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Admittedly, I have not tried to rely on auto-stop with this method and have instead elected to only put in as much fuel as I know will fit (5-6 gal usually). I'm wondering if I can catch an impending overflow by watching the funnel and pumping more slowly after the first 5 gallons, I'll give it a try next time.

I'll try again.

That method does not look as failsafe as my unvented-can-with-a-hose method. How do you know when the tank is full before the fuel spills out on your paint and your shoes?

This is a decent car. I'm only selling it because a CSR has taken over its storage space. I can't sell 74PHIL because it is a work in progress. I have about 20 grand in the green Birkin. I'm strapped for storage space and willing to take a beating. I'd take 15 grand, FOB Saint Paul Minnesota. Spares include: Two cycle fenders in the same green paint. No brackets for these fenders. Factory bolt-on-style spare-tire-carrier which needs repair. Spare tire on a wheel which does not match the K-1 Racing 7x15 wheels on the car. Full top which I have stretched to mostly fit. Birkin uses a single "hood stick" which pulls apart for storage. Doors which appear to be correct for the car. I don't think they have been used because interior snaps have never been installed in the interior. Full tonneau assembly which consists of the attached boot cover and two separate cockpit pieces. These do not need to be stretched, but a zipper or two need some fettling. I'd call it ready for sun protection but not for rain protection. There are no headrest pockets: The headrests easily pull out. The car has that vintage look when covered in the tonneau. Car runs and drives. I intend to run it with the new tires in an autocross this Sunday. The new side mirrors are perfect. It has a fresh alignment. All five forward gears and reverse work. The Zetec engine has a RaceLine water rail and the sort of throttle bodies one would expect to replace side-draft Weber carbs (not the Hayabusa setup now in 74PHIL). Four-wheel disk brakes. I have not tested is for LSD, but the few autocrosses I have run on not-sticky tires makes me think it has something. The front swaybar is adjustable. The coilover units have adjustable perches so you can set the ride height and corner-balance the car. I'll put together a proper ad with lots of pictures REAL SOON NOW. Right now, I need to finish putting a temporary passenger seat in the CSR. I'd deliver the car within a short distance for free. Price for distant delivery is something I'd need to determine after crunching the numbers from my recent California trip. Otherwise, the buyer would need to arrange transportation. Would I be afraid to drive it a long distance? I trust the car, but I don't trust the weather. The top is not completely ready, and the interior snaps are not there for the doors.

I can't speak to the CSR, but I still recommend this funnel to everyone who has issues with their filler. Quoted from the "trick for filling gas" thread for posterity... But I tracked down a picture of it sitting on my (non-CSR) filler.

You're missing out on a lot of valuable information. Click the Library link at the top of the page, then look for the list of folders on the right. The number next to each one identifies the number of documents it contains. There are a number of CSR-specific files in both the "Caterham Build & User Guides" and "ECU & Electrical" folders.

Has anyone put mud flaps on the front cycle fenders? My CSR 260 is my first cycle-fender car. The two Caterhams and one Birkin thus far have all had the long, sweeping, "clamshell", fenders attached to the body. In autocrossing, we use sticky tires and turn the steering wheel sharper than road racers do. This is a nice car and I want to beat it up as little as I can.

How much are ya planning on asking for it?

I have a CSR 260. Is it any easier to use a gas-station pump to fill these cars compared to other Caterhams? I have had two Caterhams and a Birkin and I find it is almost impossible to fill them at a gas station. Is the tank and venting arrangement in the CSR 260 any better. I have worked out a gas-can method, so if filling the CSR 260 at a gas station is just as dodgy as the other cars have proven to be, I won't even try it.

I am used to finding BP stations around the Twin Cities metro area, most of which carry 93 for my Cayman and my F-150. The Cayman demands 93. Ford is flexible, saying the 3500 twin-turbo ought to have 93, but the computer will adjust, and the truck will carry on with reduced power. I have been using 93 in the truck as much as possible. I have identified 93 sources near Road America, for instance. On the trip out to the San Jose area to collect the CSR from Darren, I seldom found 93. I didn't really notice any power loss with 91 on the rig. Other drivers, when they see my pickup with a full-width enclosed trailer on an entrance ramp, seem to assume it will be slow, but it got up to the speed limit in a heck of hurry, even in 80-MPH zones at altitude. I will stick to 93 octane for the CSR, as I do for the Cayman. I have done better at finding 93 in the Central Time Zone than out west. I drove the Cayman to the Porsche Parade in Oklahoma and managed to find 93 for the entire trip. I didn't take time on my California trip to look for the supposed 93 source on the south side of the Salt Lake City metro. I should investigate that before the LOG in September.

Thanks for the link to the file. I don't yet completely understand how use the USA7s Library.

I also have hooded sun shirts when I don't need to wear something nicer (e.g. for work). Same principle as a sun hoodie, and can get them cheap on amazon. I still do the same baseball cap and neck gaiter combo with the sun shirts.

Stick to 93 octane. I know the standard ECU map is stupidly rich but it will start to knock on 91. You can get away with a blend 91/93 but why would you unless it is an emergency (e.g. no other option while touring). @pethier I think you bought Darren's CSR out of San Francisco? I'm not sure that received a standard map when the second Cosworth went in? (from my admittedly fuzzy recollection). If I was you I would assume you need 93 all the time. Its a Cosworth engine so you have to treat it well - one of my favorite engines of all time.

Been thinking about sky diving helmets. Or other minimalist wind ans rock protection. Must be able to drive if the wind screen gets blown out.

Earlier this year, I put a few gallons of 91 when I was nearly out and that was the only thing available in my 260. It ran like garbage. No knocking I could detect, but it had a far rougher idle. After a full cycle of 93, it went away. I won't be doing that again if I can help it.

Ser Craig Eubanks at Speedstar in Pasadena. He's race prep shop that has plenty of 7s use his services.

I wear a pair of Wiley X Gravity sunglasses, with the removable head strap and foam gaskets, through Sport RX with my eye glasses prescription. This is the best compromise I've found for visibility, keeping the dust and wind out of my eyes, comfort, and meeting ISO safety standards for impact resistance. They look a little too tacticool, but they are *really* good for what I need. These are highly rated by motorcyclists, who suffer some of the same environmental issues we face. For sun protection, I've found I rather like the fit and finish of the Rabbit UPF hoodies, available through REI. For a hat, my spouse found me a foldable baseball cap with UPF protection that I can tighten enough that it won't fly off as long as I'm under 70mph. Higher than that, I'll take the hat off.

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I need them please

Wow, really very nice rebuild of a car that suffered some fairly significant damage on an off road excursion into to pasture fence post that ripped off one of the front wheels and crushed the headers and as you can see significantly damaged the hood that sent the car to Copart as a salvage piece. The person I sold it to who is a really nice person and a competent driver had already received the funds from a buyer (that he immediately returned) and was taking it to the pickup point and wanted one last blat unfortunately on a rain slicked road. I am including a picture of the car when I owned it in Florida and it was around Christmas time which was not very cold in Central Florida near the coast.

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The Stalker is very powerful and fast. European replicas are unfortunately much weaker incomparably.

IamScotticus, I have brackets from a 1983 Caterham, BDD, long cockpit, which should be same as S3. I am clearing out all the BDD and Cat parts. See my vintage BDD advert for some of them. Located in San Diego Wayne "super7guy7@yahoo.com"

I loved that car. Did Scott Minehart build you another front hood? The car looks amazing! Anaximander, former owner of this car that ended up in a Copart temporary storage lot for sale as a wrecked car.