SimonRHC

Good Morning, Does anyone know a good "Production Car" colour match from a standard rattle can / touch up paint pot for the KN Alloy, 8 spoke - R500D style wheels? Merc do a million shades of grey surely one must be a good match! When ever i ask on forums people say take it to a paint shop and get it scanned. I don't want to do that, i don't want to leave the house and I don't want to have to talk / barter with people. I'm just after a little pot of touch up paint from ebay that is a good match for the standard KN paint. Has anyone one discovered a good match? Thanks, Simon

Description Caterham Roadsport 1.6 K-series, 6 speed, 1998 Caterham Roadsport 1.6 K-series, 6 speed, 1998 Overview: Caterham Roadsport 1998. Green and Yellow Classic Team Lotus colours. 45,561 Miles. First Registered April 1998 DeDion rear suspension. “Anti-Dive” Chassis Geometry. Engine: 1600cc Rover K-series. Supersport cams. Emerald programmable ECU with 165hp Map. Jenvey Direct to Head throttle bodies. Large fuel injectors (Biscuit colour). ITG Dome filter. Raceco Titanium re-packable Exhaust. Lightweight front pulley. Vernier Cam pulleys. Apollo oil reservoir tank. Laminova water to oil heat exchanger. Radtech aluminium Radiator. Samco silicone hoses with Mikalor stainless steel hose clips . DVA "Dave Andrews" midlife rebuild & Head gasket change. Gearbox: Caterham 6 Speed Manual. AP Suretraq Limited Slip Differential with 3.92 Ratio. R500 lightened flywheel. R500 lightweight clutch. Quaife quick-shift gear lever linkage with rose joint and adjustable fulcrum position. Burton Power Bronze Gear selector saddle. Aluminium Caterham Gear knob (and handbrake cover). Exterior: Adjustable Avo Dampers. KN 15” Alloys with Avon CR500 tyres. Front and Rear Anti Roll Bars. Soft bits for Sevens Half Hood. Exposed Carbon like Plastic Front Wings. Carbon Stone guards. Body Colour Filler Cap. FIA Tall Roll Bar for extra protection. 5 ¾” chrome headlights. Softbits for Sevens - half hood. Full doors. 7 Grill and fine mesh backer. Interior: Heated Windscreen. Programmable Shift Light. Quick release Momo Leather steering wheel. Quick rack steering. Heater & Fan. Tillet Seats. Caterham Immobiliser. Drivers 6-point Luke Harness. Passenger 4-point Luke Harness. Starter Button. Low pressure oil warning light. Interior and boot carpet.

The hybrid question is interesting. I've been trying to find the rules about how far a car has to drive on electric to be classified as a hybred. It could give small manufacturers and ICE a stay of execution until 2035. Hi-caps and a motor-in-flywheel. I think Lamborghini are onto something... Any one know how far?

The hybrid question is interesting. I've been trying to find the rules about how far a car has to drive on electric to be classified as a hybred. It could give small manufacturers and ICE a stay of execution until 2035. Hi-caps and a motor-in-flywheel. I think Lamborghini are onto something... Any one know how far?

Yeah, I changed the plate. It only cost £80. Sorry, i hope to keep this R1 for a long time. Maybe I'll hit 70 years young and decide i want to spend 6 months touring. I guess by then it will have made me deaf so it won't matter...

Hi Charlie, I'm 4 weeks into owning the BEC you made in 2005 and I love it. It's my 3rd Caterham since Christmas eve 1999 and I've never been without one and hopefully never will. It's an insane proposition and quite hard to drive smoothly but that is exactly what I'd want to put my final gallon of dinosaur juice into. I thought the headcase 998cc engine would be the most endearing aspect but in the cold light of day i think it's the feeling of amazing lightness when chucking it about. I can understand why they weren't very popular being "more than Marmite". Every trip feels like a pugilistic punch in the face but in this cotton wool world i take that as a privilege not a chore. All the best, Simon

Hi Phil, I forgot to say that I'm in Horspath, Oxford. Cheers Simon

Passed! I found some nearly new drums (no wear lip) and re-bled the system. what ever made the difference has fixed it. thanks for you comments Simon

Blimey, that sounds drastic. I've never heard of that before. I'd imagine that there's much reduced spline meshing and a gap for stuff to get into the drum assy? does the seal still have a ground surface to run on? Cheers Simon

The bearings are tight on the half shafts. I think that the play is the outer race of the wheel bearing in the axle casing. Another good point about the brake shoe running on the unworn surface of the drum. I'll investigate more tomorrow. Cheers Simon

Thanks Jim, sounds like a good plan swapping the shoes side to side. They might have a non constant diameter. They are about 50000 miles old and I didn't know that you could adjust them at the fulcrum. I'm guessing that the friction material is not an even depth around the circumference but the noise started before I adjusted them. I'm going to bleed the brakes one last time and then try it. Cheers Simon

There is no shoulder on the Live-Axle half shafts. The half shaft is straight like a Land Rover one and the bearing is pressed on where the shaft diameter changes slightly. Turning some of the half shaft away and then pressing on tubes with shoulders was a mod that many live axles (not just Caterham's) had done back in the day but it's all such a long time ago now. It might be what the Redline up-rated half shafts are... The racers used to just tack weld the bearing onto the half shaft to stop it coming adrift! I had seen some where the plans for the bearing seat diameter to be ground back and a shoulder pressed on. I'd heard that the Wheel bearings are pressed on with 8000 kgf but they still come loose on the half shaft. Having a shoulder fitted to the half shaft and something like a 70 thou shim fitted on the other side of the wheel bearing stops the bearing coming loose on the half shaft.

I have just fitted a nice Quaife limited slip diff and I’m keen to investigate having my spare half shafts ground back and some shoulders pressed on to retain the wheel bearings (plus shims at the hubs). A few months ago I found a post or a link to a diagram with all the measurements / fits. Does anyone recall that and know where that is? Simon

Hi Jonathan. The old pads looked ok. Even if the car passes its MOT (the braking force is ok) the the constant squeak-squeak-squeak turns heads and is getting on my nerves! I've worked my way through the logical things but this has foxed me. Simon