thegoat Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Thanks everyone. Plates arrived last night. Put them on during lunch today. Didn't notice the reflection when I snapped the shot, but I think you can still see the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 That is a good one "LIGHTW8" with all the carbon fiber what is the weight of your 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 It has never seen the scales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Car finally got weighed (and corner balanced) today. It has a rear diffuser on it as well, so I added a little weight. Came in at 1260 lbs with 31 lbs of fuel. WHAT? I was looking for under 1400 lbs - this is outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Danny, Been driving your Birkin much? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Nope, haven't driven it since the fall. There is too much snow here (five feet of base on the front lawn) - but the car is back in CO right now. I had Tom change my ecu from the Haltech system to the Typhoon and handle a few other items. I am waiting for a carbon boot cover to come in and then I will likely go pick up and bring it back. I think I brought it out from CO last year in mid-April and it started snowing about 30 mins after I got it here and in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Let me know when you're out this way. Hopefully I'll have my Birkin back on the road by then. Moving to Denver at the end of the month, so I should be able to reconnect with many of my Lotus brethern living up north. I finally pulled my Elise out of the garage after many months in storage. I'm thinking hard about driving it to work tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 MightyMike; You will find a big and enthusiastic Lotus and Se7en crowd (well relatively big) in the Denver area. Check out the local club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Let me know when you're out this way. Hopefully I'll have my Birkin back on the road by then. Moving to Denver at the end of the month, so I should be able to reconnect with many of my Lotus brethern living up north. I finally pulled my Elise out of the garage after many months in storage. I'm thinking hard about driving it to work tomorrow. Absolutely. I never got a chance to show the car to Skip either when I brought it out from CO because of weather issues. This time, I will be sure to swing down that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Danny, Just curious why you changed from the Haltech system to the Typhoon? I'm currently building a Birkin with the Haltech. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I live up at Lake Tahoe (6400 ft) and everywhere I go, there is significant altitude change (1k+ ft). The Haltech system would not handle this. By the time I got fed up with adjusting the fuel trim while on the fly, I learned that the system would take a barometric sensor. I had already added a vacuum system to help with the manifold pressure reading with little success. I also could never get the car to cold start correctly, even after messing with the various inputs affecting this. This made for a uncomfortably usable car. Tom, the Birkin dealer in CO, has replaced my Haltech with a Typhoon system. I should be picking up the car later this week - but he reports that the car runs perfectly at various altitudes and cold starts on the first turn. The Haltech system is more advanced. I think I was one of the earlier cars using that system. I was promised a working tune from Dick when I ordered that part up - I did not receive it. The car spent a full day being tuned so that it would run. While it ran fine at the altitude it was tuned for, it ran rich or lean when the altitude changed as little as 500 feet. It didn't work for me, but I have a unique situation. The Typhoon system is also close to a thousand dollars cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Danny, Are you going to make it to the Sevens Gathering on Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That's the plan. The only thing that would destroy my plans would be snow on Friday in the mountains. The forecast looks good at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 After probably more than a few years not visiting the site, I chatted with active members down at Thunderhill a month ago and thought I should visit again. It has been a while and the car has changed, so I thought I should resurrect my own thread from the dead by updating the build page with more recent photos of the car. Caged, additional carbon, supercharger, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Danny - your Birkin is looking sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 It looks like I'm going to be selling my Birkin. I have to take some photos, pay my membership fee and post an official ad. I'm not looking to make money here; just looking to move the car. I need the garage space.... Essentially, I'm going to be ok with any reasonable offer on the car. It isn't a flawless example - it has been driven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Pictures from the other day. There are a few blemishes that I believe are captured in these photos (scratch to metal on the engine cover, scratch on carbon cockpit cover, scratch/dent on lower edge near driver, normal track patina). This is not a show car. I have no idea how to rotate the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoat Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Had my younger brother in town the other day, who has never driven the seven (typically winter when he is around it), so we did a canyon carving session up Mt. Rose Highway and swapped cars at the halfway point. The seven doesn't get driven as much now that the GT3 has taken over track duty. I was considering selling it; I don't know that I can. The car is so much fun to rip around in. The car is all detailed now too, which makes it more fun to drive. Don't know why, but a clean car makes a huge difference for me. Took a few photos at the beginning of the session. Favorite is the rear view shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenup Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Years ago, I ran an early Haltech F1 on an mgb with a 3.1L 60* V6.....on hot summer days I would have to stop every 100 miles or so and plug my laptop into the module to reprogram the bars....heat sinc was a big problem on that early system for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now