R500 and SLR Chassis the same??

[tbhall777]

The R500 chassis is identical as long as you spec no screen on your SLR. I know this because my order for the SLR says: Taken from post on this site.

 

PART ACRD01.5SR CBU ASSY RHD DEDION 2001> SUPERLIGHT R & R500

 

 

[Julian Thompson]

My post.

 

I'm sure this is correct. Why else would it say it on my order? I think, as I said, the difference everyone meant was the windscreen strengtheners under the scuttle, which obviously the R500 doesn't have unless you are getting a screen.

 

I wonder if "SUPERLIGHT R & R500" means : superlight, superlight R and R500 or just superlight R and R500? If you see what I mean? Perhaps the std superlight has a different chassis because of the Watts link it doesn't have as standard (in fact I'm pretty sure this is right!)

[Peter Carmichael]

R500 has a short passenger footwell. R500 has a single position gearbox mounting plate. R500 has non removable upper engine bay upper memebers.

 

These would all mark out the R500 chassis from the 96-on universal chassis.

 

Edited by - peter Carmichael on 2 May 2002 10:31:55

[edmandsd]

When I bought my chassis - I enquired about the R500 one (jut out if interest in terms of weight) and was told it was lighter than a standard de dion chassis in the sense that it incorporated lightweight tube sections in certain areas - Obviously nonsense looking at this post.

[Fred]

dont know if this helps i have the new r 400 and 500 spec sheet and it states

CHASSIS TYPE CURRENT 2001.5(NOT SV)THE 300 IS THE SAME MY SS LAST YEAR

also had the none removable upper engine bay uprights.

 

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[Julian Thompson]

So.

 

Are we saying that the new chassis have the non removable uprights Peter talks of?) so now the universal 96> chassis has effectively gone?

 

I wonder if the new one has the other bits Peter mentions like the short footwell/gearbox plate thingy?

 

I have double checked all my purchase info and even the actual invoice itself clearly shows the chassis as this 2001.5 Superlight R and R500 "CBU". There'd be no point in Caterham "inventing" this just for my order!

 

Perhaps Caterham wanted to try and standardise things a bit? So it now looks as though the R400 and 500 (and my SLR!) do have the same chassis...........

[Fred]

dont have the short footwell but have the gear box plate

the crossmember that the steering rack sits on has large holes in it

i was told this was a r500 thing dont know i think you are right Julian

Perhaps Caterham wanted to try and standardise things a bit? So it now looks as though the R400 and 500 (and your SLR!) do have the same chassis...........

 

 

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[Julian Thompson]

You could modify your chassis to "Full R500" spec, then, by sticking a cardboard box in the passenger footwell to shorten it a bit..........

 

(! only kidding !)

 

 

[TonyR]

Just had the invoice for my 1.6 Superlight and it lists the chassis details as

 

PART ACRD01.5SR CBU ASSY RHD DEDION 2001> SUPERLIGHT R & R500

 

This is the same as Julians SLR.

 

May be the R300 and my SL will have the same chassis as the R400/500.

 

Does this come with Watts Linkage?

 

TonyR

 

[Fred]

yes it will tony

 

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