when I drove the 620R at 146mph at both Estoril and Hungaroring circuits although I suspect I did it late in the day at Portimao but I was shitting myself as I came off the cliff into the high speed understeer drop onto the main straight and not paying attention to the speedo or rev counter. They all have big ass F1 long straights. In theory my CSR does 155mph at vMax but I am yet to take it to Bonneville to see if I can find it after a 5 mile run up. Just call him Shane. I find I giggle when I use an inoffensive name. He's not that scary then! Some user on this forum did a Birkin one - I think it was TheGoat or Goat. A search here might surface the name for you to PM and inquire. I vaguely recall an intercooler being used but cannot recall where installed. On a positive note, the Caterham 620R installation has been quite reliable on track based on UK owners I know who have done 6000 track only miles. Yes you move from a fully loaded 1250-1300lbs to a 1750lbs Stalker. While not totally cruise ship like in handling, a Stalker does have more weight/inertia in being thrown around. A Caterham is quicker in the corners but the stalker walks...errr....runs away out of a corner. Torque is your friend there. Not much between them under brakes though. It depends on your local circuit. A tight circuit like you get in the UK suits a Caterham well. A big open USA circuit suits a Corvette/Mustang/Heifer/etc which only go fast in a straight line then wobble around corners. The Sadev tops out around 350-400hp from memory. But there are sequential transmission options for the LS engine Option 1 https://shop.quaife.co.uk/chevrolet-chevy-ls-six-speed-rear-wheel-drive-sequential-gearbox This is T5 sized so should fit a Stalker gearbox tunnel. Option 2 https://www.lgmotorsports.com/corvette-sequential-transmission.html Both can be combined with paddleshifters. Option 3 Put a hydramatic in it and just pretend it is sequential. Anything can be done with money and a shit eating grin. The 620R is RHD only. Cannot be LHD as the supercharger packaging gets in the way. You can order a 620R SV with the wider cockpit and bigger footwell. I had no problems driving that version in Spain and Portugal. I drove the S3 version in Hungary but did not notice the footwell issue as I never used the clutch after getting rolling and just left foot braked to avoid confusion. Cheers mike

I have heard a LOT of mixed stories around that supercharger package over the years but to make sure it is not just like UFOs/intelligent blondes/honest politicians/etc. (i.e. you hear about them but they don't exist in my real life) it would be interesting to hear directly on this forum from a happy customer. Fails your hp requirements. A 485 is only around 237hp and thats Caterham claimed hp so it is probably overstated by 5%+ for marketing purposes as claimed hp never seems to be achieved under owner dyno testing - my own cars included - until the ECU tune is remapped from standard. So a 485 is a healthy hp car but less than your Ultralite's 243hp which you stated was a condition. It is an SV wide body. Given your hp focus, I don't think you would be happy unless you have more.

I have always thought octuples were cute little critters. :jester: More hp than 243? I like your style Bruce! There are only 2 options in the current list that qualify - the Stalkers or the Hayabusa. There have not been a lot of high hp Caterhams or Birkins lately and I have not seen an ultralite come up for sale in quite a while.

Yes it has.

YEs and no. The base spec was comparable to a base Zetec. However, thanks to the superior breathing of the Vauxhall, it could produce big hp - think 250-280hp with work and good strong builds. A Zetec cannot do that (for long anyway). However, unlike the Zetec, the Vauxhall weighed more than a few elephants....

After a break the ads are back NEW MK Indy R https://www.ebay.com/itm/Caterham-Lotus-7-MK-Indy-R-Kit-Car/153594574919?hash=item23c2f33847:g:xcIAAOSwRwddG5CQ and here http://www.dailyturismo.com/2019/08/hayabusa-powered-2011-lotus-caterham.html Champion chassis project https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-7-Champion-kit-car/133147990739?hash=item1f003d1ad3:g:CTYAAOSwn1RdXVsq' Caterham https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/sonoma-lotus-caterham-super-7/6949706342.html REPEATS Caterham SCCA https://www.wirewheel.com/2001-Caterham-race-car-for-sale.html Lotus 7 S2 http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1557321710/1557321710ss.htm Stalker http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1437589044/1437589044ss.htm Caterham SV Hayabusa http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1458694360/1458694360ss.htm Lotus 7 S1 https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lotus/7/2099394.html Stalker https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lotus/7/2167534.html Early Caterham (not Lotus 7 as advertised) https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1234047/1965-lotus-seven-for-sale-in-north-andover-massachusetts-01845 Caterham SV https://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/2013-caterham-seven-480/ Lotus 7 S2 and S4 Project http://taylormadeclassiccars.com/vehiclesforsale.html Caterham SV http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/201216-nos-caterham-sv-roadsport/ Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/2000-caterham/ Super Seven Sportscar (Fejer) http://sodo-moto.com/listings/super-seven-2tg/ Birkin http://sodo-moto.com/listings/1990-birkin-seven-so-cal/ Birkin http://sodo-moto.com/listings/1991-birkin-seven/ and here https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/seattle-1991-birkin-super-7-sprint/6961453660.html Lotus 7 IRS Special https://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Other-Makes-early-LOTUS-7-IRS-Seven-with-Lotus-IRS/153606968563?hash=item23c3b054f3:g:90UAAOSwOB1dXBEo Blakely 7 https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/d/miami-blakely-lotus-antique/6953297920.html Diva https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/phoenix-1962-lotus-super-7-deva-kit/6945207365.html CANADA Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/oakville-halton-region/lotus-caterham-super-7/1454204099?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autos-camions/sherbrooke-qc/caterham-super-7-sylver-jubilee-1982/1410777802?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Replica https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1449826562 Wolf Racing 7 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1436702029 MCC 7 Project https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1432118799' Replica https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1448981191 Observation: The new fee for listing at Craigslist has killed the number of ads we used to see for Sevens. Not sure where they are now being advertised for sale?

Some photos of Scott in happier days doing what he enjoyed. 2018 NJMP Sevens event - Scott front and center with his orange/black nose cone Caterham Superlight

I am in shock - I swapped emails with him two weekends back. Way too young to go - he was full of life. I am going to miss you good buddy.

S = road touring spec. R = track spec In substance, the track one will get an aero screen, Tillets, maybe LSD, 13 inch wheels, etc. It’s an option packaging that focuses on intended usage. But it’s not hard and fast. I have a 420R and I have the leather seats.

Damn a I will be at the office otherwise I would just sit on my balcony and enjoy the view.

With all apologies to Gordon for messing with his ad for a really nice looking Birkin - I like the two tone look. Good spec and very competitively priced even with the work required.