16000 miles Great road & track Caterham, Owned by myself and a friend for the last 7 years, sadly lack of use and growing families forces this sale. Absolutely massive history file all MOTs & invoices, only 3 prev owners. 12 months MOT Corner weighted at 557kg with fuel & fluids- much lighter than a regular Vauxhall HPC at 600+kg & is circa 180bhp, so its pretty rapid. Engine & running gear- Vauxhall 2L 16v XE Engine on twin webers, Circa 175-180bhp or so & massive torquey midrange. SBD Dry sump set up, full rebuild approx 7k miles ago, QED rod bolts, Raceco titanium silencer- (Reliable 96db @4500 static so no trackday noise issues) Ford type 9 Gearbox (5 speed) rebuilt at James Whiting/Road & Race 3000 miles ago Ford English axle fitted with Quaife 4.1 LSD - rebuilt 2000 miles ago Mintex 1144 front pads - Freestyle (Avo) adjustable platforms & dampers with James Whiting sevens special brew rear suspension, incorporating a 4 link setup, very light & strong & with the English axle will handle much more power 6 13" minilite wheels - graphite coloured (4 with brand new Toyo 888s, 2 bare rims) Powervamp lightweight battery. Interior/Exterior- 2x Tillet Race seats and nearly new Titon harnesses - Racetech quick release suede wheel Lowered floors both sides. Caterham replaceable aeroscreen, SPA central mirror and half doors (Also full heated windscreen (crack in passenger corner), full doors & SoftBits half-hood. Spare wheel carrier, currently not fitted.) Yellow bodywork with front and rear fibreglass wings replaced last year. Real carbon small headlights, with integrated indicator repeaters. Other- Its clean & tidy but not utterly mint (Rear panel has some knocks and the usual "patina" spots on the bodywork.) , but its clean & honest & a cracking road & track Caterham, definitlely following Colin Chapman's "add lightness" principles, It handles beautifully & at around 340 bhp/ton is a lot lot more grunty than a similarly priced K series car. A great intro to Caterham ownership, and absolutely ready to enjoy on road or track. Located- Reading, Berks £11,500 Call me on 07718 996612 Very, regretable sale (Additional set of 4 minilite wheels shod with used Michelin slicks and 4 Weller steel wheels shod with new Yokohama A021-R wet/damp tyres available on first refusal to the buyer at an additional £400 ) (Photos - http://www.lotus7.club/blogs/1999-caterham-7-2l-16v-vauxhall)
