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  1. Caterham on Bringatrailer https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-caterham-7/
  2. @4MARIO Calling Mario to the forum - hopefully he linked his email to his profile name?
  3. Stalker - listed on a few sites around the place 1962 Lotus S7 - 1146 | Coast Motor Company | Used Cars For Sale - Palmetto, FL
  4. Week Beginning April 18, 2021 NEW Locost project LocostUSA.com • View topic - Running & Driving - not titled Locost for sale and here Marketplace - 1972 Lotus 7 | Facebook Replica/Caterham Project (back again after an absence) LocostUSA.com • View topic - Miata based Book Locost with a Caterham SV frame + donor and here Marketplace - 2020 Lotus Locost Caterham Seven 7 | Facebook Locost LocostUSA.com • View topic - FS: Vodou Locost Caterham Lotus Super 7/ Caterham 7 - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Stalker rolling chassis Marketplace - 1961 Lotus Brunton Stalker | Facebook REPEATS Lotus 7 and Caterham INVENTORY (rockymountaincaterham.com) Lotus 7 S4 Hemmings Auctions | Simplify then Add Lightness: 1971 Lotus Seven Series IV Lotus 7 S2 1963 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2409828 - Hemmings Motor News Diva 7 1962 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2468993 - Hemmings Motor News and here 1962 Lotus Diva for Sale | ClassicCars.com | CC-1463288 and here 1962 Lotus Diva Roadster - cars & trucks - by dealer - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Caterham 2020 Lotus Caterham for sale #2416012 - Hemmings Motor News Superformance S1 1969 Lotus 7 for sale #2456335 - Hemmings Motor News Stalker 2014 Lotus 7 for sale #2167534 - Hemmings Motor News Stalker LocostUSA.com • View topic - Brunton Stalker V6 #24 Westfield LocostUSA.com • View topic - 1992 Westfield SEI Westfield LocostUSA.com • View topic - 1995 Westfield SE For Sale Lotus 7 S2 1967 Lotus Super Seven | The Smiekel Collection Caterham Caterham Inventory — Beachman Racing Stalker 1962 Lotus SuperStalker Spec Sheet (race-cars.com) Wharton 7 1978 Lotus Seven for Sale | ClassicCars.com | CC-1299993 Replica Lotus super 7 replica - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Stalker 2014 Lotus Super 7 - Brunton Stalker - cars & trucks - by owner -... (craigslist.org) Stalker Stalker XL Sports Car - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Westfield Marketplace - 1992 Lotus | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 1974 Lotus Seven replica | Facebook WCM Ultralite Marketplace - 2018 Lotus Super seven | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 1957 Lotus Super 7 Champion | Facebook Replica project Marketplace - Locost Lotus Seven Kit car replica chassis | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 2022 Lotus Lotus 7 Replica · Stainless steel | Facebook CANADA Replica Réplique de lotus 57 très beau modèle mécanique A1 (kijijiautos.ca) and here 1987 Lotus 2-Eleven Décapotable - Matane (autotrader.ca) Fejer 1985 Lotus Seven - Etobicoke (autotrader.ca)
  5. Plenty of experienced individuals on this forum who know how to spin....again and again...
  6. As others have said, check the title for how it is described. Assuming it is its year of kit build (e.g. 2013 Caterham Seven) then for research I would head to the SEMA website. They have a 50 state guide to titling and registering replica cars Everything You Need to Register and Title Your Hobby Car in All 50 States | SEMA ACTION NETWORK (semasan.com) After this, I would head to the OR DMV site and trawl it for forms/information or track down the person in the DMV in charge of this area and talk through what you have to do. The trick is finding the right person to talk to. The local DMV office is generally not going to know as they do not see this stuff daily. It can be done. I know of a quite a few cars in OR from just reading this forum over the years. One club member is listed on the Community Map (top of screen) - maybe PM him? Wait a bit on this thread and some others may surface - my memory of who is in OR is failing right now.
  7. @Cueball1 Thanks for the thanks! Hope you find the car of your dreams here!
  8. For those that have forgotten, Seb is the type of guy who polishes his car. He's only a year younger than Simon - so same age essentially, same level of gray hair, and same level of talent that sees them both spray off into the scenery from time to time.
  9. Croc

    Overkill?

    I love it! Good to see the truck driver has a sense of humor!
