Valentine 1 install on my Seven - LotusTalk

MNlotus · 10-05-2009, 01:11 PM

i just got finished installing my detector on my caterham. i attached the detector to a small aluminum plate, then attached the plate to the two buttons in between the seats. I attached the detector to the plate with velcro. This means i can take the detector off by the velcro or by the two buttons. i ran the cord along the trans tunnel and under the dash. i mounted the remote display on the dash and drilled a hole for the wire. the detector is wired into the car so it turns on and off with the ignition. All the wires are then tucked up under the dash. The detector works great and doesnt get blocked by the windkick.

kestrel74 · 10-05-2009, 02:04 PM

Looks like a good placement !

tvacc · 10-05-2009, 02:30 PM

I have mine mounted on my roll cage...with a blinder laser shifter right next to it.

How do you like the car? I have driven that car many times and it is one of my favorite sevens.

I am glad I had a small part in putting the deal together.

MNlotus · 10-05-2009, 03:47 PM

i LOVE it!! it is such an amazingly fun car to drive. it impossible to drive it without a smile on your face. Thanks again for helping me get this seven, it now got almost 6000 miles on it

tvacc · 10-05-2009, 04:00 PM

As you may or may not know, I sold my Caterham to buy the Elise. I then bought it back last fall.

This spring on my first drive....my son was following me in the Elise. We went to the Glen or somewhere. When we got back, my son said...."Dad, you have been smiling from the time we left and you are still smiling"

Caterhams have a way of doing that.....

MNlotus · 10-05-2009, 04:03 PM

lol! so you also have an elise and a seven?

ACE51 · 10-05-2009, 04:21 PM

you're going to need that V-1 from the looks of your youtube vids!

tvacc · 10-05-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MNlotus

lol! so you also have an elise and a seven?

Yes...and an Elan

ACE51 · 10-05-2009, 06:42 PM

^

for state college PA

MNlotus · 10-05-2009, 06:45 PM

i do love elans, but if i were to get another lotus, i think it would have to be a esprit

Arnold2006 · 10-05-2009, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACE51

^

for state college PA

+1

rnr · 10-05-2009, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MNlotus

lol! so you also have an elise and a seven?

As do I

thegit · 10-27-2009, 11:29 AM

I drive my 7 in any weather... I had to make the detector case more water resistant.

m

MNlotus · 10-27-2009, 11:45 AM

yeah i dont, my seven has never been driven in the rain. if it rains i usually take the elise

tvacc · 10-27-2009, 12:00 PM

From me experience, water does not seem to bother the V1. I have driven my car in pouring rain and the detector sits right under the roll cage and gets soaked.

never had an issue and I have been caught in the rain more this year than all the rest of my years as a Caterham owner combined.

jasper · 10-27-2009, 12:00 PM

yeah, but sometimes you are driving and it happens

Here is a shot of my wife expressing her displeasure in the appearance of an unexpected desert thunderstorm during our trip this summer

10-05-2009, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
MNlotus 06 elise Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: apple valley MN Posts: 812	Valentine 1 install on my Seven i just got finished installing my detector on my caterham. i attached the detector to a small aluminum plate, then attached the plate to the two buttons in between the seats. I attached the detector to the plate with velcro. This means i can take the detector off by the velcro or by the two buttons. i ran the cord along the trans tunnel and under the dash. i mounted the remote display on the dash and drilled a hole for the wire. the detector is wired into the car so it turns on and off with the ignition. All the wires are then tucked up under the dash. The detector works great and doesnt get blocked by the windkick. Attached Images __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise-way too many mods to list (k24 swap planned. 300+whp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIcCsvhWvY 2003 Caterham Super Seven DeDion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ysO...e=channel_page

10-05-2009, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
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10-05-2009, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
tvacc Head LOONY Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 2,226	I have mine mounted on my roll cage...with a blinder laser shifter right next to it. How do you like the car? I have driven that car many times and it is one of my favorite sevens. I am glad I had a small part in putting the deal together. __________________ Tony Vaccaro 2005 Ardent Red, Katana Supercharger, Touring, Hardtop, Driving Lights, HIDs, Rear Window Shield, Red Mounts, Laser Shifters, V1, LETSLA Shifter, www.lotusowners.com LOONY (Lotus Owners of New York) and the Church of the HolyLotus Supplier of Polycarbonate Shield for Rear Window IN STOCK , Drive Fast Take Chances

