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Oh carl. Assume you are ok? So sorry man. Glad you got through it physically. That’s a shame about the car. my only contact is Greg at time machines in buffalo. He might have some leads on folks on the east coast.

I would just confirm they are dated belts. Many tracks won’t accept non dated

I went thru this when I purchased my car in 2023. I planned on using 4 pt on street and 6 point track. So the asm feature appealed to me. As it turns out I prefer running 6pt all the time, it names me more comfortable to have the subs keep the buckle low. as @JohnCh mentioned the profi can be configured pull up or pull down. They can also be ordered with bolt in hardware. They come standard with wrapped in clip in but can be easily switched over to bolt in (they have a ton of different versions so this take some planning to figure out which bolt in hardware goes where). My installer originally put in eye loops in the floor for the subs but it fouled the seat squab (leather seats). I changed this to bolt in easy enough. Some folks use subs straps on leather seats bolted to the rear bulkhead and run them over the seat squab. This usually requires longer sub straps which schroth said they don’t make any more. There is likely a solution to this somewhere but I just had mine bolted to the floor before the seats with appropriate plating I was originally concerned about the shoulder harness angle. So much so that I avoided getting lowered floors. This just made me fit for the broomstick test. Honestly I have not seen anyone too concerned about the shoulder strap angle (currently I am about dead level if not a little positive ). It turned out to be less of an issue - but broomstick def would be. beside looking like a knob, the point by thing with arm restraints is manageable. It takes some getting used to driving with you hands tied down.

It never did it before. Makes me sad.

My 2023 420r with 3.91 rear end and 5 speed (11k miles ). The lsd has started to make a lot of noise. Slow full lock turns sound like it’s coming apart. Pre load is still at 38lbs and the wheel turn in the same direction when raised. the sound makes me think I am living on borrowed time. And I can’t stand the clanking grinding noise anyway. spoke with Steve perks at Tracsport. He is sourcing me a new 3.64 diff from caterham and dropping in a Tracsport lsd and sending me the entire unit. We will see if I have the skills to replace the unit. Money sent late last week. Will see when it arrives.

My 2023 420r with 3.91 rear end and 5 speed (11k miles ). The lsd has started to make a lot of noise. Slow full lock turns sound like it’s coming apart. Pre load is still at 38lbs and the wheel turn in the same direction when raised. the sound makes me think I am living on borrowed time. And I can’t stand the clanking grinding noise anyway. spoke with Steve perks at Tracsport. He is sourcing me a new 3.64 diff from caterham and dropping in a Tracsport lsd and sending me the entire unit. We will see if I have the skills to replace the unit. Money sent late last week. Will see when it arrives.

I know I am relatively new to the group. But it will be strange to not see @Croc in the grey csr. Now just a purple streak going by.

This topic had thinking more about this. Decided I needed more kit. Just got this https://no.co/gb20/specs I figured $80 and 2.5 lbs was worth it for me. I can keep it in the boot and keep it charged with the usb I have in there. And use it if needed. They also have one with integrated air compressor but opted out since I already have a small usb air compressor I didn’t love the bigger size. https://no.co/ax65 The gb20 came same day (Amazon you’re scaring me). Good quality like most of noco products. Small. And I can use it as a power bank in a pinch. Flashlight and strobe if I end up on the side of the road.

So I am only 9sec off the pace. (An eternity). Devils pass? Maybe the slicks will help me, likely not 9 secs

I have some cost effective no name agm battery. With my kill switch off I have let it sit for multiple months and it starts with no issue. I do have a noco battery tender but rarely need to use it. If I am fettling with the car or testing electrical stuff and have a decent power drain I will plug in the tender. So far so good.

I kinda liked @Croc with an older car with questionable tires and transmission. That somewhat leveled the playing field. consider this my standing point-by for you on our next outing.

I kinda liked @Croc with an older car with questionable tires and transmission. That somewhat leveled the playing field. consider this my standing point-by for you on our next outing.

Small update. Haven’t tried the Hoosiers yet. The r888rs have been on for a couple hundred miles, all street and some fairly aggressive. No signs of contact on the stays. The tire pubes got knocked down a bit (assuming with contact on the stays). But there is still a little pube still there so I assume that’s the clearance that remains. need a track day to test the Hoosiers. Or maybe pick some good roads and do a soft street drive in them.

Hoosiers r8 mounted to the extra set of wheels. 195/60/13 front and 215/60/13 rears. The tire shop took days to mount them as they broke 3 “spoons” (I’m guessing the name of this ) on the tire mounting machine. That bead is no joke. But to his credit he was not going to concede the defeat. Tires mounted and the clearance isn’t all that different to the Toyo r888r. I think (hope) the stay clearance works. Have not had the courage to test them on the road yet. I guess if I can make a track day soon ish will be the real test. I have run the r888r hard and haven’t seen and contact. Will see how much the Hoosiers will deflect at full tilt on the track.

Old westbury car show and a rip up to the north shore Long Island.

I’ll guess I’ll pray for mechanical breakdown otherwise feel free to wave hello on your way by. what size slicks are you running in the front. I went with the 195 60 13 Hoosier r8. Yours seem skinnier than that but may be the photo. Are those the Apollo 6” wide 13” wheels ? tell me your secrets.

@Croc tell me that’s your 620. I think you might have a slight caterham addiction (envious eye roll).

love the car. Sad to see you part with it. Wait till after Oct to sell and come down to njmp.

Just came across this option for rear coverage. Haven’t tried it myself so caveat emptor

Mine started acting up last year. Tweaked the gap spacing and it worked as intended. The light does pulse when you rotate the hub and the reluctor wheel passes by sensor. One attempt had it reading well at low speed but above 60-70 it would act erratic. Small tweak to gap fix this. (2023 420r) https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/forums/topic/257730-speedo-sensor-replace/

I am always excited to get into the cat and go for a drive. If it’s a decent amount of miles I am also excited to get out of it. That’s how I know it’s a long enough drive. A trip out to Colorado or across the country is on my bucket list. @CWThomson well done. That’s no small achievement.

At least in ny you need a vin to get insurance. And insurance to register. So the ny dmv inspects and assigns a vin. At that point the make is “custom”. Preliminarily I asked Hagerty if they would insure and caterham and then asked for a quote. $2400/ year which surprised me. Then when I got the vin assigned and they designated “custom” it was $1200. Even with my mco and all the invoices from caterham to prove worth. Hagerty said. It’s custom not caterham $1200. but @Vovchandr agree with you on the model/maker designation, especially on agreed value makes no sense. I’ll take one of the few financial wins in that whole process.

I just renewed my hagerty policy. No change in price from the last two years. In NY it's $1130 (plus $70 for the club membership). For agreed value of $80K - 2023 420R. In new york it's titled and insured as a "custom" as when I originally did it with "Caterham" it was $2400. But all the back up was caterham stuff so I was transparent. They said, if NY titles it as a custom then thats what it is. A very rare occurrence that after jumping thru all the hoops, it saved me a little money