  10. Expect that we will all have to upgrade to accommodate changes over time. For example, ECU. On one of my 1990s era cars, the ECU and some bits for the wiring and engine harness are no longer available and no one can service them or tune them safely any longer. Solution is to install a new ECU and engine harness to bring it up to date. Engines seem to last. People said the same thing as the crossflow faded out of production. Some upgraded to Zetecs or eventually Duratecs. Others continued on with their crossflows. Even today you can still get bits and rebuild them from specialist suppliers. Parts supply is a bit amped up as an issue. Most of the problem is because trade networks and supply chains are so messed up following COVID disrupting product needs and the consequent supply chain re-working. Shipping container shortage is a real thing that is restricting imports because of serious cost pressures - import cost rates are way up. Ports are clogged - I have a shipment of wheels that is literally stuck on a ship for 2 months now off the coast of LA. A lot of stimulus money was spent on home goods. Furniture supply from imports is taking months now. Suez was a non-event for shipping unless your shipment was on the EverGiven. Texas Ice Storm was a non-event except for attorneys. If there is money in it, someone will make it. What does concern me is the erosion of those Mom & Pop old school mechanics. These are the ones we need. They use their brains and experience to solve a problem. They know how to rebuild an engine or transmission. They struggle to hire good experienced employees. Most go to a dealer mechanic and just learn how to plug a car into a computer and wait for the computer to tell them what the car thinks is broken. The loss of this knowledge will hurt us more as our supply options dry up. Clubs like us will be more important as a knowledge base for alternative suppliers over time.
  11. Cannot see this video having been posted previously A Silodrome article goes along with it Not Just A Number – A Documentary About The History Of The Lotus + Caterham 7 (silodrome.com)
  12. Week Beginning April 11, 2021 NEW Replica (back again after an absence) Lotus super 7 replica - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Caterham Turbocharged Zetec-Powered Caterham Seven SV for sale on BaT Auctions - ending April 15 (Lot #46,297) | Bring a Trailer Locost LocostUSA.com • View topic - FS: BEC Locost Autocrosser Caterham (top item) (also has a Lotus 7 S2 listed) INVENTORY (rockymountaincaterham.com) Lotus 7 S4 Hemmings Auctions | Simplify then Add Lightness: 1971 Lotus Seven Series IV Caterham kit Lotus Super 7/Caterham Super 7 - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Also I am aware of a well-sorted Stalker V8 that is in the process of being listed on Facebook Marketplace this coming week. PM me if you want to be put in touch with the seller. REPEATS Superformance S1 1969 Lotus 7 for sale #2456335 - Hemmings Motor News Lotus 7 S2 1963 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2409828 - Hemmings Motor News Stalker 2014 Lotus 7 for sale #2167534 - Hemmings Motor News Caterham 2020 Lotus Caterham for sale #2416012 - Hemmings Motor News Diva 7 1962 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2468993 - Hemmings Motor News and here 1962 Lotus Super Seven | eBay and here 1962 Lotus Diva Roadster - cars & trucks - by dealer - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Stalker LocostUSA.com • View topic - Brunton Stalker V6 #24 Westfield LocostUSA.com • View topic - 1992 Westfield SEI Westfield LocostUSA.com • View topic - 1995 Westfield SE For Sale Stalker 1962 Lotus SuperStalker Spec Sheet (race-cars.com) Wharton 7 1978 Lotus Seven for Sale | ClassicCars.com | CC-1299993 Lotus 7 S2 1967 Lotus Super Seven | The Smiekel Collection Caterham Caterham Inventory — Beachman Racing Stalker 2014 Lotus Super 7 - Brunton Stalker - cars & trucks - by owner -... (craigslist.org) Stalker Stalker XL Sports Car - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Dutton 7 project Dutton Lotus 7 project - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Champion 7 project Marketplace - Locost Lotus Seven Kit car replica chassis | Facebook Locost project Marketplace - E46 BMW drivetrain and Partial LoCost chassis with build table - trades considered | Facebook Westfield Marketplace - 1992 Lotus | Facebook Ultralite Marketplace - 2018 Lotus Super seven | Facebook DF Goblin Marketplace - 2017 DF Goblin | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 1974 Lotus Seven replica | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 2022 Lotus Lotus 7 Replica · Stainless steel | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 1957 Lotus Super 7 Champion | Facebook CANADA Blakely Hawk Kijiji Autos Classifieds - New and Used Cars, Trucks and SUVs Near You Replica 1987 Lotus 2-Eleven Décapotable - Matane (autotrader.ca)
  13. If you want track only - Sadev 6 speed sequential. Gear level goes neatly through existing hole. Nicely snickety action. If you want road use for cruising and some track time then get BGH to build you a Ford T-9 with uprated heavy duty bits and an optimized gear set. BGH Home (bghgeartech.co.uk)
  14. The trick with reaching a seller after auction or actually anyone on Bringatrailer is to find an auction where they commented and simply add a post to the end with a @NAME [swap in their profile name] and say you are trying to make contact and provide your email. Most users have it set to get an email if they get an attribution in a Bringatrailer post. It may just work this time for you.
