{"id":8107,"date":"2022-09-30T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?page_id=8107"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:53:57","slug":"build-images-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Images – January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Number Plates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Giles and me having a Blat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Redacted IVA Speed Check<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Redacted IVA Test Report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Redacted IVA Test Certificate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Redacted IVA Emissions Test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking a little happier this time with the IVA test certificate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Selfie of the car back at the start and with the various test stations stretching out into the distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Could “look” happier, but I certainly was.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Car on the noise test grid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I brought the car into the test centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Arriving at the test centre and parking in the SVA lane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Me trying the wiper switch repeatedly – the wipers are dead though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s getting wetter!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tools packed ready for the IVA test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Milky fog lights with IVA trim glued on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cutting up some IVA trim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Indicators and Start Button labels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Drilling out A-Frame #2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bits of rear fog light lens on the floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear fog light lens with bolt stems epoxied back in place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Close up of my rear fog light epoxy effort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dashboard lights and horn labelling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Caterham 7 Bonnet Badge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A fully calibrated 850N force applied with pin-point accuracy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Left hand side of A-frame rail shows my new kink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PPF has a lip where it stops on the paintwork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Bonnet Badge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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5\/16 hose rounded at one end to be used as IVA treatment for the front hose to calliper fixings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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IVA treatment for the front brake hose to calliper fixings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brake bleed with pressurised pump and the obligatory jam-jar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Car on axel stands and wheeled outside for brake bleeding session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Speedo earth lead for cars with dodgy speedo readings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Speedo sensor illuminates at its end to show it is picking up the tessellated armature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Weeping coolant from the radiator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From the back, on the ramp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the ramp in the shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off the trailer waiting to go into the shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another patriotic shot at Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking good on the low loader. Couldn’t resist a patriotic pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Loading up for PBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uh oh! Looks like I’ll need to take a look at a coolant leak at some point too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Purplemeanie Unleashed (from the rear)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Purplemeanie Unleashed (from the front)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Washer fluid on the floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sof cap added to front flexible brake hose where it meets the bodywork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rear Exhaust Bracket needs caps on the nuts and “dashboard” IVA trim on the leading upright edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bodywork protection removed to see the full the can in its fully glory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dashboard IVA trim installed on lower edges to steering rack cross member (left to right) above the oil pipe (middle top to bottom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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RHS Repeater Installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dashboard IVA trim added to the leading edge of the Catalytic Converter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Caps added to the bonnet spring mounting screws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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?nut covers added to the rivnuts installed in the roof of the passenger footwell. These rinuts are what the air filter attaches to<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nut covers added to the back of the heater on both driver’s and passenger side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grommets added to the door brackets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Probably the most bizarre IVA requirement, the reverse spring brackets are too “pointy” to pass IVA to so you have to over them with washer bottle tubing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Washer bottle tubing added to repeater wires where they pass through the bodywork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fuse box cover installed with IVA trim. No velcro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fuse box cover installed with IVA trim. No velcro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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IVA trim added to fuse box cover. I opted for a 12v socket to be included in the options I selected<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Concentrated washer fluid added then toped up what water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LHS wiring for lights and indicators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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RHS wiring for all the lights and indicators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Heat shrink all the way to the repeater. I’ve added some more Sikaflex at this point too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grommets for the repeater wires as they exit the wing stays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8yl38-26L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8105,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-december-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8107,"position":0},"title":"Build Images – December 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Front wings now tacked onto wing stays and protected with a layer of masking tape Wing, Wing Stay and Sikaflex Solution: a Morgan'esque brace Just the job for the rear hub nuts Rear hub nut problem... big torque and nothing to hold it back Added IVA trim (spare left over\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0175-150x150.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6609,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-blog-index\/","url_meta":{"origin":8107,"position":1},"title":"Build Blog","author":"John Martin","date":"August 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Before we get into the index, some of you might want to watch the build time lapse video where I talk through the whole build: Build A Cateraham 420R in 30 Minutes If you're looking for a quick way of indexing the build blog... here it is: Pre-BuildIntroductionFirst Test DrivesPre-Build\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1984-e1506632751828.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1984-e1506632751828.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1984-e1506632751828.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1984-e1506632751828.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1984-e1506632751828.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1984-e1506632751828.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8097,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-august-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8107,"position":2},"title":"Build Images – August 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Add IVA trim as shown here Pad and indicator. Notice the protrusion sticking out of the back of the indicator where the wires exit Add 25mm of 13mm heat shrink over wires, other heatshrink and smaller protruding section of indicator housing First add 130mm x 7mm heat shrink and 25mm\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1738-cropped-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1738-cropped-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_1738-cropped-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":108,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":8107,"position":3},"title":"Gallery","author":"John Martin","date":"March 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Render Gallery All The Build Images 2017 March April May June - none July - none August September October November December 2018 January","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/r500-v8-yellow-scaled-150x150.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/r500-v8-yellow-scaled-150x150.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/r500-v8-yellow-scaled-150x150.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/r500-v8-yellow-scaled-150x150.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/r500-v8-yellow-scaled-150x150.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/r500-v8-yellow-scaled-150x150.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8090,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-march-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8107,"position":4},"title":"Build Images – March 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Caterham420r-400x300-for-website-150x150.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8093,"url":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/build-images-april-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":8107,"position":5},"title":"Build Images – April 2017","author":"John Martin","date":"September 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Garage with Car Outline Dimensions in mm.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Garage-with-Taped-Car-Outline-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Garage-with-Taped-Car-Outline-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Garage-with-Taped-Car-Outline-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Garage-with-Taped-Car-Outline-150x150.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Garage-with-Taped-Car-Outline-150x150.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8108,"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8107\/revisions\/8108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}