Parts wanted for Seven S2 restoration

[ClassicBritishSportsCar]

Need the following please:

Lotus Grille

rear aluminum panel

left side aluminum panel

bonnet (hood)

front wing/clamshell (fender) support brackets

radiator

seat back and bottom

turn signals

Original width S2 rear fenders

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by ClassicBritishSportsCar
Additional details requested

[Croc]

Congratulations on your first post and welcome to USA7s.

 

It might help if you could please clarify which year of seven we are looking at here.  For example, is this a Lotus 7 S3 from late 60s to early 70s?  Is this a Caterham 7 S3 from say 75 to now?  The parts you require differ by year.  Some are adaptable from other years of manufacture.  Seats varied by year and may be no longer available unless you want the current Caterham type.  Lots of knowledge here that can help you if we have a little more information to focus the responses.  

 

If you need help identifying what car you have exactly, I can decode a VIN if you post it here.  

[coffee break]

FWIW, my guess is S2. There is not any tube bracing in the bottom corners of the dash. 

[Croc]

@coffee break Good call.  Hard to discern from the photos but thats what I would bet.  

 

 

Starting off @ClassicBritishSportsCar if you need technical information as you work through your project, then please look here:

Lotus Seven - USA7s

 

Others can individually chime in on whether they have any parts they would have to sell you re your project, but here are a list of websites off my resource list of where you will have your best chance of sourcing parts.

 

In no particular order:

Lotus 7/Seven Parts at Vintage Race Car Parts

 

Kinetic Vehicles

 

Lotus 7 (leechapmanracing.com)

 

Parts (mikebrotherwood.com)

 

GOLDEN GATE LOTUS CLUB - Lotus Seven Parts Cross Reference (gglotus.org)

 

r.d. enterprises ltd. Home Page (rdent.com)

 

rockymountaincaterham.com

 

Lotus Seven | British Classic Spare Parts

 

LOTUS 7 parts

 

Xtra Special Sevens

 

Website is not working right now but Redline Components in the UK is also a source.

 

 

If you are trying to authenticate the car, assuming it has a chassis number remaining then www.simplesevens.org is a good place to start.  

 

 

[ClassicBritishSportsCar]

Thank you for the help

[SENC]

Mick at XtraSpecialSevens can make seats for you - he does a great job.  He may have the grille, too.

[ClassicBritishSportsCar]

Ok will contact him. Thank you

[bugman]

SENC - I am in Southport, looking for a 7 to build or complete an unfinished project. Do you know of any?

Thanks

Peter

[SENC]

@bugman - I'm in Wilmington - will have to connect when you find one!  I don't know of any right now, but will keep my ears open.  You might check @SevenAmerica as he often hears through his simplesevens site or the old lotusseven listserve.

[SevenAmerica]

Sorry, not aware of any project cars available at this point! PS, having technical trouble with SimpleSevens just now, working to resolve it with my web host.

[SevenAmerica]

Does the original poster still need parts? PM me if you're looking for old original parts. I may have some that you are looking for.

[ClassicBritishSportsCar]

Hi John,

 

For now, I need the black rubber wedges that go under the tail lamp plinths.  I may also be interested in a Cortina engine and trans.  I don’t have original seat parts.

 

I may need more parts, but I won’t know until Tuesday when I receive and go through a pallet load I purchased.

 

I think my car is a late S2 that was sold as a kit.  It has a very late frame number that is not in the records.

 

Thanks for reaching out to me.  I really appreciate your help.

 

Cheers,

 

Mike Bucala

[SevenAmerica]

Hi Mike, feel free to email me offline to discuss what need and what extras you might have once the parts come in. I can help you with detail specs depending on exactly what your SB number is.