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Hi Dave Shipping will be ugly via Fedex, UPS or DHL. One off the wall suggestion - there is a guy with a Holden Torana in California. I came across him by accident on a Holden forum and we corresponded as I was needing shipment assistance at the time for Holden parts on my Blue Meanie. I somehow have managed to lose his email as it was back in 2015. His name is Jeff here: Torana hatch in California... - Members Projects & Plans - GMH-Torana Nice guy in my dealings. He is an importer/exporter between Los Angeles and Melbourne and you may be able to get the wheels into one of his containers. Only catch is John's wheels are in NJ, about an hour south of NYC by car. cheers mike

I have a solution within the garage. I use these: Amazon.com : Victor Mini M753SN Ultrasonic Rodent Repeller with Nightlight, 3-Pack (Not available in HI, NM, PR),White : Patio, Lawn & Garden Other neighbors have been using them and none of us has seen evidence of a rodent since we started using them but plenty of evidence before we started. Going on 10 years now. I thought I was safe since the rodents only liked Porsches but once my neighbors with Porkers got the repellers then the rats found my garage and discovered the Mustang. No idea if it works but what about something like this? Amazon.com: Loraffe Under Hood Animal Repeller Car Rat Repeller Rodent Repellent Ultrasonic Mouse Deterrent for 12V Vehicle Automobile Get Rid of Mice in Car Engine with Ultrasound and LED Flashlights, 2 Pack : Patio, Lawn & Garden I have to admit I was skeptical about ultrasonic repellers but they seem to work for me and I am surrounded by critters.

I will say @BlakeJ is really quick in his new engine spec on track. Lap times were dropping fast this last NJMP event. Roller barrels make great sounds with the induction noise. He was causing mischief with some cars who before would run away from him.

I am going to provide some context with water temps to allow you to better compare to your situation. Its my UK 420R - 2018 so likely identical to yours in spec 2L Duratec, 5 spd Miata box, dry sump, oil cooler out the lower front of the radiator. SV so greater nose cone opening. Mostly track usage but some back road blats. Drawing from my recent trip so think Fall/Spring weather in the UK (say 65-70deg F days). Engine temps in Celsius since that is how my UK 420R is calibrated. Starting with water temps, my thermostat is 92degC. Caterham started off using a 82degC thermostat then migrated to 92degC or a 102degC thermostat. I run around 80-85 once engine up to temp. Fan hardly ever kicks in unless I get into traffic and then temp is up around 90degC. On track I am consistently around 90degC which is what I would expect with a 92degC thermostat. For oil temps, ideal range per Premier Power is an 80degC to 100degC. I reference Premier Power as my car is stored with TFL in the same building as Premier Power and I have been chatting with them on a few of my visits (upgrades - guilty ). On track I see 95-100degC, sometimes over. For road I am around 75degC to 80degC but it will kick higher if I get into traffic. Not ideal but not bad. The other thing is the oil temp is a spot measure for the system so my road oil temp is likely in the lower end of the 80degC to 100degC range within the dry tank for road usage. My temp measure is tapped off the engine and not off the dry sump tank which it ideally would be. I do see water and oil temps move in sync on track so they definitely peg to each other which is why I feel comfortable the higher water temps will underpin oil temps via block warming. Premier Power did tell me they generally recommend blanking off the oil cooler if using primarily for road. I can live with how I have it as the oil is still hot enough to work properly and I am mostly track focused on that car. The problem is the oil temps can get to 120degC without the cooler on track on a hot day - so you need it for track time. It is a compromise that I can live with. As I wrote this, an idea occurred to me - what water thermostat are you running? Maybe upgrade to the 102degF one and lift the oil temps just enough at the same time?

Sure. I have a race car with double the weight of a Caterham running 2 pots on the front and it survives. People over brake momentum cars anyway. After all these years of track miles I have never had brake fade on a Caterham (or the original Lotus 7 S2). People are out there running the standard fronts on track in fun events. If you get fade then I bet I could find a driver induced reason. I can think of a track buddy with a 420R who got 6 track use years out of his brake pads (4pot vented discs). Then there is me with the CSR (4 pot vented discs) with 12 years track use on the pads and another 10 years on the fronts left. Lap times are comparable if you equalize for power. But then I drive as I learned to on V8 supercars which only had brakes for the first 3 laps then went out to lunch with fade. The 4 pots vented discs are really nice and do improve stopping power but you really only notice it if you are really pushing on hard on track. If you wwre going for more power say a R500 or 620R then the higher speeds would recommend improved stopping performance as the heat build up becomes a factor. If in doubt then go for the upgrade. I would recommend the uprated brake master cylinder irrespective of 2 or 4 pot caliper choice.

The dry sump is desirable for road use - it gives more ground clearance underneath especially if you select the 13" inch wheel. The oil temps are a function of the oil cooler. The overcooling effect is not as pronounced as you might expect since the engine water temp regulation does serve to underpin the oil temps from getting too cold. I'd take the dry sump option for ground clearance alone plus its a good idea since you occasionally want to track.

Your solution with the rollover valve, the loops of tubing, and careful placement of the vent is how I did it on my 65 Mustang and BMW. Works just fine. I'd vent the garage and see if it stopped the problem. If not then have a look at all fuel hoses to make sure you don't have a vent somewhere else that you should not.

An excellent motto in life! Congratulations on your Caterham acquisition. I thought you got a good deal - being patient is a good thing sometimes. Needed a bit of fettling and care but the price more than reflected that. Have you been enjoying the driving experience so far?

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You will struggle doing that in this Caterham. Look at the photos of the engine bay and imagine removing all that extraneous piping, hoses, etc just to get to the engine. I thought my two V12s were bad...

Just want to wish our Florida members all the best as they deal with the aftermath of this storm. The only ones I know off the top of my head are @Anaximander and @jeffs - hope you guys are doing ok?

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Caterham at Bringatrailer No Reserve: Turbocharged Caterham Super Seven for sale on BaT Auctions - ending October 5 (Lot #86,450) | Bring a Trailer

Its definitely the resizing as the graininess is not there on the hi res photos. If you look at the pics in the gallery, each is identified with a file name. PM me a list of those file names and I will arrange to send a dropbox link.

First session were 3 year old tires - so it predictably spun on the warm up lap. Then it was fresh tires after that. No tire warmers though. Ambient temps were 70 degrees.

Its a 3.5L straight 6 - a V8 is closer to a V12. I ran out of time to do the video on the weekend. The May 2022 video is on Youtube but it is still boring as we are still eliminating problems and working the times down.

And for those that saw it in the pits, the BMW CSL got some track time as I continue to iron out the post-restoration bugs - achieved its fastest time 1 min33 around Thunderbolt. Just another 5-6 seconds to go in developing it....

Formula Ford just ducking inside Tom before the NJ Devil section @yellowss7 Blake Paul John

Simon Graham Who says these cars are not a work out - look at the arm muscles on Jay @Black Hole Mike Jim Nothing like an F1000 down the inside to wake up Blake @BlakeJ

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Front to back: Simon @simon450, Blake, Paul @wemtd in his Birkin, Kevin in his Haynes 7 Front to Back: Graham, Simon, Blake, Paul, Kevin Roman - WCM Ultralite Graham - Locost John @John B

1999 Williams F1 car - former Villeneuve. Owner was driving it for the first time in anger. Kudos for trying the driving equivalent of climbing Mt Everest. Blake Kevin Justin Front to back: Graham, Kevin, Mike