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Sorry to hear about your accident. Another option is Uhaul which rent airconfitioned pick ups with tow bars.

This Fraser project is so absolutely bonkers it is brilliant! I love it - definitely want to see more photos of this:lurk:.

Hmmm....interesting opportunity if I had a spare $6000 for the day. Sadly I am swinging mine in Europe this week.

Congratulations Doug on your "new" seven. It is good to see another one in the local area. You are in a perfect location for driving.

Does it make sense to drop a junk yard Duratec into the Birkin using a good alternative mechanic to get her going and let your "worthless" mechanic faff around longer with the extra herbs Duratec version?

I have attended the past 3 years of this event and Robert Konick always organizes it well. Plus the Ship Inn knows what proper beer and ales should be. Sadly I am in Italy and will not make it this year.

Nup...no one with that profile name. Just tried the other Scott's and they are not active for years. Calling MichaelD! :flag:

Sabbot (Stewart) is trying to clear a work conflct and a BDA conversion. My money is on him having the best sounding car other than possibly Dermot's Hayabusa screamer. Message sent to Dermot (Ottocycle) and in a moment MichaelD. Dont have contact details for Scott L - is he on this forum?

Hi Martin - To give you a comfort factor, do you want me to swing by your place and then we head up there in convoy. I have AAA platinum so can organize a flat top tow home 100 miles if needed? I am coming along I-78 but can deviate south down I-287 towards you.

Is the left one called "King" and the right one called "Kong"? Or do I have it the wrong way around?

The one on the right could be a 'little light in the loafers'? :jester:

Welcome to USA7s! not sure where you are in NE but there are a bunch of guys here who will be only too willing to bore your silly about there cars, take you for a drive and generally show off. You came in at a good time - it is a buyers market. There are a few cars on here and on se7ens.net that look to be going for very fair prices. Before you get too eager and buy you may want to read up on registration for your state as that can get problematic depending on the car you end up with. If you want to meet a few of us come along to the Milford NJ drive on June 9 at 10am. Alternatively we have a few planning to be at a track day on June 24/25 (and possibly the 23rd for a smaller group) at NJMP.

There is a 21 somewhere around Illinois. An earlier post on this forum talked about it being used as a race car with a V8 engine transplant. However, I figured it was the only one here. No registration or inspection tells me it is a garage queen sadly.

I actually see Kermit the Frog. Thinking about it I guess that makes me Miss Piggy?

I got messages from Boxologist and S1 Steve. Jon is in. Steve will join at the start then possibly disappear for the drive.

Dave - Sounds like you will have a bad week next week! Wishing you luck for surgery next week - hope you recover in time to join us. Your question is very fair. What happened last year is that most people registered in June in the last 2-3 weeks. I sent out a reminder note yesterday to everyone in the range of NJMP. I expect there will be additional registrations as we get closer. That may not be ideal for you however, thats how it seems to work out. Not everyone can control the spouse, boss, kids, etc the same way you and I can! Edited to add - I just checked my PM and I had 2 messages in there saying they want to come along and are sorting out the work committment situation.

Its powder coated sheet steel so it is heavy. There is no way I am bending it without a power tool. It is plenty stable on NJ roads which are much worse than your billiard table smooth roads in CA! The alternative I use is a Manfrotto clamp with a ball head adapter which is really nice and stable but oh so heavy....

Hi Bruce Count me in. The only reason I may not be there is if it rains or Wil does not finish adding the new carbon fiber to my car by June 9 as he is servicing one of your many garage queens. Roman seems to want to make it. Boxologist was also keen to make it - maybe in the Meotter if the seven will not start. Other potentials - calling: - Sabbot - The Stig - Marine 7 - S1Steve - Pinballking - Redgoose - Yellowss - Crewst I also gave Al a heads up over the weekend - hope to see him. JvBtte is out of action due to recovery from medical op. Blubarisax may or may not make it depending on time it takes to mend the bionic seven

They are great little cameras. I have two of these little devils. Make sure you get at least a class 8 to 10 card. Have a look at http://www.eyeofmineactioncameras.com/ Their roll bar mount is the best I have seen anywhere - simple to use and stable. Their polarizing filter is a neat way to improve the colors which can look washed out in bright sunshine. Before After I also have been exploring the underwater section for my Thanksgiving holiday snorkeling trip looking at the flat lens kit and underwater filter. The mount designed for shark fins might be of particular use to Bruce to get great footage of Jaws snacking on one of his dive clients in Bonaire. All I am waiting for is the wifi unit to be released so I can start all cameras while sitting in my car . The last thing to think about is what editing software you want to use to produce the video. Despite what you may think, you will need to edit down the footage to the highlights. Go Pro has one you can download for free but it is not the best. Windows Movie Maker seems to work for some people but not me. I use Cyberlink PowerDirector. Give me a call if you have any other questions.

