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What size everybody using for 225 or 245? Toyos never had a good fit with anything other than like a 45 side wall which is quite different from the front

Not sure what's the size of your chassis but SVs can usually fit a roots type and Rotrex is always an option. I'll try to get Rotrex wedged In on my Zetec likely next winter

Without intercooler the gains won't be crazy and with it. The piping will be quite cumbersome. With that said I support FI but supercharger is my preference.

That one is under SL (on the website at least) 123 SLR is orange RHD (again on the registry)

Very interesting. Thanks Maybe somebody smarter than me (dealer?) can clarify. Maybe SL's were different. I might try to find my models book when I get home and see what they dictate for these models. I was under impression they had to have the Rover motor as part of the deal and part of the classification as the motor is a crucial part of the horsepower output and the weight factor.

While this pertains to SLR's not SL I went by the information given to me by Martin Phipps, the Caterham Archivist I will stand corrected however having taking a look at the correspondence again, they did not have to be factory built but no SLR's were numerated in the states even though they were officially sold and shipped as such. The SLR's I've seen here just have a plaque on the dash that is non numerated. According to this website that is a registrar of SL's and SLR's among others the engine had to be a rover in SL http://www.thecaterhamregister.net/superlights.htm What was the number on your plaque?

I'll tell you one thing, hardships make for great stories. Certainly keeps me on my toes every trip and I'm well prepared for breakdowns! Lol

In the states any unique attribute your 7 might have will help the sale by being a story and part of ethos/lore of the specific car that the an owner gets to enjoy and tell strangers, with that said it won't really help resale much as any authenticity of anything isn't valued on this side of the pond. Also any car that wasn't directly imported as assembled isn't really authenticated as anything by Caterham themselves as they are sold as "kits" to here and owners/dealers assemble them as "replicas" even if they are built identical. A lot of specialty monikers that Caterham designates were factory assembled, ergo any car built here will never carry that title. Caterham doesn't look to give any special cars for people to assemble if they put their name behind it. I don't believe R500's were ever sold as kits for example. I say that in particular because of "Superlight R"s like I have that are stateside. People could order "SLR" packages and get them built as "SLR"s but the engine is different (Zetec was used in the states and Rover was used in UK, which we couldn't get) and the cars weren't factory assembled so they never got an official numeration plaque. With that said some did get a non numerated plaque and all the stickers and other options are present to make a car an "SLR" (replica). The cars are already peak uniqueness in the states (less than 50 sold a year and about 500-1000 total here) so anything else that could make the specific model unique gets lost in the weeds of it looking like a spaceship to begin with compared to anything else on the road.

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Took my car off the road and had to report the miles to the insurance. My my surprise it was a low 3 digit number. Granted between events in family, no track day and reversing the polarity on battery this was to be expected but it was unusual to see only 200 or so miles.

Got another key blank from a local key smith and also cut it to fit into the housing All British key blanks are steel and nobody cuts them in the states (almost) The steel template is next to the housing

After all my breakdowns decided to get myself a set of rechargeable LED road flare lights. Thought they were gimmicky compared to flares but when I thought about it, they give a lot of utility for what they are and aren't one time use As another safety item got myself an Element 50 extinguisher to add to the one I keep in the back. This one fits nicely in the cabin and is very light

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What engine is in your Birkin? I have found that the right tuner is worth his weight in gold. My experience with a local guy who's mostly domestic is that he will say yes to everything but you'll pay and results are questionable. Tuner I used is a member on here and I trailered the car half way down the country to use him and was very very happy with results and how patient and easy to work with he was, not to mention accommodating. (Tom @1turbofocus) With that said, in my case the problem was more so with my car and my ECU/Software (Pectel T2 on ITBs) being difficult and me not having any sort of Wideband datalogging setup. Whether you find a tuner or not it's still a great idea to understand what the tune is, how it works and what's the entire point of the tune. I'm still in the process of that as well as still in the process of setting up a datalog (very important to you and or tuner to do the right thing). My other experience was contacting a shop not too far from me in the NE and they, not in so few words, said that your ECU is worthless and we will waste time learning and it and working around it that you will pay for. Your best bet is to swap ECU's to ours that we are familiar with, get all the sensors setup from the get go and get it tuned right. All for a quick sum of I think $6900 or so. I'm sure the cost is right for all the work but that's too far away from what I needed done and the budget I had. Consensus is, learn as much as you can, setup your existing car to be able to datalog and have wideband and keep searching for a tuner that's right for you. Edit: I see through your history that you have a Zetec. Tom mentioned above is your best bet by far. Reach out to him and find a way to get to him is my best advice. He's been a Zetec/Duratec guru for decades.