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Thanks all. I was able to buy one on eBay using the part number from stuntmonkey. Hopefully here in time to make a start at the weekend!

I'm going to remove my Sigma engine/gearbox. The engine doesn't have the detachable lifting bracket fitted to connect the crane hook. Does anyone know where to get hold of one, or the part number? Or is it not worth it and better to just use straps around the engine? Thanks

I have a single GRP Tillett on runners sitting in my garage. It's a few years old and from a race car, but fine if you don't need one that looks pristine.

Just to finish this off in case it is useful for anyone else in the future. I sent it directly to the manufacturer Caerbont Automotive, who replaced the glass and returned it to me for £46.80.

Thanks. That's strange as I had this reply from JDO... Hi Paul, sorry no we don’t have anything suitable, it’s actually plastic (Glass would have cracked in a straight line) I didn't get a reply from speedycables. I'm not sure if it a Caerbont part. I will take it out later to check

I think it does look crimped actually so might not be possible to do myself... I'll give speedycables a call. Thanks

The glass has cracked on my 2008 sigma speedo. Does anyone know if it's possible to get hold of a new glass for these?

OK well thanks to all for the help. I will be contacting Caterham to see if they can help out with a Certificate of Newness. I do already have a copy of the original invoice for the chassis, which it seems was bought as a starter kit, so I guess I need to find out if there is a record for the engine from the same time. I managed to do an inventory the other day. It was quite good fun sorting through everything, and made me wonder if I should just find time to build it myself… (that wasn’t supposed to happen!) Anyway, once I have the info from Caterham I can decide if I should sell the bits separately, sell complete or build myself... I took a few pics as I was sorting through everything. I missed a few bits that I have just found, but it is most of what I have to work with. Pictures posted here for anyone that can’t get enough of looking at bits of Caterham’s! https://www.flickr.com/gp/133280005@N06/204k17 Cheers

I guess if it put puts some people off / limits the market, then the value must suffer to some extent as a consequence. So do you mean that you can't get it registered on a 'Q' plate, and then try to get it onto a 'normal' plate at a later date?

I think I might get in touch with Caterham to see if I can get a 'Certificate of Newness'. Does anyone have an idea of what having a Q plate would do to it's value? Assume that it is a fully built, nice example of an R400 road car. Would it drop the value by a lot? or would you think it isn't really worth worrying about? Cheers

I didn't buy it new from caterham. I bought it from Hyperion Motorsport in 2006. They bought it from one of their customers. It sounds like it would be useful to get a Certificate of Newness, which apparently Caterham can issue, so that it can be registered on a normal plate. I did ask Caterham for what they had on the car a few years ago when I first started to work on it, and they did send me the original quote done to the original buyer but I never got the Certificate. I may need to go back to them again to see what is possible.

Thanks Andrew. I'll go away and do an inventory over the next couple of days and try to come up with a price.

Doug, yes it would be a nice idea to get others involved to help out, but of course I would still have to do the majority of the work, and I’ve found that with work and a family I just don’t have that time any more… I have basically made the decision that I am not going to do any work on it, and will sell it all on. I will always have the option to buy another Caterham at some stage… although it is getting crowded in the garage now with pool table, table football and whatever else makes it into the garage ( / games room…!) Matty I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. If I sell as a kit people will expect, or at least hope for, a bargain. If I sell as parts I could get more cash, but it will be a lot more work. The only bit I’m not sure about though is selling the chassis on its own, and if that doesn’t sell for a reasonable amount, I would probably be better of selling it all as a kit. Paul, yes I agree the lack of paperwork could make it harder to get it registered on something other than a Q plate (or whatever they use these days!). Others who have done similar, have told me it should get a proper registration, but I certainly don’t know for sure that is the case, and it probably wouldn’t be plain sailing. Olivier, I see what you are saying there, people might wonder if I found something that prevented me from continuing with the build. Actually the car is essentially still stripped down though, so it is basically a new looking chassis, with loads of boxes of old bits, and a few shiny new bits like Powerspeed exhaust. So it is fairly easy for someone who knows what the bits are to look through it all. I would certainly prefer to sell as a kit, as it will be less hassle, but a major problem there is pricing it… There isn't anything else out there for me to base it on. If I sell it as bits, I can easily check prices on here so I will know that I am getting the true value of the car. And it would also mean that I will have plenty of visitors for the next few weekends! not sure if that is good or bad!

I’m interested in opinions anyone has on the best way to sell my car. I’ve decided to sell my R400 as it has been sitting in bits in the garage for years now, and I have to admit that I will never find the time to finish it… My dilemma is whether to try to sell all of the parts that I have as a kit, or break it into individual components. To explain - this car was a 2002 R400 race car. I stripped it down, sent the chassis to Arch to be shot blasted, powder coated, reskinned, and do the chassis mods to fit a hand brake and a few other mods, so that I could build it as a road car. I bought quite few new bits for it as well, but not everything required to finish it. Being an ex race car there isn’t much in the way of paperwork for it, just a few receipts etc. Most importantly it obviously doesn’t have a V05 yet. So it is the lack of paperwork and the fact that I don’t quite have a full kit of parts to build a complete road car that is leading me towards breaking it into individual parts to sell on here. I also have 2 of some parts, where I have bought new. The part that I am not sure about though is the chassis. It is essentially like a brand new chassis, and is the most valuable part, but I guess it is only worth something to somebody looking for a new chassis and I don’t imagine there are many people like that around? Any opinions / advice welcome! Thanks

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