I supposedly have the same resdeigned filler neck in my seven. If it were redesigned then it must have been really bad before. I have to hold the nozzle upside down at a 75 degree angle and trickle it in to fill the tank. It is an interesting exercise to fill a tank in NJ where it is illegal to fill your own car with gas (you have to let some "trained" gas station attendant fill it).

Nice to hear from you Roman! How is your car going? Hope to see you again on the drive.

Welcome to the Forum! I would offer my car but I am too far away. There are not many USA7s members up your way but 11Budlite is in CT and I think Wemtd is now southern NH I think. Aidanparte is in Sudbury MA. Members Beam, Warren W and CaterhamSVT are also in MA - just not sure where. I think Aidanparte would be your best bet - maybe PM him directly. You may also want to read this post on registering a seven in MA: http://www.usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5137 There is also Sevens & Elans in Ayer MA but there have been mixed experiences from members here with them. Hope one of these works for you.

I think the Reliant Scimitar was a fiberglass body like the Elan. However, your point is still correct, it is still much bigger and heavier than the Elan (or the seven).

Another NJ seven! yay! I definitely think you can use a seven as a touring car. I took my previous seven up to Maine via RI and Boston and came back to NYC through backroads in NH and VT before dropping down through CT. It did fine on the open road and was even better on a backroad. I even took it to Gettysburg for LOG. As another vouch for its credentials my former seven was driven from NYC to Alaska by its new owner with only two minor headlight and wiper switch fails (easily fixed). I think he has mentally recovered now from such extreme driving! I would like to see a Trumph try that journey without issues. For overnight trips in the seven I have one of the Soft Bits for Sevens RE bags which fits on top of the rear trunk area. I have no problems fitting everything in. Now if I had a high maintenance wife with me then I might have other issues (but luckily I do not). It has loops and straps to allow locking to the roll bar. Valuables come with me in a backpack - even if refueling. Roof still can be put on with an RE bag and you still have visibility out the back. The trunk area in an Caterham SV is nicely roomy. Not too bad in an Birkin/Caterham S3/Westfield chassis. Completely useless in a Caterham CSR because of the diff struts and extra chassis bracing. So the RE bag really does take all of my luggage in my CSR. If you keep the maintenance up then I believe a seven should be more reliable than a Triumph. Other things to consider - the Ford T-9 5 speed gearbox does have its faults (too low first gear) but the overdrive 5th is a wonderful thing to have when touring. - I would think about a zetec in an SV chassis as my old car never got too warm in the cockpit and the extra room in an SV is helpful when touring. A duratec seems to pump out a lot more heat for some reason. - in summer I like running my half hood to provide shade but still allow lots of ventilation and breezes underneath. I have also used it as a rain top on occaison. Definitely a good touring companion. Not sure where you are in NJ but why not come along to the June 10 drive in Milford NJ. http://www.usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7398 There will be a variety of sevens there to check out and try on (Bruce, Boxologist, Stig and myself seem to be confirmed with others yet to sort themselves out). Bring the Triumph as you will definitely be able to keep up with us since Bruce will be leading the drive. Alternatively someone may have a spare seat if you want to try a seven out that way. Lunch will be at the Ship Inn afterwards. We can also fill you in on the NJ registration fun that you are letting yourself in for. Alternatively if that date does not work or you are way south NJ then come along to the June 25/26 track days at NJMP where a few sevens will be present to check out. I will be there on June 24 as well with possibly a few others getting in some early practice. Dont worry none of us other than Kitcat drives more than 7/10ths on a circuit.

Having driven one of the Bookatrack sevens with a duratec I can confirm that they may have had a hard life but they lavish maintenance on these cars to keep them in tip top shape. Probably better maintained than half the cars with owners on this forum.