Left Hand Drive Duractec 226bhp 7 with lots of carbon

[RiF]

I am selling my seven 😬

 

Left Hand Drive Duratec Caterham 7 Specification

 

 

Caterham Duratec R Super Seven:

Left Hand Drive from new

Strengthened and gusseted diff mounts

All panels powder coated

EVERY seam and joint sealed with rubber mastic/adhesive to stop ingression of water

Footwell to side skin “grot traps” sealed up and injected with corrosion protection oil.

Space frame injected with corrosion protection oil

Internal panels in Kevlar/Carbon

Boot floor and shock absorber turrets in Kevlar/Carbon

Kevlar/Carbon panels riveted and bonded to chassis

Drivers side floor is carbon, kevlar sandwich 2.6mm thick

Carbon scuttle and scuttle vertical

Petrol tank completely enclosed in from the weather

Fuel tank honeycomb boot protection

Fuel tank moved forward by 25mm for safety

Flush fitted petrol filler

Modified fuel tank neck to take Ford version flush filler cap for easy filling

RiF curved Carbon dash and kevlar/carbon corner panels

Specially manufactured colour matched dials in yellow

Speedo works off front wheel sensor

Toggle switches and LED's (replacing the rocker switches)

Uprated brake master cylinder

Uprated front brakes, 10" vented 4 pot callipers

Tall FIA roll bar

Limited Slip Diff ZF 3.92

Caterham R500 Magnesium 3 piece split rim wheels

Painted in an unusual "very intense" yellow paint

Armourfended paint work - nose, rear wings, full sides, bonnet patches

Freestyle Aero Pushrod suspension

Fully adjustable aluminium light weight shock absorbers all around

Heater

Tillet seats, both adjustable

RiF carbon tunnel top with ventilated gaiter system

RiF carbon aeroscreen with Racetech mirrors

Carbon pedal box cover

Carbon rear light blocks

6 point harnesses

Tonneau, boot cover

Immobiliser - Shurlok

And a clock!!!

 

From new kept in an Airflow Garage when not being driven!!!!

 

ENGINE

Raceline 226 bhp Duratec R engine and full fitting kit including:

Light weight 8 " fly wheel with heavy duty bolts

Heavy duty 8 " AP clutch and uprated spigot bearing

Modified bell housing for LHD.

Direct to head Jenvey throttle bodies with 45x90 ram pipes

Uprated fuel injectors (Webber Green)

Webber Alpha ECU

Modified fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator

Raceline water rail and thermostat housing

Spin on oil filter housing

Raceline wet sump

Pocketed pistons with heavy duty con rod bolts

Uprated Cam RLD220M with uprated valve springs and retainers

Crank/ Pulley/Sprocket keyed

Light weight alternator and starter

Hydraulic clutch

4 in 2 into 1 exhaust manifold with 7" muffler with catalytic converter in one box

BGH Pro Road & Track 5 speed gear box ratio: 0.86, 1.0, 1.26, 1.75, 2.66 (rebuilt with upgraded one piece gear sets for up to 280bhp).

Aluminium radiator

Yellow silicon pipes

Alway run on top quality engine oil such as Mobil 1

 

 

Never raced, although I have done a couple of track days in the novice section, for fun not serious. Car is rarely ever redlined, no need plenty of torque, and driven with respect, not thrashed.

 

Mileage is approx 11,750k. New MOT on 01.09.08 for 1 year.

Registered in the UK (SVA) in August 2003. Presently taxed.

Regularly serviced by me each year.

 

Tyres are Toyo R888, new less than 2000 miles ago and lots of tread.

Just had new brake pads front as I thought braking was not as good as should have been, old ones still could have done another 20k!!!

 

Only selling as I want to build an all carbon 7 with ridiculous power!!! Why I am not sure but always had this aim. I have the chassis but need to sell this seven to finance the build.

 

Open to offers over £22,000. Being a rare LHD version I expect interest from abroad. Happy to help but will not be giving the full chassis number out, please don’t ask! The car is on UK plates, is similar to an R400. It does not have a certificate of conformity for Europe but as it has been registered in the UK I understand it can be registered in Europe, if you are prepared to do all the paperwork.

 

Have a look at the link below for the build. Any questions please ask. Email either sale@carbon-bits.com or easiclad@tiscali.co.uk (Although from abroad the Tiscali does not always work) or call me on 013873 75777 between 9am-approx 7pm.

