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You should have seen Tom - he had the biggest grin on his face! And I know because the car does the same to me :smilielol5:

Brakes are overrated - whether it be a mustang or a seven! :driving: The mustang brakes will haul it down from 150mph to about 70-75 mph for Thunderbolt turn 1 once they are warmed up (say 3 laps). No power assist on anything - you literally stand on them. I think Tom got a reality check of how awesome the racers of the 1960s were is being able to hustle high powered cars with no brakes and heavy vague steering, quickly around a circuit. :cooldude:

I used to own a 1965 Lotus 7 Series 2 in Australia. I am not at home right now as I am away for the weekend so cannot check the chassis number to see how close to yours I am but mine did have an original Ford 1500cc Cortina engine (seized but came with the car as the original engine). I am not sure if the engines were standardized between countries? Do you have access to the Dennis Ortenburger book on sevens - maybe some more information there?

Go for it! Show them who is boss! :cooldude:

Eighth For the divas on this forum... I suspect this is a little larger than a regular seven - like about as porky as a Stalker? And I have never thought of keyless entry as a sales feature on a seven before....lol http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-Diva-Roadster-Roadster-1999-Diva-Roadster-very-low-mileage-289-V8-red-with-flames-/201103963990?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ed2baf756&item=201103963990&pt=US_Cars_Trucks This is a one-of-a-kind 1999 Diva Roadster with 2,022 miles! Ø VIN # EVA12D98170243046 Ø Purchased in 1999. Constructed and on the road in 2000. Ø One owner. Ø This is the first (and only that we know of) Diva that is powered by a Ford engine (the kit is made for Chevy engines). Ø The remanufactured Ford 1968 289 with 1984 302 Ford CFI fuel injection & engine management system. Ø Ford "Top Loader" 4 speed manual transmission Ø Ford 8.8" rear axle assembly Ø Corvette braking system Ø Fully adjustable coil-over shocks on all 4 corners Ø Nascar style front "A" frames and spindles Ø 4 wheel disc brakes Ø Dual exhaust Ø Custom red paint with painted red and white flames Ø White leather interior Ø Bucket seats Ø 6-disc CD Player Ø Keyless code-entry starting system Ninth Who wants a brand new Atom? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-2014-Ariel-Atom-3-On-the-ground-Authorized-Ariel-Dealer-/121363276251?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1c41d0a1db&item=121363276251&pt=Race_Cars_Not_Street_Legal_

