solder_guy

Courtesy of >flyinmiata.com, it's >The Configurator! Click on Color and try something ugly! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/yesnod.gif Here's another version of the same configurator program with different car views and print options: Flash Colour Changer Here's a link to Caterham colors. Rob Mitchell

These guys are having a blast in their Westfield! YouTube Video

Have you heard of Lock Tapping? This makes me want to change my kwikset locks on my home! .. and add extra security to my seven! Rob Mitchell solder_guy2007-03-22 07:35:22

Good to know .. thanks! Take pics of the bushings when you get them. Are you going to replace the ball joints too? Note any part numbers. Rob Mitchell solder_guy2007-03-20 17:51:37

Or couldn't get the old Metropolitan going anymore. Rob M.

Wow! Just watching that makes my head hurt just thinking of all the fumes! Rob M.

Looks like there is a traffic light there .. just people running it or not paying attention. Rob M.

Yeah, well - check this out. Of course, the price tag has two commas. bugatti-veyron-at-top-speed Not practical on Atlanta's I-285. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif Rob M.

now that's my idea of a music video! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/hurray.gif Rob M

That thing looks tough http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/coolgleamA.gif killboy wrote, "Stalker! Lotus 7 (type) scouting things out for their rally on 7/7/07 (get it?)" Hopefully killboy will not get upset with the pic post here. http://www.usa7s.com/forum/uploads/20070314_141747_killboy.jpgsolder_guy2007-03-14 14:18:29

ok .. now Rob goes looking for Lotus and Caterham road named roads in metro Atlanta .. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif

Grant is 3 bolt. and I have a Formula 1 Signature Grant wheel with horn! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif Rob Mitchell

How many screws in a Momo wheel? 6? Rob Mitchell

Vehicle Security System by GRANT on eBay has expired.

Nice! Rob M.

Bled the brakes yesterday .. but had a leak at the master cylinder banjo bolt for the front brakes. Today took the banjo off and found a warped brass washer. Replaced it with a thicker / newer brass washer .. and rebled and no leak! Then I delt with a frustrating drum situation that finally came together after much fiddling. Whew! I sure wish I had discs in the back. Now on to the clutch slave install and bleed. I hope I have time .. my wife wants me to go shopping for a new TV today. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/yawn.gif

Robert: Any luck yet? I've just replaced three master cylinders .. two front calipers and two rear drum cylinders .. fixed a small brake master leak .. and delt with a frustrating drum situation that finally came together. Whew! Now on to the clutch. Rob M.

Part numbers? Which store? I'll add them to the Rotus Parts list. Rob Mitchell solder_guy2007-03-10 08:05:33

Good luck Robert. Patience! Patience! Patience! Penetrating oil .. heat .. breaker bar .. and a pipe extension. And as you replace parts .. note them and send the part numbers to me so we can add them to the Rotus Parts List in the tech section. BTW: What shocks are you going to mount? And do you have a source for the 2 front ball joints? Rob Mitchell solder_guy2007-03-10 07:51:35

Long live the Stig! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gif Rob Mitchell

Vehicle Security System by GRANT on eBay has expired.solder_guy2007-04-07 04:12:36

Red Rotus work was slow for a while due to an illness in the family. But this week I've gotten busy. Yesterday I installed two new front calipers and pads, two new rear drum cylinders, three new master cylinders. I still have to replace the clutch slave cylinder. Then hopefully I can bleed all three circuits tomorrow! Grant Security System Wheel setup looks and works great! Rob Mitchell

Yeah .. You've turned his performance Lotus clone into a monster! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/lol.gif In contrast my little 4 banger engine has only 115 hp .. I hope it's more when I install the EFI! Rob

http://www.usa7s.com/forum/uploads/20070308_124649_84rotus7.jpg Driving Impression ROTUS SEVEN A TOYOTA IN REPLICA LOTUS SEVEN CLOTHING by Bob McClurg What's in a name? When the name is Rotus, and the car looks awfully familiar, it sounds like a mixup or r's and l's. Not so. The Rotus Seven is a new-generation specialty car of Toyota high-tech powertrain components blended with the old world flavor of Colin Chapman's beloved Lotus Seven roadster. Frederick Maryland's Christopher R. Custer is responsible for the Rotus Seven concept. Custer has been a specialty car fanatic for more years than he cares to admit, and has piloted Lotus Sevens in SCCA racing. Custer is to taken with these feisty little roadsters that he owns two of them: A matched pair of right- and left-handed drive Lotus Sevens. Mr. Custer's affiinity for fine road vehicles fits right in with his professional identity as one of Maryland's largest Toyota dealers: Chris is as sold on Toyota power as he is on the Lotus Seven mystique. Creating a better Seven began about eight years ago when Chris tired of the day in/day out maintenance to keep a Seven on the road. His first inclination was to drop a 1600cc Corolla T-series four-banger between the frame rails of his Lotus, and offer it as a kit. As the project progressed, it became clear that shoehorning the wider Corolla powerplant in the Lotus frame rails would only create an ill-handling, overpowered vehicle. So Chris established parameters to construct an all-new car. To say that the group did its hoemwork would be putting it mildly. Nearly 100 Lotus Seven owners were surveyed on their likes, dislikes and changes they would like to see in their vehicles. Lotus owners universally recognized most of the car's shortcomings: The car needed a more reliable drivetrain, more pasenger room and a better suspension. Armed with these statistics, the pair redesigned the Lotus. The Rotus Seven uses much stronger tubing (.125 on the rollbar and .065 on the chassis) than the standard tubing in the Lotus chassis, eliminating the stress and cracking inherent to the original. Engineer Asher Lee Kaiser then applied his computer designs to the suspension. The Rotus chassis has 10 inches added to the wheelbase to aid stability, and four inches added to the frame width for more engine room and increased legroom in the passenger compartment. The computer-designed foundation features dual Koni shocks mounted inboard on a double A-frame front suspension. All parts are Toyota including a modified Tercel rack and pinion steering box. The reworked front suspension differs sharply from the original single cross-mounted shock suspension. The new system effectively reduced oscillation that is normally transmitted through the upper control arms and steering system. Out back, the Rotus uses a 4:11-geared Corolla/ Celica live axle and four trailing links. This is a time-proven system, and seems to work best in conjunction wiht the longer chassis and front suspension. The T-series Corolla powerplant is a wise choice. These four-cylinder workhorses are available in various configurations from a vintage stock 1600 to a two-liter DOHC-four cabable of delivering an honest 115 hp. For real performance nuts, the aftermarket world of high-performance parts offers turbocharging, fuel injection, etc. You can practice overkill to the tune of a 200+hp, 1237-pound Ferrari-eater that will take your breath away! Driving the Rotus Seven is indeed a treat. The impact of climbing down into a car that has no doors is undeniable. The test Rotus was equipped with the 1800cc DOHC hemi head engine and Toyota five speed. This combination proved more than adequate and well-suited to the car. Our foray into the crisp, fall Maryland countryside showed us the true appeal of an open-air car. Because the car was unusually low, high truck and vans were generally not aware of our presence. Corolla disc and drum brakes (actuated by a Tilton assembly) saved the red and black roadster more than o

The great thing about this poll is that you can vote more than once! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/confused5.gif Rob M