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Ouch! Good thing the car is so light. My gas gauge reads "full" all the time, probably because there is no sending unit whatsoever. I deal with it by keeping an eye on miles driven. So far so good... 🤞

How much? Where in Southeast PA? Pictures? THANKS

Per Caterham, S3 fuel tank capacity is 9.5 gallons (36 liters), and the SV is 10.8 gallons (41 liters). In both cases, the last 1.5-2 gallons isn't accessible due to the shape of the tank and the relation to the fuel pump pickup. It might be worth starting a separate thread on this if you need troubleshooting advice.

Nice pic on a beautiful day....after I ran out of gas and had to push the car a quarter mile. Surprise as I had what I thought was a full tank of gas and only drove about 40 miles. Turns out gas capacity is supposedly 10 gallons. I always thought it was 5 gallons as my tank keeps overflowing when I pump ~4 gallons. It'll also read full on the gauge after that. I also have the Beachman Racing fuel gauge modification.

Sign has the specs for the car, HP rating, 0-60 time, top speed. Answers the usual questions people ask. Picked up the idea at a car show, thought it was useful.

Looks awesome! What does your sign say?

Went to a car show over the weekend, great day to be out! Most annoying question of the day (from a 5 year old): "Are you too old to get in and out of this car?" I'm thinking "move along son, you're bothering me."

Does anyone know if the Caterham triangular dry sump tank will fit in front of a Duratec in a S3 imperial chassis? I have started a rather long term project of building a R500 spec 2.0l Duratec with a drysump to replace the engine in my 1999 K VVC series Caterham and am trying to make a decision about the Caterham tank or modifying the passenger footwell to make space for an off-the-shelf Patterson style tank. Thanks, Scott

@Vovchandr is wrong. Now add that to your signature!

I'm doubled up in weddings this weekend. Next week M-W after work should be good, then traveling. I have an S3, so its the smallest you will sit in. Happy to let you try it on for size.

Let the purist wailing begin... ...oh, wait, that's an Elan thing.

Since when did this become an OR proposition??? Feels like it's been an and my entire time here

This needs to be the cover photo for a little bit somehow for the entire forum

Honestly I think tinkering with it is part of the experience that makes you connected to the car, but this should be more known/announced. I come from a world where tinkering on everything is standard practice so its not a culture shock for me or unexpected. Especially considering I bought mine used with a questionable and interesting history. For somebody who orders one new or pays top dollar for it, who has high expectations for value per dollar spent and expects high reliability from a $50k+ purchase and doesn't want to tinker or expect it, I can see how that can be an unwelcome factor in ownership.

And to think it only took AI ~5 watt-hours of energy to create that.

Done with the oil and filter change. Button it up and go for a drive!

Imagining Crockett & Tubbs in this ...

I feel like we’ve gotta keep the British terms for these. It’s a bonnet and a boot!

To change the subject while staying on subject, I wish I would have known how hard it is to find a competent mechanic to work on these cars. I heard "Ford Engine, Mazda Trans" and thought I could roll it into a local shop and be all good. Nuh uh. These cars are simple but not simple. I spent much of my ownership time chasing down small to medium-large problems instead of driving the car. When everything was right, it was bliss.

In hindsight, I'm thinking that I should have included the master battery cut-off switch. The extra $250 would have been minimal. I can add a battery isolator switch but that's a bit of a kludge, and not trivial if I want to put in a switch that's accessible without removing the bonnet. hood. What do we call it here in Caterham world?

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I have the admin power to change your signature footer…..mmwaahaaaaa. Be nice to me or I will make you look stupid. oh wait on….

testing

I feel an urge to measure the front camber.

Many words just to describe that @vovchandr is right.