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Week Beginning March 10, 2024 USA7s Classified Ads of Se7ens for Sale https://usa7s.net/ips/forum/26-cars-for-sale/ There are a number of cars recently listed: A partially assembled great spec Caterham 420R A new and sorted Stalker M-Spec AXR Brand new Caterham 420R kit A restored 1961 Lotus 7 S2 Plus there are a number of older model se7ens for sale. Plenty of choice out there. New Ads Found This Week Locost / Replica https://www.ebay.com/itm/126364781237?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=GuWugxnSTxG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/915341150072986/ Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/764231078676237/ Repeat Ads From Prior Weeks Caterham Kit https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/caterham/super-7/2767387.html Birkin https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1967-lotus-7-new-rochelle-ny-2767880 Westfield https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/westfield/se/2610959.html and here https://www.ebay.com/itm/355459002029?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fbJmRN0DTES&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Lotus 7 S2 https://www.motorclassiccorp.com/used-vehicle-1962-lotus-super-7-c-150/ Birkin Project https://www.copart.com/lot/79700493/2010-lotus-coupe-ca-sacramento Lotus 7 S2 https://motorsportsmarket.com/racecars/lotus-super-seven/ Dutton https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1077945503561717/ and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/670676918463658/ Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/402944772407890/ CMC / Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/385047247476776/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1307240806616573/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/324557266627653/ Replica https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7372499592813693/ Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/897203795271412/ Replica https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/710742907584046/ Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/910449053640139/ Westfield Seight https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/271475399262057/ Canadian Ads for Se7ens Westfield https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/lethbridge/2016-westfield-lotus/1671103155 Caterham https://7cars.ca/cars-for-sale/caterham-s3-360.htm Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/markham-york-region/caterham-lotus-super-7-concours-condition/1677025176 and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2050719618611304/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295420320065513/ Westfield https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2215792331961198/

I know who you are referring to. Talked to him a very long time ago.

I gladly did it as the alternative was just unacceptable. Driving 5-6 hours north on I-95/I-87 through rush hour New York metro with no clutch and a sequential gearbox was as scary a driving proposition there can possibly be. I will happily let any seven stay in my garage any time. We have to look out for each other. Thats what a club is about. Edited to add - John does accept donations of quality craft beers. He has a well developed and refined palate that comes from consuming the good stuff. His Great Pyrenees also like bacon treats as I discovered when I visited once and was promptly mugged.

Hi Phil - Do you know who this was? I guess you were doing photography for the day at the circuit? CSR260s are pretty rare beasts. I was not aware of another one in the North East.

Do they accept no windscreen - present the car with an aeroscreen? No need for padded visors then.

Welcome to USA7s Chris! The only place I know for the OEM bearing and spigot is Caterham who sell it integrated with the rocker arm here https://caterhamparts.co.uk/csr/4770-rocker-assembly-front-csr-inc-bush-spigot.html I would call them directly as it only shows one part available which is not helpful when you are going to need two! Hans Per developed his solution which he explained in the first post of this thread. I am lucky as my CSR has not developed this problem yet - I checked it as part of my winter maintenance. I owned my CSR since new in 2010.

Week Beginning March 3, 2024 USA7s Cars For Sale Classifieds https://usa7s.net/ips/forum/26-cars-for-sale/ There are a good number of se7ens recently listed for sale by owners on this page: A near new fully sorted Stalker at a very keen price Two new Caterham 420R kits - one partially assembled A new Caterham 360R kit A high spec Caterham 485 New Ads This Week CMC / Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/385047247476776/ Repeat Ads From Prior Weeks Birkin https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1967-lotus-7-new-rochelle-ny-2767880 Caterham https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/caterham/super-7/2767387.html Locost https://www.ebay.com/itm/176232271985?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f7M5NAjFQsa&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/402944772407890/ Lotus 7 S2 https://www.motorclassiccorp.com/used-vehicle-1962-lotus-super-7-c-150/ Birkin Project https://www.copart.com/lot/79700493/2010-lotus-coupe-ca-sacramento Lotus 7 S2 https://motorsportsmarket.com/racecars/lotus-super-seven/ Westfield https://www.ebay.com/itm/355459002029?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fbJmRN0DTES&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY and here https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/westfield/se/2610959.html Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/910449053640139/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/324557266627653/ Birkin https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7136612709790847/ Dutton https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1077945503561717/ and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/670676918463658/ Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/897203795271412/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1307240806616573/ Replica https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7372499592813693/ Westfield https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/271475399262057/ Canada Westfield https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/lethbridge/2016-westfield-lotus/1671103155 Caterham https://7cars.ca/cars-for-sale/caterham-s3-360.htm Caterham https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/markham-york-region/caterham-lotus-super-7-concours-condition/1677025176 and here https://www.autotrader.ca/a/caterham/super 7/vaughan/ontario/19_12525939_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=2_3_3&sprx=-1 and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2050719618611304/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295420320065513/ Superformance S1 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/832452085194612/ Westfield https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1331025174227653/ and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2215792331961198/

