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One reason is the Suzuki engine. They are not available here and Suzuki stopped selling cars here a few years ago. Since you cannot bring one in with an engine and you can't buy that engine here Caterham chooses to not sell it here. You can get nearly the same car (Caterham 140) here set up for the Ford Sigma engine which is available from your Local Ford dealer. This one lives in the Denver area and cost a little over $40k turnkey:

A ​man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, ‘Perfect timing. You’re just like Frank.’ Passenger: ‘Who?’ Cabbie: ‘Frank Feldman. He’s a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time.’ Passenger: ‘There are always a few clouds over everybody.’ Cabbie: Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy. Passenger: Sounds like he was really something special. Cabbie: ‘There’s more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody’s birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman could do everything right.’ Passenger: ‘Wow, what a guy ! Cabbie: ‘He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman. Passenger: How did you meet him? Cabbie: “I never actually met Frank. He died and I married his wife.”

Probably won't be too happy about the slicks either. :jester:

Congrats on getting through the inspection. Some states allow you to make a reservation to get your plates, is CT one of those?

I had my Caterham completely covered in 3M clear bra (except the hood louvers) while building it. The clear bra has a couple of nicks in it but they don't look all that bad. Its been on there for 10 years and 28k miles with no lifting or other problems. There is an area around the rear gravel shields that isn't covered and the lower part of that has almost no paint left on it. The paint under the clear bra still looks new. I would do it again.

Love that black and gold Clubman. True of all Se7ens.

My Caterham oil pressure gauge consistently reads barely at the top of the red zone. When it first happened I bought a cheap mechanical gauge and found that engine was producing 75 psi. When I look at the gauge and it shows any reading at all I don't worry about oil pressure. I didn't install the mechanical gauge because I didn't want a non matching gauge on the panel and Miata engines rarely have oiling problems. Its been like this for the majority of the 26k miles I've put on the car.

Nothing wrong with a Miata engine. The one in my Caterham dyno'd at 301 RWHP and far more torque than the S2000 engine. The Miata 5 speed trans has given no problems at all. The WCM Ultralight cars are set up for the S2000 engine and transmission although IIRC they are no longer in production. Westfield also has a version based on a Miata donor. This newly completed one based on a Miata pallet doner showed up at our British Motoring Conclave last month complete with clams.

Check the back of the ignition switch to make sure all the connections are tight especially the one for the starter motor. Also check the connections at the starter solenoid. A few years ago I spent 2 hours in a service station parking lot in a small town in the middle of Colorado chasing down a no start. I finally found the crimp on the battery cable at the starter was loose inside its terminal.

Jay, Welcome to the wacky world of Se7en ownership. My SV has the same problem filling the tank. I just insert the nozzle about 2" and then hold the lever on the handle and fill at a slow rate. Sometimes I can get it to self fill on the lowest click on the handle. With a 10 gallon tank it doesn't take very long. My SV is an '04 and the pedal pivots are not adjustable. There is a little adjustment via the threaded rods but they are in the trapezoidal box on my car. The throttle can also be adjusted up a bit by shortening the cable. I have a short inseam but have no problem reaching the pedals when I move the seat forward. I don't need it all the way forward and there are 2 or three position notches that I can work them from depending on whether I am feeling laid back or want to be close. You might have to move the seat tracks forward which should be quite easy. Just remove the four bolts through the floor and drill new ones further forward. Plug the old holes. Can't help with the immobilizer, I didn't use the wiring for the Zetec ECU and eliminated the roll over switch for the fuel pump and if there was an immobilizer it went away when I used an aftermarket stand alone ECU.

A father told his 3 children when he sent them to college: "I feel it's my duty to provide you with the best possible education, and you do not owe me anything for that. However, I want you to appreciate it. As a token, please each put $1,000 into my coffin when I die.” And so it happened, one became a doctor, one a lawyer, and one a financial planner, each very financially successful. When their father's time had come, and they saw their father in the coffin, they remembered his wish. First, it was the doctor who put 10 newly printed, crisp $100 bills onto the chest of the deceased. Then, came the financial planner, who also placed $1,000 in cash there. Finally, it was the heartbroken lawyer's turn. She dipped into her purse, took out her checkbook, wrote a check for $3,000, placed it into her father's coffin, and took the $2,000 cash.

You're welcome. I suspect you have had no functioning brake lights since the MC started pumping air.

