Slonie

I'm looking forward to your findings, for when I get around to it. It's a few rungs down on the hierarchy of needs for my car right now, but one of the truly annoying things with it when it was up and running...

I've got this issue too, I did some Googling about those TWM throttles (what I've got on my Zetec), and found Honda guys complaining about the same issue. One guy fabbed up a secondary return spring to get them to snap all the way closed. Have been planning to look into doing that myself, after fixing other things...

I bought this on Amazon after some amount of research determined that it might match the cap used on Caterhams. Well, it didn't match the cap used on *my* Caterham (mine was the smaller kind, shared with Land Rover) It's from Ford, it holds 16psi, and it's big. I do believe it matches newer Caterham overflow tanks. Yours for free*, just call dibs and DM me your address. Pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/Jeq6HiQ http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15513&stc=1http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15514&stc=1

Thanks for the generous offer! I am not in a position to actually take advantage right this moment, but since I have the car with a Pectel, I've always thought about acquiring the requisite setup to at least read and back-up my map. So I've got an eye on this thread to see where it ends up...

I knew SODO Moto sounded familiar, you sold that yellow Saurus Jr on Bring a Trailer! I wanted it so bad*, but I had just bought a Seven few weeks earlier... *despite not needing a track-only car in any way, shape, or form... I still wanted it :auto:

I would try to get the new U-Haul trailer if you can. I picked my Cat up with the old style, and it was a little bit white knuckle getting it on and off. To get it on, I used ATV/motorcycle ramps that the seller had at his home, and to get it off I ended up finding a curb to back the trailer up to in order to get the integrated ramps at a more acceptable angle... The license plate bracket holder, of all things, was what was threatening my car's oil pan. Anyway, it all worked out in the end, and if you have additional ramps to use neither trailer should be an issue...

Wow, thanks for the info in this thread! I think it will come in handy when I try to redo mine. (Zetec not Duratec, but probably in need of refreshing as long as my car is out of commission...)

I don't have experience with running one on a Seven, but I am a fan of Setrab coolers. I used to run a big 25-row one on my previous track car and it did the trick (as well as adding 1.5qt of oil capacity to my engine, between the cooler and the lines running to it!). I ran it with an oil filter relocation plate that spun on where the filter normally goes (with a remote location for the filter). Back then I mounted the cooler in front of my radiator because there was plenty of room on that car, but the existence of these 2-in-1 radiators from Caterham and also from Radtec ( http://radtec.co.uk/products/595/Caterham-R500-radiator-and-oil-cooler-.htm ) are intriguing...

Congrats on the pickup! This is a great one!

Loved this writeup and your photos! Spa looks amazing, and what better way to see the sights?

"All of it", or "How much do you weigh?" :jester:

Definitely true. I did a little more googling and found that the ZZR/ZZS have increased in weight over the CR500s to which point it may be very close (unfortunately!). But the Toyos are a bit portly at a quoted 19 or 20lbs depending on size. I just realized there is also a 225/45R13 model available, which might be a better fit in the rear for me. I'd like to preserve the handling balance, so I don't want to stagger the front and rear tire width too much. Source for the ZZS weight comes from here: https://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/tyre-weight#comment-2193998 17lbs for a ZZS vs 19 or 20 for the Toyo.

Apologies, I opened a bunch of tire threads to read from Search and didn't realize this reply was on a post in the Parts For Sale forum and not the tech forum. Well, hopefully people will see it here from the Activity Stream!

To bump an old thread, because my question is in-line with some of the information in here already: I'm trying to decide on new tires for my Caterham (Zetec, 200hp?), which came with 13x6 front, 13x8 rear wheels, shod with Kumho V700 215/50-13 front and 235/45-13 rear. Now, whether or not that's too much tire for the car is not my question here... These tires are old and I'd like to replace them (I think they were the "as-new" tires on the car when the build was completed in 2002). Now, the way I see it I've got two easy options: 1) Avon ZZR or ZZS in the Caterham OEM spec sizes of 185/55-13 and 215/55-13 2) Toyo R888 or R888R in 185/60-13 and 205/60-13 Now, the Toyos are cheaper and can be mail-ordered, and are apparently very good tires. While the Avons (ZZS, anyhow) are probably better in the wet (relevant, although I'll usually only be drive in good weather), and may come up to temperature faster (relevant, since I drive on the street). The car will be used primarily for street driving. Autocrossing or track in the future? It's possible, but it's not my primary concern. One more data point: It seems that the Avons will be about $864 for a set from a local distributor. The Toyos could be landed for about $557. That's a big difference, but since they'll probably be on my car for quite some time*, I'm interested to hear whether it would be worth it to spring for the Avons. I'd welcome anybody's opinions on these two tires, or maybe another option I've missed**. Thanks in advance! *although probably not as long as the Kumhos have been on it, prior to my ownership! **I used to run 15" wheels on my AE86, the selection is downright bountiful in comparison to 13"!

My house came with RaceDeck (how could I not go for this one after seeing that?). But I'm thinking they installed it immediately before selling it, because it was pristine. Nowadays? Not so much. What do you use to clean it? (PS: My review of RaceDeck, besides "gets filthy easily" is that it's pretty good! But if I had the time and the empty garage to do polished concrete or epoxy, I might consider that too...)

It's been a lifelong goal of mine to purchase a car with a fat sack of cash money (preferably with dollar signs written on it), or with a Zero Haliburton case filled with 100 dollar bills. Sadly, most dealerships frown on this (and maybe private sellers as well). In the case of my recent 7 purchase, I did a wire transfer. Probably no protection for the buyer in this case, but I trusted the seller (and he surely appreciated getting the funds immediately). I had previously thought cashier's checks were generally to be trusted but after reading the story here, wow...

Hey now, a lift would have REALLY helped if I had one when my Previa blew a head gasket!

Hi all! I just picked up a 2001 Caterham (S3, Zetec, as seen on BaT) a month ago and brought it back up to the SF Bay Area where it was originally assembled. Thanks to all the members here who chimed in with useful information in the BaT auction (Croc, KitKat7, Super7Driver, and probably more). The car has been great so far, and I'm hoping for many enjoyable years and miles to come!