Lets keep in mind there is no one definition of handling. What handles well for each of you, likely may not be as good for any other individual in this thread. The current 911 is a great case for this. With the Porsche Active Steering System option (Porsche Ass? Probably another acronym?) where the rear wheels steer in a coordinated fashion to the front wheels, the intent was to make the 911 more lively, active and nimble. What I found is it was too nervous, unsettled and gave exactly the impression Matt Farah used to describe the Caterham - (paraphrasing) front end disconnected from back end/uncoordinated. And its not just me who thinks this, as I have heard a very experienced Porsche race instructor say the exact same thing. Yet a team of very experienced Porsche factory engineers dialed this feature into the model and thought it was good. Who is right? All of us, as we all have different expectations for how a car should handle. The car is just a dumb animal that reacts to our clumsy inputs. The level of electronic driver assistance has changed car character over time and made them somewhat all similar. I'm old school. I grew up learning to drive around the inherent problems in a car to make it go as fast as possible without any form of driver aids. So I am wired to trust me before I trust the car. The first time I drove a car with active suspension on a race track (a Caterham at Donington), I fought the effing thing for 10 laps until I came in and was given a good bitch slapping by the engineer that I needed to trust the car and let it go without fighting to control it. Once I overcame that mental issue (and trust me it was a big one), it was a revelation - it was genuinely better and much faster than the car without active suspension. Then again if you have ever selected the sport steering option in a new BMW then you know an engineer screwed up badly! Whether you agree or disagree with the journalist is irrelevant. He is a very experienced driver. He is quite a good communicator of what he is feeling and has identified an essential part of the car's character that struck him as important to communicate and it is definitely something a potential owner or casual reader should think about. Not every car journalist is as good at doing that.

I think it is a valid comment relating to De Dion rear end cars. I can understand the sensation. I would not use the same words. Different people describe it different ways. Some say the De Dion is lively. Others say it is sensitive or unsettled or active. Some people like that and others do not. As I think of the problem, it derives from the inability of the De Dion rear end to absorb bumps or rough surfaces without transmitting some of the forces through to the chassis and rear end grip. As a result, the bumps unsettle the rear and makes it hard to put down power or sustain rear end grip in certain circumstances. I want to stress this is primarily a road observations where rough surfaces and camber changes make it more pronounced. On a race circuit, the smooth surface means this is a non-event for the most part unless you are running over kerbs. The feeling is either accentuated or suppressed by the suspension firmness. Softer suspension makes it far less pronounced. I know the journalist was driving a 420R but it does not say which suspension option out of the 4 was selected (road, sport, track, race)? The CSR does overcome this handling characteristic through its independent rear end. The CSR feels and drives as if it is a much heavier car. However, it was not as sales successful as the regular De Dion Caterham as: 1) It was a lot more expensive to make 2) A lot of people did not like the less active feel it gave on the road. The design limitations of the De Dion rear end cars are really evident if you drive a 620R. It just struggles to put the power down, even on a race circuit. The power overwhelms the rear end design - and not in a good way. The 420R its somewhat there but not especially intrusive. By the time you get down to a 310S, its unobtrusive. This topic is an illustration of why I have always felt the best handling Caterhams are those with softer suspension as this gives the ability to absorb bumps and rough surfaces that would otherwise throw a Caterham offline.

That Lotus 6 for sale is the one I saw at the British Motor Museum in November last year. The article on that trip is in the articles section. Photos of the Lotus 6 I took at the time:

There are a number of B6 Tillet seats in their range. I use the B6 Screamer with edges cut in a few Caterhams. I think I have purchased 6 over the years. The difference to the regular B6 is one of FIA certification. The Screamer has been FIA certified - its essentially stronger/thicker/heavier. I like it - very comfortable. I use it with the seating pads to stop sliding me moving on the smooth composite surface. I use the seat with the TBI brackets.

