Post Build Check

Post Build Check

   

We got down to Crawley at 0830 after plenty of traffic on the M25, got the car out of the trailer and finally handed the car over for the post build inspection. The car was also accompanied by several items such as the extra prop shaft and a few other smaller parts which they replaced and wanted the incorrect parts back. 

We were initially told that they should be done by the end of the day, in which they were going to fix the engine trouble, replace the grill with the painted one we had paid for, and give the car the regular once over with the fine tooth comb. 

To kill the time we went to a local cafe to hang around and wait for them to finish, however around 3pm we received a call from Caterham telling us that they weren't going to be able to finish the work, so we drove over for a chat. They explained that the ECU was totally shot and it required a new one, which they didn't have in, and because the factory closes early on a Friday they couldn't get one driven over. 

They also gave us a list of things they had done so far, including wire tidying for the front and rear, changing Di-Dion ears, and changing the rear bulkhead carpet, which they had already said they would change. At the moment we can't see how the aluminium ears are wrong, or how our wiring isn't tidy, however we will have to wait until we get the car back next week.