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Definitely @Vovchandr is slower than @FasterThanVov That’s definitely a height thing since Paige is taller than Vlad and she was faster in my S5/CSR.

No. Still the same on the new ones which are now probably made in China instead of the UK (so higher quality now! ). The little prongs flatten out with use requiring them, from time to time, to be popped out and the little copper prongs lifted back up to get a connection working. Never had an issue with weatherability and I have been driving in some monsoons in my time with inches of water around my feet. Its a generic product you can buy at Car Builder Solutions (cheaper than Caterham). Here is a headlight one: https://www.carbuilder.com/products/iva-rocker-switch-sidehead-lights?_pos=7&_fid=f7131cef5&_ss=c

Time out. That is an extremely expensive solution (call it $1K in parts, tariffs and shipping) compared to the more economical analogy of buying a tape measure and measuring twice before cutting. Being an alpha male, I would much rather spend that cash on enhancing my diet of sticky tire rubber and high octane gasoline. Lets go back to first principles on the point of a lowered floor. It gets you lower in the car. Why would you do that? Because (a) you are a tall fucker that needs to get lower for buffeting or roll bar clearance, (b) you have a wife/girlfriend/significant fuck/etc. that has a hairstyle that needs to get out of the wind if you are to enjoy funfair privileges later that day, or (c) you have toupee and need to preserve it, and so on. Ignore (b) and (c) as they are not important to the purist vision of driving a seven. Boil it down, you want your head to be below the level of the roll bar. It is not for puny men or dwarves who are vertically challenged as they have roll bar clearance (cue the predictable angry short man post.......go and complain to the other admin here). There is no hard and fast rule as to what height a gentleman might be to want lowered floors as our bodies are all proportionally different (e.g. long in torso vs short in leg and vice versa). But somewhere around the 5'9" mark it comes into play. This is why you want to sit in as many Caterhams as possible to find out roll bar/seat/steering wheel/floor configurations to make sure your head is BELOW the level of the roll bar. A lowered floor will give you an extra 1.5"+ of vertical clearance. [side note - trying on other cars for size is helpful to determine feet to pedal box size or whether you are so fat (or like long distance touring) that you need to go SV sizing. Of course SV refers to SVelte - side note over] If it is not then with the many options available (different seats, different roll bar, etc) you can adjust your order to guarantee you are below the roll bar. Fixing your ordering mistake afterwards is a very expensive exercise. The other reason for a lowered floor is safety. If you want to drive with an aeroscreen on, then getting lower in the car, more protected by the dash cowling, will protect you from the inevitable debris - rocks and stone - that come with using an aeroscreen on road or track.

Gearbox usually sits between engine and tailshaft.

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Excellent - Simon needs a new engine!

Yes I can see why brown is a practical color in these cars.

I have multiple accounts on BAT fitting that description. It helps when bidding to hide your past bidding history and any commenting history - its a strategy - bidding tempo technique is a thing. It also stops the peanut gallery here (not mentioning names but lets call them SlowasVov, SlowMuppet, CBoofhead, Coveredinwhitefluff, etc) from criticising my eclectic choice of cars I bid on or questioning why I am bidding on yet another Caterham. I can think of another person on USA7s who does similar so his wife will not work out where yet another car arrived in the garage from and cannot check the price paid. I would not call myself a scammer. I would use, intelligent, good looking, handsome, talented, well traveled, well endowed, monumentally damaged credit card, etc....

I remember that build - really well done. I always wondered where that car ended up?

Birkin https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2004-birkin-s3-2/

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No not FIA. Thats your standard base roll bar. Maybe 25+ years ago, a Caterham would be considered to have FIA compliant rollover protection if it had a rear bar bar with the diagonal bars plus the petty strut mounted to a chassis point in the passenger footwell. Then they went to full roll cage with an FIA date sticker on it - maybe around second half of the 90s - I am fuzzy on when that was . Not all the cages on the Caterham website today are FIA despite being a roll cage. It needs to have the FIA sticker. Barney the purple monster has one but I am not near it to post a photo right now. This car would not have complied with FIA rules unless you go back 50 years ago.

Its 4am in NJ - Howdy Neighbor! Hope all is well?

