Author: John Martin
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Build Session 31 : Rear Braided Brake Hose, Rear Lights, Front LHS Indicator Not Working
Post Views: 1,051 A big gap in progress this time. I had a business trip to Florida and California along with prep for the trip and recovery/catchup when I got back which pretty much knocked out 3 weeks on the car. There’s still lots to do on the car I think, with lots of tidy-up…
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Build Session 30 : More Fuel and Washer Bottle Fitting
Post Views: 1,333 Having left the boot unfinished, after fitting the boot carpets, it was time to get and finish fitting the Washer Bottle and therefore the boot. Some Fuel .. but first some fuel. We had put enough fuel in the car to get it started, but it was going to need to be…
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Build Session 29 : Rear Wings
Post Views: 1,546 This was one of those jobs I’d not been looking forward to. Definitely not a “bolt them on an forget them”. The rear wings were going to need some fettling… and expensive-to-replace fibre-glass fettling at that! The car arrives in its kit form without the rear wings attached. They’re a big part…
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Build Session 28 : Boot – Floor, Fuel Filler Shroud and Carpets
Post Views: 1,541 Ok, so now I’m happy that the engine is running ok and the coolant system is doing its job for the moment. Now onto some more cosmetic stuff at the rear of the car. Boot Floor For such a well put-together kit that Caterham produce, the ply-wood boot floor jars a little.…
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Build Session 27 : More Bleeding Coolant
Post Views: 1,469 It was going to be “back to the coolant system again” today. I had left the car at the point where we’d started the engine but were worried about the coolant temperature getting well over 100C, something like 105C. We then chickened-out, turned it off and decided to ask Derek. So I…