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Re: Caterham 7s

To: "james creasy" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>,
Subject: Re: Caterham 7s
From: "Barry Spencer" <bspencer@tsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:16:10 -0700
7's are lots of fun around town. I drove a BDA 7 with 200 + hp :>) down 880
a few months ago with two 18 wheelers each side of me :>((( It was scary to
say the least.

Barry




----- Original Message -----
From: "james creasy" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>
To: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>; "Michael R. Clements"
<mrclem@telocity.com>
Cc: "'John F. Kelly Jr.'" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>; "Autocross"
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>; "'Scot Zediker'" <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Caterham 7s


> $4.5 for 1.6 liters.  wow thats seems pricey!  i seem to recall the 2.0
> liter ford is the duratec one they put in many of their regular cars- its
a
> pretty nice little motor actually.  you can get a junkyard windsor like in
> my car for about $300 that makes a lot more power.  i suppose theres no
way
> to fit that in there though.
>
> werent many of these built with a toyota motor?
>
> cute little cars- i wonder why i dont see many of them driving around?
seen
> several cobras, but a 7 only once.   lack of trunk?
>
> -james c
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
> To: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
> Cc: "'John F. Kelly Jr.'" <76067.1750@compuserve.com>; "Autocross"
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; "'Scot Zediker'" <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Caterham 7s
>
>
> > On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 11:53:38AM -0700, Michael R. Clements wrote:
> > > The only drawback I saw in the Caterham 7 was the engine offering, a
> > > 1.6L Ford racing engine and good luck when it comes time to change the
> > > oil and you need an oil filter (or any other parts).
> >
> > They now offer, for a few kilobucks more, a modern 2.0L Ford engine.
> >
> > The kit for their cheapest model is $23,000, and the base 1.6L engine
> > with transmission is $4500.  How much do they charge to build the kit
> > for you and how much work is involved if you build it yourself?
> >
> > I built the kit for my tire trailer...
> >
> > --
> >
> > john@idsfa.net                                              John Stimson
> > http://www.idsfa.net/~john/                              HMC Physics '94

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