10-05-2009, 03:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
MNlotus 06 elise Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: apple valley MN Posts: 812	i LOVE it!! it is such an amazingly fun car to drive. it impossible to drive it without a smile on your face. Thanks again for helping me get this seven, it now got almost 6000 miles on it __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise-way too many mods to list (k24 swap planned. 300+whp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIcCsvhWvY 2003 Caterham Super Seven DeDion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ysO...e=channel_page

10-05-2009, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
tvacc Head LOONY Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 2,226	As you may or may not know, I sold my Caterham to buy the Elise. I then bought it back last fall. This spring on my first drive....my son was following me in the Elise. We went to the Glen or somewhere. When we got back, my son said...."Dad, you have been smiling from the time we left and you are still smiling" Caterhams have a way of doing that..... __________________ Tony Vaccaro 2005 Ardent Red, Katana Supercharger, Touring, Hardtop, Driving Lights, HIDs, Rear Window Shield, Red Mounts, Laser Shifters, V1, LETSLA Shifter, www.lotusowners.com LOONY (Lotus Owners of New York) and the Church of the HolyLotus Supplier of Polycarbonate Shield for Rear Window IN STOCK , Drive Fast Take Chances

10-05-2009, 04:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
MNlotus 06 elise Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: apple valley MN Posts: 812	lol! so you also have an elise and a seven? __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise-way too many mods to list (k24 swap planned. 300+whp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIcCsvhWvY 2003 Caterham Super Seven DeDion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ysO...e=channel_page

10-05-2009, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
ACE51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Summerfield, NC Posts: 619	you're going to need that V-1 from the looks of your youtube vids! __________________ 06 Exige CO BWRized 05 Civic "Special Edition" 05 Elise CO, Trim shop interior and other things...SOLD

10-05-2009, 06:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
ACE51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Summerfield, NC Posts: 619	^for state college PA __________________ 06 Exige CO BWRized 05 Civic "Special Edition" 05 Elise CO, Trim shop interior and other things...SOLD

10-05-2009, 06:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
MNlotus 06 elise Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: apple valley MN Posts: 812	i do love elans, but if i were to get another lotus, i think it would have to be a esprit __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise-way too many mods to list (k24 swap planned. 300+whp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIcCsvhWvY 2003 Caterham Super Seven DeDion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ysO...e=channel_page

10-27-2009, 11:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
thegit Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Iowa. Posts: 1,078	I drive my 7 in any weather... I had to make the detector case more water resistant. m

10-27-2009, 11:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
MNlotus 06 elise Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: apple valley MN Posts: 812	yeah i dont, my seven has never been driven in the rain. if it rains i usually take the elise __________________ 2006 Lotus Elise-way too many mods to list (k24 swap planned. 300+whp) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIcCsvhWvY 2003 Caterham Super Seven DeDion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ysO...e=channel_page

10-27-2009, 12:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
tvacc Head LOONY Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 2,226	From me experience, water does not seem to bother the V1. I have driven my car in pouring rain and the detector sits right under the roll cage and gets soaked. never had an issue and I have been caught in the rain more this year than all the rest of my years as a Caterham owner combined. __________________ Tony Vaccaro 2005 Ardent Red, Katana Supercharger, Touring, Hardtop, Driving Lights, HIDs, Rear Window Shield, Red Mounts, Laser Shifters, V1, LETSLA Shifter, www.lotusowners.com LOONY (Lotus Owners of New York) and the Church of the HolyLotus Supplier of Polycarbonate Shield for Rear Window IN STOCK , Drive Fast Take Chances

10-27-2009, 12:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
jasper thread killer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 357	yeah, but sometimes you are driving and it happens Here is a shot of my wife expressing her displeasure in the appearance of an unexpected desert thunderstorm during our trip this summer Attached Images __________________ 2006 Exige (wife's car) 2005 Caterham Superlight (4 wheel motorcycle) 2004 Subaru STI (Urban Assault Vehicle) 1966 Lincoln Continental - in progress (dropped and chopped)

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