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This worked for me, very happy with the mirrors & I can now see behind me....
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Well took a measure to it & looks like panic over... as suggested by Elie Boone i measured the distance between the Centre & the nut & they are both the same. Visually it looks different so I did it a couple of times (just because it still didn't look the same lol) with the same result! very bizarre & makes a bit of a mockery of the 8 turns on the thread guidance if the threads don't match on both sides.... Caterham must have disconnected & wound them inout as I cant see any other way they could have done it. Wasn't mentioned when it went for its post build check up.... I do recall it hardly managed it up the ramp when they picked it up for its PBC & had no sense of direction... I assumed it was just the tracking... must have been everything....
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yes I set it to 8 threads & it came back looking like this (which I hadn't clocked until they mentioned the tracking was out when they did the 1000 mile bolt check. I'll take a measure from the centre of the rod to the locknut. I've no idea what the camber actually is as it was done by Caterham South behind closed doors.
& sorry I meant wishbone ball joint, a picture paints a thousand words as Telly Savalas would say. I've also dropped Derek an e-mail to see what he thinks..
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I used temporary bolts on the top too, managed to get the diff in on my own using an engine hoist. A lot less dangerous than balancing on a jack!
https://www.lotus7.club/blogs/diff-almost
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adding two photos was a challenge... heres the other one...
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thanks, strange its different on the blogg page.
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Had my 1000 mile bolt check completed & everything was fine apart from the tracking which they adjusted & there was a noticeable improvement (ive only done 400 miles in it lol the project manager had completed the other 600...).
Had a quick look at the front suspension when I got back & one trakrod end has a lot of thread showing & the other one has none? Can this be right? I would have thought they would be identical? I know they started off as identical when I put it together as I had to take the suspension apart to do this...
https://www.lotus7.club/blogs/return-front-suspension
I'm not sure how to add a photo to this query so I'll put two up on my blogg
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seemed odd to me too!
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I used Dinatrol anywhere I could spray it in... & underneath the whole car. A bit shocking when you first put it onto a nice flat clean surface lol, but dulls off & whose going to be looking underneath... I'd rather it didn't go rusty...
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Footman have been really good & were also the most cost effective of all the company's I went to. Some of the so called 'specialist insurers' were less than helpful! The valuation thing confused me tho, I could understand it if it was an old car or historical car but straight 'out of the packet 'I would have thought would be a formality. I'll give Guy a ring anyway!
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Thanks Jonathan, I'll give him a ring!
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Not exactly a technical enquiry & I'm not about to go on antiques road show...
Hopefully I'm going to be picking my 310 up next week now that the IV's done & I have my plate documents... however for some reason I need to get a insurance valuation for Footman James.. seems a bit strange as you can see what the price is on the Caterham website & I have my list of 'extras' clearly identified on the cost sheet of doom that I filled in when I bought the car. does the lotus 7 club offer a valuation service??? & who do I contact...
From: Roy Morley [mailto:rockinroyston@gmail.com]
Sent: 06 May 2017 09:45
To: George Dodwell <George.Dodwell@footmanjames.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 00-MORD59KC01 Open PrintManager DocumentsHi Mr Morley,
Thanks for your email. Unfortunately I don’t have the authority to agree that, despite it being brand new we would need a valuation to guarantee the value. This cannot be done by anyone who has worked on the vehicle themselves (i.e. Caterham). Though the Lotus 7 club will surely have someone qualified to fill you form in for you. Congratulations on the IVA and please ask me any questions.
Kind regards,
George
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Hi Ivan
My mounts arrived (aero) & they look great! even better than I thought they would. Just need my car back from PBCIVA world so I can fit them :-(
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I've just completed my build & I enjoyed it a lot, I'm not a mechanical expert but not completely clueless either... However without the amazing bloggs everywhere & the patience of Derek it would have been an un necessary headache in a few area's. You ignore the build guide at your peril however it wrong foots you all the time. I also made the mistake of following the first part of the pictorial guide & ended up pretty much having to take it all apart again as a crucial fact (winding on the upper track rod ends equally) was omitted. Mine has now gone for the PBC & IVA but I'm fully expecting to find out I left off a crucial washer & everything needs to be taken apart... I'm quite diligent & can follow instructions so I shouldn't have to be worried about stuff like that...
& don't get me started on the pedal box cover... one of my rivnuts came loose & trying to get the box off (with the bolt stuck in) was an unnecessary challenge! this must happen a lot so why they use this method of attachment is beyond me...
The cost of getting the car built by Caterham isn't massive but I wanted to do it myself, I'm guessing most self builders take that view & that its not a cost saving reason. So I'm not sure then paying someone to build it 'with you' is that viable (unless the owner gives up & just wants it finished...).
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I have now got to the wing mirror stage of the build & now understand what the issue is... any chance of getting on the list for some standards (or superlight...)?
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I have one of these, its amazing. I keep it in the glovebox of my dodge ram (v8 5.7l...) first time I used it on a completely dead battery it started first time, you wouldn't believe it when you look at the size but it works! very solid & seems well made. I now have a new proper battery for the RAM... its a discontinued battery model & trying to get one in the UK was a challenge...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BEZV0IA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Thanks for the input!, I'm going for Dinitrol underneath & then going to make a decision on the interior floor (probably the black hammerite product) at a later point... At the moment its a storage area & I'd have to decant elsewhere & there is no elsewhere at present...
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Thanks, Hadn't really thought of doing the engine bay & quite like the Ali look, any pictures?
Also found this which would match the body work sort of... if I rolled it over in a ditch...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammerite-Direct-Galvanised-Metal-Paint/dp/B00N4ZC2UO/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
I'll see what other feedback I get before I commence operations.
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Hi
Just a quick question re rust protection on a new build (before I bolt too many bits on...)
I've done:
Grot traps in engine bay with dintrol
dinitroled the inside of the de Dion tube
I know to do wings with underseal to prevent cracks
So other big ticket items:
Do I underseal the whole underside of the floor pan? would seem a good idea but it looks so clean & shiny...at the moment...
Do I underseal the Diff enclosure area? this would seem a good idea too..
propshaft tunnel?
I have my ACF 50 for the inner ali panels etc
Will varnish the wooden boot insert
These look like good tasks for my trainee pit crew... & will also distract me from the engine & gearbox project...
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Get yourself one of these too..
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BEZV0IA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
DBPOWER 600A Peak 18000mAh Portable Car Jump Starter Battery Booster Pack Smart Power Bank Charger with Compass, LCD Screen and LED Torch for Laptop Phone Tablet and More (Black/Red)
Saves getting the charger out... I have one that starts my Dodge Ram 5.7 litre v8 which quite often drains its battery in the winter if I don't drive it for a week or so, I just keep it in the glove box. You wouldn't believe something so small could turn the engine over... but it does! Unfortunately the truck doesn't fit in the garage & I have to park it down the road... so highly inconvenient to lug the battery around (I've now bought a new battery LOL, which took a while to track one down...).
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Assembly Guide
in TechTalk
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I had a lot of issues with CC at the PBC & they seemed to think it was open cheque book time... Fortunately I had a lot of correspondence with Derek during the build & whose help was invaluable & also took lots of photo's. I had the first section of the pictorial guide which had a lot of mistakes within it (but gave you a false sense of security). Main issues I had were with wiring & cooling pipe distribution which the 'manual' contained wafer thin guidance... I made a fuss & they reduced my bill by 50% (but that was still a significant sum) spoilt the CC experience for me a bit as I went from super helpful Derek to what appeared to be the CC 'final hurdle' profit making department.... But loving my car & it has behaved impeccably, 2 years now!