Croc Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) No affiliation, etc. Interesting design ideas in this one. The owner has clearly put a lot of thought into it. It does not say what chassis it is based on but it is beautifully constructed. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lotus-Roadster_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZalgoQ3dSIQ26itsQ3dIQ252BCQ26ituQ3dFICSQ252BUAQ252BUCIQ26otnQ3d39Q26poQ3dLVIQ26psQ3d54QQ_trksidZp2773Q2em263QQcategoryZ6312QQitemZ300324103183 http://diligentdesign.ca/seven/photos/001.jpg Edited June 21, 2009 by Croc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZwolfnut Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athens7 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 There's a lot of attractive work in this car. Having had an Alfa, I wonder if the choice of an Italian engine in a British car isn't dancing with the Devil from a reliability standpoint? Of course, about a month ago I got smoked by a D Modified '74 Spitfire with a 1750 cc Alfa twin cam motor, so it may just be sour grapes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 The ebay ad says its not a track car and I think it would not be much of a street car either. No shield between your leg and the transmission for both driver and passenger and the vent holes in the top of the trans tunnel along with the openness of the tunnel in front of the transmission are going to make it extremely hot in there. The shifter looks like it might be a little weird to use bent over to the right as it is. It would make a great show car, but any Se7en gets lots of attention in a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 The car looks good but If you look closely I do not think it is finished as I could not see any sign of a steering rack or its tierods in any of the posted photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mebrahimi Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 like others said, beautiful car, but interesting choice on the floor materials, and the roll bar would be worthless in an actual high speed flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Built by an artist.... beautiful show car but I'd hate to have to maintain all that polished metal and keep the wood varnished;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 The car looks good but If you look closely I do not think it is finished as I could not see any sign of a steering rack or its tierods in any of the posted photos. Take a look at picture 49 below, the steering rack boot and tie rod can be seen, its just that they are located behind the centerline of the wheels, not in front where the large holes in the panel would make you think they should be. The video shows them driving it so it is a runner and they claim it has passed all the tests and is licensed for the road, whether that makes it a finished car is still up for grabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanD3W Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 One very nice thing about this car is the fact that there is no oil pan sump hanging below the frame. I'm working towards building Se7en of a sort. I plan to make sure that the sump isn't hanging down there looking like it's saying "hit me". It will be 2.4L Ecotec (Solstice) powered, which has a nice compact looking sump and fairly low overall height. I hope the hood doesn't look too high, but I must have the sump more protected. I suppose one could always roll over a big enough rock to still damage a pan, but maybe the car will be so light that even that would be OK :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 One very nice thing about this car is the fact that there is no oil pan sump hanging below the frame. I'm working towards building Se7en of a sort. I plan to make sure that the sump isn't hanging down there looking like it's saying "hit me". It will be 2.4L Ecotec (Solstice) powered, which has a nice compact looking sump and fairly low overall height. I hope the hood doesn't look too high, but I must have the sump more protected. I suppose one could always roll over a big enough rock to still damage a pan, but maybe the car will be so light that even that would be OK :-). no sump hanging down? what's that hunk of metal in the middle front of the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanD3W Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 That's the nose, tilted forward, hanging down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 That's the nose, tilted forward, hanging down. I think you are correct about that after looking at the video (slow system at home prevented me from looking at it before now).....The more I look at this car the more I like it for the quality of craftsmanship and the way the builder innovated aspects with art and design. Wish I had the talent that the builder has in forming aluminum especially the nose cone.....just plain sexy and beautiful.....just not sure about sitting next to the drive train and gear box exposed like they are…..might be hard on the hip bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim F. Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I think the "metal hanging down" is the nosecone slanted down in one of the previous photos of the front from the same sequence. My observation, but my wife says I am "occasionally" wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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