Caterham Kid

The model has potentially gone now.

Just now, BigCol said:

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without wanting to appear a potential stalker… which bit of south London?

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Just now, BigCol said:

if it’s collection only, would be useful to know where you’re based…. 🤷🏻‍♂️

if west London-ish, I’d be interested.

You beat me to it! I have added where I am now 🙂

Just realised I didn't put where I am!

I am located in the South London area.

Free but collection only. 1:18 model Caterham. The 2 mirrors have broken off but so far I haven't lost them so you may be able to fix them back on. It could also do with a really good clean!

I don't how, but just come across this post. This is a 3.5 year old post! This was me you spotted!  

LJ70 ??? maroon red with double silver stripe.

Saw you at about 12:20 on 10th October at Malden Rushett

The instructions are just the opinion of the manufacturer who has obviously put up the umbrella to shield themselves from any fall out resulting from ignoring the instructions. Written by a non mechanical, risk averse health & safety advisor.

Even simple service actions such as an oil + filter change, gearbox & diff oil level check & top up require all four corners in the air whether utilising three or four axle stands. 

I agree. I wouldn't ever use 3 axle stands, but I had never before considered that using 4 was a problem, and have done so in the past for, as you say, oil changes etc.

Caterham Kid - It is not advisable to jack up the car even a short height utilising any of the thinner gauge bars on the chassis rear corners. Could result in distortion. Buy a low entry jack.

I remember on here many, many years ago a member moaning that the rear lateral chassis bar of his car was bent upwards. It turns out that the centre of this was the go to point for jacking up..........

I used the point on the frame where it is shown to place axle stands in the guide linked by brianjhall31 above, although I had to fit the jack and and axle stand in very close proximity. 

You are right though and when I have to do this again I will purchase a low entry jack.

Here are the instructions for the axle stands. Shows using 4 is incorrect.

It turned out to be less of an issue than feared. I went and got a set of car ramps and I put the rear wheels on those. That was more than enough to get access to the rivets so I didn't need to jack up the front at all.

I only had 2 issues. Firstly since the beginning of the lockdown my garage had become a bit of a dumping ground so I had to spend a few hours clearing up before I could get access to the axle stands and my trolley jack!

Secondly, I can't remember how I jacked up the rear before but there was no way the trolley jack was going under the de Dion joint so I had to jack up a rear corner, put an axle stand under that to give me enough space to get the trolley jack under the the de Dion joint. I could then jack up enough to place the ramps under. There was no way, especially on my own, that I would have been able to drive up on to them!

Anyway, there were 4 rivets that needed re-doing and that only took 5 minutes!

Whats the issue with 4 stands? Is that a Caterham specific thing? 

On the box the axle stands came in and in the instructions it states never use more than a single pair of axle stands. 

Ok, having asked around as well as on here it would seem that 4 axle stands is not advised especially with a very slight slope. Advice seems to be ramps at the rear with Axle stands at the front with a single axle stand leg pointing forward (direction of slope). I don't actually have to go under the car but I do need to fit a drill under.

DEFINITELY NOT SUITABLE FOR A SLOPE

Not even a slight slope? 

Thanks very much for all your responses. It gives me confidence I can safely use 4 axle stands. 

However I should have mentioned that my garage is too small to do this so I have to do it on the drive which has a very slight slope. Would that be an issue?

I might pick up some wheel ramps and go for the ramps at the back and axle stands at the front option.

I need to get underneath the car to drill out 3 or 4 broken rivets and re-rivet the floor pan on the driver's side. What is the best and safest way to jack up the car?

I have 4 axle stands but it is stated that you shouldn't use 4. I have done so in the past just to get the car up high enough to get a drain pan underneath so I can carry out an oil change etc but not sure it would be safe enough for anything else. Would it be safe to put the car up on 4 wheel ramps instead? What other options are there?

Any advice would be gratefully received!

I would like to know the answer to this as well. I am outside the south circular by a few miles but I can see this ULEZ only expanding in the future. I also have a K series. 

R390 CGY, dark green with yellow stripe and nose heading north on the A3 this evening (25th Feb). You passed me around the Waterlooville area at about 4.45pm then I saw you in a layby a bit further on. You caught up with me again just as you pulled in to the Liphook services. You then passed me just after the Hindhead tunnel just approaching Milford. I didn't see you again. I was on my usual 75 mile commute from Fareham to South London. I hope you had a good trip.

Orange with full cage just before 07:00 this morning (22/02) on A3 going southbound at the M25 junction. Driver was wearing a helmet. You passed me just as we were crossing the M25. It didn't look as though you had your lights on and it was still quite dark and grotty weather!

RHH 553 ? spotted just now (about 17:20) in Milford.

GR07 DOG on A3 near Milford heading south towards hindhead at about 07:15 this morning.

GR07 DOG on A3 near Milford heading south towards hindhead at about 07:15 this morning.

Spotted by my girlfriend near Tadworth just after 13:30. Green with yellow stripe GN06 VEV. Driver was wearing a hat.

Reduced the asking price.

Tissot T Touch Titanium with sapphire glass (scratch resistant). Only worn a handful of times. Excellent as new condition. Features include analogue and digital time, date, touch screen, alarm, compass, thermometer, altimeter, barometer, stopwatch, rotating outer dial and water resistant to 30m.

I can provide pictures by email if required.

I have a number of watches and hardly ever wear this one so it is up for sale.

Retail for £650

A bargain at £300 ovno