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This is kinda bitter Sweet as I have really enjoyed the time I had at the track in the Caterham taking on everything from GTRs to McLaren’s and those Corvettes LOL holding my own (not through skill but because a Caterham really is that good) Not so much fun driving on Florida streets (Can you give us one road with a curve) and the heat….my god the heat…. So a huge thanks to all for the guidance and support that you have given me over the short three years I have been here and maybe if I get embarrassed on the track with my next daily driver I will buy another 7. Anyway, here is a little more in-depth information on my car, as the Bat write up is cut from this and does not include all the info, some is repeated on Bat some is new. If you are interested in the car please post your questions on Bat and I will do my best to answer them. 2000 Caterham Superlite 2.0 Zetec Race Prepped engine along with a 2019 Aluma 6812H Tilt Bed Trailer Originally Built in 2000 by Rocky Mountain Sports Cars in Denver Co the car was purchased by the current owner in April 2018 the previous owners had used the car for weekend track days and did not register the as a road legal vehicle. On bringing the car to Florida I added a handbrake updated the transmission tunnel from the bare aluminum to a Caterham padded tunnel option. Lowered Floors and upgraded all the lighting to LEDs Mechanical Speedo was switched out for a Speedhut GPS model GR338-GPS-03 Showing : ¼ Mile Time Peak MPH Mileage /Trip Elevation Time Speed Direction Interior LED lighting, Instrim Odyssey Race Seats in black with a matching yellow insert and a 12 Volt output. ABS Carbon Fiber finish paneling. (This is not Carbon Fiber) Caterham Mats. Steering is via a Racetek quick Release hub and MoMo MoD 11 steering wheel A Cartek 5-Stage Programmable Sequential Shift Light mounted on the scuttle. SB47 Boot cover with locking snaps and ABS Carbon Fiber Finish Interior Boot Trim (This is not Carbon Fiber). A Tonneau cover is included but is a poor fit due to the Odyssey Race Seats larger head rest and custom roll bar, but will work in an emergency. Powertrain In 2019 the engine was rebuilt by Peter Shadowen of Road and Race West Palm using a ZX2 Zetec bottom end The 2.0 Zetec top end upgrades include TWM Throttle Bodies with airhorns and ITG Mega Flow Air Filter Oversize Valves and followers Race Ported Kent Rally Cams The ECU was upgraded to a programmable Micro Squirt system. In addition, the following work was undertaken” TWM Throttle Bodies refurbished by TWM (Borla) Competition Valve job Line Bore Cam Journals Hone block align hone Main block w/stock main bolts. Deck block .0040" JE Pistons 85mm with a 11:1 compression ACL rod bearing set. ARP head studs New Injectors New Coil Packs New Exhaust studs and bolts Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel (8.5lbs) Aluminum Bell housing with angular clutch release set up. Heavy Duty 9” Clutch Exterior exhaust was coated using A Jet hot silver finish and finished with a Polished Simson Muffler. Design Engineering Heat Shield 010393 on engine side firewall (Doesn’t Help Much) The engine and T-9 5 speed gearbox are both solid with zero issues and no leaks from either. Safety A Caterham fire suppression system is installed. A new scuttle installed in 2019 and the emergency cut off switch which was repositioned and from the top of the scuttle to the driver’s side. The scuttle in attached using rivnuts and thumb screws for easy access to the wiring harness see photos A custom Roll Bar with side intrusion bars. As part of the “extras package” a standard Caterham Roll Bar is in included in the sale. 5-point Cobreau racing harness with arm restraints Suspension Wide Track Front and rear Nitron NTR1 coil overs were added in 2020. Two sets of Rims are included in the sale the original Caterham Superlight 'R' KN rims wearing Federal SS595s 185/60/13” up front and 205/60/13” in the rear for daily driving. A second set of Compomotive CXR rims with Toyo Proxies R888 same tires sizes as above for track days. The Federals have 95% +/- tread and the Toyo’s 65% +/- Exterior The original front and rear Caterham Carbon Fiber cycle wings were replaced with Carbon Fiber wings from Westermann Motorsport using their oversized front 8” option (1” wider than Caterham standard fenders) The car retains the original Carbon Fiber Nose Cone The car was re-painted in 2019 in a Dodge Stinger Yellow with black racing stripes There are various chips and blemishes from daily driving the nose has a small fracture (you can see this in the photos) it has been repaired with a GRP to stop any further damage but ascetically could use a bit of help and hood has a small hole in one of the vents again see Images and again not terrible but needs cleaning up a bit. Lighting is from a pair of 4.5” LED Headlights with 7” Halogen Pods and bulbs as Spares I was going to switch back the output is not as bright with the Halogens but I think they look better on the car. Rear Lights were also upgraded to Round LEDs in addition to Autolamp LED backup lights. (these are shown in the video and are exceptionally bright). The car is offered with both a “Track Day Aero Screen” that sports Carbon Fiber SPA Convex F1 style side Mirrors For Daily use, an optional…… more street friendly Brookland’s setup. The Brookland’s screens and mirrors are mounted on a stanchion for easy interchangeability via Caterham’s easy swap Retaining Channels. Switching between the two can be accomplished in less than 10 minutes. The dash is Carbon fiber with stock Caterham gauges except for the speedometer which was upgraded to a Speed Hut GPS option after three failures of the mechanical one. It shows 2000+ miles this is which is correct within a few miles as of the engine rebuild. Extras 2019 Aluma 6812H Tilt Bed Trailer absolutely the perfect size for the Cat and if you watch the video loading and unloading is a breeze. Set of Compomotive CXR rims with Toyo Proxies R888 Side Doors New Caterham Stainless Steel Rear Fender shields and all mounting hardware (never had the heart to drill the Westermann wings). Painted 7 Front Grill Tonneau cover (does not fit too well due to the seats and track day roll bar but will work in a pinch) Interior Knee trim panels. Caterham Rubber Mats Pair 7” Halogen Headlights Pods and Bulbs Lots of Electrical Extras; wiring, Deutsch and Weatherpack Plugs, Connectors (all the stuff I have from projects undertaken and planed nuts, bolts, Clecos, tools etc) All paperwork and invoices since New Not on Bat but also included in the sale is this taken just after I got the car to help installing the lowered floors , Great for lifting the car:

