slowdude

This is exactly what I am looking for, thank you so much! I'm going to be sending you a barrage of messages from now on. I can compare your notes with crocs above to setup a sorted, "track OK" caterham.

I'll need to look into these other SCCA events, it looks like I can sign up for the track time or auto x without being SCCA as its not seen as "wheel to wheel racing time" Awesome leads and thank yall for your patience!

All I know is what I have found here. https://www-1559a.bookeo.com/bookeo/startroute_41559YHJYA41588D4784EA?ralias=true&axiomframed=false&inwidget=false&a=41559YHJYA41588D4784EA&_ga=2.203064337.1649692825.1665437258-1264964815.1665335542&nowidget=true&s=2087381811&c=02a&t=zHTwl4yrpk0iMjIF%2BOqj%2F471M8eQiABruSelbEevfSQ%3D Their Miata/BYO school is pretty cheap.

Hey Croc, Awesome and detailed list. I'll go through that FB posting. It seems like some of the driving schools I am looking at require SCCA compliance. If I can get away with the caterham cage, I'll do so (and swap for the street, absolutely). Good to know there are other K series guys out here. Regarding registration, I'm already looking into registering it in RI. Worst case I can do a Montana LLC. I can't stand these bright yellow plates of ours. I'm about 15 or so minutes north of Morristown, so holler when you are planning on doing another track day. If I can get the time off from work (and the track prep work sorted- I know NJ is militant about their harnesses), early 2023 isn't unreasonable for some track tag. Many, many years ago, my grandfather had a brief stint running midgets at Thompson in the late 40s. The goal with the SCCA compliance is to be able to take the driving school at Thompson with my dad, so he can run the same track as his father. It seems like we need to get a tri-state caterham meet up. I have some decent roads out by me that are glassy smooth motorcycle roads.

BMW should have a part number available via their Employee Tool Kit 4.0. Service desk at a dealership should be able to help you. Depending on year, you may need to go to BMW Classic. I know BMW classic is moving headquarters and may be slow to respond. If BMW does have the diff internals, they would come out of Dingolfing. Figure 2/3 weeks or so.

Hi All, New guy to the 7 world (but not British cars. I have a 69 Federal Spec Cortina GT as an ongoing project.) I've been drawn to the Cat/Lotus 7 because of the driving experience. The closest I've had was sitting in one a few years back at an Event in CT. I'm a bit of a track rat when funds allow, I've been running in Lemons for the past 7 years, primarily at NJMP/Thompson. In addition to this, I ride a vintage Honda CB750, and have done a few track days on BMW S1000RRs. I'd say I'm slightly below average on speed (I work in FP&A. By nature I'm fairly risk averse, but I am excited to start on this learning process with the Caterham.) Ideally I see the car I just picked up as being more track oriented. I'd like to make it as SCCA compliant as possible (if not fully), but still welcome on the street. I am going to do some digging on the forum, but I'd be curious If there is a resident track guy here who I can connect with for guidance. (Maybe Croc? I've been following your for sale posts for about 2 years now.) Now let's look at the car: https://www.lucassportscars.co.uk/cars/caterham/seven/s3roadsport1.8dvak-series/728216/ It's currently at the port in Liverpool (It was originally scheduled to come out of Dagenham, the same port as the cortina roughly 50 years before.) I am using a friend who has imported a few odd cars from Europe (the 037/Stratos running around the NYC area), so I am fairly relaxed with the travel time & in good hands as far as having the paperwork done correctly. The 1.8 in the car was built by DVA tuning, with new pistons / rods / balancing / paperwork etc. The original 1.4 was a bit slow with the 5 speed, so one of the previous owners had the 1.8 built. It dynoed around 150, and from the builder estimation, ITB's + ECU will put it around 180. I'm looking to just go through it when it is here and get it prepped for the 2023 season. Any advice on these rover K Series engines / USA based engine experts would be awesome. I can't tell if LR or BMW has the spares for the engine. Car has had clean history and I have nearly full paperwork going back to 1995, including original order / build sheets from Caterham. I've been able to connect with a few previous owners as well. With the fall of the GBP, and shipping costs coming down, I was able to grab this for a price I could just not get stateside. The RHD might be a nuisance, but the purpose of this car is not to be convenient, so I am not too bothered. Any thoughts / items I should look out for would be certainly welcome. I know the foam baffle was removed as that is a problem point on the sump for these engines. Also big thanks to Des, who has been putting up with my constant Instagram messages. -Charlie