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...in a 7 ?!?!?!? not for long though I'll bet LOL

As a recently departed Canuk, I can appreciate the "shorts and a parka" attire for cool weather Sevening LOL

Staggering performance, yes, but as I said in another forum, it's a new record yes, but in reality, it is actually just the first record for this essentially new track (they paved a few miles since last record set). And next year, there will be yet another new current record, again not comparable, as they will pave the remaining dirt sections before next July... still, mind bending performance !

" - So far, no obvious shortages. But I'm not that far into it yet. " LOL (this your first do-it-yourself Caterham? HA)

thx guys, and yes, everyone to their own taste, but first upgradeitis item will be the wheels :-) my dearly-departed Classic had really nice Panasports.............

should be here in a week or so!

is your axle straight? ie, check what toe settings you have static, then consider what changes once dynamics are included

Is it licensed?

Not throwing rocks in particular, but I contacted him and got somewhat vague answers as to where it came from, what all was included, etc. Did not inspire me to bid. YMMV....

This is only of value to others at this point, but 25 years of racing has taught me to keep several pairs of foam plugs in glove boxes, door pockets, briefcases, toolboxes, etc. I bulk-buy them in a box of 50 pairs, and spread them around liberally the day I buy them....

lots of FFord racers with Kent's swear by Rotella diesel oil.....

...and a very expensive hand grenade, as a few of our enthusiastic customers found out :-(

I'm guessing an SR27 from the Britannica guys in Lachine?

Imagine discovering a structural bamboo tube chassis under those skins.... LOL

Twobone - not to squash your enthusiasm, but your problem identical to one I had, right down to the too-hot-to-touch coil. New coil fried only days later. Traced it to a poor battery that wouldn't hold a charge.... At least I believe so, no issues since I bought an Odessy...

So my Caterham has indeed changed hands, but happily gone to a buddy who, while not a Lotus guy, is a life-long Brit Car fanatic as well as a racer. Now I just hope stuff doesn't start fallin' off and create a problem..... Got my newly-funded-eye on Brink's Birkin, a '62 in Texas, and a BDR in Michigan....

try posting on VARAC website for someone close to you

Hi What 5-speed is in the car? A stock T9 with very low first gear, or close-ratio with taller first, or Quaife, or... ? thx

Re: clunk - if it happens as you let the clutch out and the torque load goes back in to the system, could be anywhere from the engine mounts back to the rear suspension. Also possible that you wont find "looseness" by hand with weight-on-wheels either, but shows up under torque. Tranny oil level - can only speak for a Quaife box, on mine there's a filler port on top, and a side plug that sets the level (pour in top until it comes out the side).

hang on a second before you pull the engine; seems odd to me that the clutch slips in high gear, but not in the lower gears where the torque load is much higher; what exactly are you sensing and/or seeing? (4000rpm in 5th is pushing 100mph I imagine...?)

Quaife make a more expensive box that mates right up to a zetec with a much more appropriate choice of ratios.....

thx guys, I guess I'm an old cynich (sp?), but if I can't get any response from them as a POTENTIAL customer, what is their service going to be like after they get my money?

Thx Fimi, you and I already discussed this on the phone, was wondering if anyone else had any experience with them?

Hi Tom, tread remaining is almost valueless in determining the health of a bias race slick. The number of cycles you get will depend a lot on car weight (not too much in this case), and how you drive. Did you wail on them from the second corner, or build up to temperature over a few laps? Did they cool completely before you wailed on them again? If abused, they'll be (relatively) slow after as few as three cycles. FFord and F2000 guys are on Hoosier radial slicks and getting 6 cycles without a significant drop off. Of course, each guys measure of significant depends on where in the pack he expects to be LOL. And just to note, and I'm sure everyone here knows this, one heat cycle per season does not mean your tires are good for three years :-)

anyone succeed in actually talking to them? what about cars and/or kits in stock - ever see any actual hardware? thanks