Lots of interesting cars for sale this morning - no affiliation with any of them but reposting for the benefit of those looking or just avoiding the wife :toetap05: this morning with your morning cup of joe..... First http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/4470663575.html Car is in Arizona but advertised in Hartford CT Craigslist I guess because it is a deceased estate. For Sale - 1958 Lotus 7 open wheel racer GENERAL: Model: Lotus 7 Series 1 R or L Hand Drive: Right Chassis No: None Reg. No: None Frame No: L5641763 Years Owned by you: 15+ Last Owner: Deceased PRESENT SPECIFICATION:- Engine Type: Austin Engine Capacity: ? 1200 Head Engine No: 9C-U-H 42454 Carb(s) Type: SU Carb. No(s): 2 G/Box Type: Austin 1275 Axle Type: Lotus IRS A26 R004 Axle Ratio: Not Known Body Colour: Aluminium -- Not Painted Wheels Type: Wire Knock-Off Spoke 13" Front 15" Rear Wings Type: None SPECIFICATION WHEN PURCHASED BY YOU:- Engine Type: Same as above Engine Capacity: Engine No: Carb(s) Type: Carb. No(s): G/Box Type: Axle Type: Axle Ratio: Body Colour: Wheels Type: Wings Type: Second http://elmira.craigslist.org/cto/4494503211.html Here is my partially completed "Locost" project. It has a 1989 Nissan 300zx Turbo engine mounted to a 1990 Nissan 300zxTT Transmission. The rear end is a 1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS (3.42 ratio). The chassis is a Mcsorley +442 chassis (4" longer 2" wider and 2" taller than a original Lotus 7). I have taken the design 1 step further and increased the tube diameter from 1" square tubing to 1-1/4" for added strength as the engine is MUCH bigger and MUCH more powerful than the original specification. All done in CAD for accuracy and fitment. I have a TON of parts for the project most of the "expensive" parts i think are bought and included in the sale. Corbeau A4 seats (drivers is on a sider) Willwood pedal set with adj brake bias Autometer gauges + tach and boost qa1 shocks and springs Koyo radiator Spal Fan Miata steering rack Magna flow muffler Turbo flange for exhaust Intercooler(s) DSM and Thunderbird DXD new clutch Custom wheel spacers to make modern rims with on the S10 spindle for best suspension geometry. Nissan 300zx trans and fuel pump I have over $6,000 in cost not including my time. Use my start to get yourself up and going quickly with a custom project car. Third http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/4482413998.html Looking for an inexpensive Supercar killer? A car that is fun, sounds great and turns heads? This car based on an improved design of the Lotus 7, with american parts, a reliable high powered engine and a stronger frame. Mfr: Brunton Automotive Model: Super Stalker, 3800SC V-6 Supercharged motor Year built: 2005 Lotus 7 model year: 1959 0 to 60: 3 seconds Color: British Racing Green. If you are not familiar with the Brunton, their cars are very fast, reliable and the most fun on wheels. These cars have exceptional handling and power. These cars are faster and handle better than most other high priced cars. The engine has 7000 miles on it, 4400 mi on rest of car. My price is below the cost of parts. For more information check out Bruntonauto.com. I have complete documentation on the car. Motor: GM L32 3800SC V-6 Supercharged motor Motor output: Brunton tune produces 260 hp at the rear wheels. Comparable to 300 hp at the crankshaft. Power to weight: 0.2 or 5 lbs per hp. Transmission: 5 speed GM Differential: Detroit TrueTrac limited slip gear type differential. Rear end ratio is a 3.42 American Racing rims and Toyo Proxes4 205/50/R15 tires Front disk brakes and rear drums Remote Oil Filter Exhaust is a 5"x18" muffler with Jegs Auger on each side. This produces a great sound Roll Bar welded to frame with forward support Removable Halo Roll Cage (4bolts) with zip out vinyl top Tanneau cockpit cover Removable steering wheel 5 point harnesses Weight: 1500 lbs This car could be yours!! Contact Robin at above No trades. Payment by bank draft or wire transfer, or through Ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/281348943848 Fourth I think this is MrMustang's car. http://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/4500481610.html 2001 Birkin Lotus 7 replica Finished in 2008 (titled as a 2008 ASVE in PA) Less than 3,000 original miles Combination of Sunburst yellow and polished aluminum panels 2 Liter Zetec engine Water Rail Ekectric Water Pump Stock Ford fuel injection set up for ease of care 5spd T-9 Transmission Howe Engineering hydraulic clutch Sachs super heavy duty clutch disk Ford Starter Stainless Exhaust with aluminum heater shield over muffler Birkin/VDO Gauges Updated Birkin Seats Carpet Set with sound/heat deadened material underneath Wind Deflectors Heater Heated Windshield Removable steering wheel Windshield Wipers Horn High/Low beam headlights Turn Signals with reminder buzzer Full Tonneau cover Full side curtains and soft top New Konig Rewind wheels Correct Lotus badging on nose and tail Both 3 and 4 point harnesses and belts included Only bad is the clutch slips a little in 2nd and 3rd gears under hard acceleration. It was suggested to me today that the clutch issue might be as simple as a bleeding of the hydraulics, I cannot confirm this as again I am not a mechanic. I do have a box of additional upgrade parts for the car. Included is another clutch set up, oil cooler, 4 point belts for the passenger seat as well as the original 3 point self retracting belts for the drivers side and a host of other small bits and pieces. I have attached another picture above to show some of the extra parts included. Stuck in a corporate rental apartment, losing my indoor storage in SC where we are currently located. Car is ultra aggressively priced to sell for this reason and this reason only. Fifth This is really a project... http://macon.craigslist.org/cto/4511604391.html Well I started this build and lost interest. It is the start to a lotus 7. It uses Miata suspension and I decided to go with a ka24de out of a 240sx for my motor and transmission. I have custom motor and tranny mounts already built for this motor and transmission. You can find everything you need to finish this build at http://www.locostusa.com , the car comes with a ka24de bare block block, 5spd transmission, Miata LSD rear end, Miata spindles and brakes, hiem joints to build the control arms, moog ball joints, Miata non power steering rack, extra tubing, absolutely everything I have for this build will be going with it! Any questions I would be more then happy to answer via text $750 Sixth Love the look and the color scheme on this car - really comes through in the advertisement. http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/4477595165.html Brunton Super Stalker Built Spring 2011 Florida titled as 1962 Lotus 7 Pontiac 2006 L32 engine w/20K miles GM Tremec T5 GM 3.42 Torsen rear end 270+ HP 290+Torque Less than 1500 pounds Excellent Autocross car-Easy to drive fast New 1/2014 TOYO R1R tires No junk parts used. Well sorted and Reliable. 6000 total miles. Jim 239 283 three zero eight four Seventh I like the white treatment on the body and the Revolution wheels - suits the Series 4 shape. And its got a BDG! :cool dude: And holy tachometer Batman! And I am amazed SCCA would be ok with that roll bar! It is very much period correct but still! http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4512007141.html Lotus Super 7 D Modified SCCA Street Legal Race Car w/BDG Cosworth Engine. It's a turn key SCCA vintage Lotus racer. It's sad to part with my 1974 S4 (The final final Original Lotus 7) Car. It is a Spec D Modified Race Car with a Formula (Lotus) Ford BDG 16V (not A, G is more desirable) engine - tuned and setup for the street. The Engine is fully rebuilt with about a couple hundred miles on it and was rebuilt in the mid 90's, has the Firebottle system installed, Accu-pump Oil pressure system, Sump pump system, new battery, and a whole lot of other modifications - too many to list. I have most all of the receipts, restoration (body & engine) photos and also have many of the original and extra bits like the glass panels, top, side door panels, tire bracket in the rear, engine blanket, et al. Also, I'll throw in hoosier slicks (2 pairs) and wheels if the price is at asking. Currently the motor has a pair of Weber DCOE 45's and shifts really smooth. Car runs really strong. The frame is strait and no accidents. The car is sprayed in the GM Corvette Perl White with a few minor flaws. It's a lot of fun to drive around. Clear Colorado Title. My car is located in Denver. Asking: $35900 / ob serious offer Ping me over email if there are any questions. Please be serious as my time is limited and no low ballers.

