Chassis

ED’S ROADSPORT SV 140 BUILD PAGES

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Ed Renshaw builds a 1.8-litre Rover K-Series powered Caterham Seven Roadsport in these build pages. Read and be inspired!
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SOURCE: ED’S CATERHAM BUILD DIARY

CATERHAM DE DION SUSPENSION

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

The easiest way to describe a De Dion suspension is to say that it is a suspension system in which the rear, driven wheels are bolted to a transverse rigid beam. Power is delivered to the wheels by CV jointed half-shafts attached to a differential mounted on the chassis.

Image courtesy of The Car Bibles
BENEFITS
One obvious […]

HGM 6

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Developed by two aerospace design engineers in about 5 years, the HGM 6 is a fairly accurate replica of the Lotus Mark 6.

The HGM 6 chassis is constructed from 1-7/8, 1 and 3/4″ round and square section ERW tube, set up in a laser aligned jig to ensure accuracy. MIG welding is used throughout although […]

LOTUS MARK 6

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

From Motorsnippets by John Sutton and Derek Cattani - Photographs by Douglas Eatwell
In 1953, 25 year-old Colin Chapman owned Lotus Engineering Co., Ltd., which was little more than a garage with a sign saying as much, located at No. 7 Tottenham Lane in North London. Lotus Engineering was a part time business for Chapman, who […]

CARBON-BITS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR LOTUS / CATERHAM SEVEN

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Carbon-Bits produces a wide range of replacement panels for Sevens, made in carbon fibre. We’re used to seeing nosecones and wings in carbon-fibre but Carbon-Bits produces just about every panel you can imagine in carbon, including side panels, footwells, etc.

The Lotus / Caterham Seven product range is known within the Lotus 7 Club […]

CATERHAM SEVEN REBUILD

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

Stripped to the bone! These are fascinating video clips from “CATERHAMNUT” on YouTube of a 1995 Caterham Seven stripped to bare frame for a rebuild. Check out the bronze brazed (Capillary Brazing) frame, with Watts Linkage framework.

“It was taken apart so that the powdercoating on the chassis could be totally replaced, to give the car […]

CATERHAM SEVEN STARTER PACK

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Caterham, custodians of the Lotus/Caterham Seven since 1973, has ensured that the Seven has continued in production for 50 years.

Customers can buy a Seven in three forms - Complete Kit, Factory Built or, as we will see here, a ‘Caterham Starter Pack‘!
A Caterham Starter Pack, costing UKP3995 (UKP4694.13 incl. VAT), is a flexible way to […]

HOMEBUILT LOTUS SEVEN REPLICA

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Canadian Lotus Seven fanatic Rod (who was 23 years old at the time) decided to build his own Seven in 2003. His father had owned one and Rod was a diehard Lotus Seven fan. After years of collecting used pieces, the decision to build his own Seven was made.

SPAX KRYPTON GAS ADJUSTABLE DAMPERS

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

SPAX now offer uprated and adjustable Krypton filled dampers for the Caterham Seven from 1996 on at a price which compares favourably to ordinary replacement.
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HOW MODERN CATERHAM CHASSIS ARE MANUFACTURED

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

The Caterham Seven is one of the most widely copied cars in the world. As last count there were about 29 manufacturers with varying levels of specification and quality. To add to that are dozens if not hundreds of homebuilders making Seven-type vehicles. With all this going on it’s a wonder people still fork out […]

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