jimrankin

A maid ask the lady of the house for a raise. The lady ask her why she thinks she deserves a raise. The maid say "because I iron much better than you do". And who says that ? Your husband said it. And he also said I'm a better cook than you. He said that! Yes, and I'm also much better at making the love than you are. The son of a bitch said that!! No mam, the gardener told me that. Oh! Would an extra $100 a week be enough???

If your going to use it for any kind of event just go with an R comp tire. As you have already seen it's going to rot away before you use it up unless you track it, and then you would want an R comp anyway so see, you can't go wrong.

I have stored a crazy amount of upgrades and adds to the car (just sold it a couple of months ago) with pictures but have never gotten around to putting it together as a submission, lack of time but mostly lack of computer expertize. I probably won't get it to you in time for this update but will work on it in the near future so if you update again you can add it in then. Sellers remorse has already sunk in on passing on my S2K. I'm just getting into a rotisserie restoration/restomod build of a 1967 factory RS/SS Camaro I've owned since 1977. Even though it will no longer have a single suspension, brake or frame component from GM and an LS3 motor and 6 speed drive line it still will never be as much fun to drive on track as the "7" was. I also took my MINI down to a body shell last fall and it now has a complete aftermarket "everything that moves" suspension and bushings front and rear and went through the motor, new clutch/flywheel, supercharger overdrive, cold air intake and Borla exhaust. STILL not an S2K replacement but a lot of fun.

Side note about BAR. I'm surprised he didn't make you start the engine as they will not issue a "smog exemption" tag to a "gross polluter". The term applies to not just engines belching blue smoke from being totally worn out but also from really highly tuned race engines that are gulping great quantities of fuel and expelling a lot of it unburned. I had the smog referee at my BAR appointment happy that I was running a stock S2000 motor and ECU with a cat but he did mention that kit cars with mods to "race spec" type of tune had to go on the machine and pass at a reasonable level. Said he had only had one kit car, a Cobra with about 600 HP that he would not sign off on.

These are the Team Dynamics Motorsport wheels on the car. Sad day for me as the photo is of Pat (the new owner) getting ready for a quick blat before we load the car in his trailer ;-(. Other wheel photo is the Enkie I run on track.http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12330&stc=1http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12331&stc=1

I'll try to get some pictures of it up when I can. The wheels I use on track with the slicks are Enkie from their lightweight wheel section. 17' X 8" X 38 front and 17" X 9" X 48 rear. I have the exact model number in the car folder so will try to get it before it leaves today. My street wheels are Team dynamics Motorsports. Same size and within 2MM of the same offset. The buyer "Pat", is picking up a trailer today and will be here later for the car. He rode in it with me driving and loved it. He drove it yesterday with a little bit of open two lane black top to play on and he is now seriously addicted! Big s--t eating grin, bugs and all LOL.

Make sure you print out the California DMV requirements (available on line) and take them with you as most shops need a VIN number and will stop cold when you don't have one. The section under "Special Construction Vehicles" is a bit vague but does give you a basic idea of what you need. If I remember correctly it's based on what had to be on a vehicle in 1960 code and also the exemptions for vehicles weighing under a given weight which I thing was 1500 pounds. Call your local shops and ask if they can do a non-VIN vehicle and then if they "can" have they done "SPCN" inspections before. I had a real hard time finding one who would do a SPCN but ended up getting it done by taking the paperwork to one who said he would give it a try.

They are fast but it seems like the drivers who own them are a bit afraid to let it all hang out. Never driven one so don't know just how well they telegraph when your near the edge but I've been on track with a few in my 7 and never been passed by one.

As long as the car was originally sold as a "kit" or as known in some states as a "specially constructed motor vehicle" it will meet California SB requirements. If the car has not started life as a vehicle with a manufacturers VIN number they count as special construction. Check to see if Storker was still selling them as "kits" when this one was built to be sure though.

Thanks for all the interest in my car!! I had not planned to have the car home and ready for sale for a month or more and then do BAT but I've had several persons interested and I have a committed buyer for the car for my (what I knew was low) asking price. I told him I wouldn't "sell" it to him till he has seen and driven it but I'm sure he won't have a problem. When I emailed the other most interested buyer last night he asked for the chance at second look or if I'd take more now so I guess it's gone. Both of them know my car. The buyer through other drivers and the second looker by having seen and been passed by my car on tracks. Both are Northern California and both want it as a track car, two things I was looking for in a buyer. If I'm not driving it I want it out there doing what theses cars are really for, getting a driver to rip his face smiling at 100+. I know I'm going to want to shoot myself when it's gone but life changes and doing more things with my wife is now my priority. I'm sure the new owner will be active on this blog and I want to thank all of the people I have corresponded with here for their help and to say I've had a good time helping anyone here I could. BTW, the new buyer is a really decent driver, something I'm totally not, so even more Vettes, Porches and the like will be getting humiliated LOL.

http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12289&stc=1http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=12290&stc=1This is my S2K.

Major changes in my wife's health (and my passing 70 years old) have me looking at down sizing my car count and getting on with the long delayed restorations of my Camaro and Jaguar. My S2K is in it winter storage but I will be bringing it home in a month or so to get it ready for sale. I'm just posting this now because I have been helping out a "new buyer" here in the Bay area who has expressed that if he knew I was selling he wouldn't have bought the one he has over mine. So, if your shopping or know someone that is be aware that a really well sorted bulletproof S2K with a ton of spares is coming on the market soon. If you have a special interest in learning more now just PM me. Thanks.

The WCM S2K has was designed and in about 98% of the builds is powered by an S2000 drive train with a Subaru IRS rear differential and suspension. That is about as bulletproof and low maintenance a drive line as you could put together no matter where you went for source. Of course if you want much more than the stock 240 HP you are either going to have to go with forced induction or get pretty exotic with aftermarket parts.

It totally depends on the car and wheel width size. Hold a straight edge vertically across the face of the hub where the wheel will mount. Take a ruler and mark the width of your intended rim on it. Move the ruler over the vertical line till you have clearance between the end and the "inner" point of contact and see if your still inside your outer fender limit at the width mark also. If you have room for that size rim just measure the difference from the vertical line and the "center" of your width marked on the ruler and that will translate to the offset once you convert to MM. Good way to see what you can buy that will fit before you pay for it LOL.

There are a few of us with "tilt" steering. My steering column is above the chassis cross brace and the exact angle/height you want is derived by raise/lower of a large threaded heim joint at the universal end of the steering column. I have sat in another S2K with the low mounted wheel and agree that it didn't feel "natural" to me, too low especially if you have a small wheel. I don't have assisted steering and with slicks or large street tires it's a chore to steer if the cars not moving. not a problem on tyrack but it would be helpful to have assist or an even faster ratio rack if you do autocross and they put in a "box" of four 90 degree corners in about two car lengths. My S2K can do the corners faster than I can move the wheel LOL. With the right pads you can stop the car at speed with light pedal pressure, once you get some heat into the pads. I drag my foot on the brake all the way out of the paddock and try to remember on the street that I have a bit of lag when not warmed up.