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Many on here have seen the green with yellow Xflow that was up on bat. It has black bed liner coating on the rear fenders that wraps around to the opening. Personally I do not like the look. I much prefer PPF on the exposed area beyond the OEM stone guards to allow the car’s colour to show through. I have seen were an owner used an adhesive backed rubber to cover the majority of the stainless guards but left about an inch of the shiny silver perimeter (where the rivets are) visible. That looks really classy. On another somewhat related subject… My front fenders are out getting the undersides sprayed with truck bed liner. I will do the inside on the inside of the rears myself with a rattle can product if/when I ever get the car home.

HIs bank account? Not so much.

Same issue with over torqued nuts but different results. My oldest grandson is now the owner of my 2018 BRZ tS. I’ve always changed or rotated the tires with a breaker bar and a torque wrench. The car had to have a safety inspection done when transferring it into his name. Come the late fall he came over to our house to change over to the winter tires. We had a devil of a time getting three of the wheels off and the forth we ended up going to a local Canadian Tire store to have them do it. Next two times (following spring and fall) he broke two studs. They just twisted off like old rubber. He was going to get all the studs replaced with some special treated studs the drift guys use but I’m not he has done that yet. This seems to be a failing with many newer cars, not just Subaru.

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Why black and why the complete seats? You can get just leather covers to replace the cloth and save the expense of shipping big, heavy, awkward seats. With what you save you can pay an upholstery shop to make the switch. If you go this route, you can get a fun, light colour that won’t heat up as much as black in the bright sun. We’re very happy with our two tone grey leather. This set was on sale at one of the UK dealers a year or so ago. I liked them and I think they look good in a blue Caterham.

ah... Noway you mistake a Subaru powered 818 roadster for a Ford anything! I agree, see it first, talk later.

Ah... maybe I am misunderstanding but is it possible that a "T65 Ford GT" might mean a Type 65 Daytona Coupe which ran in GT class?.

I've got a little electronic box in my upper left chest that makes sure that doesn't happen to mine.

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On coming sporty convertibles like Boxsters or Miatas usually give us a palm forward wave above the windscreen. I will return the gesture. As we run 99% of the time with the doors on oncoming motorcycles get a thumbs up above our windscreen. While motoring on multilane roads people who pass us often have their phones out so I'll turn and give 'em my best Winston Churchill “V” sign held above the door with a big grin.

Would someone be able to give me a cost, (exact or ball park) on replacing a clutch assembly, cable actuation, on my V20xe HPC? I mean, pulling the engine, replacing the clutch disk, pressure plate and clutch release bearing and then putting all back together. I will accept answers from people who's cars have other engines as only the parts prices and labour rates will change slightly. The actual time to do the job should be the very similar. Ta

Bill, I’m not sure what sparked your first post but obviously between writing that and the one you just posted you have had a change of heart. Or at the very least have re-examined your position. Yes, these are frustrating, anxiety inducing times. I am sorry to be the one to break it to you but your own countrymen (and women) are the ones who have brought your country to the brink. I’d like to think a nonviolent solution will be the outcome but… January the 6th has proven that there are those who want just that, a very violent conclusion. Also, as much as you’d like to think this situation is not political the truth is, it is TOTALLY political.

I have unfriended or stopped all contact with blood relatives, relatives through marriage, close friends and mere acquaintances because they insist on taking every opportunity to spew the lies and misinformation coming from the present US government. I can think for myself. I can do my own research. Most importantly I tend to believe my own eyes and ears. With regard to Trump’s tariffs, Reuters is a trusted source for unbiased news and information. Well known for its commitment to accuracy and reliability. Reuter’s financial journalists and the analysts they have interviewed have proven over and over that the math just doesn’t work and never will. Even if the present government was doing everything else correctly (and it is not) the tariffs are so hap hazard, on today off tomorrow, signed in to law without any thought to implementation etc. The figures used to chart one week are useless the next because what is covered and the percentages charged are in constant flux. If you chose to believe things will be better for your country in the long run with these huge, illegal tariffs than I will accept that as your opinion. I will in turn respectfully disagree.

Wow. Insurance is very different up here. All vehicles have to be licensed, (that means everything from watercraft, aircraft as well as both on and off road vehicles) and therefore have to be insured, full stop! Insurance in Ontario runs 12 months. For vehicles that are seasonal like boats or motorcycles etc. the insurance is prorated so the months those vehicles are most used in are the ones they charge the highest premiums for. Also, if you have three cars and three licensed drivers in the household each driver is assigned principle driver on one of the three cars. So the insurance company will determine premiums based on each drivers record against the vehicle they are listed as principle driver on. In our case, when our youngest daughter got her licence (over 30 years ago now) the insurance company decided that my wife would be listed principle driver on her company car, a car we did not own nor pay insurance on. They had me listed as principle driver of a beat up old Ford Tempo and so my daughter became principle driver on my wife’s AWD, Plymouth Laser Turbo. Premiums were outrages like $3600 per year. We fought for months with them and finally changed brokers and insurance companies. Sorry for the off topic rant. We return now to the regular scheduled “Cars Wanted - Seeking Rotus” thread.

