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Apologies - I misread the ad and did not read the long block. Gaping holes in pistons are quite possible - look at my earlier picture example. You are looking for divots in the piston or bore walls, possibly holes, stray bits of metal, maybe mice? John's suggestions are all good pointers. Oh come on...you mean stuff from Hardly Frighten is not quality? :rofl:

not in this case - he drives Porshes...porschi...porkers...those things! So it was a Ford Racing crate engine to begin with. That helps. Makes a plug and play solution easier. The link you provided is for a short block - so no sump and no head. Not necessarily bad but it explains why it is cheap. We don't know if you have head damage (the engine...not you) although you will probably be able to reuse the old sump without concern albeit it you may want to upgrade if oil surge was the cause of your issue. As Mike notes above you will need to determine why it failed so it does not go boom again. Did it happen on road? (bad luck) Do you autocross? (oil starvation) Are you a track day fan? (oil starvation) Did you over-rev it? (oil pump/valve train) Do you let the wife drive it? (clutch) If you think you like the crate engine approach then will you be pulling the old engine and swapping out or getting a mechanic to do it? You want an old-school mechanic. Race guys have smarts on dealing with out of the ordinary types of installations. The crack head monkeys at dealership service departments cannot take a piss without an OBDII reader. Edited to add - there is a long block description there but my failing eyesight failed to see it when reading the page! duh! I would see if I could resurrect the existing head before buying a long block. Looks a good solution otherwise.

NEW Stalker https://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Replica-Kit-Makes-Brunton-Stalker-Classic/163584221374?hash=item26166120be:g:jhIAAOSw6xVcgV2V&frcectupt=true Locost https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Lotus-Other-Basic/333106077073?hash=item4d8eab5d91:g:FkUAAOSwzE5cgMrF&frcectupt=true Replica project https://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/d/vail-replica-lotus-7/6834612990.html REPEATS Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/2000-caterham/ Caterham SV http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/201216-nos-caterham-sv-roadsport/ Super Seven Sportscar (Fejer) http://sodo-moto.com/listings/super-seven-2tg/ and here https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/d/seattle-lhd-super-seven-lotus-7-s3/6837033709.html Caterham SV http://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/2013-caterham-seven-480/ 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 Lotus 7 S1 https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1065332/1958-lotus-seven-for-sale-in-stratford-connecticut-06615 Lotus 7 S2 https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1133292/1962-lotus-super-seven-for-sale-in-palmetto-florida-34221 Caterham SCCA https://www.wirewheel.com/2001-Caterham-race-car-for-sale.html Caterham https://www.wirewheel.com/2014-Caterham-Seven-for-sale.html Stalker https://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Stalker-Super-7/273749962571?hash=item3fbcc4ef4b:g:~XkAAOSwTOZcgZZ8 Project https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/cto/d/lakeland-lotus-7-style-chassis-alfa/6834856461.html Dutton project https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/pasadena-1978-dutton-lotus-7-recreation/6827462413.html Replica https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/hubbard-reduced-lotus-super-7-replica/6822144414.html Replica https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/mount-juliet-2009-hand-built-lotus/6831345987.html Lotus 7 S1 https://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1960-lotus-7-rare-early-series-one-with/6827115589.html Chevron 7 https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/tempe-lotus-super-7/6824784311.html Lotus 7 S4 project https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/sierra-vista-lotus-s4-seven-8000-or/6811196570.html Diva https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/phoenix-1962-lotus-super-7/6813823091.html Westfield V8 https://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/cto/d/starlight-1968-lotus-super-seven-8/6823280717.html Rotus 7 https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/canton-1990-rotus-seven-kit-car/6821329023.html Replica project https://pueblo.craigslist.org/cto/d/pueblo-lotus-super-seven-style-tube/6804612338.html CANADA Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autos-camions/sherbrooke-qc/caterham-super-7-sylver-jubilee-1982/1410777802?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Caterham SV Hayabusa https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/red-deer/caterham-sv-hayabusa/1413694224?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

I happened to come across this car again in my travels and am posting an update of where it is today: http://classicjaguar.com/cj/caterham7.html All credit to the owners - they have been honest and upfront about its history. Speaks well of their business dealings.

