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Started installing the black latches. Not looking forward to drilling rivets out and/or losing them in the frame.

Cooling will be done with intercooler and I'm fairly certain PowerWorks SC is also cooled by engine coolant. I already have an oil cooler in place. SC should run quite a bit less hot than a turbo. Either way as it sits now, it doesn't fit. Would likely be a fit into an SV for anybody curious. Right now I'm going to get a consult and look into feasibility of shortening the runners drastically (By an inch?) and potentially proceeding that way in the future.

Perfect. Thanks!

Also after the last track day I also discovered that my left hand cycle fender had issues... Again. Second time it doesn't want to survive a track day. Last time sika flex failed. Then hardware bolts failed. This year the actual metal of the bigheads has failed on 3 out of 4 fasteners. I only have 2 spares on hand so will have to order more. I have a feeling there is something wrong with the fairing stay so I will also be replacing it. Lucky I have one on hand. Never thought I'd have to be scraping these off. New formula of sika flex held without a problem. I used a primer this time too.

So manifold is sent to rebuild. Decided to try to mock up the SC. Even if it will fit, it will be tight Off by about half an inch. I could possibly machine the face plate of the SC and try other tricks etc. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. Just know its not fitting direct.

Link broken FYI fixing

Under what name or part #?

All great replies. The average ballpark from the owners in the replies is coming in somewhere between 1000 to 2000 miles a year which is very reasonable for all the things said in posts above and thats similar to what most sport bikes average due to similar limitations and characteristics.

Trying out the tagging feature... @MichaelD

The "Smithology" article just posted had the following quote Which leads to the question: What year is your 7 and how many miles are on it? (Feel free to give an excuse if you feel it's too low and you will be judged) 2001 - 3200 miles. Car was practically unused for the first 17 years of its life - about 1200 miles was put on it. Once registration was all sorted out I put the ~2000 miles on it, pending downtime with weather in NE and mechanical issues.

Great article. I think it should be linked to the "Looking for a 7" article section of the site. With that said.. This might have to be added to my lexicon.

I used Lesley Storr as well. If you do get a hold of them and they still do them I might be interested in getting another set to encourage making them if they want more sales..

This may have been a problem. Not sure how long it has been like that. Started leaking as soon as I was fussing with it. Getting ready to send the manifold to TWM for a rebuild.

Napkin math 2016 Focus RS is ~3000lbs and ~350hp. Which is equivalent to 233 hp/ton. Caterham fudges their numbers a little bit with rounding off curb weight and using metric tonne instead to get the XXXR designations so lets even call it "300R" equivalent in performance being generous. It doesn't exist but gives you a ballpark idea of where RS would stand in the lineup performance wise.

Agreed. I think you're onto something. I've realized that the 7 really is the penultimate car for what I was always looking for, which is essentially a motorcycle in a car. There are "better" cars, there are faster cars, there are better performance cars but few if any provide the visceral go kart experience of driving the 7 with Aero. Motorcycle riders refer to cars as "cages" because of how the cockpit separates/protects you from the elements as well acts as an actual cage around you. I don't think that term is applicable to a 7. Even an Atom has a chassis that sits high and makes you feel more enclosed than what we are used to. Edit: As far as comparison, you can definitely compare them, everybody has preferences. F40 to F1 are a lot closer to each other in comparison than they are to a 7.

I have no notifications for the tagging either. I'll try to do the dropbox tonight. Most of my work is done from my laptop including quality time spent on the forum, but the pictures are on the desktop in the office which stays occupied for most of the day by certain others who are working from home. I'll see if I can sneak on today.

"The car was deigned from the on set to be a road car and a very good one. The men who architected this car insisted that it should be the type of car that can be driven from London to the South of France in relative comfort. Very different from other "drivers cars" such as Lotus 7 or Ferrari F40" Clip starting at relative point, but watch the whole thing. He's not wrong but still

Testing people tagging @Croc

My question wasn't well worded. These are 100% Caterham OE equipment. It's my understanding from what the 2nd hand supplier told me is that they won't sell them separate which is why they aren't listed on the parts website. At least thats the official word. I was honestly wondering if a US dealer had any input on availability of such.

I've came across this type of key fob for the 7's from Caterham. It's different than what they sell on the website (silver plastic unit, I already have that). Does anybody know where this can be sourced? I haven't contacted CC directly but that would be next. Redline doesn't have access to these