Can anyone help this guy?

[Dartmoor7]

Can anyone help this guy?

 

 

>From: R Citron

>Reply-To: citronr@protec.it

>To: lotus7chris@hotmail.com

>Subject: Help!

>Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 00:25:56 +0100

>

>Hello,

>

>I am writing to you from northern Italy, near Venice I hope you will be

>able to help me and I would very much appreciate a prompt reply as we

>have to make a decision more or less this coming week whether or not to

>rebuild the Ford Kent Crossflow 1600 (Lotus Modified with double

>Dell’Orto 40mm carburetors) now mounted in our 1964 Lotus Super 7 Series

>II, chassis SB1922. This engine was already mounted in our Super 7 when

>I acquired the car from England in 1990. It was my third Super 7. I

>also owned a BMC America 7 in the 70s. This engine still runs well

>enough and smoothly but is now a bit tired. My present engine has

>number: 711M6015BA

>

>So, do you have a good fresh (and maybe interesting) replacement for

>this engine available? Remember it has to fit with the matching standard

>Ford gearbox.

>

>If you have such an engine please email me the particulars including

>some history, recent work done on it, and price, of course. If it was

>rebuilt by someone else perhaps you would be kind enough to send me the

>name and contact information for that person or garage..

>

>If you do not have a good replacement for our engine would you have or

>have access to the parts I will need to rebuild ours: pistons, piston

>rings, valves, hardened valve seats and guides (for use with unleaded

>fuel, oil pump, full gasket set including head gasket, full bearings

>set, etc.? Again please send full details plus prices for each part,

>including mailing to our APO address. Obviously mailing the order in

>parts eliminates any concern about the package(s) being too big.

>

>Please send a copy of your reply to my mechanic as well as me. His email

>address is:

>

>nicola.manfrin@freepass.it

>

>He is Italian so on the off chance that you might have someone there who

>writes in Italian that would be helpful. Otherwise I will translate for

>him.

>

>I look forward to hearing from you very soon.

>

>Thank you very much for your kind and prompt attention.

>

>Richard D. Citron

>e-mail: citronr@protec.it

>Tel/fax: 0039.0429.94274

>Cellular phone: 0039.389.7424273

>

[John E]

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