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The Magazine for Lotus and Caterham Seven Enthusiasts © © Logo Is the Property of the Lotus Seven Club G.B L O W F L Y I N G The Magazine for Lotus and Caterham Seven enthusiasts © © Logo is the property of The Lotus Seven Club G.B. Unauthorised use is strictly forbidden B r i t a i n PARTS FOR ALL SEVEN MODELS - 1957 TO DATE RAPID MAIL ORDER SERVICE, VISA EXPORT ORDERS WELCOME ENGINE BUILDING, TUNING, NEW & EXCHANGE UNITS TRANSMISSION, NEW & RECONDITIONED SERVICING, REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS ACCIDENT REPAIRS We have available 6 x 14 FORD centre JUPITER WHEELS and 6 x 13 SUPERLITES in FORD and TRIUMPH stud patterns. These are no longer available as original equipment but we have limited stocks to replace those damaged wheels. HISTORIC SEVEN PARTS SUPPLIERS FACTORY APPOINTED PARTS & SERVICE CENTRE H E D L I N E ^ H COM PONENTS TEL: (01883) 346515 FAX: (01883) 341604 TIMBER HALL. 19 TIMBER LANE, CATERHAM, SURREY CR3 6LZ ENGLAND 9 Ja m e s W h itin g 38 Glenfield Road, Ashford, Surrey TW15 1JL Telephone: 01784 241466 Fax: 01784 250915 AAAJOR SERVICE FORD ZETEC (or annual service) Comprehensive packages are available £105.00 + PARTS for the ZETEC engine installation which INTERIM SERVICE includes ail the necessary components. (or six months) Main package consists of approximately £65.00 + p a r t s 150 parts to install the engine, which Prices quoted are for X/F, ZETEC, include mountings (engine & alternator), K-series & VAUXHALL hoses, header tank, water tubes, stainless steel hose clips, nuts, bolts washes etc. Kit comes complete with We stock a full range of service and repair parts for the SEVEN and offer an efficient drawings, parts listings and instructions. PRICE: £390.00 world-wide mail order service. 'MOTHERS' Mag and Aluminum Polish - the best!! - if you don’t believe us, ask the people who already use it. PRICE: £ 7 .9 5 'MOTHERS' Car Wax - the ultimate car polish, easy to use and a spectacular shine PR IC E:£7.90 TAX DISC HOLDER - Motorcycle type fits windscreen/aeroscreen stanction, water resistant retaining seal, safer than sticking to your windscreen, (not the lockable stainless steel type which are no longer available). PRICE: £ 1 .9 8 SPECIAL OFFER - while stocks last! SPA F1 type QUICK RELEASE STEERING WHEEL BOSS with lightweight top column assembly, complete with quality BLACK SUEDE 'ALPHA' FORMULA RACING STEERING WHEEL, ready to fit. PRICE: £165.00 ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO VAT In this issue G r e a t Front Cover: 1996 Internotionol Cvent Chairman: Lol Pilfold South Norris, 125 North Lane, East Preston, West Sussex, BN 16 1HB. Roys romblings 2 Tel/Fax: 01903 770770 Six Sevens in the Cor Pork 3 General Secretary: News 6 Roger Swift Lawn Bank House, Nuke the Leuk 7 Wychnor, Staffs, DE13 8BY. Tel/Fax: 01283 791877 Ros <Si Simon do (Europe 8 Treasurer: A Clutch too for 10 Barry Sweeney Spring Cottage, Lyoth Lane, To Build o Seven 14 Lindfield, West Sussex, RH16 2QA. Shows 16 Membership Secretary: International Cvent 18 Nick & Julie Richens PO Box7,Cranleigh, Sprint Spec 21 Surrey, GU6 8YD. Tel/Fax: 01483 277172 Caterham Race Report 22 The LUee Haggis Run Review 24 Technical Information & inquiries: James Whiting Balancing Carb Air Flow 25 38 Glenfield Road Ashford, Middx, TW15 1JL. Vegotune VTA Twincam 26 Fax: 01784 250915 I 996 Spec Super Seven 27 Magazine €ditor: Roy & Jo Blyth New Members 31 “Casa”, Back Lane, Preston, Herts, SG4 7UJ. Area Meetings 31 Tel/Fax: 01462 437715 Members Letters 33 liaison Officer: Neil Backwith For Sale & LUanted 35 Chelworth, Lower Lemington, Nr. Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos. GL5 9NP Tel/Fax: 01608 652337 Trade Advertising: Annual Membership: £30 UK Steve Davidson £42 Overseas c/o Graphics One, 4 Belmore Road, Copy Deadline: End of month for inclusion in following Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 OPT. month's issue - Tel:01603 700400 Fax: 01603 700301 i.e. 31st January for March issue. Club Regalia: PO Box 73 Ashford, Middx, TW15 1XR 24 Hour Rnsaphone: 01784 421885 R o y s RXMBLINCS II Last month I started to write some ramblings, but ran out of time due to holidays, etc, etc. I’m sorry that your August issue was late, particularly when we had worked so hard the last few months to get things pulled back into line. However, with me being busy and Steve Davidson trying to organise that wonderful International Did you read last months about the number of raffle ticket books event, as well as sort out the trade ads in the magazine, I suppose that our man Greg Simpson sold! Truly bloody marvellous - well something had to give. Never mind, we can now concentrate on done Greg, we’re proud of you and I know that the LRF really getting back on schedule. appreciate your efforts and those who tried hard to beat your tally. WARNING! WARNING! Opposite Lock Photo Competition? I have been absolutely This issue contains language that might offend. To inundated with all sorts of cracking photos, from Club members save you searching for it, it’s in the latest masterpiece near and far. My Seven also does 0-60 in 1.3 seconds and I’m the from Michael Eddenden. Queen of Sheba.... ! Not one bl..... inking photo, not one! If you don’t like reading the ‘f’ word, then don’t read ...and while we are on the subject of response (or the lack of it) the article! you chaps and chapesses out there are soon not going to have YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! any Club regalia to buy at all. Seriously, if nobody wants to take on the job of managing our regalia then I strongly suspect that The Right, what’s been occurring? Young Simon Lambert seems to Team will close down that facility at the next meeting. It really is have got into the flow of writing a regular stream of “different” unfair of any of us to expect volunteers like Ruth and James to articles for Low Flying. I think he needs his own column, with a take on these “jobs” for life. We have had no positive response to sort of pet name to it - any suggestions? In the meantime Simon, the vacancy advert placed in the last couple of issues so it looks keep 'em coming! like the end of Lotus Seven Club regalia to me. Sad really. The Internet - why does the Editor want nothing to do with it? Well, A free plug. Chris Montague Carb Co (0171 794 7604) can I’ll tell you. I spend all day (and some nights) working with multi­ supply parts and service for just about any make of carburettor. processing, 200Mhz chips, 128Mb single board RAM, 4Gb SCSI-II There, any more advertising is chargeable. drives, DAT drives, rack-mount modems, LAN’s, WAN’s, bridges, hubs, etc, etc - and the last thing, the very last thing I want to do That’s your lot for this month, except to tell you that contracts have when I come home is play with the Internet! Electronic mail? been exchanged and Editor, Wife and Mad Max are all set to Forget it, I like reading my post, I like it when people take the time move (this keyboard is being wrapped up as I type) and our new to put pen to paper, or phone me for a chat or advice. The Internet address is shown elsewhere on this page. See you next month, and electronic mail are, for me, a wonderful business tool and at the same time, different place! Ed. same time one of the worst things to happen to communication at a personal level. So I’ll leave it in the office, thank you. THE EDITOR HAS MOVED There, that’s got that off me chest. Now, how about this little classified ad that I found whilst browsing through a copy of Please note our new address: MotorSport Magazine, dated January 1960, price 1/6d: Roy & Jo Blyth “Casa” 1951 DELLOW. V.G. condition, fast, business-like. Back Lane, Frightens girls into women. New engine. £200. Haggling Preston considered vulgar. Tel: UPL 6373. Herts, SG4 7UJ Sounds like a Seven to me, eh? Tel/Fax: 01462 437715 September 1996 Low Flying 6 7 'S I N T H E CKK ?KKK The results aren’t really as bad as they look for the Seven’s, in Bob and Pete’s inimitable style they though it would be a laugh to pick clues higher than 18” (46cm for the youngsters) from the --------------------- WG9T rtNTIC9 - JULY---------------------- ground! Welcome to two new West Sussex members, an ex-pat returned from Belgium, complete with Belgium plates on the wee beastie Dial Post Village Fete: What a scorcher of a day! First West and a Seven found in the car park at Tesco’s - now it’s owner has Sussex event showing off Lol and Dor’s freshly restored Series 1. joined the Club the car can have its spare wheel back (when the What a blinder! Blinder being the operative word with all that cheque clears of course!) and four new faces from the Surrey and polished aluminium and bright sun AND the very first outing for Middlesex areas. James and Ruth Whiting’s very pretty Series 2 - what a babe, she can sleep under my duvet anytime! (and did, but don’t tell PCD). British Grand Prix Treasure Hunt - The Crown, Dial Post. Many, many thanks to Bob and Peter Gordon for dreaming up the route Almost a complete line up - a Series 1, 2 and my old 3, Brian and clues and to The Crown and LRF Petrol Coupon Appeal for Tuesday’s 1700 de dion Super Puss, Simon Gates gorgeous red the raffle prizes.
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