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Your second photo is my car! It's in the process of being almost completely refurbished, and I have a set of the newer low-profile brackets and headlights going on.

Bruce, I’ve only received messages from your wife, and I responded on July 11th. Feel free to send me a message directly. Take care, Thomas

My understanding is that the "track day roll bar" plus the petty strut meets FIA requirements. The bar alone does not. I'm sure someone can confirm.

The FIA bar is definitely a different beast. IIRC, smaller diameter tubing and thicker walls.

Thanks Bruce. In a bit of a plot twist, Caterham responded and said both parts are the same bar, and the only difference is whether or not it comes with the 'fixings kit'. Seems like they need to standardize on their naming and photos, and add some descriptions.

I think you might be on to something here. I found some photos that may agree with that. Straight: Sloping:

I received some info from Josh @ Rocky Mountain Caterham last night: ...the "Standard" trackday bar is more versatile and accommodates taller folk a little better. For pure track use, sloping one pairs better with a Petty strut, a la the older imperial FIA bars.

Makes sense, I guess. Any benefit to one over the other? Are they both the same height?

Sorry Bruce - Apparently I forgot how to copy & paste today. Just realized both of the link in the post were the same, so I've edited it. Caterham has two track-day bars for the metric chassis, one described as 'sloping' and the other not. That's the question

Thanks - I'm not even sure which bar I want now that I've looked at their site. Anyone know the difference between: https://caterhamparts.co.uk/track-day-bars/2898-roll-over-bar-kit-de-dion-trackday-metric-chassis.html -and- https://caterhamparts.co.uk/track-day-bars/3502-roll-bar-fia-sloping-de-dion-lh-a-rhd.html Thanks, Thomas

WANTED: I believe my car has the 'standard' rollbar and I'm looking to replace it with an FIA rollbar. It's a 2008 R400.

My R400 has an AEM EMS-4 in it. I just bought the car so I'm still learning about it, but it seems like a decent unit. I can try to answer any questions you might have.

Curious about how it works out for you. I tried to contact the seller several times through the listing site and never got a response!

That's correct. It's a bit of a handful, but playing around between 6000-14000 feet above sea level, you need a little help with the horsepower

Looking for doors and a softbits top for a 2008 R400.

I finally got around to picking up a Caterham. It might look familiar to some of you as it has popped up on ebay and in posts on here a few times over the past decade. I've only gotten to drive it a couple of times since bringing it back to Colorado three weeks ago, but it's an absolute blast. This winter I'll be working on addressing some lights that aren't working (beyond just bulbs, it seems) and working on tuning the AEM engine management system.

Al, I may be interested in the tank. Please post a picture and some dimensions when you have some free time.

Bob Drye, and others in the VA/MD/DC area, I have a set of Longacre Computer Scales (near Dulles Airport). PM me if you want to weigh something. Maybe we could have a group weigh day or some-such... I'd have to charge a minimal fee (to keep the business owner from bitching at me,) but I don't think it'd be anything more than a few bucks... Of course, if people wanted to drop by one by one on different weekends, we could just BS and play with the scales at the same time, no money involved.

A while ago, I started a Wiki site for Se7ens at http://www.jordanmotorsports.com/locost I had a few small submissions, and even one person who seemed to dump all of the information he had amassed onto the site... Please take a moment to look over the site, and let me know, either publicly or through PMs, if you think this is a project that should continue, or if I should just let it go. Feel free to add/change information on the site, too. The intention was to move it to a dedicated domain instead of hanging it off of one of my existing websites, but I want to make sure it is of some value before I spend the money doing so.

Am I missing something? With a given differential ratio, and a given speed, the driveshaft is turning at the same speed, regardless of engine. Just because a motorcycle engine revs to 14,000 RPM, the output shaft speed is the same. In some cases that I've seen, a BEC will have a lower top speed than a car-engined-car (due to the transmission gearing and a high diff ratio), so the driveshaft actually turns slower. I opted for a two piece shaft to keep the tunnel as narrow as possible. A one piece shaft would have worked (for 1/3 the cost!), but would have been a larger diameter, and would have started migrating into the right side of the car from the differential forward. Also, with it spinning so close to my leg, I wanted a little more assurance that it was done correctly.

Well, I just decided that I'm going to attend the 777 event, even though my car isn't done being built. Unfortunately, I'll have to drive the S2000.. I just reserved the last tent space at Fontana Campground. I thought I'd throw out a quick beg-post to see if anyone has extra space in a hotel room or house rental, which would be cheaper in the long run than buying a tent, sleeping bag, etc, in which case, I'd cancel the reservation for the tent spot and not buy miniature-sized camping gear that fits into the S2000 trunk. PM me, or (since I'm about to go buy a tent, sleeping bag, etc.) call me at seven.zero.three.728.three.six.four.three Keeping my fingers crossed, Thomas Jordan jordanmotorsports.smugmug.com/locost (Build Diary) www.jordanmotorsports.com/locost (Locost Wiki Information Website)