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Milesk How does £150 sound? CAB

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Hello Roger The system came off a 2002 1.8 Superlight with under 9K miles on it. The lambda sensor was fitted to the SLR system that replaced it. It is in very good condition but could do with a really good polish and it always passed the MoT emmisions test without any problems. It has probably covered only covered about 1K since the last test. CAB

Sold to Tony. Sorry Steve, Tony was on the phone within minutes of the advert being posted. Chris.

Hello Standard Caterham 7 K Series exhaust system(manifold and silencer with built in catalytic converter and black pack heat shield). Prefer if buyer collects (item located in Bristol). Offers. Chris 01454 613148 Go to Photo on Piston Heads

Hello Two 8" x 13" Minilite wheels with Yokohama A048 tyres (soft compound). Wheels have black centres and polished outers in excellent condition. Tyres have approximately 1.5 mm of tread. Originally fitted to Caterham 7 (De dion rear axle/Ford PCD). Prefer if buyer collects (items located in Bristol). Offers Chris 01454 613148 Go to Photo on Piston Heads

Thanks Gents Jacked the front of the car up really high and bled the system again, added some more coolant and now the fan cuts out as well as in after about 30 seconds or so. Looks like it was an air lock in the system. I've been away for a few days so I don't know what it is like on the road with the nose cone and bonnet on, I'll let you know. I had a look at the fan as well. The direction of rotation can be reversed as can the blades. It looks to me as if the blades could be on the wrong way around so it is not running as efficiently as it should.... He needs to check with the manufacturer to be sure. You can't take the fan off without cutting the lugs that are pushed through the rad so it's not that easy to see and he hasn't got any spares. CAB

Hello Enquiring for a mate with a Zetec conversion..... He has a new 2.0 L Zetec and and a new standard 1.8 K series sized radiator. The fan is fitted to the front of the rad and pushes air through. I'm going to check that the blades are on the correct way around for the direction of travel later. In traffic the fan stays on and the temp creeps up to over 100 deg C (103-105-ish). Once on the move it cools down again, he has never been in traffic long enough for the fan to cut out but it seems to get a bit too hot. I have got him to jack the front of the car up and bleed the system, he got a lot of air out last night and about 0.5 L of additional coolant. Hopefully this will sort it out. Does anyone else have the same experience with the Zetec? Regards CAB

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Hello Price reduction see below..... Thanks for the comments Cat Boy. Hello all I'm selling my Superlight to fund the purchase of an Exige S, I fancy something a bit more usable on a day to day basis. Click here to go to Piston Heads advert Specification: 2002 Factory Built Superlight (number 179) in McLaren Orange. Usual Superlight spec plus a few extras and sensible mods: 1.8 Supersport with "Apollo" oil de-aeration tank. 6 speed box with alloy gear knob. Limited slip diff. 13 x 6 Minilite wheels (black centres, polished rims) fitted with Yokohama A048 (soft compound front, medium compound rear) new soft on spare (carrier fitted). Wide-track front/height adjustable Bilstein suspension. Rear adjustable anti-roll bar. Four-pot front brakes with Mintex M1144 pads. Black pack including engine bay. Heated screen/heater/wipers/full weather kit, hood bag and tonneau cover. Tillet seats. Starter button. Switchable water/oil temp. Quick release Momo leather steering wheel. Carbon sill covers. Two Caterham five point harnesses. ACES programmable shift lights. Petty strut. New cambelt, tensioner and bolt. Piper adjustable cam pulleys (0.060" lift inlet and 0.045" lift exhaust at TDC as recommended by Dave Andrews). New SLR exhaust system including cat with black heat shields. Thermotec wrapped/sprayed primaries. New clutch release bearing. New oil pressure sender (over 4 bar hot/over 2 bar hot idle). Fresh engine oil & filter, gearbox oil and diff oil (plus Caterham LSD additive). Fresh coolant (changes from red to yellow if head gasket fails). Sump gasket modified with additional drain holes. Sump foam removed. Excellent car with no rust around the rear chassis and less than 9000 miles. I'm looking for offers near £15500. The car is located in Bristol. Chris 01454 613148 (Evenings/weekends). Edited by - cab on 7 Sep 2008 11:34:56 Edited by - cab on 7 Sep 2008 11:35:34

Jon I think that all long cockpit cars have a three position pedal box. My old (90H reg) had only 2 (I think) my 2002 car has 3. CAB

Hello James I did pretty much what Steve has described over Christmas. There are a few additional notes on page 4 of the following topic that might help mate the engine and box back together. Good luck. Search for: Damn CRB or use the following: http://www.blatchat.com/T.asp?id=84842&pn=4&ps=15&c= CAB

Thanks Chris I will pass the information on. I know he has sent pictures to Raceline to show them where it is fouling. CAB