Andy nailed it. It was 2009 at LOG in Gettysburg when over a few (too many) drinks that a bunch of forum members - Yellowss7, Boxologist, Kitcat, MichaelD, Taber, plus others I have forgotten, and myself - hatched a plan for an annual sevens social event revolving around a two day HPDE. We decided we all liked each other. It worked better than I ever hoped. Over 8 years we have cycled at least 45+ seven owners (plus a lot of spouses and family members) through the event. Everyone I have met has been just wonderful and we have all got on so well. The unofficial network we have created as helped solve problems, source parts, source solutions to our cars offline from the forum but as a whole the forum helps knit it together. There have been other efforts to knit us together socially over the years - 2007 Tail of the Dragon, The CA Rockies trip, the (former) annual Carlisle PA Kitcar event, the work that Bob does to publicize Cars and Coffee in MD each weekend, the Stalker touring party down south, various other group drives over the years, etc. These all work to enhance our car owning experience. So I feel for you Ron but I dont have the solution sadly. There are very few of us hard core enthusiasts that know how special our cars are.

Brightonuk: Don't worry about John - he's afflicted living 3 hours behind the civilized world plus its just that time of the month when one of his cars has gone belly up in the garage and oozed some noxious fluid all over his mirror polished white garage floor. John: Was it the Porker or the Lotus this time? The Harbor Fright borescope option is a good idea - detected 6 holes in pistons for me so far. However, a fundamental truth exists - if it sounds like a bucket of bolts or a mother-in-law then its f*&%ed and you need carefully consider tear down and rebuild options. Running it while it sounds like this is likely just doing more internal damage - so dont until you can confirm what has gone wrong. Given you are worried about the wife...errr....cost then I would seriously consider buying a cheap used crate engine from a reliable source, shipping it to you and just swapping that in. It gets you back up running quicker and longer term you can decide to later have the broken engine rebuilt using the quicksilver or other reputable local solution with a lot more power, or even sell off the broken engine as spares. Allows you the phase in costs over time and tiptoe past the better half. Just make sure you are swapping like for like engine. The advantage of this is you may be able to plug and play without having to buy a new ECU or needing to remap - saves a bit a money there. Find out what ECU you have now - as it will inform your search process. Its not clear from your posts what exact version of Zetec you have (your engine number will help you identify it) but if it is the regular cooking model then some used engine options are on this link: https://automotix.net/usedengines/2002-ford-focus-inventory.html If it is the SVT then here https://www.jegs.com/i/ATK-Engines/059/DFDP/10002/-1 JEGS also has remanufactured crate engines for other types of Zetec. I did not check but Summit probably has the crate engine option too plus there may be other sellers out there.

Sad thing is that I did not blink at that price. My BMW installation is many multiples... MichaelD had the 220hp Zetec Formula Atlantic streetable spec build done in 2015 but later sold his car to CarlB - both are on this forum. Jcerier (on this thread) is running a BDR build by Quicksilver, that was originally done in 2015 by Sabbot I think FE07 was contemplating work there at some point but don't know where that ended up. You could probably search for others under the key word "Quicksilver"

Having enough numbers to make a forum work is critical. There are enough hard core participants on the US side to get a bit of back and forth. But if there are not then the discussion is dead - no interaction and no point in participating and the site withers. Facebook splintered our computer time from forums and then twatter came along and other forms of social media. Each sucks up some more time from that allocated to the computer.

As someone who has seen a lot of engine rebuilds in the last few years eg BMW CSL Group 4 race engine, Group A Holden, v12 Ferrari (shudders).....just think of the character building you are about to get! [emoji15] I genuinely know the pain you are going through - more than most. If you dropped a valve then figure your piston looks like the one below - in my example there were 6 others.... [emoji22]. It was an epic drive on track before that though! [emoji16] Pull the engine out, get it to a reputable expert to diagnose and work out next steps for a high end rebuild. Quicksilver have a streetable 220hp zetec strong build that a few forum members have bought. Or buy a $800-1000 engine out of a car being salvaged and drop it in as a temporary measure. Don’t try a cheap high hp build - it never works.

