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LOL! no. Not with these …

All identical. 6” or 6.5” I believe. Good question.

As some of you already know, I’m moving to Michigan. I have a few caterham related parts for sale in my garage but 4, quasi new, not a scratch or dent, caterham black 15” wheels and 500 miles / one track day at most, CR500 tires are looking for a new home. best offer please. let me know.

All, Left for sale as of today. 1) set (qty=4) of quasi new 15" Caterham wheels with Avon CR500 tires installed 2) 2.0L Duratec crankshaft 3) R400 Throttle body, air plenum and air intake / Filter 4) R400 injectors (blue) and injector wiring harness let me know if interested in the above. thank you

That’s right Vovchandr. Identical wheels on 4 corners.

Thank you all very much for the wishes and all the track / area guidance. A few reactions and thoughts: 1) Croc - yes, my intent is still to make the 10 hr drive to NJMP this September to see the gang and hopefully let lose all of our new horses 2) I read a bunch on M1 concourse, waterfordhillls and gingerman. All options that I very much look forward to exploring. I did not know about Gratten, but the track looks great as well so thanks for the suggestion. So many options with 2 hrs or so from AA. 3) John B - agree with you on road America. A bit further away (6hr?) but one of the great tracks in this country. I drove it a few times once upon a time when living in Chicago. (Spec Miata ). Also had some fun at autobahn a few times with our family car - a stock VW Passat.. was hilarious. 4) I did not know about MCity. Looks incredibly cool and agree this should be transformed in a track day venue of non connected, individual, highly competitive, and rubber burning vehicles. If there are any other Caterham or seven equivalent owners in the AA or MI area, please let me know or feel free to send me a pm. look forward to giving Waterfordhills’ track record a shot

Well folks, As life has it.. I will most probably have to move to Michigan, Ann Arbor, for a new job opportunity by end of the summer. Reaching out to the Caterham / USA7 community to see who might be in the Ann Arbor / Detroit area.. Anxious to hear who might be in the area already, what track to go to, what social events to attend. I have an R400 with R500 engine Caterham and she is looking for friends in the area. Thank you in advance!

Mallock50, apologies but the primaries are now sold. Left for sale: 1) set (qty=4) of quasi new 15" Caterham wheels with Avon CR500 tires installed 2/ Track day bar for S3 chassis (also looks new) 3) 2.0L Duratec crankshaft 4) R400 Throttle body, air plenum and air intake / Filter 5) R400 injectors (blue) and injector wiring harness Thank you

Quick update All parts are sold but the following: 1) 15” wheels and Avon tires 2) exhaust primaries 3) track day roll bar thank you.

Greetings, I just completed a winter project and have several Caterham parts for sale. I need to make some room in the garage, so if interested, please make an offer. These parts are from a 2013 Caterham S3, R400 and are in very good conditions. 1) Complete R400 Duratec Exhaust system including Cat Bypass 2) One Caterham Red nose cone with white 7 Grille, wrapped in Expel clear film. The numbers and the strips can be removed as they are film. 3) A pair of rear wheel arches with carbon protector, wrapped in Expel clear film, in good condition although some little blemishes 4) A pair of Carbon Fiber front wheel arches with wingstay and turn signal installed, in very good condition, quasi no blemishes 5) A track day Caterham FIA Roll Bar for S3 chassis, in very good condition 6) 4 matching 15" Caterham grey / dark mag wheels with 1 season AVON CR500 tires installed, with 4.8 or more mm of thread left. The wheels are in perfect condition and with no blemishes or scratches at all. As new. I also have, not yet depicted in these pictures: 1) brand new duractec King and Mahle crank and rod bearings, in box. 2) the R400 air filter box, filter, and induction plenum with throttle body 3) the R400 Catalytic converter 4) a ford duratec 2.0L crankshaft in very good condition, 10K miles. Please PM me if interested. Feel free to ask questions! thank you!

If you don’t like the ring on the 620r cone, then I would go through the pain of removing your current graphics and replacing with the 3 stripe design. I think it looks really sharp. But that’s one opinion! I would keep your red center wheels.

I see the dilemma. Not an easy choice. The first option with the ring painted nose cone and the one band does not shock me. I think you don’t really see the red separation between the radiator and and the oil cooler bay. if this bothers you thought, I think I would opt for the three band approach. You won’t necessarily have the exact Caterham proportions of the bands but it will still look really good. I opted to keep my white bands and made them continue under the nose cone. I really like how it came out. It fills the front of the car a bit more and distributes the volumes better on the eye. sleep on it!

Haha! That's awesome John. where are the horses? need 265 of them. (but please note... I'm Simon's nemesis.. same car, but younger!). Will share the build story on another post for the group. collected some part weights as i was building the car this winter that could be interesting for some.

Vovchander - I like your 620R cone! BTW - don't change your color scheme. One of the prettiest out there in my opinion. !