A man came home from work, sat down in his favorite chair, turned on the TV, and said to his wife, "Quick, bring me a beer before it starts." She looked a little puzzled, but brought him a beer. When he finished it, he said, "Quick, bring me another beer. It's gonna start." This time she looked a little angry, but brought him a beer. When it was gone, he said, "Quick, another beer before it starts." "That's it!" She blows her top, "You bastard! You waltz in here,flop your fat ass down, don't even say hello to me and then expect me to run around like your slave. Don't you realize that I cook and clean and wash and iron all day long? "The husband sighed. "Oh sh!t, it's started."

Trace the line coming from the empty reservoir/master cylinder and see if it in fact goes to the rear brakes. Perhaps the builder connected all four brakes to one master cylinder. Try opening a rear bleeder port and pump the brakes to see if any fluid comes out.

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Check to see if there is a regulation for replicas vs kit cars. Then you would only need what a Lotus 7 had from the factory. IIRC, we put my Caterham windshield on Mighty Mike's Birkin for the Colorado inspection. It just needed some spacers as it was slightly wider than the cowl. The windshield had wires embedded in it for a defroster. He also had a clip on manual windshield wiper for it. I believe someone on the East Coast has fabricated bumpers for a 7 and they have been passed around to others. You might also register it in Wyoming. I think it can be done by mail. I've seen a few 7s with them on.

Any idea where he sourced the waving queen?

It's not that hard to pull the zipper closed. Getting the snap closed at the front can sometimes be problematic. The velcro does make a bit of noise when you open the top. Stealth is not part of a Se7en's character. The velcro secures the flap over the zipper. The two pictures below show the positions of the zipper to the velcro. The pull tab on the zipper quickly failed probably because it gets twisted as you go around the opening. I replaced it with the widest zip tie that would go through the slot. This is a much better way to pull the zipper. Pulling the zipper closed engages the velcro. This is the front of the half hood where it snaps onto the windshield frame. The fuzzy part is the weather seal. This is what the front end of the opening looks like when the zipper is fully closed and the snap is fastened.

For 30k extra it better be real wood.

10 toggle switches on that beautiful dash. I can't think of 10 circuits in a Caterham that would need an individual switch. I guess with the price being an additional GBP 30k over the 420S its based on they had to do something.

Alfonse, I forgot to add that the half hood has a strip of velcro along side the zipper.

You're welcome. What isn't obvious is that the cut out goes to within about 2" from the center of the cockpit. They will make you a half hood that has zippers for both driver and passenger.

Here's my half hood not mounted on the car as the Brooklands Screens are still on the car. Its a bit wrinkled from being rolled up in the boot. First picture is the out side of the half hood, the front of the car is on the left side, second pictures is the inside of the half hood with the rear of the car on the left side.

How do you settle a presidential election when the vote is too close to call? With an ice fishing contest, of course! After the first round of votes were counted, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were deadlocked. Instead of going through a recount, the two agreed to a week-long ice fishing contest to settle the election. Whoever caught the most fish at the end of the week would be the President. The candidates decided a remote frozen lake in northern Wisconsin would be the ideal place. No observers on the fishing grounds, but both candidates would need to have their catches verified and counted each night at 5pm. After Day 1, Trump returned with a total of 10 fish, Hillary came back with nothing. Day 2 finished, and Trump caught another 20 fish, but Hillary once again came back with nothing! That night, Hillary and her cronies got together and accused Trump of being a "low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun." Instead of fishing on Day 3, they were just going to follow Trump to spy on him and figure out how he was cheating. Day 3 finished up and Trump had an incredible day, adding 50 fish to his total! That night, Hillary and her democratic buddies got together for the full report on how Donald was cheating. Hillary stood up to give her report and said, "You are not going to believe this, he's cutting holes in the ice!"

I have the Soft Bits half hood for my Caterham. It and the side curtains were all the protection I had on the GBB and I kept mostly dry during some very heavy rain. My half hood also has the zipper for easy entry and exit, necessary when using the butt extractor. However the first time I parked the car in the rain on the GBB I came back to a very wet seat as the top sags a bit when standing and the rain came through the zipper onto the seat. I had a couple of contractor weight trash bags with me and after that I would lay one over the top and clipped under the windshield wipers to hold it in place. No more wet seats. I had the half hood on for a trip across southern Utah when the temp was 104*. I put the right side side curtain on and left the other in the boot, put the wind wing on the driver side and was pretty comfortable as long as I was moving.