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    Design Analysis of the Lotus 7 S4 Author: Andrew Brown
  16. John - your car has a Ford T-9 box. I remember it from the previous owner to you. Not sure a T-9 will last long with that hp - watch the synchros as they will go first.
  17. Even more impressive results on 93 octane. Calling @SK400 to this thread. I'd upgrade your new engine if I were you.
  18. For windshield, maybe adapting a Brooklands screen set up? If you are trying to find original windscreens, look in New Zealand - they sold a lot of the Steel Brothers version of the S4 or the UK as you would expect. I bet an original windscreen is out there somewhere with a bit of searching. Spares seem to be easier to find there than in USA. I can validate that tall folks will fit an S4. A member on here 6'2" fitted with seats installed with an S4 he used to own. Figure removing seats gives you more leg room again for your need.
  19. Foam insert: This is a controversial topic on L7C for Vauxhall and particularly Rover engines. It degrades over time and little bits of foam break off. People say bin it. People still use it. If you are dry sumping then the foam would go anyway. The traditional dry sump kits for Vauxhall were done with either Titan or Pace bits. Dry sump tank usually goes up front under the nose cone, behind the radiator or is squeezed in around the front of the footwells in the engine bay. If Titan or Pace no longer have the tanks then look at Burton Power for some generic types or Mocal. I guess the Caterham chassis plate disappeared along the line. Look for 4 rivet holes on the "shelf" in front of the firewall or on the firewall itself. Thats probably where it was. There should still be a chassis tag - try under the pedal box cover. An Arch chassis stamp starting with the letters "AM" should also exist near the base of the roll bar passenger side.
  20. Welcome to the forum @TheKid9 Not sure you should ever ask me an opinion on whether to buy given how many cars I have. I always just say yes! While I never owned an S4, I have driven one. Comparing it to my ex-Lotus 7 S2, it was a lot stiffer in the chassis, similar to the later Caterham deDion chassis-ied cars I have owned over the years. The S2 was like a wet noodle - not much holding it together. The S4 was a bigger cockpit than the S2 so better for touring. Fiberglass body reduced the buffetting somewhat compared with the traditional se7en shape. Same accomplished handling as any se7en. Styling is an acquired taste for some. Personally I preferred the styling in a dark color as it really suited the sharp creases and folds. The Holbay engine you referred to is a Ford Crossflow, likely 1600cc. Well suited to the car with a nice exhaust bark noise when on throttle. Values of these have varied from $15K to $25K+ in fully functioning state. If you want to do this for profit then there is not a lot of margin to work with. Personally it would only make financial sense if you are a car enthusiast and do it for the enjoyment. The package is worth saving - it can be brought back quite readily. Negotiate hard as it has been around for sale for a while - it appears on Craigslist every so often. For getting some well done research on the S4, the reading list has books by Chris Rees and Dennis Ortenburger. These will be your best for some history around how it came about and why it was phased out. Reading List for Lotus Seven and Lotus Seven Inspired Vehicles - Looking for a Se7en? - USA7s Simple Sevens has a register of Lotus 7s. If you know the chassis number, then you can see if it is registered on the list. SimpleSevens: Genuine Lotus Sevens and Related Information
  21. Replica Lotus super 7 replica - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) With a Jalopnik write up on it attached At $4,750, Could This Lotus Seven Replica Be The Real Deal? (jalopnik.com)
  22. Impressive result. No reason to ever go above 7500rpm based on that plot. Impressively flat power delivery curve across the rev range. interesting how the torque curve tapers starting at 6000. Here's hoping third time is the charm for you.
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