Category: Caterham 420R Build

  • Build Session 2 : Engine, Gearbox and Bell Housing

    Build Session 2 : Engine, Gearbox and Bell Housing

    Post Views: 1,545 Day 2: front suspension day… or so we thought. First thing Sunday, while I waited for Harry to “wake up”, as he sat watching the football on the TV, I decided we needed the better bodywork protection I’d been thinking about the day before. So, I took one of the spare Caterham…

  • Build Session 1 : IVA trim and Steering Rack

    Build Session 1 : IVA trim and Steering Rack

    Post Views: 1,449 And so we’re off and running…. sort of! Saturday morning broke and I was hoping to get a full day’s build in, but of course, things didn’t go to that plan. We ended up doing a bunch of chores around the house, and garden, and didn’t get off to a great start…

  • Our Kit Car Has Arrived

    Our Kit Car Has Arrived

    Post Views: 1,257 After 151 days since putting in our order, the Purplemeanie Caterham 420R Kit Car has arrived! We got final confirmation of a delivery date earlier this week and a courtesy call from Caterham yesterday confirmed that they would deliver our car before lunch time today… … And at just after 11 this…

  • Pre-build Update #6 – Delays but now “in build”

    Post Views: 1,090 Breaking news: The Purplemeanie 420R is now “in build”. Caterham have updated their online systems to show that the car is now being built. Delivery is still likely to be end of July or early August. For those of you that have been asking… the Caterham 420R kit car delivery date is…

  • Pre-build Update #5 – A Project Planned

    Post Views: 1,158 This week has seen me in the US again, Dallas this time for a couple of days. While there was lots of work to do on the flights, and in Dallas, I did get some time to finish the project plan and review the line drawings I’d previously started. Project Plan Because…