Lots of questions. Start by having a read of the instructions from last year. 1) There will be a registration link posted later this year. Plenty of time to sign up - no rush. You will sign up then the protocol of the day is described in the 2025 event instructions. 2) Mechanical state of your car - make sure it is reliable. No leaks of oil, coolant, pee, fuel, etc. No loose pieces - exhausts, engine bits, headlights, wings, etc. A new car usually needs some fettling to make it reliable out of the box but a good dealer should be able to make it work. 3) Safety - copying from last year and adding some notes: Helmet required: A Snell M or SA rated full face helmet dated 2020 (edited: updated for 2026) or newer is required for all drivers and passengers on the track. Open face helmets are not permitted in Se7ens. Rental helmets are available with prior arrangement through the NJMP General Store. Arm restraints: NJMP requires these as mandatory safety equipment in open cars Open top cars: Must have approved rollover protection. No pop up roll-bars or detachable hard tops. Broomstick rule is applicable for roll over protection. Broomstick is from top of roll bar to front chassis tube (at nosecone) as the windscreen is not viewed as structural. Edited to add: We had this issue for one car last year who was detected not in compliance while out on track and was called in. The fix for most sevens is to take out the seat squab/base to get you lower and then sit on some NASA foam pad. Your belts are attached to the chassis and not the seat. Belts: Only 5 or 6 point belts are acceptable (Edit: In open top cars). Belt age must be on a label on the belts. No label – no driving. SFI belts must be 2 years or newer. FIA belts must be within 5 years or newer. No 4-point belts allowed. No DOT 3-point belts are accepted in open cars like ours. Edited to add: The belts sold by Caterham are not SFI or FIA and do not have an expiry date. NJMP do not accept belts that are not SFI/FIA labelled. Your Caterham dealer is usually well versed in installing Schroth or other quality brand name belts that are FIA rated. If you have the S-Type leather seat in a caterham then you can still use a 6 point belt. The submarine belt strap attaches to the chassis at the rear firewall. Feed the strap through the gap between backseat and seat squab then sit on the belt to strap in. You do not need to be belted to a seat - you need to be belted to the chassis tubes (they have the strength - not the seat). Numbers: Painters tape or vinyl sticker numbers on both sides of your seven are acceptable. Please don’t pick “7” as everyone does that and you will be asked to change it. Tires: NJMP considers tires 5 years old to be out of date and expired. Please anticipate tire wear and do not turn up with marginal tire tread. Consider that the track may be damp in which case slick tires are unsafe. If you are close to wearing out a set of tires, then consider ordering and bringing a new spare set. TK Autosports can mount these on your wheels at the Thunderbolt pits for a modest fee. Effective June 2024, NJMP is mandating all participants at their events must use a recognized head neck restraint system. This includes brands such as HANS, Simpson Hybrid and the like. This policy includes any guest/visitor drivers. Edited to add: I know the NJMP store rents helmets but I do not knwo if they rent Hans and the like? You would need to inquire. To date they have not checked expiry dates for head/neck restraints or arm restraints but we will see once the driving season kicks off). The safety inspection performed by the track is brief but does focus on some basis items: Visual inspection of the engine bay (bonnet off) and underside and walk around Is the battery secure? Does it pass a wobble test? Are the battery terminals covered so the positive terminal cannot arc on the bonnet? Electrical tape does this pretty quickly No leaks evident. No smoke from tailpipe Anything loose or dangerous that could break off while on track and litter the track (Jim's bonnet, Untethered GoPros - no suction mounts allowed, must be a clamp, iphones for prohibited lap timing, etc. Does you car have a number on the outside so the flag stations can identify you and call you in for a chat when you do something wrong or go off track or have a problem with your car Are your helmet and belts in date? Do you have neck/head restraint in car with helmet. Sometimes they ask to see arm restraints (they have never checked me to see if they have a date expiry label - not all arm restraints do) Tires are in date. I will note that only road tires have date codes. Slicks do not have a date code so they try to check them and eventually realize it is fruitless exercise and give up. They do check for excessive wear (e.g. Simon's steel belts showing through, abnormal wear showing alignment issues, etc.) Its not every time but they do try to look at brake pad life remaining through the wheel spokes. I would be astounded if this is an issue for a seven as in decades of running these cars, I am yet to need to change brake pads - I do not use brakes heavily. Brake lights work on command. Sometimes they check indicators and headlights. Loose headlights is a test they infrequently do. What else have I not covered? Oh yes: Ensure the tires have been checked for cold air pressures. Depending on the day you are aiming for 25psi hot. So start at 20psi (or whatever your Caterham owners manual says) and see what pressure is in the tire immediately after a session on track. Ensure that wheel nuts have been done up to the correct torque. Use a torque wrench. Ideally you just use water and not coolant as it is enormously slippery when you have a leak. If you have a leak of any fluid they will use the powder to put on the track to soak it up - you pay for it by the bag and it is expensive. Think about track day insurance. Hagerty and Lockton have dedicated programs. Accidents happen and our cars are expensive. Expect the odd stone chip to leave a mark. If you follow certain drivers then you will get sand blasted from their regular excursions to track edges and beyond. If you have PPE film installed it works wonders to save your car. Even a self installed kit for the day will work. If you have never done this before but want to try then sign up for green group day 1. Its is a well designed introductory program intended to teach you the basics to start off slowly. Classroom sessions. It is a follow the pace car format where the instructor lifts the speed over the course of the day. There is a lot to learn besides just handling a car at speed. Track awareness of other cars coming up behind to pass is a major challenge for new drivers experiencing HPDE. This is particularly so since we now run with open wheelers who can be hard to spot in your mirrors without some experience plus it is a pass anywhere with a point by. You can get an instructor to talk with. Sometimes they are available to ride along - you can hire one if you want (there is an option in registration). Quite a few people ( @nsxguy is the most recent)have used this approach to learn the ropes and then graduate into the passing group with other sevens. At that point then one of us will do an alternating lead follow drill to help you get comfortable with track lines, braking points, passing, etc Always take the first 2-3 laps to let your tires warm up and provide grip. Everyone forgets this and spins or sprays off into the scenery at some point - me included. The worst was 2020 when I think 9 cars managed to go off in the first 2-3 laps. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list but rather a starting point of things to consider. A bit of a google on track day articles will find some additional reading where you can pick up additional nuggets of wisdom. Thats enough of a data dump for now. Will stop there and await questions.

