Wheelstuds

Annoying... Driving alone, there's no problem with the rear tires. The best part being to share this pleasure, I have to admit that the rear 225/45R15 are a little bit too large when taking along a passenger. Especially with the wheelspacers (25mm per side) I added when I ran the 195'ers. On some occasions, they rub in the wheel arches, mostly in right hand corners with the suspension completely compressed due to roadway damage. Yesterday I wanted to test how things work when I leave the spacers off but wrecked one of the wheel studs and/or the nut. Now I ordered some new spacers (15mm per side) and new longer studs and nuts. Those nuts are special items to mount Revolution rims (second from right in the pic). Originally, Westfield mounted two different lengths of studs (why?) but I will convert to equal length in the process. Hopefully all the goods will arrive before the weekend.
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New vs. Old

Is there ever something "new"? I mean, really new never seen before complete new invention? I wonder. While preparing my car for a modern electronic fuel injection managed with an ECU, I surf the web to find similar installations for further inspiration how to do mine. And now I found this: an after-market mechanical fuel injection system for my car from the sixties !!! The firm producing it was Tecalemit. Even if it doesn't feature all the tweaks and features of modern technology, it has been there way ahead. Great ! Lucky me I didn't discover this before ordering the modern system, I might have been tempted... Some are offered now more or less complete from different engines, mostly race (formula sports, drag race, and they have been fitted to one of my all time favourite cars, the Ford GT40). Nowadays, people who restore historic race cars pay a lot of money to get one.
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Beauty shot(s)

Always work and no play? Now and then I will post a beauty shot, mostly before or after a little run. I'm permanently looking for nice spots to picture the car, good light, interesting landscape, preferably some old industry or abandoned mill.
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Bootlid

The rollbar has been modified to allow fitting an ancient suitcase. The outer tubes have moved further to the sides to free place. The bootlid must be modified accordingly. This is the trial fit prior to cover it with synthetic leather. A locking mechanism has still to be invented...
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Cycle wings

One of the most attracting features of Seven-type cars for me are the cycle wings. Those fenders fixed to the hub/wheel-carriers which turn solidary with the tires while cornering. The original brackets are heavy and the PVC cycle wings are located quite high above the tread. You can buy very light carbon fibre cyclewings, but you have to design and build your own brackets according to the wheel carrier and tire width. The pic shows the trial fit of some carbon silver fibre cycle wings. They are paintable and I will decide later on whether I coat them yellow or not. Attentive on-lookers may have noticed that the car now wears Toyo Proxxes R1R up front as well. The dimensions are 195/50R15. The 45 section was not available for this tread which gives me some more space underneath the oilsump.
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Literature

Impossible to do some more road tests with the new ignition system due to bad weather... Fortunately, some interesting books lay around. Two I present here, consider them as bibles.
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Decals update

Proud display of some of the installed equipment...
A special mention for Emerald: great product, great staff. Have a look!

Emerald ECU running

Even with lots of preparation, some little mistakes when connecting the new Emerald ECU made that it didn't run as of first start. Some calls and emails later it ran. As mentioned elsewhere, only the ignition part, injection will be enabled later this year. The staff at Emerald is great and very helpful. The final test on the road revealed a fine running car with the same performance as with the quite aggressive Megajolt map. Further mapping will be done later.
The pic also shows the new fuse box. Fan and fuel pump are now controlled with the Emerald ECU. Concerning the fan, temperatures for on and off can be set individually. The pump runs for a few seconds, then stops until the engine is cranked. Two relays remain unsused for the moment. One will switch the high pressure fuel pump, the other one will connect the injectors and maybe also the coilpack.
The pic of the new fuse box with its cover in place is quite a clean appearance, especially compared to the old  fuse box .
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