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Here's the installation video, but it does not show the lights in operation

There's a recent update to an old thread on BlatChat about this subject: https://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/draft-reducer

Kurt, Have you sold your 7? I'm sorry I never got the chance to stop by to see it, although I did see you driving it on the Queens Highway a few days after you listed it for sale. My wife and I both contracted Covid last Winter, which prevented any social interaction. We've since sold the Big Island home and returned to So UT. Croc can correct me, but in most cases the number on the frame is NOT a VIN, in most cases the individual states assign their own VIN. For example, my second Caterham was originally licensed in New Hampshire, the VIN was NH followed by 6 digits. In the case of my 2020 Caterham, licensed in UT, they used the 17 digit Caterham chassis number as the VIN Jim

how much lightness did you add with the removal of complete wiper assembly?

Hi Tom, You don't say where in CA you live, but as Orange max said there are two dealers in CA. Rich Kamp is an expert in registering these cars in CA. He sold my previous Caterham, on consignment, to someone in the Bay Area; the car was originally built back East. I took a while to get all the steps done correctly but I know he succeeded. Give him a call. Jim

Edit: WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR delete. Not sure what these weigh, but not in sequential

Here are some pics when my suspension was set up, including corner weighting. The work was done at the world headquarters of Rocky Mountain Caterham by Nathan Down, former Caterham Engineer and still Formula Ford driver, builder and coach. As a point of reference for the weight, the car is a 2020 420R, with leather seats, windshield motor delete, no heater and track day roll bar Jim

correcting small typo: www.aerostraight.com

Hope this helps

As someone who has spent more than three decades selling Japanese industrial products in the US, selling American industrial products in Japan and being the President of a Japanese subsidiary, I look forward to the rigor the new owners can bring to Caterham's engineering, manufacturing and inventory control functions. Finally there may be a decent build manual.

I must be losing my mind ... I saw a posting form the NY Caterham dealer several hours ago, he included the press release. The posting is gone now

Hi Mike, I've been on hold for a couple hours with an airline trying to make a reservation to bring our dog back from the Big Island to UT. I've been killing the time watching Sabine videos. I can't imagine how thankful you must feel to have actually been personally been taught the fast way around the Ring by this amazing woman. What a great experience. Jim

Please open the bidding for that shirt😀

On the Big Island it’s my wife’s 2003 Land Cruiser, it’s got 183K miles and running strong. In UT it’s my wife’s 2020 BMW X5. The 2020 420R is there patiently waiting for our return this Spring.

As usual, Croc has summarized very clearly, making excellent points. I’ll throw in a recommendation for Josh Robbins of Rocky Mountain Caterham. I could not be more happy with support. Enjoy the search for your 7. Happy New Year, Jim

Hasegawa-san Thank you for sharing these beautiful images, it really makes me miss Japan! When I lived there in early 2000s, one of my favorite day drives was from our apartment in Hiro-o to Hikone. I didn’t have my Caterham with me, but my company car was a Mitsubishi EVO Wagon; certainly not a 7 but still lots of fun in the mountains around the hot springs. Thanks for reminding me of that fun time. Jim

Received my license plates today! DMV here in UT is pretty flexible, no safety inspection, no smog except in counties with larger cities. I called DMV they sent someone to my house for the VIN inspection at a time convenient for me. I assumed they would attach a VIN plaque, but instead said we could use the Caterham serial number. Drove to 30 minutes to DMV, waited 10 minutes, paid my fees and left with license plates. From the time the inspector pulled into my driveway to walking out with plates (including drive time) was 2 hours.

The car is in So UT, about 15 miles from AZ border.

Josh and Ross Robbins delivered my new 420R last night, see pics. We all have our favorite colors, but for me this green looks so amazing in person; I could not be happier. I published the spec earlier, in the Last Crate from Dartford thread but we made a few changes during the build. The car now sports rear lighting courtesy of Just Add Lightness and a third brake light from the same source. I ordered the black hood latches from Redline Components too late for installation, but those will go on soon. I also added half doors from Thunder Sport and a full tonneau for good measure. Josh added the cool rear license plate bracket, which mounts using existing holes for the license plate light. Josh also added a clear wrap to parts of the car, including the rear wings. Based on comments from Croc, I put the C/F wing protectors on the shelf for now. I can’t say enough about how great Josh was to work with every step of the way, from spec’ing the car through delivery. Every question I had was answered promptly and the only reason the car was a little late was down to an incorrectly manufactured electric component from a Caterham supplier. Even with that, Josh was able to source a new part from Caterham that arrived in 48 hours! I am not a great photographer, but Josh took lots of pics this morning just at sunrise, hopefully he will add a few pictures to this thread when he has time. VIN inspection and DMV this week, fingers crossed. Jim

I agree, the choices when I ordered my 420R last year were: *Road suspension pack *Sport suspension pack *Track suspension pack *Race dampers if I recall correctly from discussing with Josh Robbins, the Track suspension pack adds 2 radius arm links. Josh is delivering my car tomorrow night!

Atterbud, I suggest you try to sit in an SV, even better if you can try one that does not have the seat mounted yet. If you can fit in the chassis, it a relatively easy fix to make a foam in place seat that will fit you perfectly. The SV, with lowered floors, is a lot more roomy than the regular chassis you raced in the UK. Jim

A little update on my car’s progress ... I flew to Denver today for suspension tuning, as the car is nearing completion. I am very fortunate that Josh is able to use Nathan Down to set up the suspension for customers. For those that don’t know, Nathan is a former Caterham Engineer, in fact he drove the chassis and suspension development for the SV chassis, along with a bunch of other important engineering programs. Since my car is an SV, who better to dial it in. My car is a 420R, with only an aero screen, lowered floors, leather seats, no heater and wiper motor delete. For those who are interested, with 5 gallons of gas, it weighs 1280 lbs. I’ll try to figure out how to include pics by hthe time Josh delivers the car in about two weeks.

I remember seeing a 7 for sale in HI a few years ago. Are there any 7s currently registered in HI? Thanks, Jim

Josh, Has there been any update on the stolen trailer? Jim

Mike, Just a minor correction ... when I contacted Kim about the car in August 2019 he told me he owned the car outright, i.e., it was not a consignment. Jim