saturn powered wcm ultraite on ebay

[RGTorque]

not mine... never knew there was a ultralite with this drivetrain.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lotus-Super-Seven-2-Seats-/281124710154?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item417456a70a#ht_500wt_1182

[Bruce K]

not mine... never knew there was a ultralite with this drivetrain.

 

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great looking car, very nicely detailed. however, compared to s2000 honda, saturn powertrain is way off the mark - might as well say powered by uranus. gives away 75 hp, 5 speeds vs 6, narrower powerband, buzzy. wonder what his reserve is?

[WestTexasS2K]

That was one of the first Ultralite's. It was in Kit Car magazine back around 2002. It is the car that encouraged me to buy an Ultralite. I believe that its the only Saturn powered car built. Then Brian found the S2K and fitted it to the chassis and they have been Honda powered ever since. Its looks to be in good condition. Ill have to follow the auction.

[BirkinBernie]

That is indeed the very first Ultralite - I guess you could call it the prototype. Brian Anderson built it in the garage of his home in Arlington, TX in 2001 at about the same time I was finishing my Birkin build. Brian helped me with a bunch of stuff on my car, and I visited him several times while he was building the Ultralite. IIRC, it has an RX7 gearbox and rear axle. The Saturn engine has a modified head and made reasonable horsepower. The pic is the partially completed car in Brian's front yard.....

 

Bernie

[rnr]

That is indeed the very first Ultralite - I guess you could call it the prototype.

 

Interesting. I've been calling mine the prototype as it was the first one with an S2K motor (and apparently the Subaru diff).

 

Wasnt the frame originally designed for a bike engine? I am serial #18 so I assume there were 17 cars before mine.

[rikker]

was there a reason for the Saturn engine?

[BirkinBernie]

I don't remember Brian ever talking about a bike engine. I believe he used the Saturn engine because of its light weight compared to the cast iron Zetecs that were in common use in other Se7ens at the time.

 

The black car was the only one built with the Saturn motor. As I recall, the second car had an S2000 engine and IRS. I am sure there were not 17 cars built prior to the first Honda powered car. Brian was a one man band a that time - he was doing everything but the machine work - from welding up the frames to laying up the fiberglass bodies all in his 2 car garage. Later on he farmed out some of that work. It was quite a while before 17 cars were completed.

 

If memory serves, the second car was the yellow one in the pics. This was 12 years ago, so don't make me swear to all the details - but I think the above is accurate.....

 

Bernie

[rnr]

If memory serves, the second car was the yellow one in the pics. This was 12 years ago, so don't make me swear to all the details - but I think the above is accurate.....

 

Very cool - I'm pretty sure that is the car that is now in my garage. I've since changed the seats, cage, etc... but it does look to be the same dash and engine bay with the exception that is now has a larger footwell cover that covers the whole pedal MC setup as well.

 

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4068/4474736537_a0b0630cd8_z.jpg