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Shouldn't the prisoner have red accents in interior? Overall seems like a good buy.

What did a set of ZZS end up costing you from Roger Krause to East Coast? I remember considering them and going with ZZR/ZZS out of preference until I came across the 888r's from TireRack and it was too reasonably priced and much easier to get this off the "to do" list by going that route. However I'm not entirely happy with the sizing thats available for 888rs and still considering other options (225 vs 245 for rear and taller profile on front). I'd need 13's and I assume you're 15's with the CSR but ballpark pricing will be close enough.

Probably is. But that's not something I can help with, however seeing if there are any volunteers in SoCal is something I can inquire about. For those wondering this is the guy who does the reviews that I'm referencing Unfortunately I couldn't make a thread on California Caterham forum even if I wanted too. My account never got the right permissions to post/make threads and reaching out to admins or anybody else fell on deaf ears. I even tried to make a second account, but same issues.

I've been watching quite a few Doug DeMuro reviews of cool and rare cars. Just watched his review of Senna McLaren and thought it would be cool to have him do a Caterham. Unfortunately I'm on the other coast and have no means of facilitating that however if any California owner would like to arrange a review I think it would be neat to do our cars another American review (very few of those). As California Caterham forum is pretty dead, this seems like a better avenue to start the process of reaching out. Is anybody active here on from the SoCal area or can reach out to somebody out there? MoPho Morgan Segal could be perfect but I'm not sure if he still has his or is active anymore. He's even got the aero screen on which would make for a better review.

I played with the cards dealt. He was already crooked when I pulled in. it would be a bit weird if I parked straight next to him.

http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15261&stc=1

Are motorcycle helmets that are in date ok to use?

What exactly do you need done?

1958 Lotus S1 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-lotus-s1-seven/?utm_source=transactionalemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bat_model_notification

Completely fair. Thanks for the feedback. Haven't came across this discussion in the wild but appears its nothing new, so disregard. I don't have a dog in the fight, just thinking out loud. I don't plan on selling as I haven't even sold cars/toys I use/like less over the last 15 years, much less do I expect to get what I have into it after putting money into it as desired.

I had a thought recently and your post reminded me of it. This might require another thread/discussion but I'll start here. A big part of why our prices remain strong is because we believe they should remain strong when we go to list them and determine the market. Rare cars get expensive as a general rule because owners on their own determine that their car is worth more and there isn't enough of competitive market for that car to prove them otherwise. They essentially becomes a one man market at the time of listing. Our cars, while still produced but very limited in availability in US have the pricing set by a small unofficial union of owners determining where the value should be. Large part of them being on this forum. If I recall the numbers there is an average of ~50 a year that get sent to US, so not many at all. There is an unofficial floor for any average Caterham to be worth ~$25k plus as we've seen and up from there determining options, condition, title situation etc. But hypothetically nothing stops us from raising the floor to ~$30k average for any average Caterham considering what they still cost new in US and how limited their supply market is.

While I agree, and in this case even filtering to not list dealers won't help, Craigslist has a good history of figuring issues out within the platform and addressing them over time. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets fixed in the future. However you're right the false listings help nobody. I doubt anybody was searching for a "Caterham" and came across a Kia Rio Ad and made a spontaneous purchase of that instead.

Looks like I need to order arm restraints and 6pt additions now too. Noted

Order for new 4pt with a current date is placed at CC parts.

Congrats! Why just a band and not a band/stripe down the middle?

Nice for you to have an active representation in the community! Is a Zetec > Jenvey ITB's throttle cable something you guys can source? I'm looking for a spare as throttle cables seem to be a rather common problem to encounter in the middle of nowhere. Good luck on your ventures! I'm sure I'll be contacting you for other stuff otherwise. Shipping things from UK gets old.

Small feet/small build is to my advantage for one of the first times in my life with this car. I wear and use regular shoes without an issue. I think work/dress shoes were the only concern so far. (size ~8) Not contributing to the discussion, just humble brag about "short comings" :smilielol5:

I love the tool. Did mine in most configurations. A few things can't be replicated but its close enough (you can't get rid of fender blinkers which are new standard, I can't replicate red interior, old roll cage with single diagonal, my SLR wheels, etc) http://www.usa7s.net/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=15176&stc=1 Use the windows snipping tool as the easiest way.

