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@Pokey - I have the SV.

@Pokey - Contact Rick Muck from Time Machines rick@timemachinesauto.com - I ordered the car from him. I actually just got the side impact bars to put on but haven't gotten around to it.

@Pokey - Sure, any particular angle? - There are some in the link below, let me know if you need any others.

@Anker - we need a photo side by side! - "Great minds think alike".

Thanks Vovchandr, WinstonS, and Croc for the replies. - Amazing how cars have changed in my 36 years since tinkering with my Europa. Simple would be an understatement. The amount of sensors and electronics seems never ending today. Thanks for the hints, I guess I must re-register the vehicle somehow and hope for the best. I just got my new license plate too. — @ Vovchandr - sorry to hear your 7 is not active. We'll meet up at sometime for sure.

Hmmm... I don't think thats' good news for me, they seem very strict here with emission etc. But that explains getting the error code. I'm going to take it back to the station again and see if my software update had any effect. I don't know why they make you jump through hoops for this stuff.... I hope your out enjoying the weather in your 7... it finally stopped raining! Thanks Vovchandr.

Indeed it is Edger. I can't think of anything that I can put $20 in the tank and have as much fun with. Thanks.

Hi all, I have been trying to get my Caterham inspected but the OBD reader at my nearby inspection station will not read the ECU. I have received the the 985v and software from Rick at Time Machines, and purchased a Surface Pro to handle the Easimap software (I’m a Mac guy). Then downloaded the software and updates, connected to the ECU connection on the Caterham and updated through the 985v supplied by SBD Motorsport. I assume that is all I needed to do and then take her back to the inspection station. A neighbor has a OBD reader and it was still giving us an N/A reading on just about everything. Can anyone can tell me if they know of a Caterham-friendly inspection station in southern Vermont, perhaps they have the OBD reader that has seen a Caterham before. Everyone here seems to think it is some sort of alien spacecraft. On the Easimap software it indicated a P2226 error code indicating a Barometric pressure problem. The car only has 1600 miles on it. Does that sound normal? • I saw this conversation on the Lotus Seven Club site: SBD Motorsport did say that the cars are missing some sensors and will return a fault on Easimap. Is this the case here? Yes, there is no dedicated barometric sensor used, as delivered by Caterham, the default 1,040mb pressure equates to 220m below sea level. If you have to do a lot of driving over 1,000m altitude, SBD can sell you a sensor plus an unlocked 9A4 ECU with an alphaN map that uses the barometric pressure and ignores the map sensor. It is fairly straightforward to add the sensor to pin 28 of the ECU plug. Does anyone know if this is true? Thanks for any help. Tom

I like it with one change....

I'm still trying to navigate this forum, sorry if this is the wrong spot. I think I replied to myself before this...smh: I can honestly say after having driven over 1,000 miles so far, I love this car. I especially like driving with the doors off, it’s so much more comfortable. The only drawback of course is the wind buffeting that goes on inside the cabin above 65 mph. Well, I think I have solved a little of that. I bought a piece of gray tinted 1/4” thick plexiglass 36” x 18”. (I wish it was an inch longer it would have reached side to side) Made a cardboard template and traced it, jigsawed it out, drilled four holes to mount onto the roll bar holes and found some furniture hardware at True Value to attach with some rubber grommets to tighten onto the plexiglass without cracking it. Took her out for a test drive today hit 85 and I’d say it was a 30% reduction in wind, at 70 mph, you easily could hold a conversation with the person next to you. Doesn’t look half bad either. I hope it is not a taboo Caterham thing! I have a few pieces of plexiglass left over that I may try to make some side wind deflectors out of. Also, really disliked the standard mirrors that came with the car, so I opted for the tiny Demon Tweeks Pitking mirrors and they are a phenomenal improvement. They are steady with no vibration. I mounted one up on the drivers side and one down on the passenger side, it seems to give me just the view I need. It looks odd, but I'm odd... and it works.