Week Beginning February 25, 2024 Ten years ago, this thread started with the intent of highlighting used Se7ens for sale in the North American market place from a variety of ad sources, Ebay, Craigslist, Hemmings, dealers, etc. Over time the advertising landscape has changed. In the beginning it was fairly limited - the USA7s Classified Section, Ebay, Hemmings and Craigslist - were essentially the only primary sources of where to look when buying a used Se7en. Now, Craigslist has disappeared thanks to its practice of adding listing fees plus sellers polluting key word searches. Ebay is rarely used. However, the USA7s Classified Ad section, Facebook MarketPlace and BringaTrailer have come to the front as the primary selling markets today. With 1.3 Million views and nearly 4000 postings, this section is by far the most active part of the USA7s forum. By consolidating the various ads into a single summary listing each week, we believe this is the best place to get a quick read of what Se7ens are available for sale in the market. Its not perfect as there are always some ads that get missed given the difficulties of electronically searching and capturing the listings for sale. However, its free to all who come to participate in the USA7s Club. USA7s does not get a commission or fee from any seller or buyer for this listing summary. It does not even require a paid membership by hiding this listing behind a paywall. It is a service to the Se7en community to help prospective buyers who want to try out a Se7en ownership experience. USA7s is a registered non-profit club, for all Se7en marques, that wants to spread the word of what fun our amazing little cars can be! Happy motoring! USA7s Classified Se7en For Sale Ads https://usa7s.net/ips/forum/26-cars-for-sale/ New Ads This Week Caterham https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1997-caterham-super-seven-3/ Lotus 7 S1 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/739365204834782/ CMC Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/385047247476776/ Repeat Ads From Prior Weeks Lotus 7 S2 https://motorsportsmarket.com/racecars/lotus-super-seven/ Birkin Project https://www.copart.com/lot/79700493/2010-lotus-coupe-ca-sacramento Lotus 7 S2 https://www.motorclassiccorp.com/used-vehicle-1962-lotus-super-7-c-150/ Locost https://www.ebay.com/itm/176232271985?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f7M5NAjFQsa&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/402944772407890/ Westfield https://www.ebay.com/itm/355459002029?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fbJmRN0DTES&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY and here https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/westfield/se/2610959.html Birkin https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/listing/1967-lotus-7-new-rochelle-ny-2767880 Caterham https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/caterham/super-7/2767387.html Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/324557266627653/ Exocet https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/702917225077444/ Birkin https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1006118660678361/ Birkin https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7136612709790847/ Locost https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/897203795271412/ Replica https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/710742907584046/ Dutton https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1077945503561717/ and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/670676918463658/ Locost/Replica https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/910449053640139/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1307240806616573/ Replica https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7372499592813693/ Westfield https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/271475399262057/ Canada Ads Westfield (new this week) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2215792331961198/ Caterham https://www.autotrader.ca/a/caterham/super 7/vaughan/ontario/19_12525939_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=2_3_3&sprx=-1 and here https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/markham-york-region/caterham-lotus-super-7-concours-condition/1677025176 and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2050719618611304/ Westfield https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/lethbridge/2016-westfield-lotus/1671103155 Superformance S1 https://www.autotrader.ca/a/superformance/caterham/leaskdale/ontario/19_12679638_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=1_3_3&sprx=-1 and here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/832452085194612/ Locost Project https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295420320065513/ Caterham https://7cars.ca/cars-for-sale/caterham-s3-360.htm

Magazine is sitting on my coffee table right now. Open to an ad for an Aston Martin but....

Its a track day(s) for se7ens. Have a read through of last year's instructions to gain a flavor of what it is. The photo thread from 2022 is here

A few of us on here have used Evans, including me. Do a search for "Evans." I ran it in my old yellow SVT Zetec Caterham for a while. The idea was to lower the pressure on hose connections and improve cooling efficiency. You are supposed to reverse the coolant flow around the engine to get full benefits but I was experimenting and did not do that. I do run in it my V12 cars as they have a tendency to shoot up in temperatures the moment you hit traffic and airflow through the radiator, as originally designed, is limited plus the cooling system pressures are insanely high so hose blow-offs are a significant risk. Evans works well as you can radically lower the pressure in the system as the boiling point is so high - boiling point is 375degF. Its also great if you have a cooling challenged race car - for example some race cars do not run fans to provide cooling flow to the radiator and rely on limited operating time stationary (its a weight saving thing). However, most tracks have banned it as it is incredibly slippy once spilt. If changing from regular coolant/water to Evans and back then you are supposed to use a special flush/prep solution to clear out the cooling system. Mixing it is a bad thing but I am not sure what the technical background to that is. It was an interesting experiment but I did not see the benefits in my Caterham application. My view has always been that you should make sure your cooling system works properly before you try to use something like Evans as a fix. The last thing against it is that it is expensive. Last I looked it was $50 a gallon.

