caterham levante v6

[ayton 1]

Cheap cars for someone, both have the best of components fitted .
Anybody know how Pdelamare is getting on with his V6 ?

[Pdelamare]

It's nearly ready. Way behind schedule though, which sucks a bit.

Picture from Monday, it should fire up next week. It'll weigh 70kgs less than the two for sale.

[mickrick]

There's a few quid's worth of Earl's fitting there!
I've used the nylon braid stuff on my bike, so much nicer that the stainless, and it doesn't file through anything it touches

[Pdelamare]

mickrick said:

There's a few quid's worth of Earl's fitting there!

Tell me about it, I'm still wincing

[mickrick]

Look at it this way, the money's gone. But it looks great!

[IBDAET]

The issue with these cars is the repair cost should they have an engine issue. Otherwise I'd be front of the queue (though not SV :-))

[Helluvaname]

IBDAET said:

The issue with these cars is the repair cost should they have an engine issue. Otherwise I'd be front of the queue (though not SV :-))

Give the SV time Arnie; I seem to remember when you said you'd never be seen dead owning a K-Series

[rubystone]

IBDAET said:

The issue with these cars is the repair cost should they have an engine issue. Otherwise I'd be front of the queue (though not SV :-))

'Should'

Well worth talking to Dave Mountain about the work Rousch/Mountune did to productionise the V6.

[IBDAET]

Helluvaname said:

Give the SV time Arnie; I seem to remember when you said you'd never be seen dead owning a K-Series

I never said that, I just implied the thought!

[Murph7355]

IBDAET said:

I never said that, I just implied the thought!

I thought you had a 'V' tattooed on one butt cheek and an 'X' on the other (large font)?

[Pdelamare]

There has been progress. The car starts and runs now, though I haven't driven it anywhere as I'm still waiting for the air box/filter/duct arrangement to be finished next week. Once this is done I hope to get on a track day somewhere to start bedding it in and dialling in the suspension a bit, plus scaring myself silly, hopefully.

The replacement carbon fibre bits have been matt satin wrapped in an attempt to leave as much of the CF showing as possible. The bonnet has been sun damaged whilst stored so we're going to try re-lacquering it, and if this doesn't work I may paint the whole car in such a way to leave some of it showing.


http://youtu.be/w-RRKGZGEe0

[BertBert]

looks great. Couldn't hear the engine though, there was some nasty squealing noise over the top of it

[Grubbster]

If you want to source a carbon bonnet you could talk to Glyn at Ultimate Carbon - he's made some.

[Pdelamare]

BertBert said:

looks great. Couldn't hear the engine though, there was some nasty squealing noise over the top of it

Ha, yes how awful that whining noise it, I wonder what could be making it.

[Pdelamare]

Grubbster said:

If you want to source a carbon bonnet you could talk to Glyn at Ultimate Carbon - he's made some.

Thanks Steve. I have a tame carbon fibre man who will attempt to match a new bonnet to the twirl of the existing. The new lacquer is the easiest option to try first though.