Quicksilver in MD has been the long time preference around the east coast for rebuilding Zetecs http://quicksilverraceengines.com/

I saw it alright but I thought there was no way anyone would think it was a seven or sevenesque. Grotesque possibly... Drivers will get a new title "donors"

Yes it’s listed under “Replica” in my list. Seller advertises in a few areas - I only listed the buffalo ad area. Been for sale on and off for close to 2 years.

NEW None REPEATS Eva Beva https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-eva-beva-2/ Stalker https://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Stalker-Super-7/283399840704?hash=item41fbf263c0:g:fcoAAOSwAvNceE3t:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true 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 Lotus 7 S2 https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/lotus/super-seven/2150667.html Caterham 270 https://www.wirewheel.com/2014-Caterham-Seven-for-sale.html 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 Caterham SV 480 http://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/2013-caterham-seven-480/ Super Seven Sports Car (Fejer) http://sodo-moto.com/listings/super-seven-2tg/ and here https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/d/seattle-lhd-super-seven-lotus-7-s3/6831774223.html Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/2000-caterham/ Caterham SV R300 http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/201216-nos-caterham-sv-roadsport/ Locost project https://albany.craigslist.org/cto/d/knox-miata-based-locost-project/6805204748.html Dutton project https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/pasadena-1978-dutton-lotus-7-recreation/6827462413.html Replica https://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/d/hubbard-reduced-lotus-super-7/6822141123.html Lotus 7 S1 https://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1960-lotus-7-early-series-one-with-rare/6827115589.html Lotus 7 S4 project https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/sierra-vista-lotus-s4-seven-8000-price/6811196570.html Chevron 7 https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/tempe-lotus-super-7/6824784311.html Diva https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/phoenix-1962-lotus-super-7/6813823091.html Westfield V8 https://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/cto/d/starlight-1968-lotus-super-seven-8/6823280717.html Rotus 7 https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/canton-1990-rotus-seven-kit-car/6821329023.html Locost project https://pueblo.craigslist.org/cto/d/pueblo-lotus-super-seven-style-tube/6804612338.html CANADA Caterham SV Hayabusa https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/red-deer/caterham-sv-hayabusa/1413694224?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autos-camions/sherbrooke-qc/caterham-super-7-sylver-jubilee-1982/1410777802?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Deman SR7 Hayabusa https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/oshawa-durham-region/lotus-deman-sr7-hayabusa/1396718417?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

I did Mike - post 1895 above.

Re-read the ad and yes you are right. Titled and registered as a road car.

Plenty of questions about that one myself. The car was originally put together in Canada by David Savill Peck who had a production run of these Caterham kits. I saw a sister car and thought it was well executed and put together. So that creates a question - how did they get it from Canada into the US legally? Jackson Miss is a loooong way south. Does not meet the 25 year rule. I guess they must have shipped the car in separate pieces - the chassis roller and the engine/trans? Probably kit import paperwork that will need reviewing. Not sure if that loads a problem for the future. One to think about. I recall the Hayabusa having around 180hp in some guises but this is advertized at 256hp which is impressive. A lighter drive train than a regular car based drive train would make it even more impressive. Weight is 1100 pounds compared with a Duratec SV version at 1250-1300 pounds. Brilliant for track work. May be too peaky for the road? Bike engined cars are more fragile by nature as the engine is more highly strung, the transmission is off the bike and is now lugging around a heavier load than a normal bike frame. Mechnaical sympathy and a well considered refresh cycle will probably mean you never have any issues. I know people with Radicals with the same drive train and they have strict refresh cycles. No issues if that is kept to. Ad is very honest and upfront about this. Not all bike engined cars have reverse since the transmission does not have it. This says it has a reversing box - I would want to understand this. The rear end ratio is the highest I have seen in a Caterham - gearing/speeds/ratios would be interesting to understand. The ad says condition is "needs work" but does not say what. Clearly this has an impact on value. Its been for sale for an awfully long time - have to wonder why? A 2007 SV with SVT zetec or early Duratec would be around 29-34k area depending on condition. Needs work SVs drop into the high 20s. A premium for this may be justified given performance potential? No discussion on titling or registration - I infer it is solely a track car. I wonder if it was imported as a track car? 5 year re-export requirement on those. The ad does not really address the usual concern points - this is a car you have to see before you seriously consider any purchase.

