hyper7

Ugh. Fuel FILLER cover.

Yep, that's exactly what I was talking about

the sprayers were already in place on the chassis at delivery, do i will have to go through the same disassembly if mine are not well aligned. i haven't looked closely at them, but i take it that means you can't do the standard "needle in the nozzle" trick?

Got the rear wing piping/fixings and the correct silencer yesterday, so I am just a few short steps away from starting this thing up.... my short "to do" list - secure handbrake cable - bleed brakes again - tighten rear hub nuts - washer fluid bottle and fuel filter cover - glue remaining carpet in boot area - aim/tighten headlights - replace mirror glass on drivers mirror - steering column bushing....shipped a month ago, still waiting on it. - license plate bracket (sent an email to rocky mountain about that) - put in gas - pray - start it up - drive it around the block without dying.

oh, and on the throttle cable plastic thing, i had to "encourage" it with a mallet. i remember taking it off the cable and rethreading it once it was pushed in.

Yep, don't glue in the trunk side carpet (if you have it) until the rear wings are on, but everything else is good to go, including seats. Also, do the tunnel before the seats, otherwise you'll end up like me with not being able to get the set screw in...but whatever. I slapped it and said "that ain't going anywhere" so it's all good. Also FYI, most of your carpet will probably need trimmed. Mine was all too big for just about every spot.

I also had a similar issue, but luckily didn't break off anything. You'll probably have the same problem on the seat belt uppers too (if you have the four points). I've heard you can cut a notch in a bolt to help clean out the threads, or you can just run your tap through it.

They'll get back to you eventually. I emailed build support and got a direct response from Lee, have been working directly with him since. I'm not sure how they "assign" people.

Yeah, or at least get them to add them to the picklist lol

Loosen the clip up like all the way, slide it over the end of the hose and back like 3-5" (it should be loose enough to fall off on its own). Put the hose over the inlet/nipple/whatever you want to call it, use a little wd40 if it's tight getting it on there. Then slide the clip back down over the junction, it should still be able to slide easily. Crank it down with a socket/screwdriver.

Which part are you struggling with? Getting the hose on the nipple? Or getting the clip over the hose? If it's getting the clip over the hose, make sure it's loosened up, if it doesnt fit even when fully expanded, I have TONS of leftover clips, so just size up. They have the span listed on them (27-40 for example)

I was as well, and so was the other guy in Ohio I've been talking with offline.

Pretty much done, just waiting on the shipment of missing parts to wrap it up. Battery tray Rear wing fixing pack with piping Wiper switch Silencer I'll put an additional layer of glue on the wingstays (the power grab was just falling off, so I peeled it completely off) Then just need to fit the washer fluid bottle, tighten the wheel hub nuts, rebleed the brakes, and fill it up with gas. Then pray that I didn't miss anything....

Another stupid question - I didn't get any "power adhesive" in my kit, which I assume is normal for US specs, but what did people use instead? I went with regularly available loctite power grab, but I don't feel like it's really holding that well.

I had a hell of a time on those damn springs. Took tons of force, even with the zip tie trick. Another guy building a 420 at the same time said he just bent the hooks, put the springs on and bent it back.

Been a little while since updates - was out of town for a bit, and then just busy. Cycle wings are on, rear suspension and axle is "done" I don't have the fixing pack that contains the piping for the rear wings, so they are just sitting there for now, but finishing up carpeting the boot/trunk and will be installing seats this week. Still need to adjust the handbrake before I feel comfortable riveting down the cover, and then just a few random things (nose cone, bonnet, coolant, wipers, mirrors, silencer whenever it arrives) and its basically done. I have a TON of leftover bolts/nuts/washers/rivets/etc...which makes me nervous. Also expected to find what lives in this hole...and just didn't. Guess another email to build support is coming.

Did some heavy lifting over the last week or so and got the diff and rear axles all in place. Also got the seatbelts and roll bar in...starting to run out of things to do 😭 Edited because yeah I'm an idiot. I figured out my question.

https://caterhamcars.com/assets/Documents/Owner-Downloads/Owners-Handbook-All-Models_2023_ED1.2.pdf page 23 - says you need between 4-5.5L depending on which motor/options. it also only lists the MOTUL stuff as the "correct" fluid, but i'm in the same boat, seems like that isn't available anywhere. i'm going with the motorcraft yellow for mine.

Both. 5 zip ties and still needed brute force on both.

Figured out routing for the heater wire - had to twist it behind the battery tray. I also don't like my throttle cable routing... Received the missing radiator brackets yesterday and got the plumbing buttoned up, also got the steering column in...but I screwed up..... In reading blogs, they all said to put the bushing into the steering column first because they seemingly all use the removable steering wheel, which I do not have. I had already pushed in the bushing before I realized my mistake, and basically destroyed it pulling it back out. Oh well, live and learn, new one is ordered, so the column is put together without the top bushing for now Also for anyone else reading this in the future, for LHD, do the steering column BEFORE the airbox, and before the plumbing. It was all in my way and I had to take some of it back out to get enough space to work.

Got to work running the plumbing, and attaching the exhaust pipes (minus the actual muffler because I don't have the correct one yet) Two observations - 1) thank god for https://www.tiggercaterham.co.uk/post/plumbing-preparation I was so lost trying to follow just the picture in the book. I absolutely could not have even attempted this without the better pictures/descriptions. 2) the exhaust springs are AWFUL. My hands will hurt for a couple days I'm sure trying to get those damn things over the hooks. Eventually got them, but required waaay more force then I wanted to use Also, anyone have a better way to route the heater control wire? It's clearly designed for RHD

I sent an email to Caterham for the parts, thanks

Went to slap on the radiator this evening in the hour I had, and seems like I'm missing something else - can someone confirm these are the brackets I'm supposed to have? I found a picture on https://www.caterham420rbuild.co.uk/post/19-radiator-and-fan That looks like what I need, but of course nothing in any of my boxes or on the pick list. The front of the car has brackets coming out the front, but I need a 90 to mount the radiator

Side note for future readers, I needed to replace the shoulder bolts shown above with regular m8x40 bolts with spring washers - I found online that others got replacements from Caterham directly, but I just grabbed them from the hardware store instead of waiting.