1997 1.6k Supersport

[Neal]

Hi everyone

 

Following a rather impulsive purchase of a DVA-tuned and heavily uprated 1.8k, our current 7 is for sale. Bought from a club member a year ago, we'd intended keeping it a while, so someone's going to get the benefit of recent upgrades and major service work! All work on the car during our ownership has been done by Andy Belcher at Tech 7 in Redhill, who has always been complimentary about the car's condition. Anyway, details below:

 

Summary

 

- 1.6k Supersport (standard engine, shift light in dash)

- First registered July 1997

- De Dion chassis, tunnel handbrake

- 5 speed

- 20,500 miles

- MOT to March 2014, Tax to end October this year

 

Detailed spec

 

- Newly-fitted Titan LSD (set up by Road and Race, fitted by Andy Belcher around 1000 miles ago

- 13” Caterham 8 spoke anthracite (R300-style) wheels (6” front, 8” rear) with Toyo R888 tyres

- Apollo tank

- Tillett seats with Oxted trimming seat pads

- Bilsteins with adjustable platforms – I had it flat-floored by Fishy Dave on here

- Quick release momo wheel

- Black pack headlights and new style rear indicator pods

- High-level brake light (using an LED rain light I think)

- Caterham 4 point harnesses

- Heater

- Carbon rear wing protectors

- Full weather equipment and “soft bits” half hood

- 12v socket

- Starter button

- Caterham rubber mats

- Map pocket

- Standard immobiliser with 2 fobs

 

History:

 

- Full stamped history from Caterham and specialists, including post-build inspection by Caterham

- Replacement head gasket at Caterham in 2010. It’s been sold (twice) I think by Caterham themselves. The previous owner bought it from Caterham South.

- Cambelt and sump foam changed last year (Tech 7)

- Last service (oil change) in March 2013 (Tech 7)

 

Bad bits

 

- Couple of stone chips on the front end

- Driver’s side rear wing has a small crack in the outside edge

- Oil pressure gauge reads (wrongly) low sometimes – it’s the electronic type and we were proposing to move to a mechanical gauge in due course.

- Rear tyres are a little low on tread, fronts are good

 

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We're after 13,250 pounds for it, which I think is fair, but open to sensible offers, especially from on here, as I'd really like it to go to a good home.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Neal

 

 

Edited by - Neal on 1 Jul 2013 23:04:32

[Neal]

Now provisionally sold to Caterham South.

[zetec]

Its be up for £17k soon then