I can never find them on the East Coast. I always call Roger Krause and have them delivered east. They have them in stock consistently.

No - you can book when you arrive. You may want to camp in the trailer parking area since this is midway between the two circuits and a very short walk to the clubhouse where there are showers, pool, bar, etc.

For those who need it, there is secure overnight storage available in my garage at NJMP. I think our best ever storage record is 12 sevens for one night along with my Mustang.

Three weeks from now we go back to summer time - better buy your summer cars now! NEW Stalker https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-brunton-stalker/ REPEATS Caterham https://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-Lotus-Super-Seven/113656276511?hash=item1a7671261f:g:Mz0AAOSw84ZcWu8u:rk:1f:0 Stalker https://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Stalker-Super-7/273680468091?hash=item3fb8a0887b:g:QVQAAOSw2zRcU3vR:rk:1f:0 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 Lotus 7 S2 https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/lotus/super-seven/2150667.html and here https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1133292/1962-lotus-super-seven-for-sale-in-palmetto-florida-34221 Lotus 7 S1 https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1065332/1958-lotus-seven-for-sale-in-stratford-connecticut-06615 Caterham SCCA https://www.wirewheel.com/2001-Caterham-race-car-for-sale.html Caterham 270 https://www.wirewheel.com/2014-Caterham-Seven-for-sale.html Caterham SV Hayabusa http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1458694360/1458694360ss.htm Caterham SV 480 http://vintageracecarsales.com/portfolio-view/2013-caterham-seven-480/ Caterham http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/2000-caterham/ Caterham SV R300 http://britauto.com/portfolio-view/201216-nos-caterham-sv-roadsport/ Super Seven Sportscar (Fejer) http://sodo-moto.com/listings/super-seven-2tg/ and here https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/d/seattle-lhd-super-seven-lotus-7-s3/6825246687.html Replica project https://albany.craigslist.org/cto/d/knox-miata-based-locost-project/6805204748.html Diva https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/phoenix-1962-lotus-super-7/6813823091.html Chevron 7 https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/tempe-lotus-super-7/6824784311.html Replica https://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/d/hubbard-reduced-lotus-super-7/6822141123.html Westfield V8 https://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/cto/d/starlight-1968-lotus-super-seven-8/6823280717.html Rotus 7 https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/d/canton-1990-rotus-seven-kit-car/6821329023.html Project https://pueblo.craigslist.org/cto/d/pueblo-lotus-super-seven-style-tube/6804612338.html Lotus 7 S4 project https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/sierra-vista-lotus-s4-seven-1971/6811196570.html CANADA Caterham SV https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/red-deer/caterham-sv-hayabusa/1413694224?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autos-camions/sherbrooke-qc/caterham-super-7-sylver-jubilee-1982/1410777802?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Project https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/ottawa/lotus-7-project-car/1410158669?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Deman SR7 https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/oshawa-durham-region/lotus-deman-sr7-hayabusa/1396718417?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Fejer - just across the border https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch/ctd/d/richmond-lhd-super-seven-lotus-7-s3/6825246986.html

Whoa! That is very pretty. The color suits the shape beautifully. That must have been tough though - having to sell all the toys to fund the purchase. Not sure I could have let some of mine go to do the same thing.

The owner is a loose cannon if that helps?

Lets be realistic - its I-95. Its not a great drive and the potholes are fearsome this year - I doubt they will all be fixed in time. At least one trailer mother hen amongst a few drivers gives you some backup if BlackHole decides to take another nap in the center lane.

Do you have a link to the original ad? Curious to see if it is the seller I think it is. This is the best list I know of to choose from: http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?9372-Ebay-and-Craigslist-ads-Lots-of-Sevens-for-sale/page189

Ugh! The hidden problem of insurance.