Cheers KC Hoping to get at least the 10% down payment on the EVIJA .........if I don't get that a 2017 Honda Civic is the back up

Thanks V forgot about the Instagram video Mark thanks for the interest but I will let it run on BaT as I think I will be closer to getting the down payment for the EVIJA. If you look over my posts I have documented the life of the car since I owned it but here's a few photos of Track and Daily Driver Attire that I am including in the BaT auction Please feel free to ask me any questions. Cheers Steve

Cheers John As it is I guess a feeler thread I did not want to flout the rules

Not sure if I should post these in general but a heads up for things to look for next month on BaT Here in Florida the daily driver concept was great in the winter but as summer approaches it is not much fun sitting in 90+ degree heat (although I look really cool) and the still cant find the A/C button. She is a eye catching motor and never fails to get three or four comments when I am out in the neighborhood, kinda sad to let her go but I need something more practical and cant really afford the cat and another motor + the wife hates the trailer on the driveway (which I get reminded of on a regular basis) I am going with a "no reserve sale" in the hopes she brings enough to buy the replacement EVIJA. Superlite Walk Around Driving in the Neighborhood Aluma Tiltbed

You can buy this one next month and I will throw in a Caterham Superlite

As the nearest track to me is over 60 miles away and god forbid something happens at the track trailering the car is the best way to insure I will get the car back home. I tried a regular steel trailer with a heavy lift gate and it was a pain to handle, tow, load and unload. The solution is the Aluma Tilt Bed super light easy to load and unload (after a bit of practice) I did install a Fulton 3rd wheel upgrade which is a must do for ease of handling, but now I can easily move the trailer single handed. if you are looking for a trailer check out the Aluma 6812 the car fits perfectly and you can tow it with a Honda Civic (I do).

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Just walked the track for an hour with the missus but no luck I found a place in the Netherlands that has a replica 36 bucks I was going to order one from Caterham as well (black) not the same but should match the cars finish

Here is mine flying off I am going back to the track tomorrow as I kinda know where it flew off at the 0.12sec mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyh5u1LSXow

At least the Ferrari missed me....just https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLx7XhLoFIk

Great time at the track but seem to have lost the nose cone badge Any ideas on where to source one from?

Check Out Zamp Helmets good pricing excellent quality

OK I have the Caterham gauge and read the sender needs to match the gauge thats were I get confused I thought pop out to the local Nappa and get one for a ford Zetec

Thanks

That was one very enjoyable 30 minutes Understood the bloke perfectly

https://www.usa7s.net/vb/archive/index.php/t-2083.html (replacement letters did not take me to the topic)

Is there a specific "oil pressure sender" for the Zetec using a Caterham dial or can I use a standard Ford Zetec one? I did a Google search and there is a post on USA7s but that takes me to the old site (The thread is archived) Thanks

The top lid is a tight squeeze to get to the rear bolts but it is off Still easier than getting that dam drain plug out (might have to get a skinny armed kid to get them back in) I have drained the oil best I can by jacking the rear of the car and using a high $$ Liquid Transfer tool from Harbor freight https://www.harborfreight.com/multi-use-transfer-pump-63144.html Which worked great, although there are a lot of gears in a small space so it took a few attempts stuffing the tube down into the case to insure I got to the bottom and retrieved as much oil as I could, I also jacked the back of the car to try to get all the oil to the front of the case. I retrieved about a Liter and assume I have 99%+/- of the oil which translated to about 750ml so it was low I am going with the 1.6Ltr +/- and the 144mm measurement concept and using Redline MT-90 living in Florida and the monthly track day I thought it was a better option than the MTL-90 I am using the oil dipstick for the car to gauge the level from the front of the gear box (see arrow) The gasket on the lid looks to be in great shape so I will reuse it (unless I hear "Don't reuse the gasket) I realize to most gear heads this is kinda a trivial undertaking but I hope it helps one or two members who are not so....... and want to have a crack at it Thanks again for the assistance and advice.

Sorry Guys more dumb questions Is this a drain plug for the gear oil

Now I am confused Burton says 1.9 John 1.6 BGH 1.25 If I construct a dip stick of sorts and mange to feed it down to the bottom of the case how high on the dipstick should I aim for? I assume if I went with 1.9ltrs it would be around 1"+/- from the bottom of the case and just enough to dribble out of the fill hole? That is the way I would judged the level if I had access to the fill hole.

KK thank for all the advice will let you guys know how it turns out once the second ltr of oil turns up (Saturday) The gasket is another story, looks like my best option is to fabricate one as I cant find just the lid gasket Lastly is this screw securing the lid (there is only one) I have not seen this style before if it does need to be removed what tool do I need ?

John so removing the cover plate will gain access to where I can drain/add the gear oil oil as this is a hell of a lot easer than trying to get to the plug And if so it may be difficult to judge the oil level what is the fill rate on the T-9 1.9Ltrs? http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/kitcar/kb.php?aid=160