I can honestly say after having driven over 1,000 miles so far, I love this car. I especially like driving with the doors off, it’s so much more comfortable. The only drawback of course is the wind buffeting that goes on inside the cabin above 65 mph. Well, I think I have solved a little of that. I bought a piece of gray tinted 1/4” thick plexiglass 36” x 18”. Made a cardboard template and traced it, jigsawed it out, drilled four holes to mount onto the roll bar holes and found some furniture hardware at True Value to attach with some rubber grommets to tighten onto the plexiglass without cracking it. Took her out for a test drive today hit 85 and I’d say it was a 30% reduction in wind, at 70 mph, you easily could hold a conversation with the person next to you. Doesn’t look half bad either. I hope it is not a taboo Caterham thing! I have a few pieces of plexiglass left over, I may try to make some wind deflectors out of. Also, really disliked the standard mirrors that came with the car, so I opted for the tiny Demon Tweeks mirrors and they are a phenomenal improvement. They are steady with no vibration. I mounted one up on the drivers side and one down on the passenger side, it seems to give me just the view I need.

Thanks wemtd, I will hunt down and investigate!

@Vovchandr Yes, we're too close not to run into each other. @wemtd I'm working on it! I was just up to Wardsboro yesterday is was too nice out. I have the 2.0 L Ford Duratec 210 hp EFI.

I had joined the forum in October 2020 but only had time for a quick hello, how rude, I blame that my friend who decided it was time to build a house in June on a piece of property we had sitting there for nine years. After completing the task at 63 years old, I secured enough money so my ridiculous and impractical purchase of a Caterham 420S, was completely offset in only six months. Some would cheer hurray! My body begs to differ. Only got 200+ miles on her before winter set in. The house was quite a test for my two hip replacements that came through handsomely, but it will probably lead to a right shoulder surgery and both elbows being examined, not to mention a pissed-off back! By the end of December I was a broken man… but long winters tend to heal and so do dreams of twisting roads. Needless-to-say, once the weather broke I was through the twisting mountain roads in Vermont, in this magnificent and unendingly responsive little rocket, I can’t get the smile off my face. The sounds, the cornering, the launch, the cornering, the comfort, the cornering, the beautiful effort-less shifter, the cornering, the brakes, the feel. I swear you could run over a dime and feel it in the momo. I really do! I am ecstatic with this vehicle. The effort it takes to get ready to go is quite a task and once you forget to bring something with you, it never happens again. It is however worth twice the time in my opinion. Thanks for welcoming me to the club long ago all the way back in October 2020, but life got in the way and I couldn’t figure out how to operate the website, (probably still haven’t), but have been reading some things and enjoying the videos. Would be glad to meet up one day with you guys up north, my longest trip was to Troy three times in one week to help a friend deliver a head for a Susuki Mini Truck. So will definitely run into Vovchandr, my Bennington to Brattleboro run will probably have me run into wemtd, Black Hole and Vlad one of these days. Route 8 just off of Route 7 is amazing. Already been asked to drive to West Suffield CT., (2Hrs) Not inclined to go farther south, sorry yellowss7, I escaped 60 years in Queens, for the Green Mountains of Vermont. I can’t go back, I just can’t. Also, I’ve never been on a track… so there's that... YET. *wink* Also, excellent job on the website upgrade by the way, super job. Sorry for the diatribe, I have a question: Can anyone tell me if this is the correct replacement oil filter for my car? (see photo) I received one from Mark IV at Super performance, (thanks Mark!), but when I measure his, it’s 1” longer than the one on the car, so less ground clearance. Not a desirable trait on the gravel road returning to my garage. Mark can attest, he delivered the car. My girlfriend always said an inch was a big difference but now I'm going the wrong way... ha ha, so… …and wouldn’t that be against the “add lightness approach”? … but any way, I can’t see the model number because of course it’s at an angle that can’t be see by humans, even with mirrors, I still have 400 miles to go before I change the oil and filter but want to be prepared and order a new one. This would be my back up. No down time this summer. Thank you all. (Man is my windshield full of bug guts!)

Thank you all! It's been a dream 47 years in the making. I had a Europa for an everyday driver for 10 years when I was 18. Then life got in the way and she was garaged for the last 35 years. While contemplating bringing her back to life I decided to fulfill my original dream of owning a Caterham. The car is beyond remarkable sans getting in and out at my age. After the first day and 125 miles I wondered why my jaw hurt so much the next day .... figured out why, too much smiling!