Many thanks to a team sparing partner of old for responding to my article in this months LF for help with the remote gearshift. For those who have contacted me with requests for help here's what he said below: "I also run a type 2 gearbox and a trick I picked up from ex-hillclimb champion (in a 7 with this gearbox type) was to: Drill two holes in the flat metal linkages, about equidistant Install two long bolts (the same size as the existing bolts is ideal) with three nuts - one on the left han
Hi, Just to update you all that various parts have been delivered to Florian Schlüter in Germany where he & Andreas Seydell (Pictured) will refurbish all the suspension and various other parts courtesy of the Lotus 7 Club Deutschland. Many thanks guys. As you can see from Florian's workshop, he's already got alot on. And I thought I was busy!
Progress slowed somewhat over the last couple of months, mainly because Barry and I were tied up with other things. However, that's all set to change now, particularly through a kind offer of help from our Lotus 7 Club Germany friends. I’ll be able to tell you more next month, but suffice it to say for now that I’ll be heading over to the Continent with a car full of components which they are going to help to bring back to life. Having previously stripped the car down to a bare chassis, you mig
Blogs. Never read any, written any, so give me a while to get the hang of this. OK, summer hols nearly over. Time to get back on track with Barry's car. Just written a piece for Septembers Low Flying. Here's a sneak preview... "As we have previously reported, a group of volunteers have taken it upon themselves to repay in some small way the years of dedication which Barry Sweeney has shown towards the Lotus Seven Club, by working to bring his Seven back to life. The offers of help, of parts and