No affiliation with this but this could be a good example of how not to sell a car - no sexy photos in your ad to entice in buyers? Not sure if the owner is on here as an alternative? http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4505006933.html Text here: Lotus 7 replica $10,000 OBO (Olathe) 2013 lotus seven replica title : clean I am selling my Lotus 7 (Caterham super 7) replica. Frame was built by a fab shop in Texas. Powered by a 347 ford v8 (5.0 liter with stroker kit) ford t5 transmission Mustang II front spindles and brakes. thunderbird IRS on American Muscle cobra R's look-a-likes 17's with hankook s4 tires 255/40/17's Kirkey race seats with 5 point harness Autometer gauges 9 gallon fuel cell Built with all the same parts you would build a Factory Five Cobra (Mustang Doner car used) Many extras encluded... Open Car Trailer with winch available also for $1500 if purchased with car Street legal. Clean Kansas title. Less than 200 total miles on build. Used for a few carshows and a few SCCA autocrosses. extremely fast and fun asking $10,000 Under 200 miles on the car. if interested call or text Ritchie @ (913) three 78-seven664

Steve - I can see photos now and I love it! Very nice.

Sounds like an Mx5 convoy off to the hairdressers? :jester:

Is it me or is there no photo viewable?

They do check belts Mike and they squeal when they find a date....

Oh I have seen it! I see it daily at my office and I really feel your pain. This type of stuff is more common than you realize at insurance companies. You are one of millions across the US dealing with this type of insurance frustration annually. All you can do is keep the faith and take it one step at a time. Eventually you will get through the process and it will be quickly forgotten once you get on the road. :cooldude:

Not hiding - just pure frustration on my side. The CSR is still without brakes from a problematic conversion from 15 inch wheels to 13 inch wheels. The other Caterham is getting some refresh items and is running late despite my best of intent to be ready. It does not help that I am trying to manage a garage construction 120 miles away, 2 bathroom renovations, 2 car restorations 20,000 miles away, a multi-national company and organize a sevens event. Where is the violin? Ah...here it is! :nopity: In hindsight I should just buy another car to particpate. :ack: Maybe I could borrow one of Bruce's lovely cars?

I have never seen them check a date on an arm restraint yet. The Caterham ones actually have no date marked. I think you are good to go. Tom has a pink velvet set he can lend you if you feel that way inclined :rofl: I will have a few spare sets also for passengers

That really does look a nice trailer. Who made it again?

