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Good luck! One step at a time it will get there. A trick not having a key to those lugs (not sure what yours is exactly without looking at it) but you can either drill/dremel a slot into it and use a flat head screw driver to get it out (unless it's REALLY stuck from all the years), or you can drill a small hole and then pound in something like a Torx to get it out. One more alternative is to use a hammer punch to screw it out. I've used method on trick bolts that were anti-tamper.

Not a 7, but in our wheelhouse of English and quirky

Are you running ITBs?

Welcome! Good to see another NE member. That green Caterham might be a member?

The Caterham Seven’s design dates back nearly 60 years. It has more in common with a 2018 Lotus Evora than you might think. https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-comparison-tests/a21082648/caterham-lotus-evora-comparison/

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For my car I have what I call a "winter mode". Heater helps but can't defeat the aero screen and cold ambient temps overall. I get the windshield on, half hood and doors. Those combined with the heater are enough to make the car toasty in any weather.

Two questions: What's the furthest you've gone in the day? Also what failures have you experienced on the road? (at any time) So far my furthest has been driving down to NJMP for the 7s day from upstate NY before I had a trailer. About 4.5 hours and 280 miles. This was a one way trip because the car had to be towed back. Drove it with aeroscreen mostly on the highway. Was an okay drive accept being caught by a single storm cloud over head in one location and then my throttle being stuck and car starting to overheat while being in traffic. Definitely not pleasant. Otherwise failures on the road: Battery cable coming loose at night on the highway. Took a minute to troubleshoot. Throttle cable being stuck. Overheating. Plastic hose joint snapping in half. Exhaust shield clamp failing.

I concur. Recent one I can remember is placing the battery in a not so ideal spot and latching the hood down on it. Battery > Aluminum. Had to have a PDR guy come help. I'm curious to see this thread as well and how you progress. I've already learned from Croc above good methods for such situations

I've had a number of bad events even somewhat close to home. I used to carry a soft Ridgid bag of tools in the trunk and then decided to be fancy and bought the Soft Bits tool bag for the same purpose In there I keep a misc amount wrenches and sockets and screw drivers and fuses, tape, tester, extra coolant, headlamp etc. I'd rather be over prepared and never use it then be under prepared and get caught with a small issue that I can't fix in the future. I do not have a specific slimmed down list of what could be needed however.

What are your goals and plans for this year? In no particular order Swap headlights to the front mount position of later years instead of the rear position Install CF headlight buckets Figure out overheating at idle issue Install Westermann bits and pieces (CSR wings, CF mirrors, wishbone aero) Get SLR wheel center caps manufactured/fitted Mock up 620R nosecone and get it painted Bump up agreed value on the insurance policy Enjoy and put a bunch of miles on the car.

For the price I typically just refer to the range of them saying "anywhere from $40k to $100k depending on the model". I don't have any reservations having that as an answer. I do agree that answering yes to a "kit car" question leads minds to go in the wrong direction as to what it's actually is. I typically say "no, it's dealer bought"

The wordy answer that it's a "continuation of a Lotus 7" assumes they know what Lotus is to begin with and just saying "it's a Caterham" or the like just leaves curious minds more puzzled. I've seemed to have settled on telling people that it's an old British roadster

I've had good deals on buybacks as well. Usually worth it

Came across this. No affiliation https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=21560