Category: Caterham 420R Build
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Build Session 10 : L-Hose, Engine Mounts and Engine Hoist Extensions
Post Views: 1,634 Back from a couple of days visiting family and had a few hours to get some prep done prior to putting the engine into the car tomorrow (Bank Holiday Monday). Radiator Top “L”-Hose The manual calls for the top radiator hose to be fitted to the engine prior to it going into…
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Build Session 9 : Front ARB and Horns
Post Views: 1,157 We were heading out on a family trip this weekend so I had just a couple of hours in the morning this morning to look at two jobs that I’d hoped to finish earlier in the week. But first, the Washer Bottle. I’d not been able to sleep last night and so…
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Email 4 : Washer Bottle in the Boot
Post Views: 1,777 Where’s the washer bottle… Couldn’t sleep so thought I’d look at the washer bottle and get a sense of what needed to be done. The build manual talks about fitting the washer bottle in the engine bay. I’d seen the 420R at Williams a few weeks earlier with it mounted on the…
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Williams Visit 6 : Track Day Roll Bar and IVA Discussion
Post Views: 1,117 Nick from Williams called today to say that the track rollover-bar, that I’d ordered, had arrived. So, in between meetings I popped over to the showroom to pick it up. While I was there I took the opportunity to look over a couple of Caterhams one of which had the bonnet removed.…
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Email Derek 3 : No Inner Radiator Cowl
Post Views: 1,452 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.…