Sean-og

Looking good Mr. Boylaw. Your last blog entry was a while back now - Is the car on the road yet? I assume it is, and that you have been too busy enjoying it to log on and give us an update.

One more "sleep" to go!

http://rogerkrausracing.com/ shows CR500s on their web page, but I don't know if they will have them in stock on any given day. Hoosier R3S04/A3S04 "cheater slick" tires are also a possibility, but they will wear out quickly. Dave has covered all of the other possibilities that I'm aware of above. Seems like you would have an easier time finding tires to fit a 23" rim these days than a 13" rim. - Sean

Another one: http://www.arp-bolts.com/pages/tech/fastener.html

http://www.arp-bolts.com/pages/tech/images/rod_bolt.pdf

Nick, I cannot verify the accuracy of it all, but I found this here (http://www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/weight/unsprung.html), which has weights for various wheels and tyres, though not for CR500s. Caterham's aftersales page reads, "AVON CR500 - The ultimate tyre and the only road legal tyre developed specifically for the Seven, this is standard fitment to the Superlight range and the control tyre in the SuperGrad and Roadsport B race series. It has been designed with a very square profile and flat contact patch ensuring the maximum rubber on the road, coupled to light weight - some 25% lighter than a Yokohama A032R. Available in three sizes, the CR500 gives superb performance in the wet and even greater performance in the dry. We recommend the CR500 as the tyre of choice for all Caterham owners. Tyre life is about 6k miles. Sizes available (rim suitability - see below) - 175/55x13 (a,c), 205/55x13 (b,d), 195/45x15 (e)". A – Traditional alloy 6” B –Traditional alloy 7” C –8 Spoke alloy 6” D – 8 Spoke alloy 8” E - 10 Spoke alloy - Sean Edited to fix botched typing of URL link Edited by - Sean-og on 24 Jan 2005 23:19:32

Gert, Try these guys; they're local (may be pricey, though): Cosworth Inc 3031 Fujita Street Torrance, CA 90505 USA Tel: +1 310 534 1390 www.cosworth.com

General advice here. http://www.machinedesign.com/BDE/FASTENING/bdefj1/bdefj1_6.html

I agree with both of you, except about the relevance. In a thread all about rumors, I don't see another rumor as being irrelevant. As is the way with all rumors, you should never rule out even the most unlikely source. I suspect 16-25 year old Focus owners will contribute more to Cosworth's coffers than all ages of Caterham owners. I haven't been to Europe in a while, but the young 'uns here spend loads on their cars. From a marketing standpoint, it seems logical to me that Cosworth might choose to introduce their line of performance products for the Duratec at a Max Power-esque show, such as the one mentioned. - Sean

Here's a relevant thread from a Ford Focus forum in the U.S.: here.

Oops! ...Bollhoff is based in Germany; Bollhoff-Rivnut is based in Indiana. Pardon me.

Michael, Rivnuts are available as small as 4-40 Imperial, or M3 metric. You should be able to contact the manufacturer at here to find a retailer near you that carries them in the desired size. Bollhoff is based in Indiana. Another good source in the U.S. for fasteners and schtuff is: here - Sean

You will want to put something between the carbon and the aluminum to prevent the possibility of galvanic corrosion over the long term. - Sean

Hmmm, Honda, eh? They are readily available here, and cheap, too. More importantly, upgrade parts and expertise are also readily available here; far more so than with Ford products having less than eight cylinders (those wacky Yanks!). The tricky part would be that I would be going into largely uncharted territory. It's hard enough to find anybody here who knows what a Seven is, much less has enough experience with them to convince me that I can hammer through the inevitable obstacles of getting a Civic motor in there. I'll have to explore this idea a little more thoroughly... In the mean time, has anyone seen a Seven w/ a Civic motor? If so, any specific advice? I wonder what, if any, unique obstacles might present themselves due to the U.S. Sevens being LHD? Thanks! - Sean

My mistake. I did a search before posting, but didn't change from the default "within the last month". My apologies. - Sean