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oh wow! What an amazing achievement. I have heard of only 2 others getting their car to the same mileage as you. Major milestone!

Definitely will be road registered. Choice of state is a wait and see for now. To get from my garage to the track is 75 yards of public road so I register all my cars, even the race cars (e.g. the BMW CSL), to be able to trundle to the circuit without needing a trailer. As for ready by September? That depends on Bruce's schedule with race season. Racing comes first for him. It is possible to be done by then - will he have the time? I know I will be struggling to find time as I have a ton of travel on the schedule for the rest of the year. 50/50 odds right now.

Given your location, you will have a chance to see it in action. The plan is testing and shakedown locally in the Seattle area on a friendly track. Will need to calibrate gearbox shifts, brakes and suspension to set it all up.

The standard Caterham ECU is a MBE 9A4. I have gone with an MBE 9A9. So have full OBDII. Full digital dash and gearbox integration. In the last of my photo threads, referring to the third photo, the 9A9 is the box under the shelf. The box on top is a wiring box that looks like a 9A4 ECU but is really just facilitating the Caterham wiring harness into the ECU I am using. For wheel sensors, I am using Bosch ones on all 4 wheels. The May 30, 2021 post shows the custom reluctors and wheel sensor mount sites. I have a model number for the Bosch sensors somewhere if you need it. Technically, the wheel speed sensors and the ECU could handle ABS brakes - all we would have to do is buy the Bosch ABS kit and install it on the calipers. While that was contemplated, decision was made not to as the brakes work great as they are so why complicate things any further. I have adapted the standard Caterham brakes with a proportioning valve but once the brakes are fine-tuned I don't think I will need to touch the valve again.

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Time for an update and progress has been made! The missing pieces on the Sadev gearbox that were needed to sort out the gear change have now been received and are installed. This was the source of the over 12 month delay. So nothing stopping the gearbox from now being bolted to the completed engine and installed in the car. Well...maybe Bruce's race season....which is about to kick off. The Tractive suspension is installed and wired in - ready to go. The ECU adaption to Caterham wiring harness is complete. Because the ECU was a MBE upgrade over the standard Caterham ECU, a bridge box was needed (mounted on the shelf above the actual ECU) which has the sole role of just plugging into the existing wiring harness. The extra pin ins/outs are then wired in separately. A non-standard ECU was needed anyway as the engine was going to use a bespoke tune rather than a Caterham tune. The upgraded ECU can then integrate engine and Sadev for engine cut during gear change plus throttle blip on downshift. Given the hp levels, it was also fortunate the upgraded ECU can handle traction control at the same time and integrate that with the throttle control for the gearbox. Wiring is done - Digital dash and switch gear (following the 620R style). The screen on the right is the Tractive suspension control panel. The two knobs to the left of the screen are the launch and traction control knobs. The little black round dial to the left of the switch gear is the gear indicator. The box on the tunnel up under the dash is the suspension ECU. The rats nest of wiring is best seen here. Its all labelled. The scuttle is removable with screws rather than rivets so access is easier than normal. The black round tank in lower region of photo is the air tank to power the pneumatic gear shifts for the paddle shifter. Finally, a way forward is available. Engine and gearbox install next.

Definitely yes

More details to follow but block your calendars

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Will post the weekly summary of ads on Monday AM as I am flying today.

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Not a local car I know of

You bought a mountain bike? In Florida? Flattest place on earth?

@wdb I have the leather version of that seat in the passenger side of my Caterham. Only catch is I am over at Millville NJ which is probably further than you want to drive.

Why didn't you tell me you were there? I would have stopped by. I spent the morning doing car tasks between my garage and the airport hangar.

It more reminds me of a KTM X-Bow rather than a Se7en replica.

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I used to buy a book of 8 days from Lockton and then use them one by one over the course of the year. The average price reduces that way compared with buying a separate policy for each event.

37 years in the insurance business and I had never heard of this name - had to do the research. Condon Skelly are owned by NSM - a managing general agent. NSM also own the classic car insurance marketing agent brands of JC Taylor, American Collectors, and Heacock. Not sure which insurer(s) they use to actually issue the insurance policies? Even though NSM own all those brands, the pricing plus terms & conditions will likely differ for each so still worth comparison shopping.

Maybe someone can explain the technical details of this to me. I have never understood how a lump of metal in rotors loses magneticity (assuming thats a word) over time? Is it heat cycles that does it? Anyone got an explanation for this simpleton?

I'll echo @IamScotticus I love some good xflow porn! Loving this rebuild.

The 4 you have listed are Managing General Agents. They may look like an insurance company but they are not - they just have the authority to bind a policy on behalf of an insurance company behind them to provide the policy. Hagerty should be The Philadelphia Companies for NY State (same as NJ). Not sure who the others are using? Each state will be set up differently as insurance is regulated and priced on a state by state basis. Even the policies will be different for terms and conditions on a state by state basis. The difference in rates reflects how badly (or not) they want the insurance business. Grundy has always been a discounter compared to Hagerty but they also have a harder claim process if you ever need to make a claim. State Farm usually will not touch a Caterham in the NYC metro area - it always goes for specialist underwriting. USAA is more welcoming but still the same specialist approach. If you mention you also want track insurance, your pool of insurers will disappear. State Farm and USAA do not want to insure you if you also do track days. I think Hagerty is the only one that does both. Check Lockton - they do track insurance and may also do classic/collectible car insurance. Chubb Insurance will do classic/collectible cars through their Masterpiece program, where you would consolidate your full insurance program (e.g. primary home, beach weekender, daily car, etc). Depending on your personal circumstances a High-Net-Worth insurer might be a solution but you need a good broker to access the companies that specialize in that market (Pure, AIG, Chubb, Hub Intl). But I find Hagerty is usually cheaper on an unbundled basis in most states. One thing that will change your premium rate quote significantly is garaging. All are likely to want individual enclosed lock up garage. Hagerty and Grundy specify it when I had insurance with them. A common garage with no separated lock up ability will be a problem for them. Read the fine print on amount of mileage you are allowed to put on the car. Grundy used to make me notarize an annual declaration that I was not driving more than 3000 miles a year. If you are in NJ, I have a very good insurer broker I use that understands nut job automotive hobbies and is able to insure the damn near impossible things at reasonable cost. If anyone suggests a Lloyd's policy then run away, as it will be very expensive and not much value if you ever need to make a claim.

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