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    or... save the windshield frame and find an independent glass shopt to cut & reassemble with laminated glass. you loose defrost but so far works good as new.
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    Caterham & Birkin are likely different here. For the latter I have motorcycle mirrors.
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    Sadly… having seen that I did not register. Are you still going?
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    Croc. He claims to have been up all night with [important business]; which is worth something. Yours truly bundled up with 2 sets of thermals & jackets & ridiculous hat. Headed west to Litchfield & Berkshire counties. Ducking over the border into NY past Bash Bish falls rd. Cloudy but a good drive. As for Vlad. I’ll be in the area in Tuesday after next if you want to try again?
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    I think I’ll see how the forecast looks before registering mid-week.
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    Weather is still nice up here & Vlad moved mountains to get his car running.. is anyone up for a drive in berkshires/northern Hudson valley/Albany/Vermont area tomorrow?
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    I’ve already taken the weekend off work. So why not, I’m still in & need my yearly dose of Lightning. 🏎
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    What size/year chassis do you have? I squeezed a tillett B6 into my S3 narrow body Birkin and love it. Well work the expense for comfortable driving and preventing lateral body motion during autoX and trackday. It ‘fits’…. with a little fettling.
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    Fantastic news!!! Now if the weather will cooperate (or I’ll bring my PFD) next weekend.
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    Impressive memory Croc! Yes I have a 2.0 Duratec with Haltech ecu & loom. My vote would be to chuck it and put in a Duratec, ITB(or whatever fits) and new ECU (whatever works: Tom has been using Typhoon’s for a few years with few complaints). During my last gremlin infection I seriously contemplated upgrading ECU & Loom. For better or worse I was able to fix/re-wire the fault. Somewhere there is a breakpoint beyond which we need to start fresh. (Which is why I keep a spare longblock in my shed). p.
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    A little late to the party here: my car has a kubota tractor/forklift alternator... If yours has a similar provenance that would explain difficulty searchign for one. Another consieration is to find an alternator repair shop. They may be able to rebuild your existing one.
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    I’m happy with my odyssey battery (replaced once, but abused by a faulty starter & alternator). One friend is a big fan of braille batteries which are even smaller & lighter. it is helpful to have a local supplier with your chosen model in stock. This saved me on my last replacement the day before an AutoX.
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    Iirc. I’ve seen pics of a plate cut down (top/bottom) trimmed to fit on bottom edge of Nosecone. Another bent the plate around bottom of nosecone. Croc’s version is easier.
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    B6 (40cm) - be forewarned it Barely fits my narrow body. But it fits. Since I never have passengers I kept my fiberglass Birkin sport seat for passenger
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    Tom in Colorado is very helpful. I ordered a Tillett seat from him and LOVE it. despite the thin padding it is comfortabel even for 5hr drives.
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    What frame/vintage are you looking for? Fwiw- my windscreen took a rock & needed replacement. I managed to find an independent glass shop who replaced the laminated glass reusing the frame. granted if you’re going from brooklands back to a windshield this won’t help much p.
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    Leave the kids at home & bring Larry.
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    I’ll be there
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    I don’t know if “EDIS Module” is same as the Haltech “ignition module”… what you’re describing sounds similar to mine dying a few years ago. much searching and one MacGyver’d Noid Light at midnight, and a few tech support headaches: I replaced it & problem solved. I also learned it’s a Bosch unit that interchanges to a 25$ VW part.
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    If weather is favorable I hope to have several days with the seven in Vermont next month. Beyond: AppGap. Rt100, bread loaf, smugglers notch. Lincoln gap, Hero island & the Ben & Jerry’s tour, what good (must drive) roads am I missing? - other than every beautiful dirt road that doesn’t end in a logging track. p.
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    Are they requiring Hans? For slow drivers like me? I recall last year conflicting tech forms indicating Hans was required or recommended/optional.
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    Tom What are this year’s track/tech quirks? Harness in date & arm restraints of course. Should we look out for Brake pad measurements? Tire dates? Hans?
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    SE7EN
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    Fwiw: my oil temp was getting to 230+ I added a Setrab cooler: Both water & oil temp are now stable at their set points. Discussion is here:
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    Intermittent spark/wire fault? I had similar issue once with a frayed/worn wire going into ignition coil
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