Beeline Moto II

[hahuang65]

@williamwashere not sure about brave... perhaps naive or even dumb. Though, I am quite careful not to drive close to anyone in front of me. I've had my windshield cracked on my STI twice since moving to TX 3 years ago. I haven't take the car into Houston yet. Most of my drives are just within the 20 miles around my house... 99 is the only highway it's been on so far. I do want to make it out to Sam Houston National Forest for a drive some time.

 

I will say that I tend to be MUCH more aware when in the Caterham, I look out for blind-spot monitors lighting up on cars in other lanes, I make sure not to drive right next to any trucks that are too high to see me next to them, etc.

 

Obviously different people have different tolerances, but I just took the car out today for an hour... it was around 95 today and it's not terrible. It's never uncomfortable physically in terms of seating for me, but when you're at a red light, or traffic, the heat gets pretty rough. While you're driving, it's at least windy... the wind is warm/hot but you don't feel like you're actively sweating.

 

I've seen some people attach a Camelbak to their car with one of those mouth straw things to stay hydrated during drives... not a bad idea, but you may have to stop for the restroom.

 

What's ETA to your place for the kit?

[mccasksl]

Not to hijack the thread, but @williamwashere, another Texas Caterham owner here in Austin.  Between Austin and Houston, likely no shortage of folks willing to help unload your kit, try to answer any build questions. ETA Houston?

Cheers!

Steve

[williamwashere]

Thanks @mccasksl! My kit is complete at Caterham HQ, so depends on how quickly it gets on a boat. Maybe 45-60 days total? I’m going to have a ton of build questions no doubt, my Dad & I rebuilt a ‘73 TR6, but that’s the entirety of my automotive build experience. I’ll keep everyone in the loop as I put it together and I won’t be shy with questions!

[JohnCh]

@williamwashere make sure you start a build thread. It becomes an invaluable resource down the road when performing repairs or maintenance and you either want to refresh your memory on how you tackled something or see a photo of what that area looked like when freshly assembled.