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CATERHAM 420R BUILD

Feb 5, 2023
49. Washer Bottle
Having fitted the carpet around the Fuel Filler Cover, it was then possible to fit the Washer Bottle. There are a couple of options -...
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Feb 5, 2023
48. Boot Carpets
At first site the number and variety of shapes of carpets supplied was bewildering. However, as soon as you realise that all the...
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Feb 5, 2023
47. Knee and Side & Tunnel Panels
The design of the Knee Panels have recently changed and are reported to be much easier to fit than previous designs. The left hand Knee...
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Feb 5, 2023
46. Front Wings Attachment
With the Front Wings fully prepared with IVA trim fitted, Repeaters fitted and a mouse cable installed in the Wingstay, it was now time...
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Feb 1, 2023
45. Front Wings Preparation
Two tasks to prepare the Front Wings before they are fitted to the Wing Stays are to (1) modify the Wings to fit the Repeater lights and...
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Feb 1, 2023
44. Speed Sensor
The Speed Sensor is a sensor that is mounted on the left hand hub and connected to the loom with an Econoseal connector. The sensor is an...
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Jan 30, 2023
43. Birthday Surprise
I celebrated a "big" Birthday during the week of the Engine Start and was given the most incredible cake! Huge thanks to Spangles Cakes :...
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Jan 29, 2023
42. Engine Start
Without question, the most exciting and tense moment of the build so far. Nervous of potential leaks, another final round of checks was...
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Jan 29, 2023
41. Handbrake Cable
The Handbrake lever was previously fitted and the cables routed around the LSD. Now that the brakes had been bled, the Handbrake Cable...
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Jan 29, 2023
40. Brake and Clutch Bleeding
In preparation for Clutch and Brake bleeding, I had previously measured the bleed nipples with vernier callipers in order to find the...
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Jan 29, 2023
39. Exhaust
Looking ahead to the point where the engine could be started, it was going to be important to have the exhaust system (and therefore the...
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Jan 20, 2023
38. Lambda Sensor
A task that was left over from the installation of the Collector was to connect the Lambda Sensor to the main loom. The key task is to...
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Jan 16, 2023
37. Rear Hubs & Brakes
I have no prior experience with car brake assemblies, so whilst the build manual showed quite clearly how the major components go...
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Jan 14, 2023
36. Radiator
Fitting the Radiator at this stage was not the intended plan. There were two issues that caused this : (1) The bottom hose would not fit...
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Jan 14, 2023
35. Drive Shafts
The two drive shafts were independently marked as "LH" and "RH" - although the right hand one is easy to identify by the toothed gear...
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Jan 14, 2023
34. Rear Anti-Roll Bar
A very simple task to fit the rubber mounts over the arm, round the right angles and onto the main arm. A pair of beautifully machined...
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Jan 14, 2023
33. A Frame
Fitting the A Frame requires it to be central to the chassis with equal distance between end of the DeDion tube and the chassis frame on...
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