yellowss7

Glen I hope you invited the se7en owner to come out to our NJMP event. :driving: What did you drive out there in, the Elan?

Weather here in Philly warmed up a bit so decided I'd try to replace the starter in my Yellow car that seems to have an issue with the solenoid not engaging . What a pain in the butt. Was simple when I originally assembled the car, with the steering column in place now, not so much. The replacement starter from Caterham was different from the original one, Longer and with a different housing, ring terminal needed instead of the spade one on the old one, etc. Had to grind down a box end wrench to fit it around the bolt head as the space was too tight to get a normal sized one in. Finally got it in and went to test it. And the battery seems to be dead even though it's a year old and has been on a battery maintainer all fall/winter. AND my jump pack was dead too. Oh well, back out tomorrow to try again once the jump pack recharges . Nothing is ever easy in these cars. Anyone know if replacing the solenoid is a simple job or easy part to find given it's a Rover K series English part? Would an auto electric place be able to do it? Just thinking of having it as a spare. It cranked fine, the Bendix spring just didn't seem to engage. Tom

I too thought that was a great set of questions from Vovchandr. :smilielol5:

Looks like front and rear wings, the stone guards and you are just about done! Have you started it yet?

I think Quicksilver racing in Maryland did Michael D's zetec, and I believe Turbo Tom is currently rebuilding Kitcat's.

Hi Steve.:seeya: Great to hear that you will be making the trip out once again. You are one of the charter members, wouldn't be the same without you. Croc was just saying the other day that you haven't popped up yet because you were probably in the garage Polishing your 7. :rofl: As for your coolant issue, did you bite the bullet and replace the head gasket? You've done most everything else. Been there done that too with Orange. You're the 20th to raise your hand, and we still have quite of few of the past regulars to hear from. Yeah, I'm talking about you Fred, Dave D, Shane, Jim A., Blake, Matt. Plus there were several more that thought they'd make last year, but had issues that prevented them from making it. Come on guys, I'm still thinking that we might get 30 cars out if everyone gets their act together. The more the merrier. And we are doing both tracks again this year. If you haven't done Thunderbolt, you will love it. Tom

Very nice! I don't remember my exhaust ever looking so shiny. The assembly of my Yellow Cat took 80 hours, you look way closer to finished than that. Great work! Tom

Welcome Dave H back for this year, he just called me and said he wants more Birkins to show up. 1) Croc 2) YellowSS7 3)Vovchandr 4)Jcerier 5)Wemtd 6)Fast G 7)Chris S 8)Kitcat 9) Dan F 10) Scott L 11) Jeff H 12) Seb 13) Roman 14) John B 15) Tom C 16) Blackhole (Jay) 17) Neil H 18) Dave H. 19) Simon450 20) Steve M

Tom C on here is the US Birkin importer and all around good guy, I'd reach out to him, he probably has what you need in stock. Tom

Welcome aboard Neil. Hopefully Seb's bad influences haven't corrupted you. :rofl: I'll add you to the list. Tom

Only issue is that the stud lenght is just long enough to get the minimum number of turns on the nut to secure it. Never had any issues. Torqued to 55 lbft.

That spec sheet is Michael Dougherty's order sheet for the Kodiak wheels. I used that when ordering my set from Kodiak as well. They fit fine. Tom

Great work! :driving: It took me and a buddy, 80 hours of total wrench time to assemble my yellow car back in 2000. Funny you should mention engine tilt. My Rover K series motor also cants toward the passenger side. Keep up the good work, you'll be grinning ear to ear soon. Tom

Better go by some advil. Your face is going to hurt after driving it... From all that smiling! Enjoy!!!:driving: Tom

I know that at least 2 or 3 seven owners have used Uhaul trailers to get their cars to NJMP. They have said that the trailer is pretty heavy and the caterham just fits width wise. They all had to use ramps or board and some blocks to get the car on an off the trailer. But it can be done and there is always a lot of helpful guys at the event to ensure that your car gets on and off safely. I had lunch with one of the guys yesterday before you posted, but we did actually discuss this. He said he did rent a truck too to haul it. He drives a Subaru SUV usually. Don't know if that was in play last year as it's a pretty new model. I agree with the above, check it out now to figure out what's needed. Good Luck Tom

M12 x 1.5 according to Blatchat

Mike it's a standard size and pitch. I picked up a box of them at a local auto parts store a few years ago. I'll try to find the box that had the size on it. Or just post on the Lotus 7 club tech talk site and you'll get an answer probably faster.

Off to a good start. The more the Merrier!!! 1) Croc 2) YellowSS7 3)Vovchandr 4)Jcerier 5)Wemtd 6)Fast G 7)Chris S 8)Kitcat 9) Dan F 10) Scott L 11) Jeff H 12) Seb 13) Roman 14) John B 15) Tom C 16) Blackhole (Jay) 17) Neil H

Mike, you of all people should know that it's not the HP or Torque that determines how fast the car is, it's the nut behind the wheel :jester:

Off to a good start. The more the Merrier!!! 1) Croc 2) YellowSS7 3)Vovchandr 4)Jcerier 5)Wemtd 6)Fast G 7)Chris S 8)Kitcat 9) Dan F 10) Scott L 11) Jeff H 12) Seb 13) Roman 14) John B 15) Tom C

Seb ,Comment avez-vous été? :jester: That's about all I remember.

A few more additions. 1) Croc 2) YellowSS7 3)Vovchandr 4)Jcerier 5)Wemtd 6)Fast G 7)Chris S 8)Kitcat 9) Dan F 10) Scott L 11) Jeff H 12) Seb 13) Roman

He should be home by now, Probably will need a nap first, it was a long night. :cheers:

Don't worry Mike, we will warn them about the Blue Enema :rofl:

Funny I did catch that when I posted but my edit obviously did not go through at that time. Mea culpa