Before taking the car to Caterham we decided to have a go at getting the suspension set up, with roughly 15mm between the front and back. This turned out to be incredibly difficult due to the rear adjustments put the front out, then the front adjustment puts the rear out. If we had a lot more time then it wouldn't be so bad, but we had a lot to do before we could finish, so we decided to get the difference right and get some advice from Caterham when the car goes in.
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| The keys for the old Bilstein shocks aren't really big enough for the newer, larger adjustable platforms on the newer shocks. |
Fuel Filler Shroud
Caterham quickly sent the correct filler shroud after we asked them for it, so we've been able to fit it tonight.
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| Held down by two self tappers into the boot floor. |
Fuel Gauge
Along with the new bulkhead carpet and filler shroud came the correct fuel gauge to match the rest of the gauges. The correct gauges have red needles, however the fuel gauge fitted had a yellow needle and looks like it is normally from the 620R.
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| Correct fuel gauge. |
Tyre Pressures
The tyres come pre-inflated to between 30psi and 40psi in order to properly seat the tyre on the wheel. For our tyre/wheel combo- 15" Orcus Wheels with Avon CR500 Tyres, we require 18psi of pressure in each tyre, front and back.
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| Pressure beforehand. Just releasing small amounts until correct pressure. |
Loading the Trailer
The big job tonight was fitting the winch into the front of the trailer, and then sorting a power source as Dad's car doesn't have a separate power socket. After the winch was in and working all there was to do was to put the car in ready for the 0530 departure in the morning, in order to get from Cambridge to Crawley for 9am.
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| My car's battery powering the winch, and being controlled by remote control. |
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| Carr all done and ready to get into the trailer. |
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| While I steered dad directed and controlled the winch. |
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| Plenty of room either side too, in order to be able to get in. |
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| Room to spare front and back, with lashing eyes in all corners and two in the centre. |
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| Lashings on all four wheels then crossed for added strength. Also the cover is to protect the car as water condensates in the ceiling. |
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