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@11Budlite well done. I am sorry that I missed NYST. Have some family events that are keeping me busy. Sadly havent been on track all season. I saw the video of Tom ripping it up at NYST. That is impressive. Going to make it to NJMP come hell or high-water.

Batman your “lotus 7” is for sale https://bringatrailer.com/listing/lotus-seven-style-custom/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Model_Update

I sadly cannot make it. The weather looks great for tomorrow. But work has gotten in the way.

new car and running in the fancy circles. @Croc you’re setting pretty high expectations for Oct in njmp.

I wasn’t brave enough to do a rebuild myself. And also didn’t want to have the car off the road while I sent the diff out. So I went the pricier route and just had another diff sent to Tracsport and he installed the lsd. You could just order the lsd and have it shipped to you. And either swap it yourself or find a trans shop do the work. in theory I can just swap mine out. We will see how that goes.

I was weary of my diff. It started making some new noises and I was dreading the ultimate rebuild. Pro-actively I had Steve Perks order me a new diff from caterham and he dropped in a Tracsport LSD. I also specced a 3.64 vs the original 3.91. I spend most of my time cruising so the drop in revs should work. But time will tell. Hopefully swapping out the diffs over the winter. https://www.tracsport.com/lsds Email: tracsport@hotmail.co.uk

I spy I looked around for you but you likely stepped away.

lime rock historics today.

I have not changed or done this myself. But online seems like if you pull handbrake and push car back and forth that should replicate the clunk of its the bush https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=101&t=1924694

I had a low speed hard turn noise pop up. Assumed it was the titan diff on its way out. Added some redline friction modifiers to the spec'd motul diff fluid. Major noises went away. It's still getting noisier. Have a transport LSD diff standing by to swap over for a winter project. @Origin7 might also want to check you A frame bushes. I have read that those can go and you get a clunk on/off throttle as the suspension loads and unloads.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2020-caterham-seven-420/ This Caterham Seven 420R is a left-hand-drive model that was purchased new by the current owner, and it was built in 2019. Power comes from a 2.0-liter Ford Duratec inline-four linked to a five-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential, and the car rides on 13” alloy wheels with Bilstein adjustable coilovers and four-wheel disc brakes. Inside, black upholstery is complemented by a carbon-fiber dashboard, a MOMO steering wheel, and four-point harnesses. This Caterham is now offered in California by the selling dealer, a BaT Local Partner, with a soft top, side curtains, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Montana title in the name of the owner’s LLC.

Well done. Those are serious numbers.

I am behind on my miles this year. Been trying to do 5000 a year. Currently at 11,466 since June 2024.

Let me see what work things I can jockey around. If weather looks good, I am a contender.

Ohhhh yeah! Thanks @Croc for all your efforts. And allowing the band of misfits to come sully your track/club. I’m in for both days.

$25k for the trailer? It’s a nice trailer but maybe not that nice.

took the car to work this week. Well today’s chance of rain turned into full blown rain even with half hood I was impressed with the rain performance. I mean not ideal. But relatively dry and functional. Defroster worked. Wipers “worked”. Toyo r888r performed well even at highway speeds. Granted comparing to my zzs that were on the wear bars. Don’t think I will actively sign up for rain driving but since I had no choice it wasn’t all that bad.

https://rockymountaincaterham.com/csrtwenty02/

I havent had any issues with the eye bolts and scrutineers. Even in New Jersey which is the most stringent.

If you fancy giving hms more money. I got these harness pads, one for comfort and two to hide the yellow that doesn’t match anything. I do pull them off in track days as they interact with Han’s. https://www.hmsmotorsport.com/products/schroth-3in-shoulder-pads-with-racing-patch?_pos=4&_sid=82b77f9e1&_ss=r they also keep the uv damage at bay on the harness although with a 5 year dating it’s less of an issue.

My 2023 420 has the same plate. It was weighed for registration at 1300lbs. (Which sounds like a very round number to be truly accurate ). But that’s what I am going with. I do carry a bunch of crap with me and I have some lbs to myself. I did buy some cheap floor scales and will at some point weigh it myself.

I didn’t think to look at that at all

Did you sneak a peak to see if your belts were dated ? That’s just where my mind goes. gorgeous car.