Stuntmonkey

Spotted by my wife and son - so accuracy of sighting dubious. They were adamant it was a Caterham.

I presented the car at IVA myself, this was on the basis that I had built it myself and wanted to see the whole process through. I did have a PBC done first for peace of mind and so that the dealer could fit an IVA compliant steering wheel they lent me. They didn't find anything materially wrong with the car but had clearly 'adjusted' a few thing for me - better fixed the tyre goo in the boot, added a lock nut to the steering column grub screw and re-bled the brakes for me. They also did a 10 mile test drive to bed the brakes in - I presume they did this on trade plates. So, in my case it was definitely a good idea to have the PBC done in advance. I trailered the car to the IVA, as my insurance company was a bit vague on the cover if I drove it myself. I actually enjoyed the IVA, I was asked to help with the process and they took the time to explain what they were doing all the way through. We chatted about how I had approached the build and laughed at some of the Caterham 'idiosyncrasies'. They were very professional but equally quite keen to pass the car if they could. I had one issue with the steering not self centreing as it should, I was invited to correct it while they had a cup of tea, which I did with a bit of toe out. Obviously I don't know how it would have done if the dealer had presented it, I suspect it would have passed too. But I figured I would be paying someone to do what I could do for myself plus their charges fro transporting the car there and back.

Here it is. There are two numbers stamped on it 96MF-17A084-AG and C83FA Alternatively PM me your address and I'll post it over to you - so long as you post it back when done.

I didn't want to pay the extra for a painted grill as the options bill was mounting. Masking around the 7 on the 'integrated' grill was a bit of a pain but I actually found it a bit relaxing, I did it in front of the TV watching a film, it took no more than an hour, you could do it quicker if you were focussed. £20 for a decent rattle can and the job was done and it looks just fine.

It's not! You still have to open the holes out a bit

Thanks very much, I have a couple of leads i'm following up. If they don't come through I'll message you

Yes, none in stock

I have a 310 kit which was delivered at the end of October. I have pretty much completed the build but have had to source a few missing parts myself to keep the process moving. The one key part I am still missing is the steering UJ. Caterham cannot give me a date when one will be available, just saying they are being redesigned and it shouldn't be too long. I'm not keen to book my PBC or IVA until I have this part. I have tried to source one myself to no avail, does anyone know where I can get hold of one, or whether there is an appropriate alternative I can use. Most options I have found are for 14mm diameter with 36 splines. For example https://www.carbuilder.com/uk/steering-universal-joint-forged I measured the O/D of my column at the splines and it is just over 15mm - not sure if the appropriate place to measure is O/D or from 'spline valley' to 'spline valley' which would likely be close to 14mm.