Kitcat

Re-valving would be the upgrade. I think what a shock expert does is "tune" the existing shock, whether it is a new one at stock spec, or a used one. They use their shock dyno to determine what levels of compression and rebound are ideal for the application, weight of the car, etc. If the shock is adjustable, the owner can further tune it (usually screw it up by making everything too stiff:)). There should be no reason to replace the shock body etc., when the inner valving is where the magic is. No?

Does he re-valve existing shocks?

Hey Shane: I don't know the new owner and don't think he is a member, tho I think the seller may be?

The S3 1991 X-flow just sold on BAT for $29,507 to a fellow Cincinnatian. Probably the most perfect (Yeah, I know that's redundant) X-flow Cat I have seen to date. Looks better than new. Congrats to the new owner. And he wont have to go far to get it since the seller is in Cincy too.This place is a hotbed of Caterhams:)! He may be driving it home right now.

No, but I can think of a few that I wish I had sold faster (my Fiat 128, purchased new in 1969, comes to mind:)). It broke down leaving the showroom.

See, the guy's a veterinarian, so his "patient" is a....? Anyhow, I laughed.

Some very nice cars Bob. I sure like the T-Bird!

If the seats have sides (I cant tell from the photos and vid), maybe pull them out and build your own seat? Croc has a thread somewhere here on how to do that, I think. Stock Caterham seats are just a cushion, and seat back. The sides are the tranny tunnel and the body. I found when trying to squeeze my "lanky" 5'9" frame into a stock Birkin seat that even 1/2" of extra room via a new seat was a huge help.

I see that the above-referenced BAT Caterham includes a current high bid from a "mrmustang". Could there be 2 such persons, or is USA7s senior Forum member, mrmustang, in the mix to buy this lovely little se7en? If so, happy bidding. This seems to be a very sweet vintage Caterham.

I somehow missed the custom Storker hood (err, windshield) ornament earlier. Very nice touch!

That's an interesting fact about my steering rack, Bruce, one I didn't know. As it happens, I have had a brand new wide-track steering rack in the basement, gathering dust for 10 years. I don't think it is the faster, auto-X type I now have. I will check and if it is the normal-speed rack, I will swap it in as I have always hated the huge effort required to steer my car. I compensated somewhat with the larger steering wheel, but it blocks my vision of the instruments and rubs on the top of my legs. Now back to your regular programming.....

I have maximum camber in my S3 Caterham and the steering is very heavy (too heavy, even at speed). I switched to a larger, detachable, steering wheel (that grazes my legs) to get more mechanical leverage in this track-only car. Otherwise I was worn out after one track session of 30'.

I'm 73 and I have had a se7en continuously since age 60. I am still hopping in and out of my 7- which has a full cage that I have to climb up over to get in and out. In all honesty, I am in better shape than my se7en:)! I am lucky tho, as Croc is right, for many of us, age related back, hip, and knee problems can become barriers to ingress/egress into the seven. All is not lost tho: witness Skip's fabled "butt-extractor" solution:)!

The other wild card, I have discovered, is that with very minimal tire/fender clearance, wind pressure at high speeds will shove the fender onto the tire and cause significant rubbing. My efforts at bending the stays were minimally successful. I had more luck with imaginative shimming (as long as aesthetics aren't a concern, and on my Cat, they are not:)). Even then, I have trouble fitting a 13x185/60 on the front.

Nice Croc! And your adjoining racetrack(s) are far superior to the little go-kart-like track on the Florida property. Even your adjoining go-kart track is better than his. Still, for an old guy like me, having 26 bathrooms under one roof would be an asset that your place can't match.

I took the virtual tour. I think this place would be more than adequate:). The game room, which looks like it was inspired by Dave and Busters, has side by side virtual racing machines. That alone makes me want this place. Annual taxes are only 6 figures. I think I'd use that to insist of the county naming the high school after me (Kitcat High). It doesn't say anything about living quarters for the staff needed to keep this place going. Maybe I could use that as a way to get them to knock a mil or 2 off the price?

Sounds like this car (KAR?) found the right home!It is nice that such an original/interesting Seven has an appreciative owner. It is enjoyable to read this disassembly/reassembly thread along with Pokey's build thread of his 55 year newer version of this car.

Less wind resistance = higher top speed:).

NY Times has an article today on this very subject. Lots of expensive track clubs around. What about joining the Thermal Club you se7ers in Calif: 4 tracks, 2 restaurants, initiation fee is $85K (cheap) monthly dues are $1.2K and members are obligated to buy a lot and build a house there within 5 years (lots go for a very reasonable $750K and finished homes going for $3M, again, totally affordable:)). And more of these are opening up in mostly high income areas around the country including The Concours Club in Miami (a 6 figure initiation fee, etc). The happy members all seem to say the same thing: they just don't get the same adrenaline rush from golf that they get on the track. Tell me about it.

I think NJMP is 2x what the Palm Beach club costs. There is a little racecourse 3 hours from me called Putnam Park racetrack. Membership is a mere $7.5K plus $5K a year for a minimum of 3 years. It's in rural Indiana among the farms. Every year they do a fundraiser for the local FFA. Shane knows what that is:). Different vibe than Europe, south FL, or NJMP.

Steve: Sevens and Elans used to do the same thing: add my order to "the container" that was coming to them from Caterham and then billing me for shipping cost from their shop to me. Seb, define expensive. Does it make sense to order a custom cage built here to your spec?

Here is a shot of my custom flared-out roll cage. As you can see, it allows for some crush space before a driver compartment intrusion can occur. Seem like all se7en cages should be designed this way?

I agree that the RHD is a negative, but don't consider it to be fatal. These cars are so narrow that it isn't a huge disadvantage to be on the "wrong" side. And, per my measurements of my first car, which was of identical spec, but LHD, the driver's side in this car is 10-15 degrees cooler thanks to exhaust being on opposite side. Also this set up helps with balance on clockwise tracks. I don't esp like all the rust on the undercarriage/space frame, per last photo. Also, Dedion or live, 4sp or 5 sp, short cockpit or long? And the price is $10K high. It does look great.

Shane: So you are sayin I am faster than stink:)?

Croc: By my count your recent itinerary will total around 40K miles (or more) in 3 weeks (or less). You have been breathing second rate, germ infested airplane air for much of that time. And you will have been through maybe 60 time zone changes? I can't believe you can still type your name!