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I purchased from east coast fiberglass in The UK

John: Sounds about right for something involving se7ens A day (or two or three) are worth it

The highlight of my Sunday afternoon work break is to see what new cars Croc has found... Since I cannot realistically fathom the work you, Mazda, Croc, et al. are doing... I think the suspense of a 24hr delay is worth it. Repeating what has been said: THANK YOU

Tom what is your experience regarding head positioning? I currently have an M-spec helmet which worked well with the Birkin fiberglass sport seats (with head rest pad removed). Last year I squeezed a Tillett B6 40cm seat into my car. I love this seat as it is comfortable & holds me tightly in place, preventing lateral body movement. However I find my helmet how pushes my head/neck forward uncomfortably. For driving last year I used a piece of 1/2" foam behind my back to allow more space behind my head. Once the thermostat is above above 40F° and the road salt is washed away I plan to upgrade with a new SA-spec helmet. Do you think the switch from M to SA helmet will correct the 'back of head' space issue, or are there particular brand/models you have found work well for our cars with regards to head comfort? cheers P.

I think it may have been a modified VW rack&pinion. Have you checked with dick brink? I think he was the main importer back then. If not birkin direct in Eagle will know

Kitcat- How much do you think this really affects us? It seems everyone uses one of a small number of tyres (Hoosier, Avon, toyo) that suit our car’s performance needs (vs. having more size options and the same number of performance options)

Must be a se7en thing. I occasionally visit LocostUSA and find them similarly civilized as USA7s

Happy New Year to you Dr. & everyone here. It always brightens my day to see your beautiful pictures. PS. The admins are working to incorporate the old Yahoo BirkinOwners archive into this forum's revision this year.

2021 is already looking better !!! Thank You p.

1992 Westfield SEI (LOTUS 7) http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=20781

FWIW I’ve received these updates from Dr Hasegawa for years and they are amazing! He has also driven an impressive mileage in his Birkin.

Oh no! Gory post Morten photo? After a stone incident at our annual track day TBox had his replaced with a sheet of laminated glass. He brought the windscreen frame as a template and to reassemble. I think it worked great, you just loose the embedded defroster.

Many thanks to everyone who helped with advice. Croc's MOCAL recommendation was spot on. Their UK catalog must be at least 50% educational and very informative. After many delays I finally got it installed today! I choose a Setrab 13row cooler with -08AN fittings & their thermostatic sandwich plate. My searches found this and the mishimoto are the thinnest available. The oil ports from the duratec block into the filter adapter measure ~15mm ID. Which should mate adequately with -08 (~12.7mm ID). It came together nicely with 45° M22 to -08 gasketed swivel hose ends into the sandwich plate and corresponding 90° M22 to -08 AN swivel hose ends. This eliminated the need for an M22 to AN fitting before the AN hose end. My main delay was the mount position. The radiator mounting tabs did not allow space for the 90° hose ends to pass beneath the radiator, and they were not perpendicular to the radiator. A little repositioning of these tabs (lower and perpendicular to the radiator): I'm now in business. This afternoon the engine oil warmed up to 180° and held there. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to refilled and bled the coolant and get out on the highway for a proper test. oh.. and if everything is copacetic I'm already thinking of adding a top attachment for the cooler. p.

Update: I measured the holes in the engine entering the filter adapter: They are 15mm ID so ~AN9. which I take to mean AN08 size is just fine... More to come once I actually complete something.

Vlad- black hole and I are in CT... On more than one occasion I’ve driven through Bennington/ Wilmington/ Brattleboro in an afternoon... but may have to wait for warm spring weather.

Not at all snarky, i was filling in a few details I had left out. Honestly, all this talk about lubricants our resident petroleum engineer's ears must be burning. Other than just over-sizing the pluming with options ranging from AN -6 to -12 referenced I'm at a loss to determine the best hose sizes to use? I've seen it reported that most oil pumps are 8-9Gal/min. However I haven't located a definitive figure for my engine regardless of rpm/oil temp. Using a thermostatic sandwich plate I wouldn't expect the system will see than full pump flow, but how much I haven't the foggiest idea.

yes; under normal driving oil temp is So with some flogging on track it's time for another upgrade...

Our seven's boffins have recommended I install an oil cooler in my (stock) 1.9L duratec. Does anyone have recommendations for thermostatic plate connector, plumbing (AN -6 or -8) & size of oil cooler appropriately sized for our cars ? cheers P.

IIRC there should be an number etched on them... possibly on the end. Call Crower to confirm

You may also want to hold out a few months to see how smoothly the registration process goes for an ongoing ct build. Nor can I speculate on the outcome of the Weathersfield special inspection for an atom. Do t forget. If a birkin/Caterham/whatever is too narrow a Storker may fit your frame (and have impressive track performances by Mario and Shane).

Motion seconded. I’ve always regarded this forum to be more civilized than most of the internet

Those look like Tillett’s: I replaced my sport seat with a Tillett B6 with edges trimmed (not the “Caterham cut”) this year. The seat is a tight fit in the car but I find it quite comfortable and it significantly lowers my body/head in the car. So far my only critique is discomfort driving with a helmet as I my head is pushed forward slightly: straining my neck. Hopefully this can be fixed by switching helmets. Until then I’m using extra padding behind my torso.

Clarko (where are you located?) incase you're nearby. What lights do you have? when i switched to LED tail lights i had the same issue: if so you'll need to wire in diode's to the circuit. IIRC the resistance of the non-active incandescent bulbs is sufficient to ground the active bulbs. however in my case inserting LED's this was no longer the case. cheers p.

Regardless of your sensitivities: We still have a 2020 se7en's track day :hurray: and, well... 'you should see the other guy' I think it was worth it, especially since it's not my foot (although my driving probably looks just as bad).

They promptly responded to me. Looks like the registration deadline for Sunday is listed as 2019.