I just want to clarify to those looking at the motorsportreg.com site that you will not see everyone who has signed up for this event. The reasons for this is: (a) NJMP members use a different web page to non-members (5 people) (b) there are a number who are coming and notified/talked with me that they will be registering late as they want to time their credit card billing dates, moon phase, etc. (4 people) © Visitors register offline (d) Motorsportreg.com is a buggy website at times. It does not always show everyone who is registered. That is the case for at least 1 person right now. So please do not assume that no one is coming by looking that the sign up pages. This should address the concern that was relayed to me overnight. Cheers mike

I think it was just the makings of a track orgy. The red car was a very early Caterham which had a brand new driver on track for the first time. The silver car was a Ginetta (I think) driven by a fairly experienced track driver. I think one or both overcooked it on that corner - it is quite fast and if you lift you have a good chance of rotating. There is a possibility that the red Caterham was coming out of the pits as that is pit exit but I was not stopping to find out what happened. There definitely was no contact by any car that day.

Video now posted at here http://usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?p=85978#post85978

Following on from the thread here: http://usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9660 I put together some video of the circuits. One thing to keep in mind - renting Caterhams is not cheap. You break it you pay to fix it (except when it breaks due to something not your fault - e.g. gear lever). Exceeding rev limits (6800rpm) is monitored closely and is punished with a fine for each serious transgression (100-500rpm over is a slap on the wrist and told don't do it again). This is fair when you consider that race cars have a hard life and the maintenance is steep and therefore costly. I have found Bookatrack to be very reasonable about things. They have a team that prepares the car, keeps it field up and helps sort things out when they go wrong. I think they are very good outfit to rent with should anyone want to try out one of the famous UK or European circuit. With this in mind my mode for the day is to get to within 95% of the lap record for that circuit in a Caterham R300. In all cases I succeed by the end of the day and I have not risked the car or my wallet in the process. The Bookatrack Caterham is a R300 spec car. 180hp Duratec, fully caged, stopped race car. CR500 on 13 inch wheels. Caterham 6 speed gearbox. Stack instrumentation but no speedo. They run both S3 and SV chassis. If you do not like the regular carbon Tillet seats or the larger B2 Tillets like I do not (major back pain results) then they have these specially made up foam seat pads to construct a seat that is very comfortable for a days run - this is what I use. Camera is a pre-production Sony. Orginally recorded in 1080/60fps, 120 degrees field of view. Sound is mostly rotten as I was testing the internal mics for the maker. Data is recorded via Racechrono Pro with separate bluetooth GPS logger. I use Manfrotto clamps for the most part. Where the video looks like it is moving around and a camera mount may be loose then what you are seeing is actually the Sony SteadyShot feature which tries to compensate for vibration to improve image quality - I think it failed and will try it switch off next time. The large box on my left wrist is the camera control. The silver box on the scuttle is the GPS receiver for the data logger. Apart from the sound the Sony cameras were excellent - I could use the remote to turn on/off the camera mounted on the wishbone while I was belted up sitting in the car. You can also use it to check aim. The terrain change on these circuits is best shown by the altitude in feet change. Donington National Circuit Anglesey GP Circuit And an experiment at Anglesey to run a camera low down on the front wishbone/A arm. Apart from sound I thought this was a good position Anyone want to join me at Spa-Francorchamps in November?

So who wants to join me at Spa-Francorchamps in November? :seeya:

Steve following me in his K-series engine Caterham Roadsport SV

Photos: Steve (Blokko) looking concerned when talking with me (back of head)!

Just about to turn into Coppice A wonderful drivers track – definitely worth trying out. Then it was on to Anglesey. I decided to take the long way through the driving roads of the Peak District and through Snowdonia. Anglesey is way up at the very northern end of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It does have a reputation for wet and windy weather as you would expect. Although for me it was pretty nice – not raining until 4pm.

So then it was on to the track day run by BookaTrack. Normally very tightly organized, given it was the Friday before a weekend of racing, it really turned into a practice session for the racers. The track: http://nickleason.co.uk/circuits/Donington.jpg We were running the National Circuit without the hairpin extension. There were a range of cars – Radicals with RST V8s, BAC Monos, high powered Caterhams and Westfields, tin top touring cars, an absolutely amazing yellow Ruf Porsche 911, to hackers like me in a beaten up Caterham R300. Rules are passing on the “straights” only on the left, ideally with a point by. However, that degenerated rapidly as the red mist descended. In the afternoon it seemed like you did 2 laps went to the pits under red flag and then went out for another 2 laps before another red flag and so on. It was amazing how many “race cars” were showing drivers with no talent. One Renault Clio race car was ahead of me at Radcliffe before running off the track, through the gravel trap, out back onto track off onto the grass on the right, over correct and then back left across the track into the gravel and eventually into the mud….muppet! A few of the Caterham Academy drivers demonstrated lack of fear and made numerous gardening excursions. So the photos – looking towards Redgate: Looking back towards the start finish line and the pits: Going through MacLeans