JohnCh

That's a beefy cage! Glad it worked out for you. I'm curious, how did the price for a custom cage compare with the price of the Caterham cage plus international shipping? Were they reasonably close or did the custom cage land you in a very different price bracket? Thanks, John

BGH has a few different ratios available that can be viewed here. First gear options are 2.98 (what I have in my BGH box), 2.83, 2.75, or 2.66. I've never heard of a 2.37 in a Type-9 before, but my math matches MV8's. Are you sure the diff ratio is 3.90? -John

Glad I included my caveat. I think spitfun would kill me if he had to keep up his end of the bargain when you had already made the change Now back to this thread about spitfun's car and (hopefully) more positive comments. -John

@IamScotticus I'll broker a deal between the two of you. @spitfun will agree to remove the Lotus badge from his non-Lotus Superformance as soon as you agree to remove the Lotus badge from your non-Lotus Caterham. Unless of course you've already done that Nice car @spitfun. Do you have any larger format photos of the car? Thanks, John

I aim to please And don't feel badly, most of us have had similar "Doh!" moments throughout the years. I know I've had more than my share and I'm not through adding to the total. -John

The ferrule (cylindrical part at the end of the throttle cable) should slide in the cutouts circled in red. The cable should fit through the slot on the top of the left cutout. Does that make sense? -John

I'm not quite following the issue. Are you saying that the cylindrical cable end is too big to fit through the round cut outs in the throttle assembly, or that the cable is too thick to fit through the slot, or something else? Looking at the photo, I'd think that you would pull enough slack from the other end so that the cable is orthogonal to the cutouts, then slide it through. Thanks, John

Supply chain issues have not been kind to anyone with a car on order. My deposit was placed in early May 2021, and the kit was considered production complete in early April, but Caterham refused to ship because it was missing a coolant hose and grill (don't get me started on that one.) Those parts became available early last month and now I'm waiting for another car to come out of waiting-for-parts-hell so we can share a container to keep shipping costs under control. If your dealer has another car coming to the US, that might be an option to discuss with him. Regarding the cost, are you sure the original quote to ship the kit to you was that low? Prior to placing my order, I was given the impression that shipping rates were ~$6k to Seattle but were clearly at risk of increasing. I've heard from someone else recently whose portion of a shared container was ~$8k. -John

Not exactly what you are looking for but the back of this assembly guide from 2015 has wiring diagrams for the 420 with either the standard or Stack dash. Depending on what you are trying to ascertain, it might help. -John

@srf86 sold the car before posting his new ad, so I've updated the title to reflect the status and have unlocked the thread. -John

Looking forward to watching this and having another car in the area! -John

Hi Folks, to ensure people see the edit I just made to the first post in this thread, I'm including it here as well: Hi folks, I am locking this thread and replacing it with a new one. The car was initially listed for sale 3 years ago, but unfortunately the thread quickly got off topic. Subsequently the car was pulled from the market due to a combination of a fuel line issue and impact from COVID. Given srf86 is once again selling the car and has addressed the fuel line issue he identified below, it seems a fairer approach to both him and potential buyers to create a new thread without the irrelevant-to-the-sale baggage that consumes most of the first page. That new thread will be up soon and this one will remain viewable in case anyone is interested in learning more about the term "OBO" or lawyers. I will update this message with the link when I have it. Thanks, JohnCh

Oops. Apparently, math is not my strong suit. But in my defense, 0.015 seconds makes a better story -John

Great video and race! You and Tamer were separated by just 0.015 seconds in qualifying and 0.082 seconds at the finish. Talk about being closely matched! -John

@DanM have you searched miata.net? If not, there is a lot of information on HLAs in the NA forum, from proper rebuilding/reassembling steps, troubleshooting after rebuilding, and aftermarket brands that people have used successfully. -John

Hopefully you can find a good shop closer to home, but if you need to ship it, Quicksilver in MD has a very good reputation. -John

Congratulations! Have you taken possession yet? -John

Check out the Caterham Build & User Guide folder in the Downloads section. Wiring diagrams are included in some of those PDFs. -John

It stays with the U-joint and acts like the plug for the transmission. When this comes out, so does the oil. -John

Before you drill the hole for the O2 sensor, make sure you research proper mounting first. There are some rules of thumb regarding minimum distance behind the collector for accuracy and mounting angle for sensor longevity. As I recall the latter is at least 10% over horizontal, but not more than 75%, and is something that a lot of people (including my exhaust fabricator) get wrong. -John

Congrats to @BlueBDA on his successfu BaT auction! Hopefully the new owner will join the forum. This HPC Caterham landed on BaT this morning and already has some serious bidders: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-caterham-super-7-3/ -John

Given the supply chain issues at the moment and AP's long lead times (Westfield's parts dept. just announced they are dropping the Westfield verion of this MC from their catalog because of this), if Bruce has that part in stock, I'd snap it up. It's about $40 more than Caterham charges at current conversion rates, but there is no need to pay international shipping charges or wait an indeterminant amount of time for it to leave England or vacation in customs. -John

Although it doesn't indicate this is the upgraded MC, I believe this is it. The giveaway is the really thick mounting flange AP use for this model. https://caterhamparts.co.uk/master-cylinder/29-brake-master-cylinder-13-16-all-de-dion-cars.html -John

Here is another S2000-powered car on throttle bodies with amazing sound, but this time it's on a closed course so nothing other than pylons are at risk. Nice to see @Davemk1 setting another FTD at an event last month. Hopefully he starts posting about his autocross exploits this season (hint, hint). Rumor has it that he's been successfully defending the Se7en's honor against a local Ariel Atom. -John

I received the same email. Given my car went to QA a couple of months ago and has been sitting ever since due to a missing cooling hose and grill for the 620 nose cone, I can empathize with your pain. I suspect the shipping delays will make this an even longer process and may turn this into a winter project. Oh well... -John