finally

[shotgunslade]

Well, Brian has done his magic again, and my new baby is making hte long truck ride from Lancaster to Princeton, NJ. Should be here Monday. Too late for any track days this year, but next year.....


http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/shotgunslade/orgxr7aplfsmall.jpg

and

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/shotgunslade/orgxr7lroct08small.jpg

It does have a removable windshield, so I can go after the elusive NJ street legal status:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/shotgunslade/orgxr7wsf.jpg

and, of course, there is an interior:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/shotgunslade/orgxr7intoct08small.jpg

Guess this means, I'm a full-fledged 7'er now, so I need to pay my dues.

[Mondo]

Wow:thumbs:

Going to be hard just looking at all winter...

Congrats

[pksurveyor]

This is one serious machine!

[11Budlite]

Congrats, that's one sweet ride! :thumbs:

"so I can go after the elusive NJ street legal status" - Watch out for potholes, that thing is low!

Bruce :7drive:

[Ian7]

Wow is right !

Curious about the front fenders. As-is I'd say "why bother?", and in context of the way our regs up here are generally interpreted, tires must not be "visible from directly above".

Ditto earlier comment, sucks thinking about that in the garage for 4 months. I lived in Absecon down by the coast for two winters, you could probably drive it thru most of the weather we had in 2002-2004.

cheers

[solder_guy]

I like the pic of the sun rays on it .. like it is being blessed by god! :cool:

Rob

[scannon]

Stunningly beautiful Se7en!

How about some more detailed pictures of the engine compartment once you have the car in your possession? What is the weight and HP?

Skip

[shotgunslade]

I sent the pics to the MVC Special Vehicles guy here in NJ, and he didn't comment on the front fenders. I think they will stop direct backward spray that would wind up in the passenger compartment. It weighs 1050 lbs dry, and the stock F22 engine from the Honda S2000 makes 237 bhp at 8000 rpm. I believe this eninge might make a little more because of reduced losses on intake and exhaust. Will send more pictures after she arrives tonite. Tomorrow is going to be clear, sunny, and 60 DegF in NJ. Might make use of those Texas plates.

[11Budlite]

"I think they will stop direct backward spray that would wind up in the passenger compartment." - After driving my car in the wet I can honestly say that your fenders are only going to stop a small portion of the spray that's sent up by the front wheels. Especially when you're taking a left hand turn and the wheel is pointing right at you! The case of Lotus "elbow" only adds to the adventure of driving in the wet! :) Here's a photo of my rear fender after a wet drive into work on Friday morning. If you look close you can see a part of a leaf stuck to the rollbar:

http://www.usa7s.net/ASPNETFORUM/upload/644619132_20081109_0003.JPG

"Tomorrow is going to be clear, sunny, and 60 DegF in NJ. Might make use of those Texas plates." - Great idea!!

Bruce :7rain:

[S1Steve]

Thats a BadAss 7, What color is it, NICE, drive that over near Pa. on Sunday and I'll drag out the S1 and meet you somewere.
Best of Luck and enjoy it:hurray: :hurray: Steve

[EviLRome0]

thats wonderful news, i have the miata powered ultralite 7 and im about 45 min from you in hatboro pa.

[shotgunslade]

It's here. My daughter and I preparing for our first drive. It didn't get here until about 3:30pm, so only had time for a couples of rides around the block. Next weekend. The provisions for NJ registration detract a bit. The heat shield for the exhaust is downright ugly, and the windshield isn't the most elegant, but...

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/shotgunslade/IMG_0010small.jpg

[shotgunslade]

Better image, more appropriately conveying the feelings of the moment

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/shotgunslade/IMG_0011.jpg

[Ian7]

Gotta say WOW again. Jealous as heck... just luverly.

With new side view photos, this comes to mind:

lose that windscreen :ack:

and seriously, put some roll bar padding on the lateral downtubes; even the slightest road bumps will have you and passenger banging heads off them I'd think.

[MHKflyer52]

Nice ride....watch out for manhole covers as that is one loooow 7.

