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If still available can I grab it? Mike

On the drivers side the A-frame mount is in a different position between metric and imperial chassis. When I offered up a metric bar to my imperial chassis it was, from memory, about 2" offset. I would guess the passenger side would be the same. So the top two mounts will line up but the bottom one won't. Mike

Loose honeycomb in the side chassis? I think they are only held on by double sided tape. I have a constant 'knock' on uneven roads that I've never managed to trace and am assuming it's inside the side panels. Mike

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I have a Powerlite fitted to my K series. Currently I have the R500K exhaust and there is plenty of clearance to the primaries with the solenoid of the starter motor sitting at the top. Previously I had the older 4-1 Superlight exhaust and this did have interference on one of the primaries. Rather brutally I knocked a small dent into the primary to give me clearance. Didn't seem to affect engine running at all and allowed me to fit the starter motor with solenoid uppermost. Mike

Having aero-screened on loose gravel roads in New Zealand I now value the relative safety of laminated glass over the involvement offered by the more 'open' option. Mike

Surely the question shouldn't be about looks...it should be about how many teeth do you want to end up with at the end of the blat :-) Mike

When I imported my Caterham into NZ in 2008 the low volume type approval inspection never touched on the subject of engine output power. I've never had it on a dyno so have no idea what its putting out and was never asked what it might be by the inspector. If this is a genuine regulation then it must be post-2008. I would read up on it to see if the regs have changed. You could try here - https://www.lvvta.org.nz Mike

Nigel, judging by your sig' are you trying to comply your car in NZ? I exported my UK Caterham to NZ in 2007/8 and put it through compliance as a kit built car so it was assessed by a LVVTA representative. He specifically didn't want to know production volumes so it could be passed by the low volume manufacturer route. The only changes it required were strengthening to the inertia reel belt mountings on the rear bulkhead, NZ spec brake lines, high level brake light and a return spring on the brake pedal. I assume by your question you are going for compliance via a different route? Mike

Still looking...BTTT

I'm looking for the catalytic convertor that fits the R3/4/500K exhaust. It's the Caterham part no. CSP857A. Can anyone help? Mike

The other nice trick with the K3 Emerald is the ability to switch between 3 different maps. When I finally get my Seven imported over here to New Zealand I want to have a go with setting up maps with different AFRs so that I have one map for the drive across the Desert road and a more suitable one for attacking the Rimutaka Hill road ! Until then its a case of doing it the Kiwi way in a JDM twin-scroll turbo, 4WD Legacy ! Mike

I had a similar problem - it turned out to be a hairline crack around the weld of the breather outlet on the top of the fuel tank. When the tank was full it would stink the car out with the smell of petrol. As the level went down it would only re-occur when going around corners. As a temporary measure I used some seal over the crack and it worked pretty well. Ultimately the tank needs to be repaired properly. Mike

I unintentionally tried something very similar to the "piece of perspex on the roll bar" still of wind deflector when I was moving a load of parts in my Seven a while ago. I had to take a spare windscreen with me so I taped it to the FIA roll bar, just behind the seats, in the same place as the piece of perspex mentioned previously. It didn't work. The buffeting was worse, in particular you end up with a lot more wind whipping round your neck. I think the JJ solution looks to be a lot better. Mike (in sunny Wellington, NZ waiting to spot my first Caterham - does a Lotus 7 Mk.IV count ?)