David M

SOLD All the best with the engine, great to meet you today!!!! David GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Hi, Its the items listed, ported big valve head and scholar forge pistoned block etc. David

Great Winter Project!!! I was going to fit this engine to my seven but with the first nipper on the way its a stereotypical plan change This engine was built by Dave Andrews, rolling roaded by Dave Walker at 207bhp. The original build was a no expense spared upgrade with the following spec: - Scholar 1800 block - Accralite forged pistons - VHPD rods - VVC head fully ported - VVC solid cam conversion - Piper verniers - BP285H cams Its the combination of the Scholar block and Dave Andrews pedigree that give the value here. Speaking with the original owner the engine looks to have covered around 7k since the rebuild. The Head is currently seperated from the block as I have cleaned the valves a head. Price:£2250 ono Send me an email if your interested or want to come and have a look, based just outside peterborough off the A1. David M GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Hi Peter, Not sure what happened to the email, take a look at the For Sale thread where I have the details. Its a scholar block, forged pistons, with VVC Head, verniers, Pipercross 285cams, Dave Andrews built and fully ported, rolling roaded at 207bhp. Its an engine block and head. Its a lot of engine for the money that with the scholar block will enable you to keep going higher intot he future, make a great base for your winter project. David M GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

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Some more background DVA built the engine in August/September 2005 and the car did about 7k miles since then. It was done on a replacement head basis, using a VVC head and the Pipercross conversion kit. What I am offering includes the Caterham engine Sump, scholar block, VVC head (and all components within), distributor/coil or dual coils, pipercross verniers, flywheel, clutch&plate, no alternator or starter motor. Basically the full engine but without the ancillaries. The crank is standard but was probably re-balanced with the engine build. Tony, I would only consider splitting block from head if I was sure to get an equivalent amount for the full set. If you can team up with someone who is interested in the head and work out the split between you I'll happily split it that way. David M GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

I was going to fit this to my seven but with the first nipper on the way its a stereotypical plan change Great Winter Project!!! This engine was built by Dave Andrews, rolling roaded by Dave Walker at 207bhp. The original build was a no expense spared upgrade with the following spec: - Scholar 1800 block - Accralite forged pistons - VHPD rods - VVC head fully ported - VVC solid cam conversion - Piper verniers - BP285H cams Its the combination of the Scholar block and Dave Andrews pedigree that give the value here. Price:£2500 David M GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Found one..... £6k for a late 2002 330d Touring, manual dark blue, 115k miles great condition, although interior has had it hard a little..... Fingers crossed its a good one. All I know is that is a hell of alot of car for £6k so 😬 David GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Thanks Mark good advice..... will put it up over the next couple of weeks and see how I do... David GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Hi Pat, Any advice on things to look out for from your experience of ownership? David GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Lurk They range in value, there was a Mercedes show room one that went for £8.5K that you would have been scared to breath on, I've seen an immaculate one sell for £5.5k but examples with good body work tend to go for around £3-4k. Mine has many of the key suspension and brakes all renovated but the body work is not great, its probably worth more than £2k but I've had so much value out of it that if I get £2k I would be happy. You do get them on ebay coming up for less than that but they are usually snapped up and broken up. You could sell the set of leather seats alone for £500+. The rest have been modified, lowered, had the SLS removed, pimped etc. It would be really sad to see mine broken up but I'll put it in auto trader soon and hopefully find it a new home. David GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

The big problem actually seems to be finding one that doesn't have grey or beige interior.... but prices are really good even for sub 100k cars. David GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Yes RHD, it was only the EVO I & II specials that came with the full on body kits and LHD only. It also has the Getrag dog leg gear box, 1st bottom left, 2nd straight up, 3rd straight down, 4th top right, 5th bottom right. Makes me look like a real numpty when I start using a standard config.... It was a racing configuration as it was considered that on track you would spend most of your time in 2nd or 3rd (the gear change markers on the speedo are scary) David M GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Mike C they do tend to stick in the memory..... Tricky Dicky thanks - the search continues... GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.

Well its time to say goodbye to the Cossie, having driven it 64miles every day for the past 1-2years (well except when I was in the seven 😬) its time to finally get the practical car I promised my wife I would get before picking up the cossie (Baby no.1 on the way) so searching for a 2001 BMW 330d Touring in case you know of one about !! To this day I still believe it is the practical car I said it was, but maybe doing some of the original re-build in the conservatory lost me that argument.... 😔 Its a Black/Grey C'reg variety with 165k miles a bit rough around the edges but original and has had the whole rear subframe removed sand blasted, along with new thrust and control bars. New anti-roll bars, new discs, bearings pads etc. New springs. Full black leather inside Manual Air con - although needs re-gassing/converting Electric Sunroof 2 year old full front to back exhaust system Original Wheels with Proxy 1s Rear Self Levelling suspension fully functioning Momo steering wheel - Original is impossible to drive if you can actually get your legs underneath it. Its a modern day classic (takes some persueding sometimes unless you are in the know) lovely engine revs away, cruises up and down the A1 beautifully and will do about 400miles on a fill up (65 litres) The handling is where the fun is, I have the self levelling suspension set a bit soft at the moment but its easy to adjust to taste. Bodywork.... hmmmm well this is where its showing its age paintwork on the front doors is not great (flaking off on one spot) although I have two replacement doors that I wanted to spray up and replace them with that I'll throw in. Couple of small rust spots around the wheel arches... There is a load of history and bills that comes with it oh and even still has the original first aid kit. Price - as close to £2000 as I can get, bought it for more than that and enjoyed spending every penny on the replacement parts as its been a joy to work on and driving. Only ever let me down once... but that was my fault for not attaching the battery cable correctly Anyway - drop me a mail if you want to join the list of those that understand what these cars are about and are interested in owning it for part of its life. David M GF04RCE.... every day is a Caterham day!!!! He heee!!... pictures here.