Archive for June, 2007
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007It has been reported recently that more do-it-yourself motorists are using the internet to buy vehicle spares as traditional car parts shops and motor factors close.
It is estimated that about half of all car parts suppliers have closed in the last 10 years. More motorists are ordering parts on the internet, especially for major purchases […]
HOW TO BUILD A CATERHAM SEVEN IN 15 DAYS
Friday, June 22nd, 2007Those among us who’ve built a Caterham Seven may know that the standard assembly manual from Caterham Cars Ltd. is basically heavy on text and light on pictorial instruction.
Tim Skipper has produced an 83-page build book which walks through the entire build process of a Caterham Seven. Tim Skipper successfully completed his Caterham Seven Roadsport […]
CASTLE COMBE CATERHAM SEVEN CRASH
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Check out this massive Caterham Seven crash at Castle Combe. Apparently the driver was fine after a night in hospital! Just shows that a race-prepared Caterham Seven with roll cage fitted is quite safe. Pardon the voice-over. I believe it’s in French!
If you watch closely it looks like the roll-over Caterham Seven got in too […]
QED DIRECT TO HEAD THROTTLE BODIES FOR ROVER K-SERIES
Friday, June 22nd, 2007QED Motorsport is a British supplier of performance engines & components for clubman level motorsport and beyond. Located in Quorn, Leicestershire UK, they have been working with the Lotus-Ford Twincam for over 30 years, but have diversified into tuning Vauxhall/Opel XE, Ecotec and the Rover K-Series.
QED Motorsport’s direct to head throttle bodies can be fitted […]
CARBON-BITS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR LOTUS / CATERHAM SEVEN
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Carbon-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 […]
DETOMASO VALLELUNGA
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007QUESTION:
Guess what the DeTomaso Vallelunga had in common with the Caterham Sevens we know and are obsessed with?
ANSWERS:
a) Standard / Triumph front uprights
b) Ford Kent engine
Thanks to James Gribbon @ Jalopnik.com (Click to read entire story) for posting such an enlightening article! As much as I like the DeTomaso Vallelunga though, IMHO the Seven […]
SIMBIN RELEASES FREE CATERHAM EXPANSION PACK
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007SimBin Development Team AB, an award-winning Swedish game software developer will be giving away, for a limited time only, their Caterham Expansion Pack for RACE - The Official WTCC Game on www.steampowered.com from June 18-22.
The SimBin Development Team and Eidos Interactive recently announced The Official CATERHAM Expansion for RACE – The WTCC Game. Released […]
2.8L HARTLEY V8 IN A CATERHAM SEVEN
Monday, June 18th, 2007Previously in May Seven Builder reported on the 2.0L RST V8, a Yamaha EXUP based V8 used in Caterhams, but here’s a look at the Suzuki Hayabusa based Hartley V8, which has also been installed in a Caterham Seven. Read and enjoy!
In 2002, Hartley Enterprises decided to build a motorcycle based V8 engine and purchased […]
CATERHAM SEVEN REBUILD
Sunday, June 17th, 2007Stripped 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’S 6-SPEED GEARBOX
Saturday, June 16th, 2007By the 1980s Caterham had moved onto the Ford Sierra 5-Speed (Type 9) transmission, replacing the Ford Kent type gearboxes, which were used in particular during the lifespan of the Series 3 Lotus Seven, namely the Ford Cortina GT / Corsair 2000E gearbox, otherwise known as the 2821E.
The Ford Sierra V6 XR4i 5-Speed gearbox gave […]
