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  1. Paul Richards
    You should have no problem with a hood but a half hood is likely to be different. As for boot cover, it seems to vary. On my S3 imperial chassis with the old style single diagonal roll bar the boot cover was different. Some with later cars and the roll bar with double diagonals seem to get away with the same boot cover.
  2. Paul Richards
    Check and clean battery connections and all earth straps.
  3. Paul Richards
    Replacing standard roll bar for track day roll bar is pretty straight forward. You need to remove shock absorbers (only 2 bolts each) and no need to remove boot floor. Full hood will fit over a track day roll bar but not over an extra tall roll bar. Half hoods are different sizes depending on which roll bar is used. I don't know much about spare wheel carriers except that older cars have them welded in place and later cars are fitted with boss to enable carrier to be bolted on. Fitting high level brake light with Caterham supplied bracket if straightforward but most choose to simply mount on roll bar rather than use the expensive Caterham bracket. Caterham supply a handy lead with plugs to make the electrical part easy and it's inexpensive.
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    Confirm. 7/16 unf
  5. Paul Richards
    Apologies. Yes, a week on Sunday. I'm getting ahead of myself.
  6. Paul Richards
    Paul I drain the sump in the normal manner using the sump plug and that gets rid of about 6.5 litres. I just use the electric pump to remove the remains from the bottom of the Apollo. It takes about 5 mins I guess.
  7. Paul Richards
    Heads up. From Sunday LIDL have an oil pump in stock. I've used one for the past 5 years or so and it's ideal for emptying Apollo tank without the need to remove that fragile drain plug. Simply drain via top after removing braided hose. Also most useful for draining diffs and gearboxes and only £12.99. HEREhttps://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/car-care/ultimate-speed-12v-oil-pump/p41173
  8. Paul Richards
    "If you remove them what goes in the top mounting point where the belt would come across your shoulder?" Nothing. If you want to blank It off and make it look a bit smarter you can fit a nice bolt (7/16 unf) or a plastic fir tree fastener. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=fir+tree+fasteners&adgrpid=52766732626&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0aPB6I_s7gIVCZntCh3OCweDEAAYASAAEgIQr_D_BwE&hvadid=259042786240&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=9046605&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12118411668176466358&hvtargid=kwd-313681107309&hydadcr=6822_1812703&tag=googhydr-21&ref=pd_sl_1hlx8hv7g1_e
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    Sleeping mat.
  10. Paul Richards
    Arthur. What engine? Senders on some engines are known to be very flaky.
  11. Paul Richards
    I'd ask Caterham first for a bush, but if they can't help I think the chassis and all the fabricated bits were manufactured by Arch so it might be worth a call to them.
  12. Paul Richards
    Sounds like a poor connection somewhere. As a start I would suggest cleaning all battery and earth contacts along with contacts on the starter. Could also be a faulty MFRU. All contacts seem to easily corrode on a car that's not in regular use.
  13. Paul Richards
    It sounds like you have led the brakes correctly. It may not be a bleeding problem. I have experienced a longer pedal when rear pads have a lot of movement before contacting disc. Make sure pads are moving freely and properly seated on the piston and that they move freely with "butterfly" wires not pulling them back too far.
  14. Paul Richards
    3/8ths unf
  15. Paul Richards
    To fit pull the dot you will still have to replace the stud part which will mean drilling out the existing one bug I think you can carefully do it. It may be more risky using the pop rivet gun to fix the new stud but again should be achievable with care. I think you can purchase from Soft bits for Sevens in small numbers. They use them for side straps on a half hood.
  16. Paul Richards
    Spotted this on eBay. I particularly like the well fabricated engine mounts. . How do people get away with mentioning Caterham in the description?
  17. Paul Richards
    Some more recent special editions (Monaco? Lambretta) were produced without a roll bar although many owners chose as an optional extra.
  18. Paul Richards

    Rivet Sizes

    Paul Richards replied to A7 OOH's topic in TechTalk

    Sizes refer to diameter followed by length. Length will vary according to the thickness of materials you want to join. Obviously you can get black or plain aluminum. For best value why not go for a selection. I'm sure there will be lots available on Amazon or EBay or something like this
  19. Paul Richards
    Scales are for the Busted Knuckle Race Support division. We're providing support in Caterham Grads next year.
  20. Paul Richards
    Mine time out and whilst ok for occasional are unlikely to withstand the rigours of very regular use.
  21. Paul Richards
    Industrial scales time out after a while and need to push car on and off to reset. Bulky to transport to tracks. Difficult to read when in the car makes it a 2 man job. Tricky to get them level.
  22. Paul Richards
    Thanks for all your suggestions. I already have industrial scales from eBay which are ok but they don't suit my purpose. I need some proper corner weighting scales if anybody has some.
  23. Paul Richards
    Bit of a long shot but I'm looking for some second hand corner weight scales. Anybody got some they want to part with or know of any for sale.
  24. Paul Richards
    Didn't know that.
  25. Paul Richards
    I don't have one but I always fancied a Schroth harness. Good quality and seem to be easily adjustable but expensive. Suggest you give Simon at Meteor Motorsport a ring. I don't think he does Schroth, but he does do some very good harnesses particularly suited for a 7/21 and he will give you good advice.
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