Fishy Dave

Hello, My friend Philip is reluctantly selling his Caterham SV: https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/caterham/all-models/caterham-sv-supersport-r-1-8-k-series-with-very-low-mileage-high-specification-and-excellent-condition/8699768 Philip is a L7C member and has been for the past ten years or so, although as a very occasional poster we are unsure of his exact username now (Chicken Man, or similar), hence me listing the advert on his behalf. He can be contacted on 07949 006527. Best regards, David

Looking for one to suit a 1.8 K, please drop me a BM or email david@classicsportscarclub.co.uk Thanks, Dave :)

Hi Paul, This thread may help? http://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/how-do-you-match-immobiliser-ecu-k-series-eu3 Cheers, Dave : )

On behalf of a local member, we are looking for a set of four standard CSR wheels (or two pairs ). Condition is not vital as these will be for both road and track use. Thanks, David

The CSCC is honoured to be able to offer the first and only chance to race at Mallory Park this season, on Sunday 20th of July. One of the featured events is a double header open race for Seven Type cars: Caterham, Lotus, Westfield, Dax, MK, Tiger and more. We are going to run these races slightly differently to normal with the first 15 minute race being a scratch race with class awards and the second 15 minute race will be a sealed handicap race. This means that all drivers, even in the small capacities, have a realistic chance of an overall win. Being an open race we can accept entries from members of any of the invited clubs listed in the supplementary regulations. Entry forms and regulations can be found here - CSCC Spectators are very welcome and if any local ARs would like to get in touch I will do my best to get them some tickets. Cheers, Dave

Worth checking that they will be ok with the lateral loads that can be experienced when lowering a car down on to the scales. I used 8x bathroom scales for some years with some success but one by one they started to fail due to this sideways load. In the end I bought a second hand set of car scales which were not cheap. These could be a good solution if suitable.

Arnie has sent me a link of the running prototype which is now being tested for clearances, looking good - http://www.the-webbs.com/kcambelt.jpg Link here if you can't view the image above - here

Hi All, Following on from this thread - Gauging Interest some progress has been made, hence a new thread. Please add your name to this new thread if you are seriously interested. Arnie is no longer a member of the club, however has successfully arranged a number of group buys on here in the past and has asked me if I would start this thread for members to benefit. I'm not personally involved (having sold my Caterham), merely acting as messenger. Arnie says: We have made a prototype and need to know who still would be interested. Cost estimated to be £150-£200 for a black CNC routed self lubricating nylon infill plus the mounting hardware. The first prototype has been made, a 'Dog In The Park' product. Its in Perspex so we can see through it to mark the mounting holes and check clearances around the tensioner etc. www.racelife.co.uk/images/Cam%20Belt%20Cover.jpg Link if the image won't show! Clever people will know that showing off your cam pulleys on a K-Series can be a dangerous thing as there are no products on the market to protect the belt if you want to remove the standard belt covers. Essentially these are designed to prevent road debris, failing alternator and dry sump belts, tramps shoes, garden gnomes, leaves and of course the content of gravel traps from entering the gap between your cam belt and the pulleys, hence preventing a belt failure. There are no statistics to prove how good these are, but its seems common sense to buy something for £150-£200 which has a good chance of preventing a £1000 - £5000 engine rebuild. If you are interested, contact Arnie at Arnie[at]the-webbs[dotcom] The more people in the first batch the more the price will fall. Edited by - Fishy Dave on 20 Apr 2014 21:45:53

Welcome, given your lack of space and your admitted uselessness with a spanner I can see why you decided to get it built by Caterham. As other have mentioned, basic maintenance is really easy and your suggestion to go to along to the GTKY7 day is a good one. Having attended, make yourself carry out the basics on your own car like checking the tyre pressures, oil and filter changes and even changing brake discs and pads (not that you will need to do this very often) when needed. By the time you have carried out these tasks for yourself it will either give you the confidence to do more complex tinkering (with the help of the Blatchat search facility) or admit that you are a mechanical numpty and ship the car off to a specialist. We are not planning on tracking the car until we have learnt to drive it properly I would look at it the other way around: taking your car on the track will teach you how to drive it properly and safely on the road. Many lessons you learn at the limits of grip on a track are invaluable when blatting on the roads, particularly in situations where you encounter low grip roads. Look out for the club organised handling day at Dunsfold, have fun thrashing Caterhams own CDX cars on one of their slalom or drift days and also consider a trackday at somewhere like Abingdon, Oxfordshire with a company called Motorsport Events (book tuition too). Enjoy, cheers, Dave

It raced within Magnificent Sevens last year and had some ok results in class. For a home build I think it looks pretty good.

Sold, thanks.

You have bm

SAS Fortress A hitchlock to suit 'Avonride' hitch, which was what I had fitted to my Brian James Minno. This is a decent deterrent which is easy to use and can be used when connected to a tow car as well as when the trailer is stored. Light use only, stored under cover, in good condition with all keys. £48 including postage Website here Thanks, Dave Edited by - Fishy Dave on 11 Feb 2014 22:34:41

Mine used to live in the map pocket of the soft bits tunnel bag (it keeps all the leads nice and neat), wired into a switch connected to a fused lead to the battery.

