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Try Dave Bean Engineering here: http://davebean.com
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My 2000 and 2002 Caterham DeDion uses the following bearings: Timken SET24 or Race# JL68111-2 and Bearing # JL68145 or National Bearing A31 or SKF BR24 Oil Seal: National Oil Seal #3909 I believe it is the same bearing as a 1985-1989 Merkur
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BBC, back in the day it was on PBS, was at fault for my Lotus leanings, Emma Peel and her Lotus Elan and Number 6 and his Lotus 7. I have owned an Elan and still have two 7s, I've also had a Europa and an Elise.
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Paul great find at Auto Zone! And $9.69 to boot. Carl, Swap brake bulbs and see if the one is burned out. Most likely it is what others are saying, the brake light switch need to be replaced or adjusted/tightened, remove the peddle box cover unplug the brake light switch and see if it goes out. Somethings the jam nuts that locate the switch come loose and that is the problem, simply set it and tighten the jam nuts.
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Here you go: http://www.panasport.com/street.html
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Here you go, Pegasus Racing, great people fast delivery, great technical help: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3514
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I remember Dave from the Lotus West days and autocross at Lion Country Safari in Orange County, I had a Lotus Europa then and he was a big help with modifications. I have done business with Dave since the mid 70s, I will miss him!
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OK, if it is a Contour head it has variable exhaust valve timing, and as already mentioned that is for smog only. Talk with Tom, you can put a VCT eliminator on that mess. Tom can give you great suggestions on how to improve hp and he can tune the stock ECU to match how you modify the engine. Oh, and Contour compression is low, something like 9.3:1, I'm not positive but it is low. With the VCT eliminator the Contour head can be modified to work as well as the Focus head.
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In general $ = hp so what is your budget, how will the car be driven, street, autocross, track, what? There are a couple of books out there with good info here is one: http://bit.ly/2vuw2v0 Lots of suggestion in this book, I think his dyno numbers are a little speculative but a lot of good info. In general you will be looking at all of the usual suspects: compression, cam duration & lift, porting, etc.
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NASA NP01 race at COTA
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From the album: NASA NP01
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From the album: NASA NP01
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From the album: NASA NP01
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From the album: NASA NP01
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From the album: NASA NP01
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Interesting, your car came with 1144s first I've heard of that but a great brake pad! Here is a picture of the front pads I took out of my car with very few miles on it, I replaced them with 1155s which are great for the track as they need some heat to work best.
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These guys are really good, fast shipping: https://www.meteormotorsport.com go to their Caterham link on the website, they have a lot of options for the brakes and will spend time on the phone with you to help sort through what you are looking for>
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Although it's hard to read, the numbers on your pad, after the MXD, looks like 1142 which is the pad compound supplied with the AP 4 pots for the Caterham. The 1142 and 1144 refer to the pad compound. 1142 is a terrific compound for the street and maybe a little track, if you do a lot of track and some street the 1144 is the way to go in my opinion.
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Yes, 2.0 L Zetec with a gauge from a 2001 Caterham. If you get a mirror or pull the gauge you can read the model number on the back go to the VDO website and figure out what sender matches to the gauge. I just pulled the gauge out. -
For reference, the Caterham input shaft is right at 8" from the front of the gear case and has the 19 tooth spline on it. This sounds like the medium length shaft.
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Caterham S3, SV, CSR size comparison
James A replied to benhughlett's topic in General Sevens Discussion
I really need SV for length and toe box height, I race a standard size car and it is uncomfortably 'snug" not the width but length and toe box. Here are a couple of picture of the two cars side by side:
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I can tell what worked on my car with the VDO water temp gauge but you need to look at your gauge, get the gauge number and insure this is the correct sender for you car. My car used VDO part# 323-095 which is a 250F-120C 1/8-27 NPTF sensor.
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Mintex 1144 compound are an outstanding choice for street and track!
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If it looks like this caliper it is a Girling 14LF with a lot of pad choices, a lot, Hawk, PFC, Pagid, and Mintex all make pads for this caliper.
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The Caterham uses splined half shafts that go in to the diff, the one in the picture has a flanged output, not sure what spline is in the diff. Also, you would need to cut that ear on the upper rear of the diff. Caterham provides instructions for how much to cut. That ear would interfere with your DeDion tube unless you cut it off.
