$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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