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For the heavyweights, here is a Stalker in Florida $32500 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 1/2013 TOYO R1R tires No junk parts used. Well sorted and Reliable. 6000 total miles. http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/cto/4294127042.html

A regular summary of the various Se7ens found for sale around the US and Canada.

Those inspections you think are state run are actually run by a company called Parsons. I think State of NJ owns the sites but the rest is private. Contract was renewed in 2013 through to 2016. The reason your car sailed through with a shiny new Roush motor is that the engine block will be an old design, probably 1960s, that is grandfathered on the master list with NJ EPA/NJ MVC/Parsons as being a pre-OBDII block. There is no way to get a Duratec or Zetec on that list as they are viewed as "modern" engines thereby requiring fully functioning OBDII, including all emissions equipment from the originally manufactured car.

To be honest I cannot answer your question. But the Caterham horns were so pathetically quiet that I replaced mine with some Hella Supertones. Now everyone hears me when its needed. Probably better to follow a solution like this for safety reasons.

Sorry Bill thats not correct. Titling in NJ is easy for a new Caterham/Birkin/etc. The real problem is the special car inspection process in order to get your license plate and be able to legally drive on the road. The private company performing the inspections on behalf of the state does not follow NJ EPA laws by accepting emission waivers for low volume manufacturers from having OBDII as is common in most states. The NJ EPA has never issued an OBDII waiver from inspection and does not plan to. The Cobra guys do not have this issue as their engines are most commonly based off a pre-OBDII engine block which totally sidesteps the legal problems that the usual Caterham/Birkin with a Duratec or Zetec encounters (as the engine blocks are post 1991). Ot they use a full OBDII compliant crate engine which also works under the inspection protocols. Enough NJ people on this forum have the personal legal bills to prove the problem exists and I have my own personal correspondence from NJ MVC, NJ EPA and Parsons (NJ inspector) stating the problem (it helps having 50 attorneys around me in the office). The secret to easily getting a Caterham/Birkin registered legally in NJ is making sure you buy/build a pre-OBDII engine car - this would then follow the Cobra registration/inspection protocols. But who then wants a crossflow R500? The alternative is you make the car fully OBDII compliant like Brunton does with its Stalkers. Stalkers which have working OBDII sail through the NJ process for the most part once you get past the inevitable airbag and other silly arguments from the inspectors. I was the last one to get a post-OBDII year Caterham through on its correct year of manufacture because it had working OBDII. Given NJ MVC has been proved to monitor forums like this for registration/titling/inspection threads, I am not going to contribute to any further debate online but happy to take it offline.

Japi - I feel your pain! :ack:

Damn - way too slow. I would love a project like this!

250 miles in that S1 in 10 years? Can you imagine what work needs to be done to bring it back to condition.

I can see I am not the only one who takes short 200 mile excursions to his local Home Despot!

It looks to be the standard R300 one by Caged. I recognize it from climbing through the top enough times in the rental one I use overseas.

The best way to work out fair value for me is look at all the similar cars on offer on here in the last year. List out specs and match that best to your cars. I also discount the offer price by 10% to get closer to what selling price likely was. This usually gives me a range of values. If a dealer is involved discount by 20-25%. I think the two zetec dealer cars currently listed on the sales section of the forum that could be a proxy for your car are overpriced for what it is worth. Offline one of the dealers has vaguely indicated a willingness to drop $10k. This is an example of why you cannot trust an asking price as a guide - actual sales can be wildly different. I would not bother asking for fair value assessment on here because everyone has an intangibly different concept of fair value as if they are going to buy it. For insurance you want a value that is not fair value but a value for how it would need to be replaced which is why they have "agreed-value" form of insurance - so you set what you think you need to replace it with (i.e. a similar spec 2003 car). A little high is not going to make that much difference as that can cover for variation in specifications if you had to buy a replacement.

I am on my third mid-life crisis so that means I am back to being 17 years old again! :cooldude: If you have not had a mid-life crisis yet I can thoroughly recommend them.

Steve! Not your CSR! :willy_nilly: If it is any consolation you are not the first to have a bad day!

No that is just for Kia drivers! :troll:

This is just really sad and quite stunning that it could take place without warning. http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/us/national-corvette-museum-cars-fall/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 I wonder if they can repair the damage to the cars?

The lipped fiberglass cycle wings were standard at that time - my old yellow SV had similar.

A few Caterhams on offer: 1) This was offerred by Randy in a separate post - will give him a bump here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Super-Seven-SV-2011-Caterham-Roadsport-SV-170-/191064969831?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c7c5c1267&item=191064969831&pt=US_Cars_Trucks 2) A nice looking cross flow S3 with clam shells in Florida http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Super-Seven-Convertible-Lotus-Super-Seven-/151230092560?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2336041510&item=151230092560&pt=US_Cars_Trucks 3) A Clubsport from CO and then FL. 2003 kit but looks like it has been updated. Scuderia Sylvestri used to be a Caterham dealer and built my previous yellow SV back in 2003. Lovely color. Now in WA - gets around doesnt she! Only 6000 miles since 2005...may need some fettling I guess. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Super-Seven-ClubSport-2003-Caterham-Seven-ClubSport-/131112274511?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1e86e68a4f&item=131112274511&pt=US_Cars_Trucks Who is buying today? :cooldude:

Mike Have a look at this post for some ideas: http://usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8243&highlight=tank The pellet solution I have used in the distant past in my original Lotus 7 when I raced it and it worked well in that car. I would use it again instead of foam if it were me. Cheers mike

Another option, if you can find them, the Donkervoort Series 1 had a more rounded rear wing profile. Probably like trying to find rocking horse poo here in the US though...... It will probably be easier to get someone to custom make them in ali.

It is all to do with lawyers and product liability lawsuits. Manufacturers build "liability" tolerances into their recommendations as to how their product should be used. It helps in defending the inevitable lawsuits when the manufactirer can point to how a consumer has wilfully flouted manufacturer guidance. People do not understand how product liability costs are a significant component of the product cost structures in the US. Reviewing my insurance claims online databases that I have access to, I cannot find a single over $10 million product liability settlement in Europe. I have pages of them in the USA. The legal burden of shifting blame is much higher in Europe than the US where it is automatic. VW admitted the obvious and kudos to them for being honest. However, as consumers as a whole we are to blame for not accepting accountability for our actions and seeking the deep pockets of manufacturers. ok thats my rant over for the day. :rant:

Just click into the cam lock as you say.

Oh so you are like me? I could f$%k up an erection! :spam: Let me know how it goes when you get around to testing it. I am interested to see if it is easier than my manual syncing via RaceRender

very interesting. The Caterham standard belt mountings don't quite follow that guidance. The submarine belt in particular reaches back more than the recommended 20 degrees. I suspect this is so it mounts to a chassis frame rather than thin ali?

I thought the Traqmate solution did the syncing automatically with their controller unit? I know you don't have to do a sync using specialist software once you get home.

This would explain a lot about the handling characteristics on my car compared to other non-CSRs I have driven on track. I have learned to bust through this feeling over time but it was a confidence barrier early on. I suspect it also has a link to why my car can get airborne on the back hump of my local track where other Caterhams do not. Very interesting - thank you for that detail.