Thanks Vovchander. Yes, that nose cone took almost 6 months to complete and consumed 6 yrs of my life in the process. It’s actually a R420 race nose cone, a mix of r500 and CSR top vent design with a 620r style oil cooler grille opening at the bottom. I changed the radiator to a r420 race model which is similar to that sold with newer caterhams, with an integrated oil cooler. Lots of fiddling, had to assemble new oil and coolant hoses etc. Better work because the whole assembly is 7.8 lbs heavier than my original setup. But I agree... I think it looks good And have been excited about it. (Ask Simon... he is getting tired of hearing about my nose cone).

i think I’m done upgrading .. at least for this summer. It’s been a hell of a project! Just started my new r500+ spec engine on Saturday and sounded great. Head, cams, supertech pistons, rods, forged crank, new everything, arp everywhere, beefy clutch, .. all balanced and blue printed etc. Probably the max fast road spec possible, after which we fall in the territory of craziness and hard to drive on the road reliably. Simon and I have the exact same engine spec and setup including tires, suspension setting, Tri-y custom exhaust, etc so will make it really fun. Let’s see how this baby performs on the track once all is set and done. Managed to go on a car diet and should be - 18 lbs even with a new SLR cage installed. Carbon everywhere (almost), new nose cone, race radiator, Westermann CSR cycle wings, Kevlar slick tires etc. all fun stuff. really looking forward to driving hard with the 300 hp Club Cars. Will probably lose a bit on the straights and perhaps coming out of some turns ... but I’m sure we won’t be left in the dust.

There is someone who lives very close to Scarsdale who has an SV. I ll let the person reply directly.

Friends, Mike, Tom What a great weekend and what a way to end our 2020 season! A massive thanks to Mike and Tom for organizing as usual, you guys are champs and outstanding hosts. It was terrific to see you all again, it had been way too long. Paige & Vlad, we can't wait to see your pictures .. but I'm sure that it will take a little while to go through your 2000+ pictures. We are waiting with anticipation! Mike, thank you so much for lending me your CSR for a trail. I was impress by both, overall engine and suspension / handling. It felt like a beast and had to work hard to muscle it through the bends. I'm attaching a link to a youtube video of Simon and I following and passing each other. Watch him passing me on the outside (!) in the octopus!! Now it's time to store the car away and start winter upgrades. Lot's to do.. finally decided to go for a full R500+ spec engine .. exact same as Simon, with SLR roll cage, upgraded nose cone and race radiator, and a few other goodies. onwards!

Comparing Croc to a Mr. Phileas Fogg is a big big stretch. As for the car, it is, I agree ~1870 technology with some Jules Verne fictional upgrades. Can't wait to see it fly!

Croc - that's sick and what a project!! This is F3 performance level category and then some... and with no aero . I agree with blue BDA.. why no full roll cage.. or is this coming soon? Cleary lots to talk about this coming weekend at the track. Look forward to seeing the gang.

Gang I wanted to upgraded my lap timing scientific capabilities from using my cell phone (yes it works) to something more official and bought an AIM Solo2 DL. Since my car is a relatively modern Caterham (2013) it has an ODii port and chose to buy the Solo2 DL with ECU reading and connection capability. I’ve flashed the device using the software provided and chose the “Caterham 420r” écu option but to no available. My Aim Solo2 does not seem to pick up engine readings and not even RPMs any advice on how to best co figure this device for ÉCU ODii reading? I have the stock Caterham ÉCU. thank you very much Seb

Hello TimeMachines, I live in South West Connecticut and would reach out to https://www.automotiverestorations.com/ Top notch vintage car restoration shop and garage in southern Connecticut. Super nice and my sense is that they could help. Hope this helps and please feel free to put your client in touch with the Connecticut Caterham crowd (there are a few of us) .. we would be happy to help.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and counsel. Honestly, I don’t know yet exactly “how much” it would cost to import the roll cage. Caterham has been reluctant to even quote me the transport cost .. but I’ve asked again, and hope to have a sense soon. One thing is for sure, it can’t be cheap. as for finding alternatives in the US, I think it is a great idea. Do you know if “swracecars” has already fitted a caterham? I can call and do a bit of research but would be great to find someone who may have already fitted a cat. I also want to optimize on weight as much as possible so engineering “finesse” and use of lighter weight material if possible would be great. I ll circle back to the group after a bit of research As for the color and texture .. now that’s probably what really keeps me up at night. Black? red? Or white? We can always add the fur afterwards. My very good and nice friends at the track will take care of this. That I’m sure of. They don’t miss a chance ...

Greetings everyone, I'm considering buying and importing a SLR roll cage from Caterham in Q1 2020 (yes, adding a few lbs to the car for safety sake. Can't be prudent enough driving with the bunch at NJMP). Shipment to the US for the cage is quite expensive given its size ..so i was wondering if it would make sense to consolidate a few orders among a few of us and organize a consolidated shipment from Caterham to the US (East Coast preferably). Let me know if some of you are interested in the idea and would like to participate. Unsure if the math will really work and if this could be way too complicated to pull off.. but worth asking. Thanks!

I wish i could join.. but traveling around the world right now. Best time for me at thunderbolt is 1:29:20.. and that's taking #1, #4 and approach to #7 too slow. Without a windscreen, you should easily be in the 1:28's .. Let us know how it goes! and yes.. lose the wiper blades please.