It is indeed his car after Chip sold it to him Interesting. Further proves the point that no two 7's are alike. Mine has "prisoner" red carpet and custom red Tillets which I still can't figure out who did them, besides other unique features. I'm not picking on ya, I still clearly consider mine an SLR even though purists on the other side of the pond wouldn't have it. I don't consider it "true enough" to have the plaque nor do I really care for it. Good conversation piece but doesn't really "flow" with other aesthetics. Back to the original point, I'll gladly participate in a registry. I think there are quite a few in NY and the surrounding tri state area or so. I definitely know of one in Buffalo (who I bought the Aero screen from) and DMV told me there are a few other registered ones in the greater area.

Some muddy waters on the issue According to the Caterham archivist himself in regards to my car when I started a debate on PH "Your car is a USA version of the Superlight R. The main differences vs the standard SLR spec are the engine (Zetec vs VHPD) and exhaust (rear exit vs side exit). Another difference with the standard SLR spec is you have a 5-speed box vs the standard 6-speed. Its not clear whether 5-speed was the standard USA spec – but all 3 USA SLRs I have looked at recently have 5-speed boxes. Reference the discussion on Pistonheads, I have records of plaques numbers for 127 SLRs. These do not include any USA SLRs, and in fact only 3 of the cars are RHD models: one each to Belgium, Jordan & Venezuela. The last issue is actually #129, as there is no record of issuance of numbers 7 or 52. Of the 127, 60 were supplied as complete kits and 67 were factory built. The kits had chassis numbers ending 2****, whilst the factory built examples had chassis numbers ending 3****. There was no dedicated chassis number sequence for the SLR model (for example #22116 is a 1.6 K-Series, #22118 is a R500). The chassis numbering is not entirely random, but neither is it sequential – although generally later plaque numbered cars have higher chassis numbers. If it had been allocated a plaque number, you are would have been around #103." According to the builder on the state side of things, there was no distinction between SL and SLR on the state side of things, they were interchangeable terms. So I'm half right it seems with the information that I had. Here is a "sister car" to mine that was built at the same place to a very similar spec around the same time. It even had a plaque but still had the spare wheel carrier which is an abomination for an SLR http://www.usa7s.net/vb/showthread.php?9592-2000-Caterham-Superlight-R&highlight=superlight

I don't believe there is one. This is one of the most compelling places to have most owners in one place and I don't recall seeing one here. With that said, if you really want it to be successful it would need to be an independent site to which you can link from forums and/or facebook, where people would be able to add themselves without further registration. (if they aren't a forum member for example). Internet is a fickle thing and people are easily discouraged to do things even if it requres a 30 second registration, especially if there isn't a direct benefit for them for doing so. Edit: I saw that you have international in there as well. There is a registry of sorts for SLR's and other special models. US doesn't apply as even if you have a "real superlight R" they don't qualify due to their nature of shipping and assembly. They get built as one by request of new owner but not as a factory build, so they are essentially replicas, which is what mine is. This is why some came with rear spare wheels even though an SLR would never have one and the motor is US Zetec instead of a UK version. http://www.thecaterhamregister.net/ And I believe other forums have started some sort of a rollcall for themselves on the UK side of things.

Just went to Caterham parts to price it out. It looks reasonable and might add it to the currently pending order already (with Chris @ Redline) I've done the job and it really was quite a major PITA for a single person to align the holes and every time taking the seat in and out I end up further scuffing out the center panel cover and would rather not go through it. Isn't there a way to re-tech the belts? I've heard of the procedure never done it. Wouldn't be surprised if it requires taking them off and sending them somewhere, which is still same amount of work. Drips are minor and occasional. A few drops an hour at most. If the diaper solution is an accepted solution, it could be the bandaid that prevents this from being a preventing issue.

Good to know. Looks like I'm out. Harnesses are from 2001 and i have small drip from the bell housing that I doubt I'll troubleshoot/fix in time. It would either be the rear main seal on engine or one of the main quaife seals.

Thanks for sharing! Very cool

Just got my delivery of Bigheads as well, waiting on actual new wings to appear to replace the bolted in ones now. Were a little hard to source but thats my plan. What did you end up using for bonding? Sikaflex 292? or Sikaflex 221 or the 3m stuff?