RMC #39 420R Build Thread

[captain pabst]

Just delivered this Morning before the driver headed up a little north to drop off another. 

 

edit: oops put this in the wrong spot. missed the dedicated build threads. Mods either delete or move please.

Edited September 9, 2024 by captain pabst
note about being in wrong location

[JohnCh]

2 hours ago, captain pabst said:

Just delivered this Morning before the driver headed up a little north to drop off another. 

 

edit: oops put this in the wrong spot. missed the dedicated build threads. Mods either delete or move please.

 

Done.  Congrats on the arrival!  What options did you add other than the stripe and weather gear?

[captain pabst]

34 minutes ago, JohnCh said:

 

Done.  Congrats on the arrival!  What options did you add other than the stripe and weather gear?

Thanks!

its Series V with lowered floors
Heat!
Carbon seats
4 piston brakes
track day cage

shift lights

map pockets 

 

[JohnCh]

If you optioned the cage, then there is no point in asking if you plan to track it   

[Croc]

4 hours ago, JohnCh said:

If you optioned the cage, then there is no point in asking if you plan to track it   

oh hello!   What’s your local track @captain pabst ?

 

Congratulations on Christmas arriving early!  

[Legs]

I'm the guy from 'a little up north'! 😆 Congratulations! Thanks for doing the crate unboxing and removal first, the driver knew exactly what needed to happen and we were offloaded in 30 minutes!

[slowdude]

Congrats! Might as well put that other car in your garage up for sale. 😉

 

Great color and looking forward to the build!

[captain pabst]

12 hours ago, Croc said:

oh hello!   What’s your local track @captain pabst ?

 

Congratulations on Christmas arriving early!  

Summit, I haven't been this year but look forward to the build on this and going from there.

 

12 hours ago, Legs said:

I'm the guy from 'a little up north'! 😆 Congratulations! Thanks for doing the crate unboxing and removal first, the driver knew exactly what needed to happen and we were offloaded in 30 minutes!

Glad you guys got it unloaded so quick. I got about 5 minutes notice before he showed up so I was extremely short handed.

Edited September 10, 2024 by captain pabst

[captain pabst]

On 9/9/2024 at 4:05 PM, JohnCh said:

If you optioned the cage, then there is no point in asking if you plan to track it   

Optioned but not included at all. I have quite a few missing things, including a missing pick list which could explain a lot, but makes reconciling what is and isn't there even harder.

[captain pabst]

I've made some progress, Front suspension is on. We put the wheels on for fun ( I have a 5 year old )
I did the suspension while everything was very low to the ground and put it on jack stands after. 
Engine and Tranny are ready to be bolted together.
Seats are just placed in the interior. 
Having a lot of fun so far ( even amongst the looking for the correct hardware for each step)

[CBuff]

I am very biased. But love the green. Good luck. I can’t  offer many insights as mine was factory built but happy to take pictures or measure anything on my car if you need. Mine is a 2022/2023 so it should be very similar.  

[captain pabst]

So one thing I find to be daunting is the drilling of the steering wheel. I have come up with the following 3d model that should take some of the guess work out of it. Feel free to use it as you please. The hole at the center is 2mm and I used a small drill bit here to center on the divot in the back of the wheel.
The holes for the drill bit are modeled as 6mm. I measured my bolts as 5.8mm
This is designed around the felt wheel. The thinking being there is a pointer at 12 o'clock and then a flat on the bottom to align with the text of the wheel (assuming it is square).  the gold is from my kid and the paint pens... 

 

steeringdrill11mmextension.stl

Edited September 27, 2024 by captain pabst

[captain pabst]

Engine is waiting some free time to be dropped in.

[captain pabst]

Engine went in. Amazing how little space there is in the transmission tunnel. I wish I leveled everything better before starting. Took a little over an hour.

[JohnCh]

Yes, that transmission tunnel is tight.  Given production tolerances, some transmissions rest against the side of the tunnel requiring extra effort to create a gap.  Any updates from Caterham on your missing roll cage?  

[captain pabst]

1 hour ago, JohnCh said:

 Any updates from Caterham on your missing roll cage?  

My missing parts including roll cage and pick list are en route. I hope it has everything. Seeing some other threads where there was 1 missing radiator mount and I have the same issue. Probably best to be the lowest number in a group of cars coming over instead of the highest like mine was.

[pethier]

On 9/10/2024 at 7:31 AM, captain pabst said:

Summit, I haven't been this year but look forward to the build on this and going from there.

Have you driven the Shenandoah Circuit?