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@williamwashere here you go! That's awesome you have your own CNC! Metal business cards are absolutely a cut above!

I've wanted to do this from the start since I've had a few visitors during my build and they all contributed, no matter how small the job. Not sure they appreciate their names on the Internet but you guys have been infinitely helpful, so I wanted to commemorate it as well. Thank you all

It's a no brainer if you're in the UK for sure. How much are the factory LEDs these days?

Ah yep, I've purchased both a pedal extender and the boss caps from https://uberniche.co.uk and they're fantastic. He also sells harness clips so the floppies don't slap you in the face. If I had gotten my 3D printer before I bought them, I would have tried to print them myself. They have totally fair prices IMO but the shipping and tariff across the ocean basically doubled, if not tripled the price.

@240 I had a similar thought for the bonnet actually, just like a single thing so the bonnet hangs on using the side, and it hooks on, kind of like how a French cleat would work. This is a fantastic ideal for a low profile design for the nose cone too! Thanks!

@IamScotticus what routes have you guys done before on any runs in the Houston area?

Yeah my intention is to work on that, was well as a bonnet mount. I'll need it next time I work on the car. If I get around to it, I'll make sure it's pushed to the same repo and update here.

I struggled with wall space too lol. The doors are above my trash bins and the windshield is high up above my electrical panel.

@m2711c if you have access to a printer both the stl and the scad files are on my Github linked in the original post

Got these printed and mounted!

I have the composite Tillet seats... and the holes are a trapezoid rather than a triangle. It's still a good idea that I may pursue for myself, but I'm afraid I can't really test-fit one for a triangular shaped hole.

@Vovchandr what do you mean by "tillet hole cup holder"? Maybe I'll take it on!

I've started printing a bunch of parts for the Caterham, particularly useful is this cheapo tray. It mounts directly against the firewall using 3M double sided DualLock, similar to how the fusebox cover is mounted. It perfectly holds my phone and wallet and has a cutout for the wiring harness. I've also got a wall mounted door hanger and a wall mounted windshield hanger designed (but not yet mounted). It's not clear from the render for the windshield hanger, but you're meant to print 2 of them, mount them spaced by your windshield length and hang your windshield by the triangular cutouts on the stanchions, with the front facing the wall so it's a flush setup with minimal protrusion from the wall. If you're interested feel free to print them. They're at https://github.com/hahuang65/3d-prints

@williamwashere not sure about brave... perhaps naive or even dumb. Though, I am quite careful not to drive close to anyone in front of me. I've had my windshield cracked on my STI twice since moving to TX 3 years ago. I haven't take the car into Houston yet. Most of my drives are just within the 20 miles around my house... 99 is the only highway it's been on so far. I do want to make it out to Sam Houston National Forest for a drive some time. I will say that I tend to be MUCH more aware when in the Caterham, I look out for blind-spot monitors lighting up on cars in other lanes, I make sure not to drive right next to any trucks that are too high to see me next to them, etc. Obviously different people have different tolerances, but I just took the car out today for an hour... it was around 95 today and it's not terrible. It's never uncomfortable physically in terms of seating for me, but when you're at a red light, or traffic, the heat gets pretty rough. While you're driving, it's at least windy... the wind is warm/hot but you don't feel like you're actively sweating. I've seen some people attach a Camelbak to their car with one of those mouth straw things to stay hydrated during drives... not a bad idea, but you may have to stop for the restroom. What's ETA to your place for the kit?

That looks app-solutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing, I'll be using it for sure. Not too great driving roads where I am... there may be a few near @williamwashere...

@williamwashere hah, I JUST responded to Josh's introduction email and I've found we've been chatting here a bit. I actually recently picked up a 3D printer as well... however, I came here to note that the universal mount (with rubber bands) that the Moto II comes with... works REALLY well on the center mirror stem for the aeroscreen mirror.

@jmaz not OP, but I love my CaterLEDs. If you have a new build they're plug and play and awesome. No issues whatsoever and helps you be more discernable especially here in TX where I'm surrounded by trucks that are 8 feet tall. One thing to be aware of is if you install them horizontally on the top of the rollbar it'll interfere (and not be visible) with the hood or half hood. I installed mine on the vertical posts of the rollbar in case I want to ever get a hood.

@240 wow what an awesome trip! Pretty cool you got to meet the guy who literally put your kit together!

Yup that's why I'm feeling like 66k is too low now

I may need to raise the agreed value... 66 feels low now..

@Vovchandr is right. I got my insurance way before my title. All they needed was the VIN and asked me how I wanted the make and model written. My car is titled as an Assembled Vehicle in TX while my Insurance has it as a 2024 Caterham 420R. I'm only about halfway thru my 1st year of insurance. I'll let you guys know when I get my renewal notice what's changed.

@GumballF355 I did end up getting a 420R from Rich but have since moved from SJ to Houston lol. I do miss the Bay Area quite a bit but life takes you places.

That's quite a brilliant and practical idea.

I find that at Shell it auto stops (way too early but it stops). At Costco it doesn't do that and just keeps going so it overflows a lot if you're not paying attention even for a few seconds

Exact same thing happened to me at Costco too