So, tell us a little about yourselves

[slomove]

It never ceases to surprise me how outgoing and friendly the 7 community is............:cheers:

 

If you own a Seven (at least here in the US) it is surely a sign that you are a little odd. Well, let's say out of the mainstream.

Maybe there is just no real point to get into a pissing or bragging contest with others who is the odder one

 

That said, there are surely some individuals who take breed and heritage very serious, even for this oddity. I don't.

 

Gert

[scannon]

Hanging with the guys that own the cars is HALF the fun. A lot of good car types that are willing to commit to owning a lunatic fringe sports car. Owning a 7 will change how you spend your spare time and whom you spend it with; along with your personal spending habits.

 

After you have driven a 7 for a while you will realize that all the other stuff on the road are just cars.

:iagree:

 

That's it in a nutshell! Especially the part about spare time and spending habits. :yesnod:

[austin sr]

Hello to all. :seeya: Chris Austin here, new group member and 7 car owner from Waxahachie Texas. We’re building an Ultralite S2K, but had the good fortune to be able to buy "Goldie" a couple of weeks ago thanks to Brian Anderson. I live about 5 miles from his place and we are working on several Worldclass Motorsports projects together. Great guy by the way.

My Son and I have been into collecting and autocrossing BMW's for years, but wanted to get back to the open-air feel of my motorcycle days, and what better way to do that then in a 7.

We attended the Southwest 7 event last weekend and what a good bunch. We had a fantastic time. We look forward to taking part in the group, and also look forward to future events.

 

God bless

www.austinmotorworks.com

[powderbrake]

austin sr:

welcome to the group.

I have seen Goldie in action , and it is impressive. Good luck on your new car and your build.

 

[austin sr]

Thanks Jerry. I love your car also. It was my desktop background on my PC for some time.

See ya around.

 

Chris

S2K kit inwork and "Goldie"

[banjo29]

Ok, my turn.

 

I'm 38, married with a 6 yr old daughter and a 4 yr old son (handfuls). I'm a technology consultant by trade, focusing primarily on business networks and voice over IP technologies.

For fun, I've done quite a lot of woodworking (mostly in the past but still have all the tools) http://www.marshsite.com, whitewater kayaking/rafting, and more recently metalworking

(took a class, bought a TIG welder, built a go-cart) http://www.marshsite.com/cart1.htm

As you can see from that last picture, I really need to get the shop cleaned up before my Ultralite S2K kit gets here! http://www.marshsite.com/chadscar2.jpg

 

I've been taking my M3 to track events for about a year and a half, and am looking forward to taking it to the next level.

I'm about 45 minutes from Seattle and 10 minutes from Pacific Raceways, which is where I have most of my fun.

 

Any other Seven owners in the Seattle area?

 

Glad to be here.

 

Regards,

[ayseven]

I'm building a Deman SR7 (not the powerhouse SR27 that Seth and his gang are doing). I'm using (or hope to be able to use) a Toyota 22re as a motor, with Miata running gear. I started in May, 2007, and thanks to a lot of help over the net and the phone, I have a rolling chassis now. It has been anything but easy, since I am not a mechanic and haven't changed oil in about 25 years. Until recently, I was racing downhill mountain bikes all over Quebec, Ontario and sometimes in my home province of BC.

 

I don't know what came over me to start such a project, but as a teen, I used to buy English magazines like "Cars and Car Conversions" and "Autosport", dreamt about the Caterhams advertised on the back pages, and hang out with a bunch of guys from the local motorsport club where I grew up on the West Coast. My dad had (and my brother has now) a 1956 TR3, my brother had a 250 of his own, and a lot of my friends had either TR3's or TR4's. Everyone had either a fast bike or an English sportscar - one guy I knew well had a series of Nortons, and another a Triumph 650. I had a Yamaha RD400, that I got up to 110 mph once. That thing was nuts. I never had the money to afford this car thing prior to now (I put all my money into flying lessons, and flew bush planes and water bombers for 10 years during the 80's), and I guess i realised that I could now afford it without going without food, and kind of went for it. The real world doesn't seem to understand the whole 7 thing, but that's too bad for them!

 

I'd like to say how much I love the project, but honestly, it's been pretty hard. I've learned a ton so far though. For example, I bought my wife one of those cold air intakes since she wanted more power for her 98 Civic. There were no instructions with it, but after 4 hours, I managed to install the thing tonight. I made a bracket to hold it better and everything! That was actually a huge thing for me, although I realise for most car mechanics it's a 15 minute job.

 

I just want to say that if it weren't for Seth and Len from Brittanicar, and BusaLoco from BC, I would have stopped a while ago. Those guys don't seem to have a lot to gain by helping a car "special needs person" like me, but they've been unbelievable. They actually believe I can do it. So I guess I can!!

 

One more thing: the SR27 has to be seen in person to be really appreciated. It's a work of art.

 

Nice site by the way.

[slngsht]

welcome aboard... whenever you feel like not finishing your car, log on here and we'll give you a hard time

Post up some pics of your build in the rides section.

[JohnCh]

Welcome Chad! I live in Sammamish, so not that far from you. I'd love to see the Ultralite when you get it.

 

-John

[eVox]

I'm building a Deman SR7 (not the powerhouse SR27 that Seth and his gang are doing). I'm using (or hope to be able to use) a Toyota 22re as a motor, with Miata running gear.

