BigCol

7 hours ago, JP said:

@BigCol may I ask why? Was it only weight saving?

Banner —> Odyssey was (sort of) like-for-like but latter had a better reputation for longevity and being AGM, could be mounted on its side and I think was a tad lighter.

Odyssey —> LiFePO4, yes - weight-saving though neither of the previous batteries had lasted a particularly long time (four and five years respectively from memory) so wasn’t motivated to go back to either.

I replaced my Banner with a PC680 before going LiFePO4…

Minty is more helpful than he is rapid… it’ll be worth the wait.

Ironically, he’s slow because he’s busy as he’s so good!

5 hours ago, graearea said:

sorry to resurrect this. are these the "race" stays https://caterhamparts.co.uk/brackets/1910-cycle-wingstay-rh-13-zzs-zzr-tyres.html

yup; on the right hand side, there is a choice of two wing stays:
race/lower, part number: 76102 
or
standard/higher: 76104.

(based on emails with Caterham when I replaced a damaged wing stay with the wrong one! 🤦🏻‍♂️)

9 hours ago, Benedict. said:

…basically don't expect the local constabulary (even traffic/RPU) to have any knowledge of the law here at all…

or in my case, the testers themselves; one of my IVA failure points was due to a mis-interpretation of the regs by the tester!

To be fair, he accepted my subsequent email with *my* interpretation!

20 hours ago, Ant2 said:

Is there much work required to put in the low level light and adjusting it accordingly?

I suspect I used a unit similar to this (can’t see far enough back in my eBay purchase history to confirm).

Two wires simply piggy-back onto the gauge with the other two are for the LED which I mounted in line-of-sight on the dashboard.  There is a simple potentiometer that adjusts when the LED lights.

As above… have modded my gauge with extra resistors to aid accuracy and when my third party low-level light comes on, I can put about 32 litres in.  So once lit, I have ~4 litres/30 miles before I get to the unusable bit (~36l of the 41l tank)

1 hour ago, timbob said:

I’ve registered my email address on the ”let me know when back in stock” part of the website for the long nose shower cap… is this one of the things that you’re able to order even though it says “out of stock”?

I think Soft Bits are that busy that they make stuff to order and so don’t have stock as such…

I have spare key, a spare immobiliser fob and a spare cut-off all secreted (in different places!) about my 7 in case any go AWOL.

19 hours ago, rj said:

I like that. That's adding lightness

and increasing ground clearance! 

On 18/04/2024 at 09:50, Rhodesey said:

…it isn't the first time I have asked a daft question in my life & won't be the last !

Daft questions are the ones you don’t ask! 

On 17/04/2024 at 23:13, grumpy the 7th said:

Did you have to bend anything to get it on the shaft? If so, what, where & how much bend

Advice is to squeeze… I didn’t - just put it on the end of the selector and offered them up into place as a sub-assembly and then did up the three bolts.

On 17/04/2024 at 23:57, Andy135 said:

I've had a bronze saddle from Burton. Was fine and clipped gently into place.

Think they’re all made by Steve. 🤔

Excellent - many thanks.

My issue was that I look at BlatChat as an app, rather than in a browser, and couldn’t work out how to do what has been suggested from there!

1 hour ago, Rasta7 said:

Probably should have pointed out their 13"x6" wheels. 

Should be OK then - weights should be able to go wherever… as above, it’s on 8” wheels that the weights can foul the DingDiog ears.

Advice used to be apply for an IVA test ASAP - but that was 11 years ago.

Personally, I wanted to take my car to the IVA - it’s all part of the “build journey” and saved £450 (?) by Caterham not presenting it!

I’ve just fitted a bronze one supplied by Steve Perks at SPC (he of TracSport frame).

Fitted perfectly.

How did @Jonathan Kay insert the second quote that links to another thread…?

Make one…

My understanding is that a RiF screen is more desirable!

Would doubt that’s a Caterham part, looks too tall... is it a RiF product?  

I painted my rear callipers with this stuff to match my front HiSpecs (and the brakes on the 911!)

1 hour ago, grumpy the 7th said:

Where do you crimp it? is it where it clips over the shaft?

Does the brass one have 2 pairs of lugs or is it one long gutter shape

How much do you crimp it?

Should it still move freely??

Can you slacken it if over crimped???

The plastic one that broke was 22 years old was never greased but I greased the new one

THANKSSaddle.emlSaddle.eml

I didn’t crimp mine…. I put the saddle on the shifter and offered the assembly up and dropped it into place.

I also didn’t grease the saddle (in retrospect I should’ve but I did spray a bit of GT85 PTFE lube on the various bits so hope will be slippery enough).

The brass bush has the same lumps and bumps as the plastic one and other than its material is indistinguishable (to me 🤷🏻‍♂️)

I fitted the Quaife quickshift unit over winter together with a bronze saddle bush (and the bellows as detailed in the Tech Guide mentioned by the OP).

I got the bush from Steve Perks (he of TracSport fame) who I believe manufactures them.

All went together splendidly (though as a new unit, I didn’t dismantle the shifter!)

6 minutes ago, Jonathan Kay said:

Thanks: I wanted to include those but couldn't find the discussion in the forum.

I knew John made them so found the picture in his website… not sure if they have been discussed here!

There are these Quadlock mounts from @graearea as well of course…