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Todays playing...... Tilet Master cylinders refurbed. All brakes bled with new fluid. I know have wonderful brakes. They still need a bit more work to stop the squeel though. Soon sorted. On the test drive I lost the use of indicators and cracked a cycle wing. I forgot how much of a...

Test day. Positives: Still fast New gear linkage works All the lights now work Seat position better Deffo has an uprated box in it, long first and second LSD locks well Negatives Exhaust rattles New gearlinkage rattles Current wheels and tyres are awful Only the left front Calliper works...

Update. Rear number plate replaced Rear number plate light re located New headlights fitted and re wired in, it was an utter t**t, due to having to play the game of guess what wire goes to what when you are putting 5 into 4.

So tonight I'll be putting it back onto its old wheels with shonky tyres, the old knackered seats back in and the new lights. I may as well spend the weekend sliding around in the sun in it.

Why are garages just full of s**t. Order wheels. Yes mate in stock be with you on friday. Friday comes, get a call, sorry mate, never had any in stock, looking at a 3 week wait. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

They are bike ones. I've gone for normal bulbs though.

My new indicators are a bit err small...

I don't like the bent one. I want it near the wheel, not next to me!

Oooooo Quaife-y....

Because they are give or take the same as the Avon CR500's that Caterham used to spec. They have deep tread 8mm and a hard wear rate (180 tread wear rating, a medium Toyo 888r is 60 tread wear rated) so they won't be over the top.

Pro Race only do 7" widths. I've not actually moved the tyre position in wards or out wards which should mean I'm ok. I was: 185/60/14 et 20 New: 185/60/13 et 23 Tyre will give 12mm lower ride height and 12mm more clearance for height in the arches. The wheel its self will move 15.7mm...

13 x 7 Pro Race 1.2's ordered in Anthracite. 185/60/13 Nangkang NS2-R's in hard compound ordered too. Trying very hard to make it not too grippy, so its still fun on the road.

No one seems to make a good extender. They all look a bit home bodge with no baring on the shaft.

Nothing exciting. I'm limited by what fits.... just some narrow carbon high backed seats with black GRP backs. Gear linkage is a quaife one. The issue could be the extender plate too, I'm starting at the linkage though, I'll clean and re grease the extender bar and see how it is. If it's...

Seats ordered. New gear linkage ordered.

Its deffo a narrow. I only have 360mm to play with. Tillett only do the B3.5/6.5 which is interior skin only and a bugger to mount. (esp since I want the drivers side on a runner....). I tried to order a B4 this morning until the man asked what it was going in and then told me not to bother...

Getting bored looking for seats now. It looks like only JK Composites make seats narrow enough! Arse!

I'm not building a track weapon though. Just something to slither around in on a Sunday. I have no idea on the box or ratio's. Like I said the car came with no info at all.... Even the diff tag is missing so I can't be sure its a 3.62! Immediate plans are to fix the gear selection, GRP...

Nothing but I wanted to check it over. There was a misting of oil all over it. This looks like its from an over fill. Going to strip the linkage off it this week. I have a feeling its missing a saddle bush. I'll probably fit a couple of brass ones. As for tyres, I don't want to give it too...

I am. Gearbox isn't in it anymore!

In bits already. Can't decide on wheels. Currently has 185/60/14's on. I wanted 185/60/13's but I think they'll lower it too much.

Find out how to adjust a type 9 so selecting first is easier than selecting reverse! The whole gear assembly is vauge and it doesn't self centre!

First drive... It's near impossible to find first gear. Reverse or third are easy though.... It goes like f**k, seems to rev forever! 8 year old Avon tyres don't work, at all. It wants to go left on braking. Lots to do then!

Because reasons.

Oi! I've done 12 feet in it so far. The gearknob has come off. It needs some proper seats too!

Read a bit more of all the crap I got with it. Last owner for 16 years. Its only done 78 miles in the last two years!

Info so far: 1997 Chassis Westfield Sei Interesting bits.... 2001 Caterham 1.8 16v VVC engine - 165bhp (Rover K series) Emerald ECU Straight cut ford type 9 box with extended first gear 3.62 Ford LSD Full independent koni suspension Discs all round on what look to be sierra calipers Plans...

On Monday I was stuck in Aberdeen with work and I was bored. Had a few beers, got a kit car magazine out then this happened.... I don't know much about it. I'll update as I find things out....

I did 400 miles none stop in this from the office to Aberdeen. It gave nearly 55mpg. Awesome motorway car. Get the odd wave from car people too! Its looks sheddy atm with no centre caps on, and marks in the dirt highlighting where it needs painting lol

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