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I have siad this before, why have Caterham not got any in stock and Avon have loads? Seeing as they are supposed to be manufactured for Caterham exclusively and their manufacturer has them in stock it does seem odd to me? Nick
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Gary I always used Gary May and like you will be looking for a new place to have my car set up. I think that if you are going to use it to Race or are a serious track day driver then Andy Jupp at PGM sounds like a good bet. I spoke to him at The Plough and he sounds like he has a very good pedigree with Caterham and some race teams, he also seems like a very nice chap. I can thoroughly recommend Richard as well, and I believe he has all the equipment to set up the car as well, would be interested on how you get on with whoever you choose. Nick
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As others have said the diff is going to be noisy compared to what you may have been used to but they are not always set up as well as could be. Road & Race Transmissions are good for sorting out the noisy ones although I would just get an aeroscreen and wear ear plugs and you won't even notice it after a while and plan to remove it next winter for a set up by R&R. WRT your fuel question I would say if you are giving the car beans most of the time then use 97 but if you are touring then 95 should be OK with the occasional tank of 97. Nick
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Laurence Any time just blatmail me and we can arrange a weekend you can come up. It would be ideal at the moment because it is up on stands so easy to get to everything. I probably have a spare pulse rotor or two lying round I will check. Nick
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Laurence Not sure how accurate i needs to be but if you need to borrow a standard cover with the timing hole cap then let me know and you can borrow it. When I was stripping down my spare engine I thought the marks are not all that accurate from what I remember, although it was some time ago. If you need either a Haynes manual or Honda Manual I have both. Nick
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Why bother with carbon when you are going to stick on heavy 16" wheels?
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£252.36 😳 Caterham charge £93.50 +vat per tyre =£224.40 for two. Think I will wait and save nearly £28 on postage.
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Ok, the other supplier in Dartford. Nick
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As the only supplier of Avon CR500s have none in stock after I drove there today , I am after two fairly new( Nick
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This one any good? here I regularly travel to and from Hants/Kent if you need a GONADS. Nick
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Both the Caterham tillers, Kevlar and composite are not FIA approved but Tillet do other seats that are. Look on their website for details - Google it. Not sure if MOG Racing do an FIA homologated seat? Nick
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One of my front indicator pods has failed so I thought I might replace them with a pair of carbon ones(tart - I know 😬) so on the off chance that someone might have some lying in the back of the garage please contact me if you do. Nick
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I strip both wires back about 10mm to be joined, push some heat shrink on one wire, twist them together and then solder, trim if necessary and then pull over the heat shrink and shrink it onto the joined wires. Nothing wrong in using solder if correctly done and supported by heat shrink. If you are joining together lots of wires in a loom then it is best to stagger the joins so they do not all end up in the same place. Nick
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It will be the ignition warning wire from the alternator to the ignition warning light. Nick
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3.14 in mine. Apparently ford fitted them to a diesel Sierra briefly so they are fairly rare. Nick
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Insurance companies usually require a Cat 1 or 2 immobilisers to be installed by a registered installer to make sure they are wired correctly. I think your immobiliser is required to have a permanent live if installed as per manufacturers instructions. As it was not installed by a registered installer(VSIB?), but DIY I do not think it really matters, in fact I would bin it as you have no power in your garage to make it viable and go for some hidden switches on the fuel pump feed/ignition circuit, or just remove the relay you are installing for the fuel pump when you leave the car. Nick
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Martin Sounds like you might have been talking to Alex "Wight Skipper" about his lovely new car. Nice day for a trackday Nick
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I rang Stack today as my dash is 11 years old and I do not think it has had a new battery sinc new, oh and it mists up as well ☹️. The guy I spoke to was not very sure what I would be charged for the battery replacement and new seals but after some pressure he indicated a price of around £150 -£200 Now just need to save up and remove it from the car. Suppose its scuttel off time again Nick
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Have you tried wiping the carbon with 3 in 1 oil or WD40. just a little on a clothe goes a long way. It brings my carbon up nice and black with a good lustre. Nick
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Ok, it looked like a Hayabusa to me However the way he has managed to squeeeze the throttle bodies under the bonnet seems a good idea although I would be interested to know how it would affect engine power. Nick
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Noger's Hayabusa install And another Looks like it might be an SV 🤔 Nick
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I don't think it has got anything to do with it being an SV. The company that produces them in Canada use a special inlet manaifold that the throttle bodies attach to that are bent in such a way that the whole lot fits under the bonnet. I think there is a chap on Pistonheads, Noger who has an S3 with a Hayabusa that has nothing sticking out the top. I think he uses a similar arrangement. Nick
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Spotted it yesterday on the M25 being driven very sedately . God I want one 🥰 Now where did I put that lottery ticket Nick
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Sold to Nigel.
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I have some Continental Conti Sport 2 SSR runflat tyres 225 45 17 that are currently on some wheels I have just bought as a set of winter wheels for my Bemmer. They all have 5mm or a little over of tread left however one has a nail in the tyre that possibly could be repaired They are £126 new on special offer from Blackcircles and there are a couple of used ones on Ebay at around £55 each. How about £25 each for the 3 good ones and I will throw the other one in for free if you buy all 3. They are dated 2010/11. Pictures here and here Nick
