Stevensonjr Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Bought this 7 as a derelict race car with a full cage. I stripped it down to the frame and cut the cage off and replaced some of the square tubing. I retained some of the cage tubing to fabricate a street style roll bar. I had the frame sand blasted and powder coated along with the front and rear suspension components. I had a Triumph 7 rear axle and .363 differential shortened and Lotus 7 fittings welded on. I fitted the Triumph 10 rear drum brakes, studs and backing plate to the new axle so all 4 corners had the same bolt pattern and studs. I bought new aluminum body panels from ARCH in the UK, wings from Tony Ingram in the US and fitted them myself. Tough job in the boot top tubing/panel interface. The motor is a pre-crossflow 1500 Ford. Tony Ingram provided the forged parts and cam for the twin DCOE spec fast road version. Dave Hayden built the motor and OH the transmission. I wired the car using the same components I use when wiring aircraft (lots more fuses) I had the car painted by a local restoration shop. My wife insisted on wire wheels and calls the 7 our “ice cream car”. It’s great fun to drive even in cold weather as I found a S2 top and doors on ebay. Cheers, Bill Stevenson 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoz3 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 WOW, nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SENC Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Looks fantastic! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMRL7 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Awesome work! Love it, looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodnok Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Beautiful work! You should be very proud. I, on the other hand am more than a little jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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