I'm doing that now on the purple car to get it from the BMW 3.91 to a 3.62 Drexler. Putting aside the diff was broken and it only has 1 wheel drive, it was still wheel spinning in 5th gear.

Congratulations. Now the real fun begins - setting it up just to suit you!

Given how many I have seen 'go off and do some gardening or landscaping' I thought it would be appropriate.

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Which track location/region goers need to beware?

Nice results. Well done! Will it be reliable this time? I assume you still have the 3.9 BMW M2/Titan rear end in it then for it to be too short?

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No I dont sorry but I bet a dive into Focus forums will surface what they use for tuning.

Congratulations on your new purchase! A 2006 should be a metric chassis. If you PM me the VIN then I can decode it for you and confirm the year, etc. But from looking at that engine bay it looks like my past 2004 and 2005 SV's with the SVT engine. I expect it will be a Ford Oak ECU unit. ECU usually is in roof of passenger footwell. Quite sophisticated for their time. However, I assume you put your OBDII reader on it and could not get a reading? I used to be able to get a reading off my cars albeit with a bunch of fault codes (missing fuel tank, evap emissions, etc). They are tunable and open access - no password needed. Just need a tuner who can do it or the software that will allow you to adjust the settings.

Yes - I have two you can sit in located in Millville NJ. One with Tillet B6 XL seats and one with Caterham style Tillets. You will fit in both. I have had a 6'8" person in my SVs. Just have to work out roll bar solutions for height and whether you have a shoe size issue re pedals.

Caterhams, Birkins, Stalkers, WCM Ultralite, Locosts, Formula Fords, original Lotus 7s, Atoms, Mallocks, etc. Needs to be a small light car "sevenesque" to qualify. We also have a solution for those who have never been on track before - there is a green group introductory program run on the same day, separate session - that is very well set up.