davedlr Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 16000 miles Great road & track Caterham, Owned by myself and a friend for the last 7 years, sadly lack of use and growing families forces this sale. Absolutely massive history file all MOTs & invoices, only 3 prev owners. 12 months MOT Corner weighted at 557kg with fuel & fluids- much lighter than a regular Vauxhall HPC at 600+kg & is circa 180bhp, so its pretty rapid. Engine & running gear- Vauxhall 2L 16v XE Engine on twin webers, Circa 175-180bhp or so & massive torquey midrange. SBD Dry sump set up, full rebuild approx 7k miles ago, QED rod bolts, Raceco titanium silencer- (Reliable 96db @4500 static so no trackday noise issues) Ford type 9 Gearbox (5 speed) rebuilt at James Whiting/Road & Race 3000 miles ago Ford English axle fitted with Quaife 4.1 LSD - rebuilt 2000 miles ago Mintex 1144 front pads - Freestyle (Avo) adjustable platforms & dampers with James Whiting sevens special brew rear suspension, incorporating a 4 link setup, very light & strong & with the English axle will handle much more power 6 13" minilite wheels - graphite coloured (4 with brand new Toyo 888s, 2 bare rims) Powervamp lightweight battery. Interior/Exterior- 2x Tillet Race seats and nearly new Titon harnesses - Racetech quick release suede wheel Lowered floors both sides. Caterham replaceable aeroscreen, SPA central mirror and half doors (Also full heated windscreen (crack in passenger corner), full doors & SoftBits half-hood. Spare wheel carrier, currently not fitted.) Yellow bodywork with front and rear fibreglass wings replaced last year. Real carbon small headlights, with integrated indicator repeaters. Other- Its clean & tidy but not utterly mint (Rear panel has some knocks and the usual "patina" spots on the bodywork.) , but its clean & honest & a cracking road & track Caterham, definitlely following Colin Chapman's "add lightness" principles, It handles beautifully & at around 340 bhp/ton is a lot lot more grunty than a similarly priced K series car. A great intro to Caterham ownership, and absolutely ready to enjoy on road or track. Located- Reading, Berks £11,500 Call me on 07718 996612 Very, regretable sale (Additional set of 4 minilite wheels shod with used Michelin slicks and 4 Weller steel wheels shod with new Yokohama A021-R wet/damp tyres available on first refusal to the buyer at an additional £400 )(Photos - http://www.lotus7.club/blogs/1999-caterham-7-2l-16v-vauxhall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedlr Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Any interest before I have to resort to ebay hell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedlr Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Deposit taken - it looks like the yellow peril is headed to France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Well done Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickh7 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 someones getting a lot of bang for their buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedlr Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Indeed Nick - for the performance and noise it generated I think it was a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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