 

RiF Driving one of the first Duratec 7, and building CA07BON for Henrietta 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon andCA07BON

 

Edited by - rif on 27 Aug 2008 13:45:51

 

Edited by - rif on 1 Sep 2008 17:11:20

[rj]

This is a stunning car that definately can be registered in Denmark!

 

 

Good luck with the sale.

 

Edited by - RJ on 2 Sep 2008 16:02:17

[Petrolhead]

Getting a new project Richard?

 

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[RiF]

RJ, yes I know, after living in France for 14 years how each area/department would vary the regulations.

 

Hi Peter, I have a plan Had a chassis sitting here for 3 years so think I should now built it up 😬

 

RiF Driving one of the first Duratec 7, and building CA07BON for Henrietta 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon andCA07BON

[Alba 7]

I've seen this car and the finish could only be classed (in the nicest possible way) as anal 😬 Richard has made a perfect job of tasks I didn't even realise needed doing. Other than having the steering wheel on the wrong side, it is a perfect car.

 

Would really suit any budding carbon tarts

[RiF]

Thanks nick for your comments 😬

 

RiF Driving one of the first Duratec 7, and building CA07BON for Henrietta 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon andCA07BON

[Mickrick]

Unfortunately it depends very much on the local regs in the country.

 

Guess it could JUST pass here because it's pre October 2003...

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If it's registered in U.K., and passed SVA (which it is/has) then, it's a case of registering it in the country it's being imported to.

I've had a few people ask me about importing thier car into Spain. A lot of folks think a car has to be Homoligated. Not the case with a personal import. It just has to be

re-registered.

Over here, it's paperwork, (which can be done by a Gestor.) and the equivelent of an M.O.T.

My old LHD U.K. registered car went to Belgium, (I believe the only thing that needed changing were the the harnesses. somthing to do with the buckles) It's now been sold again, and registered in France. No problems.

E.C. countries have an obligation to accept other E.C. registered vehicles. In Spain, a resident has six months to do it.

 

Linky here

 

Nice car 🥰 Good luck with the sale.

[Slider7]

I bought Mickrick’s LHD VVC R300 back in 2006 ... and indeed had no problems getting it registered here in Belgium

 

(I only had to change the CC 4-point harness because it didn’t have the CE-label)

 

Sold the car in 2007 to a chap in France ☹️ ... and up to this day, he's still busy trying to get it registered ... so I would say it really depends on the regulations of each individual country.

 

Btw, very nice car ... unfortunately not the right moment for me ☹️

 

[Scalper]

Here in Italy as long as the car has a current mot it can be easily imported and the authorities only look at the paperwork... there's not even the need to have the car tested.

However one of the many bits of paper required by the Italian vehicle licensing agency is a spec sheet issued by the manufacturer listing all the technical details of the car.

Especially on a non standard seven Caterham Cars can at times be a bit reluctant to issue such a document. So I don't think that Richard's car could easily be registered here in Italy.

 

Enrico

My Caterham Seven's photo gallery

 

[rj]

Up

 

Edited by - RJ on 2 Sep 2008 16:03:15

[Mickrick]

Hello Slider! Back from the dark side? 😬

I thought I saw a picture of R300 MRH with French plates? Sorry. 😳

 

RJ fair comment, but it is up to the purchaser to do the research.

 

Someone will snap it up soon Richard.

[rj]

This is not constructive. I would suggest we all delete our comments.

 

I'll start.

[RiF]

Don't worry, I think anyone reading this will understand Keeps it up at the top as well, so keep them coming 😬

Not the best time to advertise as everyone seems to be on holiday, except us of course

 

RiF Driving one of the first Duratec 7, and building CA07BON for Henrietta 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon andCA07BON

[Slider7]

Hello Slider! Back from the dark side? 😬

I thought I saw a picture of R300 MRH with French plates? Sorry. 😳

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Hello Mickrick

No need to say sorry ...

 

In France it seems that you can get a temporary registration (which is only valid for 2 weeks) during the registration proces ... so it is possible that you actually have seen a picture of 'la belle' with french plates

 

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Btw, sorry for the off-topic comments on your thread RIF

Have a BTT on me and good luck selling this fantastic looking car

 

I sold both my LHD Caterhams using the (french) 'autoroule' forum here

 

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away” Antoine de Saint Exupery

 

Edited by - Slider@7 on 2 Sep 2008 22:39:41

[RiF]

Thanks for that. I will get an advert together and try on Autoroule

 

RiF Driving one of the first Duratec 7, and building CA07BON for Henrietta 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon andCA07BON