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I believe that slave cylinder was used on that era Caterham delivered to the US in LHD form. My buddy has a '92 almost identical to yours and he has the same blue slave cylinder. When it started to leak he was able to get a replacement here in the US. I believe it was from Josh at Rocky Mountain Caterham.

I have a much bigger problem with my bladder/prostate from MTB-ing than I do from driving my Seven. I guess it would also depend on what seat you have in your Seven. The seat in my 2001 Birkin was very uncomfortable, but the seat in my Caterham fits me almost perfect. I did switch to a Tillett seat over the winter, but I find that surprisingly comfortable as well. I'm running F:225 and R:130 spring rates in my Sigma-powered 310. At 68 years old I've had two previous operations and will probably have to have one more this winter. There's a history in my family, but according to my urologist it's primarily from my long rides on a mountain bike. Even with a really good saddle designed for these issues, I've had to cut back on the length and qty of my rides. Driving the Seven doesn't even come close to the issues I've experienced on a MTB, but YMMV. One thing you don't want to do is delay talking to your Doctor if you're experiencing symptoms. Since you have a 420R, I'm assuming you have the Tillett seats. Do you have the seat pads on them?

Brand new, never used heater assy for a Caterham. The only difference I can see to the heater from my 2019 310S is the outlet doesn't have the louvered doors. P/N 3EH010C heater assy from Caterham is over $500 at today's exchange rate not including shipping or tariff/fees. $225 plus shipping

The first section of the video is devoted to a nice Lotus Super Seven vintage racecar. If you like other historic racecars, you'll find the other 4 cars featured just as interesting.

Just to add some info, here's a diagram of the PCV system showing how the two brass tubes on the carbs were hooked up to the oil separator on the timing chain cover. Plus the charcoal canister and the rest of the system.

Yes, it was part of the PCV system on my '72 Midget as well.

That's great news Croc! What's the timetable from here?

Where are you measuring to, that seems like a lot? That'd be 6.5"-8" if my math is right.

They run the broomstick to a structural steel tube at the front of the space frame, which would be near the nose cone. I think that's done even when you're running a windscreen because the windscreen doesn't provide any rollover protection.

You could check with GMT racing in Newtown. I'm sure they could fabricate something that would work well, but I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap.

I would bypass the master cut off switch to rule that out as a potential issue. Not sure what brand Caterham uses but some of them have been known to cause problems.

It looks like it sold via the BaT auction on 7/27/25.

Thanks Mike. I spent a lot of time putting that together, but was very happy with the results. I was disappointed I had to sell it back in 2015, but I'm really enjoying my Caterham now!

That's a Raceline water rail but that doesn't mean it's a Raceline engine or cylinder head. I had the same water rail on my Birkin with a Zetec engine but it was basically a stock Ford engine with some external mods. See photo of my Zetec from the earlier 95-97 Ford Contour design, called a ZX1. You'd probably have to remove the valve cover and check what cams it has, to see if it had more Raceline hardware in that engine.

Another nice video done by @CBuff from our day at NYST. My son had his #91 Exocet, our friend Tom had his #55 Exocet, Charlie in the #9 Caterham 420, and me in my #57 Caterham 310. It was a really fun day!

Could it be that brake fluid was sloshing around the reservoir/cap and drained down while it sat idle, or maybe it was overfilled a little to start? The reaction with the PPF seemed to indicate that it was brake fluid or similar. I'm not sure what road yuck was on track that day but I would think other cars would have been affected as well.

I mounted a bolt-on connector designed for a BT to the heater blanking panel, that way I can charge the battery without taking off the bonnet. It's circled in red in this photo. Even with the heater you should be able to find space under the dash to run a connector.

That's the way mine is too. I looked into that issue when my car was completed and supposedly that's the way it's designed.

There is an adjusment with the pushrod of the clutch M/C to move the pedal. I can't remember what position I had my pedal box mounted in on my former Birkin, but I was able to adjust everything to get the clutch to release properly. Here's a photo of the M/C pedal assy that shows the adjustable pushrod setup. Yours should be the same or similar, you just have to take off the black cover to access it.

Thanks Charlie, it was great hanging out with you. That was a fun day!

That's good to hear! My son and I were there on 8/28 testing out a new track toy. Looking forward to going back on 9/7.

No, the T9 didn't come out until after 1973 when production was taken over by Caterham.