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Oops, wasn't actually sure I wanted to post that one but it's out there now

Oh believe me I went down this path a bit but balancing readability with pleasing aesthetics is a bastard. Might noodle on it more later. I have plenty of practice from another design I did. Getting this one to look right is real hard though

That idea applied to my further iteration might end up looking something like this (un-italicized the 7 too, and rebalanced the size of the car)

Thanks! It's a mixture. The Helvetica and Eurostile (favorite of Lotus later on) and Microgramma ones are stock fonts... And these ones started off inspired by New Zelek but were significantly modified: New Zelek would look like this without any tweaks. 1970s and 80s designers loved to use New Zelek as a jumping off point for logos and I'm no different...

I've got quite a lot of ideas (mostly not pictured) but actually thought @JohnCh's initial concept was pretty solid so I iterated on the theme: Also pictured for the hell of it, the draft pile...

I got an ad for this too and was intrigued, almost enough to try it out (reviews on the iOS app seem pretty good too, with a hopefully more objective source than the website itself). The app is free to download and comes with demo mode, but I assume the accuracy won't be any good without their fixture (but I suppose one could make something similar to try it out before you buy)

Ha, they just replied in the affirmative as well! So uh, anybody want one of these? Let me know! Not totally clear on what the final price would be but "cheaper than buying one from the UK"

I actually messaged the seller of the laser-cut 7 grille keychain to ask about combined shipping, so if anybody has an interest in getting one for less than it would cost to ship from the UK, please let me know (pending whether it's possible). In the meantime, I should say that I bought one of these lil guys and it is delightful. They're available here, and have an amazing selection of other cars as well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325348157793

Looks like they're back in stock at https://www.ebay.com/itm/176348066248 The only downside is the shipping which is nearly equal to the cost of the keychain itself! I tried adding 6 to my cart to see if I could potentially save on shipping and then distribute here since they'd cost nothing to ship domestically, but... nope. Maybe if one of us contacted them directly... Oh yeah, my other question is: Is it suitable to use as a DZUS tool? If so, neat! If not, my idea for a project to send to cutting service still has merit...

Thanks for the tips. I'll get in there once again and see what I can do, hoping to be able to work on it in-situ even though it's a pain (but maybe less of a pain than removing the throttle body, for now?). I did not realize there were return springs inside the throttle body itself but looking at a photo of one off of a car I can see what you mean. Would you recommend a dry lube for them? I did a search on lubricating spherical bearings and came up with "unless they have grease fittings, don't lube", but open to suggestions. In any case, reading Vovchandr's experience with Borla's rebuild costs has me definitely wanting to try and resolve this without sending it in. Although I might add, the dual return spring was a standard feature on all later units shipped.

Do y'all have a price list?

I'm gonna try and resolve my throttle hang issue yet again, and find a replacement dipstick as mine broke off in August or September (somehow, it hung on and did not get lost in the bottom of my sump though!)

Ooh, another local 7! Let me know if you ever want to join in on a drive once you've got it built up!

Thanks for the intel on LEDs for our cars. The Morimotos look pretty decent, and the Union Pacific are definitely a lot more affordable than the Caterham-branded version. And also, worlds are colliding here as I have an Outbound light that gets used every week (and so do two of my night ride friends, after seeing mine).

I did my longest freeway drive yet a couple weeks ago and spent some time thinking about this as I was being punished by wind buffeting above 50mph. Pushing the wind deflectors out by an inch or two on their hinge pins actually seemed to make a significant difference, so bending them to make it stick out further or even making a spacer to push them out has merit. Maybe something that snaps into place on one of the tonneau button snaps, as rube goldbergian as that might end up. A couple of local guys with GBS Zeros have a similar style of wind deflectors but they're much larger. I haven't ridden in their cars but I bet they do a better job. If I was going to start bending/customizing the OEM Caterham ones I'd strongly consider just fabricating new ones in this style.

You can also order OEM Caterham parts through a US-based dealer. I'm partial to Josh at Rocky Mountain Caterham because he's great to deal with and has a lot of stuff in stock. Shipping will also be reasonable as it's coming from inside the US. https://rockymountaincaterham.com/parts/

I've been fiddling with my throttle body linkages lately and I was surprised that many of the lock nuts were loose, so I tightened them. Is that what happened to you here? (note that this did not fix my own rev hang, but from your example, it was definitely was worth doing!)

Note that any vitriol in these replies is not directed at the OP, I just want people to understand that it's AI slop before we get too deep debating whether it looks good (I mean, the one in the OP was a lot less bad than the red one I posted)

It's all in the little details, lines that don't line up, parts that are hard for the models to draw. I am now declaring complicated wheel designs to be the "hands" of AI models asked to draw a car. I admit that a lot of fakes can fly by at first glance on a small screen, which makes them spread faster on places like Instagram... When I said we were screwed earlier I meant that they're gonna get harder and harder to immediately spot in the future, with much worse outcomes than people being fooled by a fake car. The voiceovers and scripts used in these videos scream AI to me too, but that too will get harder and harder to spot...

Here was the other one I saw posted. Again, a total fake. I do wonder what's driving this though, the AI chum accountholders seeing an uptick in google searches for Caterham 21 and generating the content to suit? Oh, and it gets better. Accounts churning out new videos every several hours (note one doesn't even have views yet). We are so screwed.

Terrible, but don't worry as this is an AI generated video top to bottom. The craziest thing to me is not just that this video exists but that it's the *second* such video I've seen posted (one by an Instagram seven account). That one was much worse though. We're really going to be in trouble once the AI learns to spell or draw wh eels though...

Hi all, I've got 4-point OEM (Luke?) harnesses in my Caterham which have a provision for accepting a 5th/6th crotch strap in the buckle, but the stock seat bottom has no hole for them (nor is actually attached to anything, as we all know). Besides swapping to Tillets or the like, has anyone cut a hole in the stock seat bottom to allow it? I suppose my other options for anti-submarining would include Schroth Rally Cross or even OEM inertia-wheel seatbelts. I was thinking the former may be the best bet with the stock seats. (I actually used to use them in my old track car with buckets but and still have one set, although it's ancient now)

When I refilled I just used Prestone green/yellow that claims to be compatible with all formulations. (Reading the Ford Motorcraft chart for which one to use for a Zetec literally changes *mid-2001* and since that’s right around when my car was built I had no idea which to pick)

Possibly more exciting pics or videos to come from drivers who had on-board cameras, I didn't get a GoPro roll bar mount in time to record any driving footage.

We had a total of four 7s as well as ab Exige from the Lotus group show up. No cars or people overheated (too badly, anyway) despite the hot day. Great folks, we had relatively smooth driving until the coast despite the holiday weekend, and the fish and chips were delicious indeed. Looking forward to seeing more local 7s out in the future, and for cooler temperatures to prevail.