Category: Caterham & Lotus 7 Club
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Post-Post Build Check and a Dash for Fuel
The Purplemeanie has returned from its PBC and so its time to get all the remaining small jobs done before its IVA test next week. This post will be a catch-all for all those tasks, sorry, it’s probably a long one. Friday December 1st – Return from PBC (6 days to IVA test) I don’t…
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Post Build Check
Uh oh – its crunch time! Somebody else that knows way more than I do, is going to take a look at my handiwork and tell me how much my ignorance is going to cost me. The Post Build Check is taking place today, Wednesday after I’d finished my Big Push last Sunday. For those…
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Build Session 37 : IVA Preparation and Tidy-ups
It’s the final shove in the The Big Push – Day 5! We’re pretty much finished now. Everything is installed, attached or bolted down. With the exception of some wiring for the front repeaters it’s all about tidying things up and getting all the finishing touches done for the IVA test. So lets get on…
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Build Session 36 : Repeaters, IVA, Mirrors, Wipers, Rear Hubs, Wings
Day 4 of The Big Push – Phew! This is getting tiring! I’m glad I decided I needed to take some time off to get this knocked out. While I’m not getting as much time on the car as I hoped, I am making progress. All that’s going to change today… no distractions, no excuses! Front…
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Build Session 35 : Front Wings, Handbrake Cable and Tidying Up
Day 3 of The Big Push – a Friday! I was hoping to get a lot done today but instead of a Big Push it turned into more of a Gentle Shove. Still… progress was made. Today I wanted to get going on the spacing theory I’d formulated for the Front Wings and Wing Stays.…
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Build Session 34 : Brake and Clutch Fillup/Bleed, Bonnet Collection and more Front Wings
Day 2 of The Big Push!… and I’m also getting close to pushing the button on putting a date in the diary for the PBC (Post Build Check) back at Williams and then of course the government IVA (Individual Vehicle Test) test too. If I’m really, really lucky it will have passed both before Christmas.…
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Build Session 33 : Front Wings, Lights, Handbrake, Gearbox, Number Plate Light
This is the final push… 5 days to work on getting the car finished… surely it won’t take THAT long! It’s Thanks Giving week this week, which means my US work colleagues will be taking at least this Thursday off work and probably a day or two either side of it too. Normally that’s a…
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Build Session 32 : LHS Indicators, Swap Wing Stays, Repeater Wiring
Another short day I’m afraid, just an hour today. LHS Indicators After all the “mucking about” yesterday with the LHS indicators not working I thought I’d give them another go this morning. I took the bulbs out from the two indicator pods and was determined I’d go through the whole thing methodically. The first obvious…
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Build Session 31 : Rear Braided Brake Hose, Rear Lights, Front LHS Indicator Not Working
A big gap in progress this time. I had a business trip to Florida and California along with prep for the trip and recovery/catchup when I got back which pretty much knocked out 3 weeks on the car. There’s still lots to do on the car I think, with lots of tidy-up but just a…
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Build Session 30 : More Fuel and Washer Bottle Fitting
Having left the boot unfinished, after fitting the boot carpets, it was time to get and finish fitting the Washer Bottle and therefore the boot. Some Fuel .. but first some fuel. We had put enough fuel in the car to get it started, but it was going to need to be fully filled for…