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I catch some flack for being a polishing queen. But I keep some waterless wash and wax in the boot. Hit any fuel spill over with a generous dose and wipe it down with micro fiber. I also have mini spray bottles so not to take up much space. https://a.co/d/02yciLTE https://a.co/d/00TTX4JD

Citibank just wanted to point out that I might have a caterham fettling addiction.

I had to cancel my registration. Very sad. Work is really getting in the way of my play time.

If you are worried about wire bulk. I took my first dive into wiring to add some auxiliary power in my 420. It was over kill but I used mil spec wiring. I was shocked at how thin the wires are. (And it is not cheap. But short runs shouldn’t be too bad ). a quick search showed the headlights draw up to 5amps which 22 gauge wire should handle. But if you go up to 20 gauge I think that’s rated up to 8.5amps. The wire is super thin and won’t bulk up with multiple runs. But it is stiffer than regular wire. but please do your research on sizing the wire correctly. not that you likely want to rewire the entire assembly https://www.milspecwiring.com/22AWG-Solid_c_400.html

Ordered. Thanks. @JohnCh and @Outbound

@JohnCh is this the mirror you got? https://zoom-eng.com/en/collections/モナコ-エアロ-ts-コンパクト-リトル-ペンタ-ルームミラー/products/コンパクトルームミラー単体-車種取付用アーム別 was it the small or medium size ? Do you mind sharing the mounting arm you used ? Sorry. Just re read the thread assume it’s the h03 general arm and the small mirror.

Is there a predetermined correction for measuring to the Ali skin? Or just measure both front and rear to Ali and it’s consistent. (I switched over from Avon zzs to Toyo r888r and I think there was a jump in front tire diameter vs the rears ). Although I never check ride height and rake with the avons. I feel like now is a good time to dial it in.

BFH seems to have done its job, The front stay is longer and bends easier. Although I was shocked at the amount of persuasion it needed. I think the front stay is good (may have to revisit if I get the Hoosier 195s). The rear stay (on the front fender) is shorter to the cross brace so harder to bend. I think i created some clearance but might have to improve this some more.

I average just shy of 20mpg with regular cruising at 80 which puts my tach at 4100 rpm. More spirited drops from there a bit.

I have the Bruce fuel mod which works well 420R. The first half of the tank lasts longer than the second half. I usually run it down to fairly solid on E and it will take 7.5-8 gallons (SV so 10.8 gals minus the roughly 1.5 unreachable). One time at the track i got distracted and buried the needle on E. It took almost 10 gals so maybe the 1.5 is overly safe but I dont try for that. Here is NY they have taken the auto locks off the pumps so you have to hold it anyway. With some practice you can judge it but 1/4 of the time i still have spill over.

I have to imagine (even with the less expensive mechanic options). Multiply that by the number of cars across multiple countries requires @Croc to keep the work revenue coming in. last I heard that 2021 unplanned stop vehicle is still there. Not to mentioned how many cars (@crocaliasbringatrailer) has that no one knows about. I look forward to continuing to invite myself down to njmp and eventually tour the garage-mahal when all the cars come home to roost. Hopefully I’m not using a walker at that point.

@Croc good to know there is a “correct path” to fixing it. I ordered a BFH and will try and create some space. If I destroy the stay will order the 15” ones. Again not loving the thought of removing the fenders and re-glueing them. But I didn’t think I could do a lot of things when I started all this so another challenge. want to try and get some level of clearance for the Hoosiers to work before I purchase them. Need all the cheat codes to try and keep up with you and Blake.

And I won’t take offense to the “flat” green comment on the color choice.

Congrats on the acquisition. I got my 420r June 2024 from Greg. I didn’t have the space (or likely the skills) to build mine. So likely not helpful in the build questions. But I have gotten pretty familiar with the car and can check anything since mine was factory built (so I’m 60% sure it’s correct). I just passed 10k miles since June 2024. Get yours done by Oct and come down to njmp for the annual get together.

Yeah mine are sikaflex or similar on so ideally I wouldnt have to remove them. But it might be unavoidable. I also thought about elongating the hole where it’s mounted to the upper an arm thereby pivoting it more towards the car. I feel like I could get enough clearance without wildly making it out of level.