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If he doesn't sell it by the spring, all Steve has to do is bring it to the next Philly Region Autox, and stick a for sale sign on it and it will be sold. That way we can keep it in the area. :hurray: Lance sold his car to his neighbor in Yardley and I'm in Media, and there is at least one other 7 in the Montgomery county area. So we've got you surrounded. Congratulations on the Registration, see you in the spring. Tom

The oil sender return sounds alot like the remote oil pressure sender kit. That small metal cylinder with the male input and electrical post is the Oil pressure sender. Fittings should be a banjo bolt, copper washers and the braided line. Mounts on the Oil filter housing. It's intended to reduce vibration to the OPS which is normally mounted directly to the housing. The OPS is known to be a very unreliable unit. New Replacement ones have often been found to be defective. The interior aluminium trim pieces are the knee plates that fit under the dash and enclose the open area where the windscreen stantions bolt onto. If you're tall, then you may want to delete them as it can give you some extra knee room. Tom

Well, after much handringing, the seller, not me, traded his 2002 Carrara 2 in on a red 2008 Cabriolet. The Porsche dealer facilitated the courtesy trade. Sitting next to my 7 is now a brand new (well almost) 2002 996 with a total of 4560 miles on it!!! The Dealer actually said it was the cleanest tradein they ever saw. Guess I'm not getting anything else for Christmas now. I've ordered a 4 post lift that should be delivered next week. I think I can position the lift far enough rearward in the garage so that if I back the se7en on the garage door motor will be positioned in front of the windshield and over the bonnet, giving me a little more clearance. If not I'll have to have the garage door raised and a new flush mount door lifting motor installed. :ack: First impressions is that the Porsche is a nice car to drive. Smooth, responsive, very Civilized. Surprisingly, with the 18 inch low profile wheels and tires, it actually seems to be a rougher ride than the se7en. Wonder how it will handle the hills in the snow we're supposed to get tonight??? :lol: :lol:

Jeff, it's easy to get 10 inch wheels and slicks under the front and rear wings. First off I have the wide track front end, which from your pics it appears you do too. Second I have Clams. :d And the Name's Tom. :cheers: http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1680911898_Copy of DSC_6221 boeing july 06.jpg

Mazda wrote: We'll I thought I was, We agreed on price. I spoke to the Porsche dealer re: a 2year warranty. Am making arragnements to raise the overhead garage door track. Have called re having a lift installed. Haven't heard back from my buddy yet today. :confused: Maybe he got cold feet. i'll keep you informed. Tom

He just posted an apology on Blatchat. http://http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?Id=142979 this is the whole blatchat community response. (15 pages long :ack: ) http://http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?Id=143132 This is Ansar's response.

Be careful what you wish for. My Rover K series C/R is 12:4:1 and Sunoco 100 octane GT race fuel cost over $8.00 a gallon. :cuss: :ack: Tom

That's actually Ansar Ali, the Managing Director of Caterham Cars. I can't take credit for it. There's a raging discussion going on in BlatChat over the comments he made in the November Caterham Life email.

How this for a compromise? The New GT 7 :d http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1625574243_caterham_gt3.jpg

I had one just like that only in black for my first car a 68 spitfire. For the Spit it was appropriate, due to the low hp. For the seven not so much. Have some pride man! :d Tom

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :thumbs: :party: :seeya: have a great trip. See you in the spring. Tom

When autoxing, I have 10 inch slicks at all 4 corners. I can still break them loose at the start, so no I can't say that they bog mine down. For the street, I have the 205-55-13 Avon CR500's on the rear and the 175-55-13 on the front. Driving on the slicks is sooo much more fun. Tom

Kitcat you are right on. Yeah I like the Noble, but the seven has satisfied my need for speed and handling. The Porsche would be a 10 month a year car. How does $41K sound for a sale price? The replacement that he's looking at has a sticker of $112K. (A 4S coupe) He just took the car back (and he did notice that I put almost 100 miles on it):cuss: It's not a done deal yet as he still is waffling between a Cab or a coupe. Yeah, the silver and black is bland. (I would prefer Speed Yellow myself) :d And I agree with you about the Cayman, I think it looks better than the 911. It's just a good price for an almost new car. What could I get for $40K new?

