AndyB

Whilst talking to the wife on the phone she said someone was at the door. A package from Banzai, trouble is I'm heading to Calgary on Monday so still no time to play for another 2 weeks

I am late to this party but I have to relate the fun my 4 banger gives me. This applies especially to passenger reactions after a blat through the back lanes or a run through the cones. "So what ya got in it?". When I tell them my 38 year old Caterham has a 50 year old Lotus Twin Cam lifted from a year 1 Lotus Cortina, mostly I see surprise and disbelief. So for me at least it's very much an emotional thing and that's not to say I could not get very emotional about owning a 620R but a V8 specifically in a Seven does nothing for me.

Mine was shipped Monday but no word as to whether they can source an unpainted body. Other wise I'm stuck with ugly yellow or I might just paint the Lexan from the outside. As you can tell I'm finding it a long winter. The real Seven has not seen the light of day since early November, 3+ months is the longest it's ever sat since I bought it.

"Try try try again" obviously works 2nd time $74 3rd time tonight $34 US so I'm quitting now before it goes up again. Now I have to search for a set of rims that look similar to 5 spoke Revolutions.

Not sure this is the correct place to bring this up but it definitely effects handling so wheel/tire size? Although my white spoked Revolutions look great my very inexperienced butt tells me their 195.50.15 size might be too much tire for the car. Can my old (1976) Caterham/twin cam combo which only churns out 140 hp at the best of times and weighs in at 1165lbs plant sufficient weight to give optimum grip? I am running Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec for mainly road use and a little autocross.

I'll have to try again, mine definitely said $116.

Sounds like a deal until you get to the checkout and see the $116.US shipping charge.

The good and bad of being airborne in a Seven. The good http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/154380112.jpg The bad http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/154380185.jpg

Not going to be great as it lacks real suspension it also needs a good paint job. http://www.bigsquidrc.com/yokomo-12t...-yrs-roadster/ Sorry looks like that link has already gone dead Try this http://www.redrc.net/2013/11/yokomo-yrs ... r-rtr-kit/ or http://www.bigsquidrc.com/yokomo-12th-scale-yrs-roadster/

I love watching this vid especially mid winter, good times to come.

The 33 was intro'd in 1965 and won it's 1st race with Jimmy Clark at the wheel.

It should look similar to several formulas because it was Mr Cooper and Mr Chapman that started the modern race car layout.

All I know is the car is one of my all time favourite F1 cars a Lotus 33. Here it is again. Take large cigar tube, fill with fast components, squeeze in driver = http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/129136939.jpg

Is it still the same sport? Is it really progress? http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/105849143.jpg

So what does an arm restraint look like, I've watched dozens of Caterham races and never noticed anything. Edit. Just hit me they normally race with doors on so I would not see any device der!

Arm restraints … will Caterham "doors" suffice?

Could save lives or at the very least reduce blood pressure. http://www.pbase.com/sarrana/image/154268470.jpg

Kitcat is correct, I have a 1963 vintage Twincam on a 1700 block. It's a grenade waiting for a place to explode :smash: And yes it does sound nice above 4000 especially if you feather the gas and it gives it's Mexican fire cracker impression I like to think mine just perspires oil … from every pore.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Some of my concerns are of my own making. The fact I have resisted changing from points and condenser ignition and a manual fuel pump. But those are small items that can be brought on the trip. Suspension, brakes including masters/slave and bearings have been replaced recently. The more I think about it the less I have to worry. Put me down a definite maybe:)

OK it doesn't actually lift off but gets very twitchy and tends to be affected more by any sidewinds.

I have clamshells and they do NOT stop anything getting to the driver, mud, water, rocks you name it. The problem with modifying a clamshell car is the nasty marks left where they used to sit. Anyway I look forward to my Seven trying to be an aeroplane when I (rarely) reach 95 mph.

Wow that's going to be a fun event and very tempting. It's about 500 miles or an 8 hour run for me which is doable. But what if I break something which is quite likely. Looks from the photos I might be driving the one of the older and slower Caterhams too. I'll see how much maintenance work I can complete when the thaw eventually comes.

"I have never driven a Caterham I assume they are jewel like precision driving machine." You must be talking new Caterham, My 76 Caterham is fun but "jewel like" it is not, more like a beach pebble

I'm not sure why mine has a Lotus badge but it's also registered as a Lotus actually a Lotu because "manufacturer" is only a 4 digit field here in Canada. If the year doesn't give it away the Seven Cars Caterham plate under the bonnet does. Now I think of it I've never seen a Caterham badge on a very early Caterham.

"And you will soon see why there is a stigma attached to a "kit" car." The question "Is it a real one" used to bug me a little until I realized it was normally posed by a guy wanting to seem knowledgeable. I've now stopped using my smart ass answer of "Well if it's not real I have a long walk home". I fact my car is likley seen as the lowest of the low. It came to Canada in 76 in 3 crates a roller only kit. My drive train was already 13 years old by that time. Regardless of it's parentage it's still tons of fun and the owners of the average sports car/sedan will only ever view my rear licence plate disappearing, especially through the wiggly bits. But it's all a bit academic as we will never see the new range of Caterhams in eastern Canada and if we do they will be vastly overpriced despite the value of our $.