Graham Howard

There is a chapter about the TMC in 'Flying on 4 wheels', which is a biography of Frank Costin, by Dennis Ortenburger. Sounds like it was quite a succesful racer: "The TMC Costin made its debut at Mondello Park oN September 10th 1983. John Keaney, Irish Sports car champion drove the car to first in class"

Jonathan Pictures have been emailed to you. Graham

This really is an excellent buy when compared with other cars of similar spec and over 12 years old.

No, not a mistake, and yes I am looking to upgrade. Would you regard changing to a K as 'upgrading'? Graham

Caterham 7 1700 Supersprint, built in 2000: Now £9,000!!! Red, cycle wings FIA roll bar Freestyle AVO dampers and springs with adjustable front anti roll bar Live axle with Quaiffe LSD Engine rebuilt 10,000 miles ago with Forged Pistons, unleaded head and Weber Alpha 3D ignition. 143 BHP, Rolling road plot available from March 2004 - 3,000 miles ago. 5 Speed gearbox Techcraft exhaust with 4 into 1 manifold Full weather gear with hood bag and tonneau 13" wheels with Bridgestone RE720 tyres This car is in very good condition. You will not find many better X-Flow engined Caterhams. Pictures available on request. Mileage now 12,500 Edited by - Graham Howard on 21 Nov 2004 15:38:35 Edited by - Graham Howard on 21 Nov 2004 15:39:54 Edited by - Graham Howard on 21 Nov 2004 15:40:53 Edited by - Graham Howard on 27 Nov 2004 18:43:01

'1 they can only be fitted one way you cannot invert .adjust valve to bottom.' I have steel AVO/Freestyle shocks fitted with the adjust valve at the top. Now I am worried. Why can they not be mounted this way? Thanks Graham 🤔

I have some rear Bilsteins in good condition (about 6k Miles) off a 2000 LA car. Graham

Roger King does some copper exhaust gaskets which should last a lot longer and can be used again after taking the exhaust off the head. There is only one mounting for this type of exhaust near the tailpipe (on my car anyway). Graham

Full set of Standard Bilstein spring-damper units from a 2000 live axle, non adjustable platforms. Very good condition, only 6,000 miles. £180. Also available Forged top front suspension arms and anti roll bar. For sale due to Suspension upgrade.

I am thinking about an LSD for my Ital axle and so could be interested in yours. What diff ratio is it and how much are you looking for? Thanks Graham

I found it easier to fit the prop shaft after the engine/gearbox. What you want to do will be no problem. Graham

Thanks Roger I have ordered some 34 mm chokes. I will be contacting you to arrange a rolling road session in the next few weeks. Graham Howard

Thanks Steve, a great help. Now I will go and order the bits Graham

I have just rebuilt my 1700 x flow, which apart from forged pistons with 10.5:1 cr is in in fairly standard spec. The previous owner of this engine upgraded it from a 1600, but I have noticed that it still has 30 mm chokes fitted. When it is run in I intend to go for a rolling road session to get it properly set up. All the information I have indicates I should be running 32 mm chokes. In the period before the rr sesion I want to make sure I am running safe jetting. The current set up is: main jet 120 Air corrector 165 Emulsion Tube F16 Idle 50F9 Choke 30 mm From Dave Andrews web site the indication is that I would need to go to 130 main jets. Can anybody tell me what jetting they are running on their 1700 x-flow so that I can be in the right ball park if I fit 32 mm chokes. Thanks Graham

Thanks guys. I have subsequently checked the oil level in the diff, and yes I seem to have overfilled it, probably because I filled it with the rear of the car high on axle stands. I'll get myself a stock of bushes as well. Graham

My self built live axle car has covered about 250 miles from new. A 'clonking' sound has started from the rear on pulling away. Getting the car on axle stands I noticed some oil coming out of the diff, not sure where, and finding its way on to the 'A' frame bush. The bolt holding the 'A' frame to the axle needed about 2 turns to get it back to the 40 lb-ft torque. The other bolts on the rear suspension also needed re-tightening. I have heard of various problems with the Ital axle, is it normal for the diff to leak some oil? And is it normal to have to tighten the suspension bolts so soon after assembly from new components? I have only used the car on the road so far and it has had a post build check at Caterham where they presumably checked the torque of the suspenion bolts. Any advice would be much appreciated. Graham

Just got my crossflow on the road, built from a starter kit. Problem is my right foot gets caught under the brake pedal. Any tips on increasing the distance between throttle and brake pedals or do I have to get myself some racing boots. I don't have enormous feet (size 9 1/2) Thanks Graham

The Puma is definitely not a hairdresser's car. I am on my second, it has a great engine and super handling. I also own a Caterham (live axle x-flow). There may not be many hairdressers on Blatchat , but there may be a few other Puma drivers.