A Caterham Seven Blog

  • Email Derek 3 : No Inner Radiator Cowl

    Email Derek 3 : No Inner Radiator Cowl

    Derek had responded to my previous email about the ARB bush colour really quickly this morning and so I had a quick look at the next steps for the ARB. I wasn’t going to be able to do anything today but I at least wanted to familiarise myself with what should happen. I also resolved…

  • Email Derek 2 : ARB Bush Colour and the Red Dot

    Email Derek 2 : ARB Bush Colour and the Red Dot

    Having got to the front Anti Roll Bar (ARB) installation I went looking for the bushes that fit on the bar and inside the brackets. The manual says to use the bushes that are the same colour as the dot sticker that has been stuck onto the front anti roll bar. Two of the family…

  • Build Session 8: Front Brake Hoses, ARB and Dinitrol 3125

    Just had a couple of hours to work on a few things tonight. I’m now working on the assumption that I’ll be able to get the engine into the car this coming weekend – a holiday weekend. It’s now Wednesday and we have plans to meet up with family at the weekend too, but I…

  • Build Session 7 : Front Dampers and Suspension Uprights

    Build Session 7 : Front Dampers and Suspension Uprights

    A short session today, I managed to get a couple of hours in between, and then after, my evening meetings. Stool / Creeper Firstly: new toys. I’d read in a number of blogs that a number of builders had got on well with folding stool/creepers. After spending a lot of Sunday bent over the car…

  • Telephone Call 2 – Williams, Track Roll Over Bar

    Telephone Call 2 – Williams, Track Roll Over Bar

    The first task today was a simple one – a call to Nick the parts guy at Williams Automobiles. I’d decided, for better or worse, that I wanted to go with the track roll bar and not the standard one that I had ordered and had delivered with the car. Lindon at Williams had recommended…

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