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Taking a Caterham 7 to Le Mans Classic 2023

Caterham and Lotus 7 Club's 40th Anniversary meeting walkabout.

Caterham Cars at Brooklands.

Project Lightened Flywheel - Part 1

Yeah that's about the lowest going rate I would expect for it especially as time goes on.

Don't forget the discontinued headlight covers =)

Came across this thing again in basement. Anybody want it before I chuck it? Can also bring to NJMP if I end up making it there

If you guys go to like a store you take your steering wheel? Even if I take it off I'd put it in the trunk or under seat or something

Since a 7 is very close to being a bike, it comes with a lot of bike problems Bikers often have a problem with strangers feeling empowered enough to sit on somebody else's bike I've caught a girl posing in my 7 outside a bar for a picture before Things can't be prevented with ease and it just sort of comes with territory It's like a an exotic car owner complaining about everybody constantly taking pictures of them anywhere they go. Desired? Maybe, maybe not. Should this be expected with purchase? Most certainly. With all that said I don't think I've ever taken my steering wheel. In some context areas I would consider mounting my tonneau cover before leaving.

Sometimes I take it Sometimes I don't I'd feel a lot easier leaving it in it if I have my spare with me in the trunk

Haggerty is typical biggest insurer for track day insurance. There are others. I believe rule of thumb is 1% of car value per day. So a $60k car would be $600. Just like anything else it's a cost benefit. Would it be worth it if you're afraid of fender bender and minor damage? $1200 probably not. Are you afraid of totalling it? Then sure. Typically there is lots of run off and contact is extremely rare. Spin out in a 620 is likely however for a new driver

Any updates?

Rebooked for me & @wemtd & @NSXguy

Caterham 7: Tour 2023-Part 1

Caterham Super Seven 2000 Review: Worth The Extra Money?

Top Gear Live Caterham Gets It Stripes | Rx-5 Goes From Road To Race Spec And More... Ep. 171

Caterham Super Seven 600 Review: Modern Engine, Retro Charm

We Tried IMPOSSIBLE Drift Stunts 100 Times!

LOCOST: The Underground Cheap Supercar Slayers

I have this posted internationally, might as well post here too. I’ve seen a few auctions that had these wheels as spare

Isn't the ECU harness primary the engine harness? I'm planning to get an engine harness as backup not the entire under dash harness. So I got a voltage and maybe tach that's going under the dash from it?

Sc1 is what I had at first and what resulted in me frying my system. As you know as an owner it's very easy to reverse mount. Yes I agree, it's just enough to keep the car running with little safety cap. Maybe a perfect track battery. I believe it can start the car about 5 to 12 times in a row from full without driving. Makes it very hard to troubleshoot a no start condition. I've upgraded to AT12 as some other members here did and it even has its own internal jumper, which is pretty clever. So far so good. I think it's capacity is about 4x of SC1. Once I fried the battery I had same feeling as you and went up in size.

Ok new update. The strange cutout 30 seconds in appears to be Lithium battery shutting itself off due to low voltage. Instead of a tradition battery fading and getting weaker, Lithium batteries shut themselves off sharply out of safety. Certainly didn't expect that. I'm in a pause right now while pending on ECU and further wise testing. I heard mixed feedback on whether the harness is safe or not. Some say that it's extremely unlikely for harness to be damaged as wires don't care about voltage direction. Others say don't plug new ECU in until you verify the harness as safe. I feel like between me doing more harm then good with my experience I'm better off going with the odds and just plugging a new ECU in and seeing whether car will start. My meter only does noise on a continuity test, not one for resistance.

On today's episode of "an idiot with a volt meter" As per advice before putting new ECU in I started testing the pinout of the harness plug to see whether wires were compromised. Went for easy ones with volt meter, ground and 12v. As I was testing the 12v or the 5v I don't recall with one lead on input and other lead on engine ground I saw all dash go blank I thought it might be a fluke and I triggered something. So I restarted. All lights back on, crank is fine, 15 seconds or so goes by and a relay or something under the dash by the fuse panel clicks and everything goes dark. Thought it might be because ECU is disconnected. Plugged it back in and now the same result. What relay or something else could be doing this? Is there a main relay on these? I feel like this is head gasket all over again. Try to do the best I can and just make it worse.. Stay tuned to next episode when I get a power prope into my hands

Unless I misread this suggestion I want to make it clear, I'm certainly not making my own harness. I found one available and will swap it over if needed and I have an Omex one in possession already. Your shield jacket comment explains why the crank wire has a bunch of loose metal in the shielding surrounding the two wires. It does stop a few inches short of the end but I don't think that makes a difference.