Well back in the day my father used Varsol, turpentine or Xylene depending on what he was cleaning. Yes, gasoline too. In those dark days we didn’t wear gloves or think about fumes. Although, if any of us had our hands in it for any length of time Dad would make us stop and lather up with Mom’s hand lotion and then give us something else to do.

Don't laugh but my wife used Avon bubble bath to detail our motorcycles. Well diluted for seats, tanks, fenders and the like. Stronger for heavy soiled areas and a soft bristled brush to scrub the fins & carbs. Some heat marks, fuel and oil stains simply disappeared. Don't knock it until you try it.

I have to agree with MV8, repair is the best way to go. Fiberglass is easy for those with the knowledge and experience. You will have to have it painted whether it’s new, used or repaired. So why not have a good body shop do it all for you. Is your nose as bad as my fender was? It was totally broke clean through and there was a few chucks missing. Look how it turned out and this is just the first of several coats with more sanding to come.

Is that all you need? If so boy, did you get off lucky. Good luck with the repairs.

One of the most frequent comments we get on our car is how great the interior looks. Caterham owners always comment on how black our toggle switches are. The wife has spent many decades detailing our vehicles. She really liked S100 but switched to 303 and cannot remember why. Since getting our Caterham she has been using Weiman’s Leather Conditioner which may be packaged differently in the US. I’m not sure if this is going to work long term but, she uses it on the entire interior as it is all leather including the dash covering. Obviously some gets on the toggle switches so she just uses that to clean them too. I do not know why but the switches in our 32 year old Caterham look like new. Same goes for the gauges. So we are not doing anything to bring back the black just keeping everything clean and sparkling.

Who did you order from, did you specify a specific type of shipping and how quick was it from ordering to shipping and from shipping to receiving?

The first photo was taken yesterday as our little Group of Sevens was about to start our epic two day Blat of Prince Edward County and points north, east and west. The second was at Farmtown Park in Stirling Ontario.

As I mentioned in the “Photo of your car you took today” thread the mechanical work is complete. The body shop has the left front fender repaired, primed and sanded. They have made the car drivable so that we can attend our Group of Sevens Blat this coming weekend. We may keep it for a week so we can also attend the British Car Day at Bronte Creek. There is still a lot of work to do like repositioning the fender bracket as the driver’s side fender now sits about a half inch higher than the passenger side. We are going to have all four fenders done now because they were poorly molded when new. This will include having the underside sprayed with a black bed liner type material to prevent star cracks in the future. Earl figures at least two weeks to do everything. (That is "IF" he can get the colour match right.) The spare wheel with a zero miles new tire purchased last year went on the left front. The right front tire was demounted and the rim got the brand new zero miles tire supplied. (So two new tires up front.) The damaged rim has been professionally straightened and the tire from the right front is now mounted on it as the spare. There is a small chip on the inside lip that was not repaired as welding (heat) is the enemy of alloy rims. The wheels were spun balanced and laser checked. I find the new steering rack seems to take a little more effort at the wheel than I recall but, it has been four months since I last drove this car. Here is another photo I just took of it out in the garage.

The mechanical is done and the body shop has the left front fender repaired, primed and sanded. The car is drivable so they gave it back to us so we can attend our Group of Sevens Blat this coming weekend. We may keep it for a week so we can attend the British Car Day at Bronte Creek. There is still a lot of work to do. Earl figures at least two weeks to do everything. Here is a photo I just took of it out in the garage.

Your car is a RHD where as my HPC is LHD. Clutch and brake set up look very similar but your car has a different throttle pedal and cable to mine. I’m 5’ 4 ½” and shrinking but I have no trouble with my car as is if I slide down in the seat a smidge. However, I usually sit on a two part pillow the wife made for me. The bottom part raises me up so that all the junk I carry in my back pockets isn’t resting on the sides of the seat digging into me. It also has a small 2nd section that acts as a lumbar support. I seem to recall that there are two holes for the clutch/brake pivot pin to fit into. In the photo mine appears to be set to the farthest away position (closer to the firewall). Unfortunately my car is still in the body shop (four months now) so I can’t just run out to the garage to check.

Well I’m totally confused now. Why would a Canadian, individual person or business, HAVE TO pay the US tariffs on goods being purchased and imported into the US by a US person or business? What a total fuster cluck!