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Josh sent me a new style pick up complete gratis..... said the old style are touchy and as they had to remove it when they did the LSD he'd just send me one. On and working just right...with the wheel off and key on you can see the pulsing when you spin the hub.... Everything is just as I want it now...proper street height. firm but not rock like suspension and I do like the new wheels...

Oh, ok, but they put Zetecs in Caterhams too so..... I am a fan of injection myself. Too many years fiddling with carbs...

Thanks...I'll clean up the wheel and experiment with depth and see what happens...the booger does light up, just no pulse.

Thanks.... I'll give that a shot as razor thin as I can get it without touching.... but I do have a new one enroute

I sent Josh my r400 as the Bimmer dif was toast and I just didn't feel like doing the work myself.... I always have but am at the point of let someone else do it if I think they'll do it right. Steve Perks (Tracsport) sent the LSD he built to Josh (40 lb. pre load 3.64 gears) directly whilst I sent the car. I also had the shocks changed back to the original adj. Bilstein's and the height set to fast road, and the toe/camber (when I bought the car both sets of shocks came with).... that is the same set up Josh uses on his 420r. I find the Bilstein's to be as firm on hard corners (round a bouts) as the Nitrons (but they were on their lowest setting...which is firm, can't imagine the high settings/track only). They replaced the accessory Gates belt and I bought 4 new wheels from Beachman Racing (thanks, Bruce, very quick and reasonable shipping). The car came with 4 8x13 wheels with a 185/55 mounted up front.... no bueno... I suspect the seller bunged a wheel and used what was available. Now properly shod. The Tracsport is much quieter and less 'clunky' than the old Bimmer...especially no high pitched whine and strange noises. On the road I'll never really test it at its limits and that's fine. I found Josh to be very helpful/informative and very fair in pricing. Ram Logistics (transport out of Phx, Az.) was also professional and very reasonable and have worked with Josh on numerous occasions. Being close didn't hurt either.

That was my assumption but wanted to ask..... easy to fix with the replacement... the newer ones are supposedly more stout.

No speedo ...the speedo has power and both the speedo and tach do the 'sweep' when the car is turned on. It shows the mileage and is lit. However, no speed indicated when driving and no odo change so suspect the sender. Jacked up, wheel off and properly adjusted to .625 mm from the wheel...the power on and the clear portion of the sender lights up where the wire enters the tube. Spin the hub and it remains lit, does not pulse..... I am assuming it should? Yes? If so then toast.

Got the r400 back today...much quieter ...you still hear the unit but no hi pitched whine...had the adj Bilstein's put back on...still very firm...really not that different than the Nitrones (on their softest setting) but more rebound, not as harsh. The speedo sensor died tho...probably from being removed/replaced...I understand the old models are rather prone to that. (2012 Duratec) so I've ordered one.

Still, top down motoring...hope she enjoys it.

Probably correct Bud....later car. 0 to 60 in 1/2 a minute

8x13 not 15 and not by design...What is a Birkinized Caterham?

SU carbs.... not overly hard to tune but prone to leaking (seems to be a Brit car design function in that period)...any gunk will really mess them up. Use good filters not those goofy stock steel mesh ones that can only keep small birds from entering the throats....

In some good company at Rocky Mountain Caterham, Josh took the pics and I'll have it back next Tuesday. New tracsport dif, removed the overly firm Nitrons for the original adjustable Bilstein's and had the height set to 'fast road'.... front track adjusted etc. A few other things done.... strangely we found (he found) that I had 8 in wheels all around (no wonder the fronts were hard to fettle under the fenders)...so I sourced new wheels all around of the proper size.

My God, those bumpers.... that 5mph deal really screwed up some cars... I've had AH's/a TR3/XKE but really got tired of the constant fettling...hence the later Caterham. Have fun...1500 right.

EV.... uh no