andrew7 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I was wondering how many street legal BEC 7's are out there? I'm in Pa. and Busa is in B.C., Canada. Is that it or are the rest just autocross machines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1 Seven Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Yet another that is not steet leagal here... Chris Ficcone has one legal in Texas though. Semi OT...do you know Paul Petrun from the Pittsburg area? He is the person who gave me a ride once in a BEC seven and got me hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 I only talked to Paul on the phone a couple of times, never met him but figured I would run into him someday autocrossing at North Park or Beaver Run. He was the one who convinced me to go BEC. My other option I had considered was an Ford 2.3 Esslinger-? motor. He built 2 Locost and as far as I know, his latest one is still for sale. Its an R1 powered autocrosser, its not street legal, though. So including yours, when finished, there are 3 in the U.S.A. Talk about exclusivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1 Seven Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I know of a few more...but that would only bring the total to around seven. I am sure that there are more since not everyone is on the internet. If you still have it, would you mind PMing me Pauls contact info. The info I have for him is old and not working anymore. TNX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaLoco Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 The problem with owning a BEC is (and you already know this) is that we (BEC Owners)are just plain away ahead of the curve. Let's face it in North America most people just don't get anything that doesn't have a piece of Detroit Iron up front, even less have even heard of a 7 and even less yet can wrap their collective noodles around the idea of a light car powered by a light yet powerful Bike engine (with a lightning quick shift). Maybe they will get it when we blow their doors off!BusaLoco2007-02-09 20:33:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Busa is on a roll now http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/lol.gif I'll save the lighthearted keyboard racing for a thread in the general section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrxly Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Here in Ontario, I know of at least 3 Hayabusa powered Sevens licensed for the street, all from Deman Motorsports. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderbrake Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 having seen the Deamans run, I find no shame in being passed by a lighter car with a better #/hp ratio. The BEC se7ens are great cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 unless it's busaloco, then i'll have to throw out my passenger to catch up http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/rofl.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaLoco Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Show em the pictures of your impressive ride Peter! ... God it's great owning a Busa powered Deman SR7, isn't it? As you (and I) already know the "kit" for our cars was outstandingly well provisioned except for one item. ... Yes, it's true our cars NEVER came with a Rear View Mirror! ... When I had the opportunity to quiz Dan Mann (Mr. Deman) on why the SR7 did not come equipped with a rear view mirror Dan simply answered ... "When you drive a Deman SR7 you don't care who you have left behind!" http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/biggrin5.gifhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/lol.gifhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/images/emoticons/rofl.gifBusaLoco2007-02-17 20:46:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottocycle Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Greetings all, I hope I am within a month of getting my Busa engined Fury on the road (similar to a Ginetta G4). Thats my current thinking but budgets and timeframes are made to be broken. It will not be finished (I doubt it will ever be finished, there will always be improvements, redesigns etc.), but I want to drive it, do some trackdays and make sure I am headed in the right direction. Bear in mind the last 10% takes 90% of the time! On another matter, is anybody interested in a "Trickshifter". Perhaps we could put a bulk buy deal together. With the dollar on par with Charmin toilet paper it might be too expensive but it is worth a shot. Also, I am a fan of lightweight cars and an interested in collecting designs of "modern sevens" (Atom, LCC Rocket etc.). I would love to get some photos, drawings. Thanks, Dermot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hi Otto, I love those Furies. Did you get it from Galek? I wondered if they used AS1 safety glass in there full windshields, that's a sticky point in Pa. I never heard of "Trickshifter" and I'm happy with my simple mechanicals but maybe others would be interested. Please throw up a pic would love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1 Seven Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 ottocycle...welcome. I dig the Fury also...very cool cars and perfect for BEC. I plan on doing either the trickshifter http://www.trickshifter.com/ or the flatshifter http://www.flatshifter.com/ on my seven at some point. I plan on doing the version with the autoblip downshift. Otherwise I can get a flat shift unit for upshift only in the US cheaper. I am not sure what the difference is between the trickshifter and the flatshifter but they look the same other than the label. A fellow from flatshifter signed on a while back to this forum. If the exchange rate were any better I would already have one...if we could get a group buy with a little bit of a discount, that might help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottocycle Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Hello again, Thanks for the positive words guys. I bought my Fury in the UK. It is a factory built brochure cover car with a Rover V8 and a live axle and a more agressive hood bulge to accomodate the Rover's induction system. It went like S*IT off a stick but had no legroom and it got real squirrelly under heavy braking due to weight transfer issues. (I am curious how the V8 Rotus guys deal with this, I think their wheelbase is a bit longer and they have the engine further back). I extended the footbox 11" and biased the engine to the left. I have yet to choose a shifter but I like the idea of a system that I can use for both up and downshifts and blips the throttle on the down. The car is in primer now and I still have to fill holes in the body from the old side exit exhausts. I am hoping to have it painted in about 3 weeks. When I get it painted I will get some photos. I am out of town next week so I will not get to work on it, but will get back on it ASAP. I want to get it out on my local track, Summit Point, and make sure I am heading in the right direction. When I get the bugs out I would to take it to VIR. "R1 Seven", how often do they do trackdays down there? I am looking for a Caterham high back seat if antbody knows of one. Thanks, Dermot. Fury/Hayabusa, Bethesda, MD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1 Seven Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 They have track days at VIR very often. When you get ready to come down, let me know and I can make sure you go with a good club. I will be at Summit Point in June with NASA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 They have track days at VIR very often. When you get ready to come down, let me know and I can make sure you go with a good club. I will be at Summit Point in June with NASA. When in June? Summit Point is an hour from me. I can ride up and meet you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1 Seven Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 June 23-24. Come on up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 June 23-24. Come on up... sweet... If Rotus is not done by then, i'm in deep trouble Let's touch base before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koen0373 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Hi all, Nice forum! First post here. Got triggered by Ottocycles remark about the LCC Rocket. I own one (R029) and if you need any info about the car, i invite you to visit www.lccrocket.com. Best regards, Koen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hi all, Nice forum! First post here. Got triggered by Ottocycles remark about the LCC Rocket. I own one (R029) and if you need any info about the car, i invite you to visit www.lccrocket.com. Best regards, Koen Koen, the car looks fantastic :thumbs:. The website seems hard to navigate though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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