The port is a J1962 plug. You don't say what engine is installed but depending on that and the ECU, sometimes data is readable via an OBDII reader but will be full of faults (to be expected since its looking for a original car fuel and emissions system), or will simply not read anything. The Caterham ECU on say a 2013 era Duratec does produce CAN data which can be read by Easimap or data loggers but its not OBDII format which a state government emissions test needs for its software to process.

That was an early UK originated 'marque-inclusive' forum - 1997 era. I am astounded the site is still around - it still looks the same! http://www.se7ens.net/ There was a US Yahoo version that came a little later. It worked like a mailing list with a post to a basic list type of internet page. Responses to the email would add to the posted chain. There was a similar Yahoo group for Birkin, the residual pieces from which were incorporated into USA7s maybe 4-5 years ago (?) when Yahoo shut that functionality down. Plus I believe even Stalker had their own site. Those Yahoo mailing list groups were incredibly useful in the early days although we may laugh at what they look like now. Before that the in-person club meets were the only way to share knowledge. The learning curve was brutal pre-internet. @BirkinBernie may be able to add some meat to the history here on the Birkin Yahoo group. Lets see if I can get Mazda or Al to add to the story @mebrahimi @Al N.

@Vovchandr This is right up your pain point!

Tell me where there is no brutal traffic in this blasted city!!!!

Some states do kit cars as "reconstructed" which is a offshoot of a salvage title. The logic (if you think a State government can have logic...) is that the parts came from another car and were reconstructed. Once one state calls it reconstructed then the following states will. Its like virginity, once lost then never regained..... I don't think it was ever a salvage car but one afflicted with the quirks and sufferings of stupid state bureaucrats. But buyer should do due diligence to confirm thats what NC does for kit cars.

Were these guys ever associated with the Radical and Exotic Car dealership on Rt 17? Seem so close. Original poster is Brooklyn so heading the other way to Long Island probably makes more sense for him. The Hudson bridge and tunnel scene is a shocker these days and with congestion pricing coming - ugh!!!!

@Kitcat Mike - come on you said this logo origin story today on Bringatwat. You were there at the beginning.

I guess you have never used Google search before? Manhattan UES and Midtown https://www.paddocknyc.com/ Manhattan and Tri-State https://www.veluxityexoticcarrental.com/exotic-and-classic-car-storage Queens - New Hyde Park (your car would be the second Caterham in this suburb if here - another long-time USA7s member is there) https://www.deluxecarstorage.com/ Long Island https://www.thelongislandcollection.com/ Hoboken NJ https://www.hudsonstables.com/ Jersey Shore way https://www.autovaultnj.com/ Hamilton NJ (but Tri-State vehicle pick up and delivery service available) https://legendaryexoticsnj.com/services/storage/ Fairfield NJ https://www.thecarlofts.com/ Ramsey NJ https://www.motorcarmanor.com/ Of these, I only know Hudson Stables in Hoboken. I had a friend storing there for a while and visited. Nice facility on West Side of Hoboken under the escarpment below JC Heights. Not far from the Light Rail stop over there which connects to Hokoen PATH (runs up 6th Ave to 33rd St) and NJ Transit (runs to Penn Station). Good guys running it. Somehow the owners of the business were linked to Manhattan Car Club but I never worked out how. All good stories from those who I know have used it. I want to offer caution on how dangerous NYC is for driving a Caterham. You are below window sill and mirror height for taxis - who never look anyway. The potholes can snap a wheel or suspension, especially after winter. The frost heaves on the FDR, Lincoln Tunnel approach, and even the I78 extension leading to the Holland Tunnel used to damn near take out my sump. Now you have to worry about suicidal muppets delivering takeout on E-bikes. And never drive into Times Square during a Sunday - you will be mobbed and fined for causing a disturbance - I was. I'm no longer in Manhattan - now on the river in Jersey City. Even so, I gave away driving my Caterham in NY metro years ago as I found it was no longer fun given the transit times to get to good roads away from home. Last point to consider. A lot of classic car insurance policies used to choke on "communal storage" which this will be. Grundy and American Collectors were the worst offenders. Hagerty were a problem then eased up in NJ but I don't know about NY state? So you need to read the fine print and specifically ask if they will cover the type of storage you are considering.

Its just the dirt and turf removed while they do curbs