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Hi Kevin, My wife and I live right on the Santa Monica and LA border. I do not know of a shop directly familiar with Sevens in the Santa Monica area, but there are few British car repair shops in the immediate area that might be worth calling. I generally recommend Tony Ingram Historic Racing (an old friend of mine), in Santa Barbara, Jeff at JAE in Goleta, or Frank Monise Motors in Montclair for Lotus and Seven related work or questions. They are all a bit of a drive from Santa Monica, but are extremely knowledgable. Someone from the California Caterham Club may know of other local shops. I hope this helps, Dave

I recieved the same spam from Bykajigo. He most likely doesn't own a Seven... Dave

The hydraulic clutch release bearing kit is sold. Thanks, Dave

The Tony Weale book is sold. Thanks, Dave

The Tillett seats are sold. Thanks for all of your interest. Dave

There are have been a few questions regarding the additional trimming I performed on one of the two Tillett seats. I believe I emailed additional pictures to everyone who asked, but I'll post them here as well, just in case in missed someone. The "in-car" photos were taken before I sealed the edge with adhesive. The seats fit in my Seven without the added trimming, but removing the extra material allows for more fore and aft range of motion. Thanks, Dave

Hi Daniel, The release bearing is set up for a .625 master cylinder piston diameter. My plan was to use it with a standard Girling master cylinder, as used on most Seven type cars. To verify that it will work in your system, it might be worth emailing Dave Coolridge at Retro Ford. The time I contacted him, he replied pretty quickly. Thanks, Dave

The images should be visible now, as attachments. For some reason the public album pictures are not visible. I'm going to assume user error... Thanks again for looking, Dave

Hi Dave, I will also add additional images of the seats, if you want to see more detail. Thanks Dave

Can you not see them in the message? They show up for me. I also created a public gallery in the profile, showing the pictures. Thanks, Dave

Weale book Thanks Dave

Hi All, I have the following parts for sale, that will not be used on my Seven. Thanks for looking. Please PM me, with any offers. Thanks again, Dave 1 pair of Tillett B6 seats, carbon fiber over GRP, with trimmed edges and Dinamica panels and mounts. $1000/OBO + shipping The seats include one pair each of Caterham fixed mounts and sliders. The seats and rails are unused, other than for test fits in the car. One seat has additional trimming at the upper edge, as is visible in the image. The edge is sealed off with Hysol HP120 adhesive. Retro Ford Ltd Type-9 gearbox hydraulic release bearing kit. New and used only for test fitting. $100/OBO + shipping http://www.retro-ford.co.uk/shop/content/type-9-rocket-hydraulic-clutch-release-bearing-kit-bc002 Also included are 6 spacers, a braided Teflon supply side hose, a adapter for a remote bleed hose, and an adapter for use with a 7.25 diameter Tilton style race clutch. Stack Pro-Control programmable fuel level gauge. New and unused. $100/OBO + shipping Tony Weale book: Lotus Seven Restoration, Preparation, and Maintenance. $100/OBO + shipping Used but in good condition. I have 2 copies, so I am selling one.

Hi Allan, The set up in my car is nearly identical to Dingo's. I took a few pictures of the mount, but with the transmission in place, they didn't come out particularly well. If you're in the SoCal area, you're welcome to come buy and take measurements of of the trans mount support structure in my car. My car is LHD as well, with the support tube such as a RHD car. Best regards, Dave

Hi Allan, It looks like you may have the wrong gearbox bracket. On page 72 of Tony Weale's Lotus 7 book, the riveted in gearbox bracket shown has a flat surface with holes to mate with the gearbox mount. Also, my Arch, Lotus style S2/S3 chassis, has a flat mount similar to the picture (with additional structure brazed structure to tie the mount to the steel tubes). I can send pictures if needed. I hope this helps, Best Regards, Dave

If it doesn't sell as a lot and you are willing to ship parts, I am interested in the front suspension parts (Item 1, on your list). Thanks, Dave