Hello A friend of mine is fitting a Raceline Zetec in place of a X-flow. He is fitting the engine to a Ford type 2 gearbox. He has modified the Raceline supplied sump as instructed but he is having trouble fitting the original X-flow starter motor. I think the solenoid is hitting either the engine or exhaust (I can't remember which). Has anyone else done this conversion and if so did they have to change the starter motor? Thanks CAB

I have just had to replace a 10 month old rubber bottom hose that had delaminated and coolant was seeping out of the end face along the reinforcing fibres. The coolant was forming very small beads on the end face and eventually there was enough for the odd drip to end up on the garage floor. I spent ages tightening up the clips and even tried several at one point. I guess a similar failure could occur on a silicone hose if it is laminated. CAB

I tried the above and it works. Oiley said that 1/2 to 3/4 of a turn clockwise usually does the trick. I set mine to 1/2 a turn out, reset the ECU/IACV and it is now much improved. On my last three or four runs along my test route it would cut at the same junction every time, tonight it didn't. Thanks Oiley. CAB

Hello I've just fitted verniers (inlet: 0.060" lift at TDC and exhaust 0.045" lift at TDC) and a VHPD exhaust system to my 1.8K SS. It is now stalling at junctions, usually after coming off a motorway. It is not so bad when stopping from slower speeds. I am going to try and alter the throttle stop on throttle body followed by resetting the ECU/IACV. Can any one give any advice on the best way to do this? As suggested above I am going turn the throttle stop screw 1/8 of a turn clockwise then reset the ECU; ignition on to position 2, open and close the throttle five times and ignition fully off. I guess that if I remove the cover from the idel screw it will have a slot/Phillips head on it. Thanks CAB. Edited by - CAB on 14 Apr 2008 23:19:34

Hello If you decide to wrap the exhaust I would use the spray on resin binder as this makes it much tougher. The metal straps sold by Demon Tweeks/Merlin Motorsport etc are very expensive, Car Builder Solutions sell these much cheaper. CAB

Thanks Graham I will let my friend know. CAB

Rob It's a few years since I played with Webers but I would say yes you would need to get it set up again. Higher power would require more airflow which means bigger venturis and diferent jets or possible even bigger carbs bodies. I think the main venturi size depends on single cylinder capacity and the rpm at which peak power is produced. Changing the cams will shift the peak power to a higher RPM thus requiring larger venturis etc. Try and get hold of a Weber jetting tuning manual. As far as head mods I don't know about the Zetec, a mild set of cams might be ok. I have a 1.8K and there are several profiles that can be used without modifying the head or other components, perhaps there are equivalent cams for the Zetec. Have a look at the Kent or Piper website as these will tell you if you need the head/pistons machined and the intended application. CAB

What's the minimum cost of a Zetec installation assuming he uses his existing 40 DCOEs and filters to keep the cost down? Assuming he uses a second hand Zetec he still has to buy an inlet manifold, exhaust manifold (and silencer?), engine mounts, sump, water rail, hoses, an ecu, coil pack, crank sensor, wiring loom, clutch and flywheel. I would guess that these parts are probably more than the cost of the fuel injection package (£1600 if he uses all new components). He can't fit a Duratec as his bellhousing is integeral with the 4 speed gearbox (Quaiffe straight cut long first I think) and this has a different bolt pattern. I don't think that he will want to fit a new gearbox as well. I think his Ital live axle could be a limiting factor in terms of torque. Thanks CAB

Thanks Gents I think he is torn between fitting a Zetec using his existing carbs (40 DCOEs) and fitting fuel injection to his existing x-flow. The logic being that a standard Zetec on 40 DCOEs is going to make about 160-165bhp. The x-flow should be making 135-140bhp and is a bit lighter so ultimate power to weight is similar. Fitting 3D ignition and fuel injection to the x-flow should improve the flexibility, possibly better than a Zetec on the carbs and 3D ignition only. All the fuel injection bits on the x-flow can then be fitted to a Zetec at a later date if so desired or the money to swap to a zetec could be spent on rebuilding the x-flow to a higher spec with a dry sump giving around 150-155 bhp. Fitting EFI to the x-flow is probably cheaper than installing the Zetec running on carbs. CAB

Hello I have a friend who is contemplating swapping his x-flow for a zetec. I have searched for the mass of each engine and it looks like a zetec is 115 to 118 kgs (less bell housing but with oil for the first figure). Does anyone have any figures for the x-flow? Thanks CAB

Hi I have just fitted a VHPD system to my 7 and used a metal polishing kit that you can buy in Machine Mart or B&Q for about £15. The kit consists of two mops that fit on an electric drill and two bars of polish. I managed to do the four primaries and the cat/collector in a couple of evenings. The finish as supplied from Caterham is pretty poor to say the least especially for the price that you pay. The kit produces excellent results for what it is. I'm not sure if you have the primaries off the car but if you do I recommend the kit as the way to go. CAB