Hi Peter, It looks great value. I'm guessing it should read - 'no' structural issues or rot in the body?

Ah the fame! 😬

Stewart, This car could be ideal - Blatchat advert The seller purchased my track biased car as his car (the one for sale) is far too nice to be thrashed around a track, he is a genuine enthusiast. Regards, David

Still a few bits left Open to offers.

Replies sent

Hello, Please find below the final Caterham parts I have for sale, some have been advertised previously and are now reduced. All parts are priced for collection, or I can add postage at cost from the post office after I’ve sent the item to you. Please can I ask that all comments/dibs be placed on here as a preference. £1100 Brian James Minno Trailer with 5 recent tyres. It has a hitchlock, winch, centre deck and longer ramps. In good working order, it fits and is stored in a single garage (I used to park the Caterham on top of it). I have used it perhaps 20 times in the past 4 or 5 years, the new tyres have been used maybe 6 times since I replaced them all with brand new Falken radials. Note that it will fit S3 Caterhams, but is too narrow for SV or CSRs. High port K head, hardness tested by Dave Andrews in December 2012, all checks out fine. Removed from my old 1400 engine as I have used the solid lifters and cams in my current 1600 engine. Originally from a 1400 engine, would make a good spare head or basis for higher powered head with porting. The head covered around 30k miles and has had no head gasket issues in my ownership (6 years), but has had a skim once in the past. Includes EU3 cam cover. £50 to be collected 4 x EU3 ignition coils (coil packs) with leads, happy to sell them for £15 each or the 4 for £50. New these are £108 each! Caterham parts 4 x 1600 standard pistons and rods, low mileage, covered around 17k miles. Ideal if you want to upgrade your 1400 to a 1600. £30 16x K series hydraulic lifters, brand new in 2010, covered around 4k miles in my 1600 engine (replaced with solid lifters), very good condition. New from Caterham these are £19.20 x 16 = £307! £20 16 x standard K series valve springs and seats, again from low mileage (17k) 1600 engine Free to collect, donation to NTL welcome £20 pair of 13" Yokohama AO48 tyres 6” width medium profile, road legal, about 4mm. These really are in good shape with decent tread. £10 pair of 13" Yokohama AO21 tyres 6” width 70 profile, road legal, about 3mm. £20 (£108 new) Red (Post Office) rear wheel arch, drivers side, new and unfitted, very good condition. £7 Head restraint to suit FIA bar or roll cage with diagonal. New and unused as per here - Caterham parts £5 Braided brake hose – chassis to axle, brand new and still bagged - Caterham parts Thanks, Dave Edited by - Fishy Dave on 11 Dec 2013 15:33:12 Edited by - Fishy Dave on 11 Dec 2013 16:49:15 Edited by - Fishy Dave on 12 Dec 2013 23:11:55 Edited by - Fishy Dave on 21 Jan 2014 19:30:45

Provisionally sold to Alan

Hello, Selling my Soft Bits for Sevens Half Hood, made for me around 18 months ago, never used as I ordered a second custom made version to suit a tall roll cage. It is specified as follows - Classic design in black (without rear 'window') UK Drivers side zipped easy in Red reflective velcro strip Designed to fit an S3 with standard FIA roll bar New this is £256 on the Soft Bits site, I am asking £130 collected or £135 postedto include a contribution to NTL. I will give priority to those who post on here first, thanks, David

Three items now provisionally sold, open to offers on the tyres and wheel arch. Thanks, David

Thanks all for your interest so far, I will reply individually to you this evening. I have also updated the roll bar specification, sorry for not adding this in the first place.

£40 pair of 13" Yokohama AO48 tyres 6” width medium profile, road legal, about 3/4mm. £30 pair of 13" Yokohama AO21 tyres 6” width 70 profile, road legal, about 3mm. £100 Tall FIA roll bar for an imperial S3, good condition, standard black finish, these don’t come up for sale very often, bought from our chairman but not fitted. £90 (£145 new) Arnies bulk buy steering joints, new and unfitted. They look beautiful, match the top wishbone joints and will make the steering lighter. £35 (£108 new) Red (Post Office) rear wheel arch, drivers side, new and unfitted, slight storage marks only from memory which will polish out. £10 (£19.20 new)- 8 x longer wheel studs, new and unfitted. Much safer for track use as the wheel nuts actually engage into more than four threads! Price exclude postage as I'm hoping that collection is going to be possible on most items. I live in the Bath area and work in Wiltshire. Priority will be given to those who post on this thread first. Thanks, David Edited by - Fishy Dave on 6 Nov 2013 15:35:22 Edited by - Fishy Dave on 13 Nov 2013 11:48:34 Edited by - Fishy Dave on 13 Nov 2013 11:49:31