Mike Bees
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There is some merit in the progressives particularly for road use. Adding a passenger has less effect on the rear ride height than it will with 150lb linears. By all means change the rears as well, but there's no harming in doing it in 2 stages - if you're happy after changing just the fronts then you have the option to stick. Mike
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No problems stiffening the front ones first and leaving the progressives on the rear. Peter Carmichael had his handling very nicely in that mode (250lb/in on the front) and I've used mine like that too. Generally it's true that stiffening one end of the car increases the grip at the other end, but not always. Some people have found that stiffening the front on the standard setup reduces understeer because of the excessive roll you can get with the standard setup (which can lead to the front bumpstops coming into play in the corners which increases understeer dramatically). Mike
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Yes, same CRB but different clutch release arm. While you've got the release arm out check very carefully to make sure that it's not bent - early ones had a habit of very slowly folding up - hard to spot without a 'straight' one to compare it to. Mike Edited by - Mike Bees on 12 Dec 2005 17:34:52
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Might be easier to tighten it when it's in situ with the belt on & tensioned? Mike
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None of the K-series I've seen have ordinary hex head bolts holding the cover plate on... MIke
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Your big strategic decision will be whether split the engine/bellhousing in the car and leave the gearbox/bellhousing in situ, or whether to take the whole lot out and split them afterwards. I've only ever done the whole-lot-out-route, but other people do it the other way. You may get away with just shunting the engine forward far enough to get at the clutch without taking it out altogether. I'm sure someone must have tried this? Mike
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Under 33s in full roadgoing spec. on List 1A tyres is more or less record pace. Under 30s for a full-house non-roadgoing 7 on slicks. Mike
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Regs for 750MC Caterham classes are here Mike
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Yup, here Nice to see that I haven't fallen off the list yet, if only because the championship only went to Lydden once ☹️ Annoying that that Griff bloke beat my 2002 MIRA time by 0.15s though. Ahhh, the older I get the faster I was... Mike
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I'm in Brightlingsea, you're welcome borrow my build manual (I have no way of copying it). Mike
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Can you persuade WMP to 'capture' what it's streamed/played so you can save it to disk? Mike
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here Less than a year old it says - if it's an M3DK then you'd better be quick! Mike
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Which part of the process do you need instructions for Weirdy? Mike
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And now a compilation of 5 minutes of British Hillclimb Championship magic via a link from here. You can buy a DVD of the whole season, a must have for the Xmas list surely! Turn the sound up and play spot-the-V10! Mike Edited by - Mike Bees on 9 Dec 2005 09:02:50
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And now a compilation of 5 minutes of British Hillclimb Championship magic via a link from here. You can buy a DVD of the whole season, a must have for the Xmas list surely! Turn the sound up and play spot-the-V10! Mike Edited by - Mike Bees on 9 Dec 2005 09:03:12
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The build manual doesn't describe fitting the clutch at all. It's very simple though, the clutch is affixed to the flywheel using n bolts (where n is 6 IIRC, but it's been a long time). Someone here will know what the torque settings for the bolts should be. They have a non-standard (Torx?) type head so you need the right tool. Mike
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Martin Groves resetting the record to 23.77s, with speed/rpm overlay provided by Paul Ranson. Check out the acceleration, it's, well, just mental. If this doesn't make you want to sell your Granny and buy a racing car then nothing will. here Mike
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OK! When my numbers come up... Mike
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Arnie was going to put one of these in K2RUM many years back. Would be a bit of a belter. I'd still rather have and RSTV8 though (if it could be done without the bonnet scoop that is...). Mike
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Not for me it doesn't
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Ooops, fixed now.
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Erroneously posted under Club Speed Events here
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Ooops, meant to post that in Mo7orsport... Mike
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Great video of 2005 British Hillclimb champion Martin Groves (in the car he shares with erstwhile 7er Paul Ranson) setting a record at Doune here. Awesome, as our American friends would say. Edited to fix the link. Mike Edited by - Mike Bees on 5 Dec 2005 10:50:59
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... but could probably be made to fit with an adaptor plate 😬