The smiles on your face's says it all.

[powderbrake]

Great looking car, welcome to the Ultralite ranks. I like the windshield for passing the registration procedures, and it will work well for long trips, but the small screens work well for everyday driving.

It is one serious looking car. "yoh, when I walk in the valley of darkness I fear no other car........"

[jwduncan]

That's a great looking ultralite :cool: I like the inboard front shocks. Hope to see it in person some time.

[southwind25]

very very cool...

[shotgunslade]

Thank you all. I can't wait to get it on the track next spring. Although, I have to say the prospect of driving this car at 8 or 9 tenths around Lime Rock Park is really frightening. Will post my track logs here.

[11Budlite]

Shotgunslade - What organization are you going to be running your car at LRP with? I'm hoping to get my Birkin on track for some DE-type events after doing some safety mods over the winter. My only track experience was a PCA DE at Watkins Glen a few years back and it'd be fun to do it again. At a minimum it'd be fun to check out the event and watch you run. :)

Bruce :7drive:

PS: The look on your daughter's face is priceless!

[shotgunslade]

I drive mostly with NASA. I have also driven with Connecticut Autocross and Rally Team, but they had no events at LRP this year. NASA-NE (formerly PDA Driving School) has good events at Pocono, Watkins Glen, LRP, and now NJ Motorsports Park. I have driven with NASA-MA at Summit Point, and with Triregion SCCA (NJ, Del, PA) at Pocono. NASA takes really good care of drivers who are new to DE events. The instructors are good, and they keep you from getting over your head. CART doesn't offer instructors and I couldn't recommend them for anyone who didn't have a couple of events under their belt for any given track. Did my first off course excursion (major spin on the Big Bend and then across the lawn) at LRP the first time I drove there. It was a CART event with no instructors, maybe my 7th or 8th DE event overall and first at LRP.

[11Budlite]

Thanks for the info!

Bruce :7drive:

[tnttim]

Please tell me you remembered to take the bubble wrap off the exhaust before you started it???


:cry:

[shotgunslade]

Its not bubble wrap. It is chromed welded wire mesh which was an attempt to meet the NJ MVC requirement to protect people and animals from exposed exhaust pipes. The MVC has seen the pictures and questioned its efficacy. I'm going to have it replaced with a heat shield made of perforated aluminum sheet rolled into a half circle around the header/exhaust pipe/cat/muffler. Also need to redo the windshield wipers with dogleg arms so that the blades can rest parallel with the bottom of the windshield, given that the pivot point is an inch or two below the bottom gasket of the windshield.

[7evin]

That thing ROCKs.....:hurray:

Its real beauty will not show up until you put it on the track.....
You just won't believe it.... and neither will your competitors.
It will do things on the track that will make you feel like superman.
I actually have dreams about driving my car...
It is very satisfying to pass vettes, vipers and porsches.,,, multiple times per session. :d

LOVE the color.

Cheers
7evin

[jvbtte]

Wow.....:cool: that is a great ride!

I was considering buying one of Brian's cars. I live in NJ too. I was not sure about getting it registered and street legal and I would love to come down and look at your car and speak to you in person if possible.

Thanks, Jack

[Hank]

Beautiful car. That engine has great potential for upgrades, but it's already great in stock form!

If you are still looking for an exhaust cover I didn't use the exhaust shield that came with my MEGABUSA kit.

Here's a shot of it:
http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/shop/uploads/images_products/258.jpg

Let me know if you are interested.

[shotgunslade]

Hank:

I would really be interested in that Heat shield. How long is it and what is the width across the open end?

Jack:

I am taking the car down to my friend's shop at the shore to have some street legalizing improvements. The windshield wipers don't work at all and need to be reconfigured. I can't find a DOT image on the windshield glass, so I have to replace that, and I need to do something about the heat shield. I don't think it works (the MVC inspector to whom I showed pictures mentioned that it didn't look convincing). When I get it back, I will start the process of getting it registered. I have the forms and rules.

Dan