Jon, I don't know for sure but the car in picture in the first post with the F1 type nose, could probably run in A Mod. As for the black one in the next set of pics, I'd be more concerned that it would over heat. Doesn't look like it has sufficient air inlets. And you're right, I don't think it would qualify for D/E mod. Maybe B mod.

Thanks guys. My other option is another kit car. I believe, Red Baron has on of these. Although my wife has said I can't build another car.:ack: Here's a couple of pics. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1337178416_SCF_XJ13_7.jpg and the Porker http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1836884388_PB300242.JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/369416871_PB300244.JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/329530894_PB300243.JPG

Jon, don't go using 4 letter words like that around me. :cuss: I stopped that nonsense years ago. Tom

Don't worry Al, the Seven still has the place of honor in the garage. I plan on buying a lift to put the seven in the air and the porker under it. It will just have a higher place of honor.

Al, my seven is more powerful than I can handle, so no need need for me to chase bigger and more powerful motor variants. After 7 years in it, I'm still learning how to drive. PK yeah, the Porsche was a whole lot more civilized and certainly would get more exercise than the 7. Now can I get a set of golf clubs in?

A friend of mine is close to buying a new 997. His trade in is a pristine 2002 996 with 4400 miles on it. It's in my garage right now.:party: It still smells new. :shocked: Its got over $20K in options on it and is spotless. I think he's nuts to buy a new one. I wouldn't normally even look at a Porker, but this car is like NEW. I just put about 100 miles on it, (boy is he gonna be pissed ) He's made me a pretty reasonable offer to buy. It's not as quick, and has alot more body roll than the Caterham, and the gear lever has alot longer throw than the 7. But it is impossible to buy a car this nice for this amount of money. All Right, talk me into or out of it. Discuss. :willy: :willy: :willy: Tom

It's a Rover K Series, not a Ford :ack: :d It's a great engine, very light, revvy and sounds fabulous. Unfortunately, due to the exchange rate, its really pricey now. See http://www.minister-power.com/support/index.htm Go to Engines, then MG/Rover engines, then mine is the 205. The 240 hp one is a real beast!!! Add in the Dry sump, Flywheel, clutch, water rail, exhaust, starter, air filter, and dyno run and then multiply by $2.00++ and then add in shipping, customs duty, and state sales tax. :cry: :cry: Exchange rate was only $1.47 when I bought it. Look at the 240 hp version if you really want to cry. Tom Oh, and that doesn't include the cost of the Caterham 6 speed!!!! When ever someone asks me what it costs to build a 7, I say, it depends on how stupid you are :d Pretty, stupid eh?:crazy:

Curiously enough that parrot had a brother who was for sale in a pawn shop. One day a woman walking by saw a sign that said Parrot for sale cheap! and went into the shop to inquire about it. The pawn shop owner said that the bird had spent a good part of its life in a house of ill repute and although it spoke well, it could say some inappropriate things. The woman asked to see the bird and when the shop owner uncoverd it, it said," swqak, who's the New Madam?" The women laughed and said that's not too bad, I'll take him. After she took the bird home, her daughter returned home and when she came into the room the Her mother said, wait to you see our new Parrot, upon seeing the daughter, the bird said" Sqawk, who's the New girl". The Mother and daughter laughed and couldn't wait to see what her husband would think about the new pet. When her husband came into the room the bird said New Madam, new Girl, Hello Jack!!

What effect does the altitude have on your power? 70 eh? How did you guys fit the flyrods and golf clubs in those cars? Tom

Sorry it took so long to get a picture up. First the old one. After the first cone strike, I did a nice job of patching and standing, had it painted and then hit another cone and ripped it off again. Thats why it looks as bad as it does. Weighs a ton too. http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/584432214_old fender.JPG New ones http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1607729213_new fenders.JPG http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1538477205_new fender side.JPG

Total weight for engine and Caterham 6 speed is about 270 lbs. It's pretty too! http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/956381293_hp_scanDS_710410582938.jpghttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/956420069_gearbox and engine.jpg

Save over 100 lbs. get a Rover K Series Tom