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avow
08-22-2007, 04:54 PM
1991 Caterham Westfield Super 7
1600cc engine
5 speed manual
green
29,000 km's
No major accident history
Leather interior
http://www.j-specimports.ca/list/10664/1.jpg
http://www.j-specimports.ca/list/10664/2.jpg
http://www.j-specimports.ca/list/10664/3.jpg
http://www.j-specimports.ca/list/10664/4.jpg
http://www.j-specimports.ca/list/10664/5.jpg

Was thinking about bringing one of these in from japan but i have been able to find very little information on the car. what kind of engine is in it, how does it preform, what should i look out for? the only real info I have been able to find is on the newer models that just came out. Thanks for anyone who has any help.

ken-gsr
08-22-2007, 04:56 PM
umm yeah, that would be sweet!! Do it!

ca18det240sx
08-22-2007, 04:57 PM
Cool car :thumbsup:

Crymson
08-22-2007, 04:58 PM
Build one yourself! lots of garage kits for those.

black13
08-22-2007, 04:58 PM
Looks decent but how much?
How much HP does it have?

With some custom wheels and some redesign of the dash, it could look real nice.

ringmaster
08-22-2007, 05:00 PM
I have a pic of my uncle's Lotus Super 7 somewhere... ill try and find it. I never went for a ride but sitting it in felt bad ass :D

Team_Mclaren
08-22-2007, 05:04 PM
how the hell are you gonna find parts?

avow
08-22-2007, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
how the hell are you gonna find parts?
yea that would be one of my concerns :S

tentacles
08-22-2007, 05:19 PM
I believe it's a Ford Kent Crossflow engine. You can just make out the Ford logo on the last picture. It's a pushrod I4.


You might as well get a nice JDM engine to go with it too. Big car like that needs at least 300rwhp. Also easier to get parts.
http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/07/pumpkinturbo1.jpg

I don't think parts are a big deal. They sell these things as kit cars, there are a few Canadian companies out east that build them and tons in the US. I see them around Calgary all the time.

japancar
08-24-2007, 12:45 AM
I've seen these both at auction and on the roads. There are more here than you'd think. Lots of hobbiests with these babies.

PM me for more details.

Gibson
08-24-2007, 01:07 PM
You don't need a big engine for that car. They're so light that even a 200 rwhp engine would make you fly.

Trini
08-24-2007, 01:45 PM
very nice kit car..you can build it yourself or buy it fully assembled...top gear had a nice feature on this...SR20DET in that is insane

JGerke
08-24-2007, 01:53 PM
Your an idiot. Just cuz a car doesn't have 300hp doesn't mean its not smoking fast. Those things are essentially a light lotus elise. Super lightweight car with a reasonably powerful motor equals super fast. These things handle like no tomorrow as well. no point adding a massive heavy motor.




Originally posted by tentacles
I believe it's a Ford Kent Crossflow engine. You can just make out the Ford logo on the last picture. It's a pushrod I4.


You might as well get a nice JDM engine to go with it too. Big car like that needs at least 300rwhp. Also easier to get parts.
http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/07/pumpkinturbo1.jpg

I don't think parts are a big deal. They sell these things as kit cars, there are a few Canadian companies out east that build them and tons in the US. I see them around Calgary all the time.

Trini
08-24-2007, 02:14 PM
power to weight ratio..simple

tentacles
08-24-2007, 02:36 PM
Your an idiot. Just cuz a car doesn't have 300hp doesn't mean its not smoking fast. Those things are essentially a light lotus elise. Super lightweight car with a reasonably powerful motor equals super fast. These things handle like no tomorrow as well. no point adding a massive heavy motor.

So let me get this straight: The SR is a "massive heavy motor" compared to an iron block 2 valve pushrod Ford I4 that is basically the same one used in the 1970s Ford Pinto?

It's a serious question, I don't actually know the weights off hand, but it doesn't sound right to me. I never really thought of the SR as being a "massive heavy motor"

Although it doesn't sound like a bad idea.....

http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/07/rotus2.jpg