 

Glad to see another 22RE builder. Welcome aboard! If you need 22RE diagrams of most any sorts, just let me know.

[Voodoo]

Here goes,

 

44 yrs. old, audio and video systems install company owner. Originally trained in audio studio engineering - OG Analog! I've worked on it all, NFL, Olympics, Skywalker Sound, you name it. Gettin' too old for that stuff now so we do tons of corporate work here in the SF Bay Area. Enough work, onto the fun!

 

Worked on cars since high school. Love Formula 1 and the WRC.....Bummed about Colin McRae. I was a mechanic for 2 seasons for a friend who raced Formula Fords. A 1973 Lola T340 (Club Ford Class). We held lap record at Laguna Seca for 2 years until beaten by the National Champ. Great experience.......and yes, it is expensive!

 

I've wanted something as close to F1 as you can get without breaking the bank. So my search for a turbo busa powered car has begun. My goal car is about 350hp and as light as she can be. I figure if it turns 13000 RPM and weighs in at 1300lbs, that's about as close as I'll get on my budget.

 

With 2 fun tracks and lots of winding roads to chose from here, I figure the fun factor should be pretty high.

 

Happy I found this forum............

[slngsht]

Voodoo, welcome aboard. There are several dedicated Busa owners around. Enjoy.

[BusaLoco]

Hey VooDoo,

Dan at Deman had his turbo Busa SR7 for sale recently.

Don't know if he got it sold or not?

It kinda looks like this:

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/882069095_image29.jpg

 

and this

 

http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/956021637_Picture 016.jpg

[EburgE]

Hello USA7s! Name is Harold, age 41, Maryland software consultant doing mostly Java server applications.

 

Ordered a Caterham kit a few months back and expect it to arrive any day now. Going mad waiting. :banghead:

 

Enjoyed a blat with some local sevens this year. Also got first actual ride in a seven this year--ordered mine shortly after that experience. :flag:

 

Decided to blog about the journey at www.hals7.com. Check it out. More content soon!

 

Thanks to everyone who has been so helpful so far.

 

--Harold :cheers:

[EburgE]

Try the link again: www.hals7.com

 

I was told the main image was broken. :banghead: :_deadhorse:

[evotell]

Terry Johns

 

Born in Toronto in January 1953 by English parents; my Dad had moved to Canada to work as part of the design team on the AVRO Arrow.

 

Moved back to UK when I was 4. Grew up in a Racing family, Grand Father, Uncles, Father all raced or Rallied. All total Petrol-heads! what chance did I have….?

 

Disaster at school, couldn’t be bothered all that paper work. Figured out at 12 if you could buy it for £1.00 and sell it to £2.00 you’d be OK. Had one job in my life till I was 21 and then started buying and selling anything I could get my hands on.

 

Started Racing Karts at 9, Trials at 14 and Rallying at 18 which I did till I was 40. Rally cars included a Ford Anglia, 1310cc Cooper S, Escort RS2000, X Tony Pond Group 2 Sunbeam Lotus and finally Group A Lancia Integrale EVO. Track day instructor at 3 of the UK tracks, Got Paraglider license 6 years ago, several hard crash landings taught me that I did better in a car. Spend much of my life sailing Dinghies, love walking in the countryside, swimming and a daily Sauna and LOTS of Red wine.

 

Moved to Red Deer, Alberta in 2005, became involved with Super7 Cars on Vancouver Island, and have since started www.7cars.ca as a hobby business. Semi-retired.

 

Married for 30 years to a wonderful person who I adore. Two kids. Son (125cc Kart Racer) lives hear in Canada, daughter lives in Italy.

 

Spend winters in GOA, India, off next week till the end of March.

 

Boy that was a mouthful, time for another glass of that Red Wine!

 

Happy Christmas all you 7 nutters

:banghead:

[Silk]

My name’s Gary Hughes and I’m EVP and general counsel of a trade association in downtown Washington representing life insurance companies. Helped a neighbor assemble a Super Seven back in the 60s and ever since have had it in my head that one day I’d own one. I recently bought Darrin Wilson’s Super Stalker and will be setting it up as a semi-dedicated autocross car.

 

Cars and bikes have always been a significant interest for me. The cars were mostly British (TR 2s, 3s, 4s and a bunch of 6s with a couple of Healeys thrown in) as were the bikes (Vincent Black Shadow – and how I wish I still had that one – Ariel Square Four, Norton, Matchless, and a number of BSA singles). The current stable includes a replica 289 Cobra and a C6 Vette.

 

I got most of my serious racing urges out of my system years ago when I campaigned a D Production TR 4A and flat tracked a BSA Gold Star for a couple of years. Autocrossing and occasional open track events are about all that time and budget permit these days, but I am looking forward to seeing how the Stalker does amongst the cones.

 

[slngsht]

Silk, welcome aboard. Will you be at the Cobra gathering this Saturday?

[locost7018]

Welcome to the mad house, Silk. Just pour a quart on 30 weight on the garage floor under the Stalker and you will feel right at home!

[Silk]

Silk, welcome aboard. Will you be at the Cobra gathering this Saturday?

 

If you're refering to what we affectionatly call the "grease-up" at the Vienna Inn every Saturday morninng, yup, I'll be there - in the Cobra if the roads are dry. Still waiting for the auto transport folks to pick up the Stalker in Florida, so I'm not certain when I'll have it on the road here.