Vinnie

For sale on behalf of a friend (Car located in Newcastle). 1997 Ex Race chassis (H'brake under dash) Cycle wings, metallic blue (recent respray) Appears to be a nicely polished 1.4K SuperSport engine with ally plenum (9500 miles) Engine refreshed when returned to road use Competition manifold and exhaust Ally race rad Anti cav tank AP uprated clutch 5 spd gearbox (renewed when returned to road) Believed to have an AP LSD (Will be verified) FIA bar Uprated brake master cylinder Car was restored to road spec two years ago and has seen little use since then. Was recently resprayed and bodywork is thus in immaculate condition. Carbon wing protectors S type leather seats and carpets new when put on the road Q/R Momo wheel 4 point harnesses Ally gear knob Battery master switch Flick switch start Adjustable ride height platforms all round New minators, black centres, Yoko 21's quite fresh Full weather gear Incl. tonneau Pictures will be taken shortly, here is one of the car prior to respray Will have 12 months MOT. Car available for viewing by arrangement, but will not be available for delivery prior to May 24, 2005 Looking for offers around £10 350 Edited by - Vinnie on 26 Apr 2005 11:31:22

Hi, Interest expressed in windscreen: voicemail left on mobile.../SMS sent Vinnie

Here is some perhaps relevant experience.... A VX engine, new to me and the chassis seemed to defy all attempts to make it run for any length of time without boiling over. The car was in the hands of come experienced bods at the time, although there were not as familiar with the XE engine as they might have wished. This problem which sounds very similar to your symptoms went on for days, with several different sets of eyes looking at it to see what they might find. HG issues were suspected. (In fact most things were thought suspicious all the way through this saga!) The only difference to your story is that mine was running a heater. I have also seen similar issues in an XE powered 21. In both cases the problem was traced to a poorly routed set of hoses around the "submarine" or the "J tube" (same thing different names). Hard to believe after all the fettling that the solution was *that* simple, but it was. Poorly locating the tubes that come off there can lead to a "built in airlock". Its the hardest thing to see as its under your induction and a real wrist killer to fettle. They were'nt the wrong way round, just poorly routed. Have a careful look and see if there is anything there that might trap air.... FWIW, while on my travels in Germany in 2003 I ended up draining my coolant whilst at MOG racing, Joachim produced a handy little pump - like the balloon pumps one might buy on the high street, with a header tank cap already attached to the end. The pump was used to create some pressure in the system and then I watched as massive air bubbles came back up from somewhere down below when the coolant was forced down into the system.... So, in conclusion, despite several opinions that my HG must be toast or that there was a crack somewhere etc etc, I'm glad I perservered with the plumbing iussues. The engine has been in there now ever since (20 000 miles?) and has not had any HG or cooling issues since... Vinnie

Vinnie Couriers Ltd will be in the London area over Easter....... Vinnie Chairman and CEO Vinnie Couriers International Group

Still looking

Hi, Very interested in the screen.... YHM Vinnie

YHM on profile following up on V7's post on my behalf... Vinnie

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As it says in the subject line Age and condition not too important.. If its of any interest I have a new and unused Caterham VX wet sump pan to part ex. I can't use any alternative pans as this will be on the second engine and the bell tank, pump etc are already in there. Vinnie

Hi, Any response?? Nothing heard.... Vinnie

Hi, Depending on price I'll probably take it. Any chance of a pic of the nick? If not, roughly where is the nick? Vinnie

Interested (very) if the screen is ally coloured and not the black pack version... Vinnie

Hi Adam, How would a collection on Boxing Day afternoon or morning 27th suit? Vinnie

Hi, Depends on the christmas logistics and your exact location (Surrey is a big place ). I'll be around in the south of England (St Albans mostly) from Thursday 23 - 29Dec. It could be posted to a UK address, but collection saves hassle / cost of that and means I can pay cash... We'll need to assess the hassle factor.. Vinnie

Hi, I'd like to jump in for a 680 if the buy is still going please. Nice work mail andrew@barriskell.com Cheers Vinnie