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A lot will depend on how original your seven really is. Many are original except the skin has been replaced and additional tubes welded in. Some are missing some or all instruments. Many do not have the engine that came from Lotus with the seven and some have full chassis and engine replacements and full running gear changeout. You many not be able to answer these questions if you do not know the history of your car back to a few years after it left the Lotus factory as many were modified early on. When you truly know what you have, you can better aim for a market. Wayne

Michael, I have pressure plate and disc from RAM, purchased through Speedway behind my zetec. It was smaller and lighter than the brit one which I think was for a JH. Look under pinto 2300. The PP is even drilled for our over sized (3/8") PP bolts. RAM provided good customer service and Speedway provided good prices. Wayne

thanks Van, I am surprised as when I weighed my long block zetec with lightened steel flywheel and clutch , no manifolds nor engine mounts, ready for install was 215 lbs. This agrees with racelinea value of 95 kg. Wayne

Did you get the weight of the duratec before install? also what is and is not included in that weight. thanks, Wayne

http://www.harborfreight.com/74-bin-mobile-double-sided-floor-rack-62269.html the bottom shelf is wider for stability; don't fit in with the other foot prints. The section removed was 5-6 inches. each bin is labelled for nuts, bolts and washers. Easy to find what you want. The rolling cart with 2 shelves can be bolted to the top of the 3 shelve unit which makes it a lttle less stable, so be careful on uneven surfaces. Wayne

Not sure about the cabinets with drawers, but my garage storage solution uses many rolling carts some of which are stacked using the 2 shelf cart on top of the 3 shelf cart. Everything is on wheels. One HF item that I have used a lot, is the cart with plastic bins on both sides. The bottom piece was sectioned to make it the same width as the carts. For me, it holds all the SAE and metric hardware; easy to find in each labelled bin. Wayne

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If you want softer tires, try Avon A15 (soft) or A92 (super soft). The A15 is available in the most sizes compared to the A92. Wayne

Can you provide pictures? Is the speedo drive the same for the 5 speed and the 6 speed? is the plug the same size? thanks, Wayne

Look at the new product - holley hydramat Wayne

The switch should be three way, left, off, right turn indicators. It is in the way when driving gloves are used in competition. Wayne

Hi Guys, If you follow Cosworth lore, the BDR is only a head conversion on the kent block. To get the real HP, requires steel crank and rods, giving 9500 rpm capability, like the BDD. A BDR conversion was on race-cars.com to get an idea of the conversion. My Vegantune BDD uses some Cosworth parts with the corresponding "co$worth" in the prices. Wayne

Wheeler Dealers shows Caterham as feature on Velocity at 6pm PST or 9pm EST. Should be interesting to see what they do. Wayne

Anybody else thinks that these are an XL version of our se7ens? more power, more weight, same concept and build style. Interestingly, even the well builit, ridetech car, was not a killer at the Optima Street Car challenge. Wayne

A little off subject, but it would be very interesting to get both engine weights in similar configuration or as close to possible. This debate has gone on for almost a decade. Granted, this would be a comparison of 2L vs 2.3L. thanks, Wayne

The best ride is going to be with 13" rims. The classic sizes of 165, 175 or 185-13 are available from some manufacturers and from Coker. The rims are also among the cheapest. Wayne

If Ricks S7 is the one that I have seen, there is not much "real" super 7 remaining. Most vintage racers in the USA are far from stock or as delivered. Wayne SB1497

As you see from Ron's pics and my text, that sound reduction requires work. The air intake needs to "hidden" from the meter and that requires the air intake to be from under the hood or from the cockpit for the long term. The air box should be constructed using denser materials to reduce the "booming" effect. Another not as elegant approach that I have used, is a marine sound blanket that is attached to the hood using Velcro and double stick tape. Again the air intake noise is not directly seem by the sound meter and some of the noise is also absorbed. Wayne

Some difference due to losses from gearboxes. 6 speed is 1:1 top gear whereas 5 speed is overdrive, which is some greater gear loss.

John, The Ultraflows are 6" in diameter and the body is 16". The lengths were determined to follow the profile of the chassis side. I use a "trombone" on the side under the clams to get that much length. You may be able to find a longer muffler that fits just along side the seating side of the chassis. You do not want to use a supertrap. To get the BDA quiet enough, it was so choked that the back pressure caused the engine to stop running after about 30 seconds and this was using the larger supertrap. The other area that has to be addressed is the intake noise. If you can see into the intakes, so can the sound meter. It was quite a bit of work to make my air intake using 1/8" alloy, but it takes that side to reduce the booming that occurs with thin materials. Call me if you want to talk, We have worked hard to meet the restrictions at the stadium. Even the Emod champ, Jeff Kiesel had to make many modifications to meet the requirements. 93db@50ft means that you hardly hear the noise at the edge of the stadium. Wayne 619-444-0840

James A had asked this question at the end of another thread. Brought into a new thread. Can you tell us a little more about the engine and the build details that yield 230 hp from a 2.0 Zetec? Guess that since crower makes stage 4 cams for the zetec, high HP is possible, just not very driveable. Michael once said that the Quicksilver zetec was 215 HP Anyone have actual postable numbers? thanks, Wayne

Hi, I had to use two Magnaflow Ultraflow mufflers to quiet down a BDA. It takes volume to quiet down the exhaust noise. Another consideration is the intake noise, which greatly contributes to the overall noise "seen" by the meter. I built an airbox that picks up its air from inside the cockpit through the heater opening in the cowl. Here is San Diego, we are limited to 93db@50ft. Wayne

Am I the only one, but that 7 doesn't look right. For a true lotus 7, there is an almost straight line from the cowl to the nose cone. The fenders also look to be too wide. Wayne, SB1497 original, original, original FS

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