>From flarsen Fri Nov 5 21:56:14 1993
To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Reply to Kazuhiro IGETA
Status: R
Greetings, Kazuhiro,
I'm sorry if my posting was confusing, or if anyone was offended by it.
There are three different people involved in this story:
First, there's Gerry, who posted the original story about his brother-in-law's
technical problem. Gerry, who probably drives a Miata and doesn't know anything
about Lotus Sevens or Caterhams, is not to blame for any of the confusion.
Then, there's Gerry's unfortunate brother-in-law, who has a '73 Caterham Super
Seven, which he calls a Lotus Seven just because it has a Lotus Badge on it,
which has a problem with lower trunnions of his front suspension.
(BTW, guys, I wish you could all agree on the correct spelling of "trunnion")
At this point, I'd like to point out that I have absolutely no disregard for
Caterham Super Sevens, their owners or other Caterham luna.. er, enthusiasts.
I have the beautiful picture of Ben Hodson's Caterham Seven in the background
on my computer screen at work. I'd love to go vrooom in a Seven like that,
instead of working. (Thanks, Ben, for the picture, btw.)
Finally, there's me: Flemming Larsen, who posted the disrespectful reply to
Gerry's original question about trunnions. (Gerry, see apology above.)
I own (or at least I own all the parts for) a 1964 Lotus Seven, Series Two.
It has all the original parts, except for the original engine, according to
the engine number stamped on the vehicle identification plate. So far,
no-one on this list has been able to tell me what the original engine type was.
Here are the specifics:
Me: Flemming Larsen
The car: Lotus Seven, Series Two, RHD
The Year: 1964
Built By: Lotus Components, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. England.
Chassis No.: US64SB1825 (from the identification plate)
Chassis No.: B1644 (stamped on the chassis)
Engine No.: 8G19RS23648 (from the identification plate)
Current Engine: 1275cc BMC Type A (Midget/Sprite)
Transmission: Spridget "Four On the Floor"
Rear End: Triumph Standard
And a picture worth a thousand Caterh.. er, words:
_________
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_o_ _| ___=___ |_ _o_
/`-'\( ) ( )/`-'\
| |-| ___@___ |-| |
| | | (-+-+-+-) | | |
| |--\_KAR120C_/--| |
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-- Flemming "I didn't know Triumph had any Standards" Larsen
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