Ruadhd2

....I think I will delete this post because it is, upon further deliberation, a silly waste of people's time and attention.

Old Yellow is an autocross-only converted Rotus 7 that i purchased from Joe Worsley from a listing placed here on this forum. I am thrilled; but she is getting streeted out and will soon be a newborn debutante after finishing transformational therapy by Kyle Russert, formerly of RP racing of Summit Point VA. She is getting new headlights, seatbelts, removable steering, distributor, belts, and a Racing Beat Holley 4 barrel carb to replace the Weber 2 barrel racing carb, Caterham tail lights, and a center stop light strip on the rollbar. She has new tires, Magnaflow exhaust, vacuum advance, oil metering system for the racing rotary engine and much, much more. When she is done she will behave herself on the street but gently fly away when improperly pursued by ill suited suitors with her approximate 245 horsepower weighing 1500 pounds. She is not going to be the same old lady. Being yellow, bumble bee themed names come naturally to mind, but I must find the proper name for her transformed self. The winning name gets one of Joe Navarro's "7" pens if and when they are manufactured.

My Vin number was located on the scuttle. It is in the rehab. shop several miles from here having major transformational therapy. I'll talk to the mechanic and ask where it is located

Could you try to make it out of titanium? Concerned about the weight.

Down with it.

I have some material to move from the garage. Don't know what its original purpose was. Joe Morsley gave it to me when he sold me Old Yellow. Intention was to build a heat shield. It does not add lightness. It weighs 26.5 pounds. Diameter is 10.5 inches and length is 51 and 3/4 inches. Let me know if you want it and we'll work something out. Steve

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Pics of the wheels would be great. Hard to see on their website exactly which ones they are.

Quantity Discount 11 - 25 shirts 10% off 26 - 50 shirts 15% off 51 - 100 shirts 20% off 101 - 250 shirts 30% off 251+ shirts 35% off

I am guessing many of you have seen this Lotus 7 t-shirt: http://www.zazzle.com/lotus_7_tshirt-235454233757028140 Kind of pricey when you can get all kinds of cool shirts at big car shows like Carlisle, PA, where I got Lotus shirts for $10.00 each.

Rob Mitchell (Solder_Guy) brought our attention to the beautiful show of cars in Atlanta (Allure of the Automobile). Here's a nice slide show of high end pics of some of the cars on display: http://japu.smugmug.com/Cars/The-Allure-of-the-Automobile/ The 18 Examples in Allure of the Automobile: • 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow • 1934 Packard Twelve Runabout Speedster, formerly owned by Clark Gable • 1935 Duesenberg JN Roadster, formerly owned by Clark Gable • 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster • 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe • 1937 Delage D8-120S, Surbaisse, formerly owned by Louis Delage • 1937 Hispano-Suiza H-6C "Xenia" Coupe • 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B Touring Berlinetta • 1938/39 Porsche Type 64 Coupe replica • 1953 Porsche 550 Le Mans/La Carrera Panamerica Coupe • 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR (W 196-S) • 1957 Jaguar XKSS Roadster, formerly owned by Steve McQueen • 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato • 1961 Ferrari 250 Short-Wheelbase Berlinetta, "SEFAC Hot Rod" • 1948 Tucker Model 48 Torpedo • 1954 Dodge Firearrow III Concept Coupe • 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham • 1959 Chevrolet Corvette "Bill Mitchell" Stingray Prototype

Wotsdat

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I asked the mechanic to recommend all seasons when I should have requested high performance summer tires. What tires do you recommend? My car weighs about 1500 pounds and has a very tuned rotary engine putting out 255 to 275 hp at the flywheel.

Frankn7 is an aircraft without wings. 100 mph is just in the neighborhood to pick up a loaf of bread. I rode in it a couple of weeks ago and am still taking heart medicine to deal with it:willy_nilly:. Fun visit otherwise.

I have other wheels for track use and will only be using the car in good weather and not really consistently pushing it that hard. I'm old and don't have the vision, reflexes, poor judgment, impulsivity, thrill seeking and risk addiction of youth. This is on the "before I die" list. That's all. So these tires will be good enough. I'll take the car a few laps around Summit Point in a non competitive manner with other wheels/tires and that will be my racing fix at this age.

Don't know why the mechanic recommended all season tires? Need to talk to him about it.

Old Yellow is being worked on by Kyle Rusert formerly of RP Performance at Summit Point, WV. He is a rotary specialist. He is doing the total rehab of the car for me. Basically, reviewing and adjusting all systems for comfortable street use and occasional track days. Curiously, he is an engine swap specialist who is apparently very comfortable dropping GM LS engines into 93 to 95 series RX-7s. Wow. Can you imagine that power/weight ratio? Scary like Frankn7. I was in the shop yesterday and he was working on at least two of them. Don't want to mess with one of them at a stoplight. Kyle Rusert Was CK AutoWorks: Now Meador Automotive 8395 Euclid Ave. Unit G Manassas Park, VA 20111 (571) 233-6746

Blasphemy. Kinda wish it had power brakes sometimes.

I'll have to find a therapist for Old Yellow at the rehab place to stop copping other people's identity tags.

After several years with her prior owner Old Yellow became addicted to short fast relationships, i.e. autocrossing. She had a huge Weber carb stuck on her and racing tires and really got down and dirty with a super powerful low end. She pulled 255 horses at the flywheel. She sipped oil with her gas and was in love with several coneheads. So, when I got her I had to put her into rehab, Lindsey Lohan style. So now she has a proper tag "Rotus 7". Feeling her age, she is historic now. In the hospital she will be get new shoes (Kumho Ecsta ASX 205/50/R15) super high performance all season tires, a four barrel Holley Carb and heat shield, so she can fly on the highway instead of spending all her time avoiding cones. In an effort to calm her down we are removing her Harley exhaust system which kept the dogs on her trail all night and we are installing a mellow magnaflow. All her nuts, bolts and hoses are being checked and replaced. She's getting a pretty pair of Caterham Britax tail lights to replace her imitation 34 Ford ones. To keep cool she's getting a larger radiator fan. To get her to stop and think more appropriately she is getting street brake pads. Pretty new belts will be installed and she is getting a removable steering wheel cause daddy can't climb in her lap the way she is. She didn't know how fast she really was, so she's getting her electronic speedometer calibrated properly. We are hoping that she will have a conversion experience to the street life from the fast track and be tamer and more civilized, but with the four barrel carb and a spark advance system and metered lubrication back in place she will be more obedient and naughty when she needs to be with 30 to 50 more horsepower at the high end. Let's all wish her the best. Will have pics for the paparazzi when she gets out of rehab.

Thanks to all for the suggestions. Keep em coming. The Kirken arrangement looks very possible. My car has the SCCA approved rollbar with mounted head rest but I would still prefer a headrest as part of the seat as well. Steve

This is for Old Yellow the Rotus. I think the maximum width at the base allowable is 17.5 inches. Anything you have available or can recommend. Only recommendations I have gotten so far are for very pricey ones. Any suggestions for good value for money that are actually comfortable for non-racing applications would be great. Thanks in advance, Stece

I understand that a review of stress points in the frame should be eyeballed.

Anybody guess which company made them?