AndreK

I recently sold a basically near standard specification Supersprint. Last year I changed the pistons, and kept the same 'spec, which were the AE 1300cc Ford Crossflow +0.090" on the bores, to suit the standard 1690cc engine. My car had the original BCD cam (according to the build manual which I imagine is a thinly disguised Kent 234). I also fitted a Maniflow 1A cylinder head. There were no problems and no further machining to the valve cut outs already present was necessary.

Still for sale

Model car back on the market

Yes J & J!!

Accepted offer. Please mail your details to katythecat7@hotmail.com. I will then confirm postage costs, which should not be that big!!!!

Tyrone Thankyou, no mail arrived yet, please mail direct to katythecat7@hotmail.com with your address, I will then confirm postage charge, which should not be that high!!

New, I think the part number is BM382FS, which fits the majority of cars. £17.63 including vat from Caterham so will sell for £12 plus postage

In presentation case, mounted, and it has never been used. Colours are brg with yellow stripe and nose band, side exit exhaust, flared wings. I think this model may now be obselete, £25 plus postage

Marc I cannot access my personal e mail form the PC that I am using now. Assuming that you are offering £50 plus postage then you have first dibs I will be in touch.

Complete Lucas electronic ignition system for a Crossflow Supersprint, not the Competition type. Only done 4500 miles,all in really good condition, includes a Bosch coil and of course the Lucas distributor which was OE on the car. £50

Parcel on the way to you, Bob. McB not heard from you since I e mailed you?

Bob, I have mailed you the postage rates, please e mail your adress to katythecat7@hotmail.com McB If you e mail your address to the above, you have first dibs on the Wallage manual, I will post as soon as you confirm.

Bob I will confirm the postage price o Tuesday all being well and mail you. Thanks, Andrew K

Looking to sell these: 1. Book 'Rebuilding and Tuning Ford's Kent Crossflow Engine' by Peter and Valerie Wallage. MInt condition, RRP £17.99, sell for £9 plus postage 2. Book 'Lotus Seven A Collector's Guide' by Jeremy Coulter. Mint Condition as new, selling used on Amazon for £22 upwards, RRP was £9 in 1995, sell for £15 plus postage 3. Complete orignal Lucas (distributor) electronic ignition system for a Supersprint, with Bosch coil strangely. 5000 miles only, £50 plus postage 4. Pair of Spax adjustable platform spring damper units for the rear of 1990 onwards standard car with through de-dion tube mounting. Springs are 150lb and are yellow Have only done two years service about 1500 miles, only a few chips in the paint. £40 plus postage. Contact on forum or via Blatmail please

Ali', going over Caerphilly Mountain towards Cardiff at around 6 o clock on 12 March. Looked fun

I think Vulcan and a few others use BL A Series ones, may need a groove though?

Virtually sorted, only minor electrical gremlins in lights now

Strange tale this, or is it? On holiday in Spain in the summer, 75mph on the motorway near Santander. Throttle momentarily sticks, then we're firing on 3. Pull off m/way (near an exit!) and coast downhill to a small village and a very friendly bar. Meet Oscar, car enthusiast like me. Bonnet off, plugs out check compression, none on Nr 3. Clearly a problem. Luckily have breakdown cover (thankyou to Footman James), car eventually repatriated (a month but no problem as it is not used daily!), holiday and camping continues in a rental Corsa :-( Thanks to moving house in September have only just managed to sort out the problem. Car is a Supersprint with the K & N's bolted in place. Weber trumpets held in place by the usual tabs on their flanges, with spring washers and nuts. Appears that one of the tabs had vibrated loose and been sucked in. I kid you not!!!! Steve at Vulcan had heard of this before. I have just finished re-building the engine, decided to stay with the cast pistons, of AE make but slightly different design, but have replaced all four. Quite a painstaking job, but enjoyable Nr 3 piston was peppered with small debris marks and Nr 3 inlet valve was bent, so replaced this valve and the exhaust valve as well. No bore damage on the AX block, but I did hone it lightly. Sump removal hampered by a non split sandwich plate to the gearbox, managed to cut in the recommended 3 places with a B & D Wizard tool (like a Dremel). The Wallage book was very helpful. Finally and importantly, all 8 tabs to the Weber trumpets are now loctited and tightened

Be careful. I have a Seat with the 130 bhp VAG engine (pumpe duse). Millers XFE-PD is one of the only oils that meets the VAG standard for that engine, which will probably be different for your 140 bhp 2 litre mill!! Best to stick to an oil that meets the VAG standard for your engine, at least until out of any warranty.

Managed to cut the windage plate in 3 places, as later build manual recommends, in situ, with the B & D equivalent of a Dremel. Lower half removed, now looking forward to sump removal followed by piston removal

Almost certainly, like most VAG cars with rear discs. Car must have done a high mileage, they usually last upto 100 000 miles at the rear

Peter, thanks, poor use of terminology on my part, I guess it is a sandwich plate. I am going to try to cut it into two pieces in situ.

I have a 1990 Crossflow Supersprint that was made from all new parts in a Caterham supplied kit, in April 1990. The windage plate (car has 5 speed Type 9) does not appear, so far, to have the Caterham recommended cuts in it to make removing the sump easier. I have removed the starter and see no join. Having said that it appears that I may be able to make the required cuuts, as indicated in my (later, 1996) build manual, by carefully using a dremel with a small cut-off wheel. Any thoughts? 🤔

Vulcan Engineering in London are helpful (Steve) and will give 5% discount to Seven Club members. Suggest head, inlet manifold, exhaust manifold (copper gaskets from 7 workshop are also good), and rocker box gaskets should be obtained?