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The Ultimate Caterham, or close to!!


Mark_H

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The spec:

 

r500 chassis (less engine, gearbox, ecu and exhaust) plus:

 

3.92 Diff

5 inch Headlights

Up rated brake master cylinder

2 lowered floors

Powder coating to engine bay and floor.

Track day shock absorbers and springs

Battery cut of switch

22% steering rack

Super light R Roll cage

2nd Set of wheels

0.25-degree rear ear

Plumbed in Fire Extinguisher

 

Gearbox - 5-speed Type 9 Straight cut dog box

 

Engine - 2.3 litre Duratec

Modified crank and front sprocket to accept a keyway,

Forged Omega pistons

Arrow steel rods,

Heavy-duty big-end bearings,

Billet camshafts with adjustable sprockets,

Uprated valve springs and caps,

Gas flowed ports matched to throttle bodies,

Ultra light flywheel and ARP bolts,

Dry sump,

Lightweight alternator.

 

Minimum expected 250bhp 200lb ft torque

 

The car will be fully dyno'd and run in on the bench.

 

Colour - Honda Irish Green – perhaps this gives a clue as to the person building the car?

 

Price - May seem odd, but I don't know!! I paid £20k for the r500 chassis + whatever the rest costs to build? I feel it will be around £35k all in.

 

Due to be completed within a few weeks

 

Please email at Mark_Hodson@Hotmail.com if you are interested.

 

Thanks

 

Mark

 

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"Colour - Honda Irish Green – perhaps this gives a clue as to the person building the car?"

 

Is it built by a Japanese leprechaun? 😬

 

Only joking. I think I can guess the builder. If his previous output is anything to go by it will be a peach.

 

AMMO

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I have a few things going on at the moment:

 

Starting a new business

Moving house

A lot of money already tied up in cars (M3 CSL and X5 4.4)

A 35k car is a lot of money to have sat in the garage, that I may only use 10-12 times a year!

 

I am not desperate for the money. Just it seems the 35k could be put to better use.

 

But, If nobody shoes any interest, then I suppose I will just have to keep it!

 

The RS - long gone!!! Sold it in 4 days for the asking price!

 

 

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