Caterham Seven 360R
Discussion
outnumbered said:
Interesting thread - you made it look pretty simple !
Thanks. It really isn't that tricky. Sometimes when I read the instuctions away from the car, it didn't make much sense. However, as soon as I started that particular job, it all comes together nicely._Neal_ said:
Nice! Look forward to the first drive report.
Hopefully not too far off now. Just had word back from Caterham to say it's passed the IVA test!Edited by ECG1000 on Thursday 2nd March 13:30
Agreed, great news and seemed to happen quickly too!
Did you test drive any of the other variants before settling on the 360R? I only ask as I loved my R300K spec'd Superlight, so want to replicate that as much as possible in my next Seven.....but it's got me thinking about the merits of the 310 vs the 360!
Did you test drive any of the other variants before settling on the 360R? I only ask as I loved my R300K spec'd Superlight, so want to replicate that as much as possible in my next Seven.....but it's got me thinking about the merits of the 310 vs the 360!
Congratulation on the pass! Look forward to your first on the road review. How long until you get the V5?
Been great watching it progress, but without meaning to sound like I'm pissing on your fire, was it the challenge you thought it would be? Certainly looked quite straight forward during your updates and you looked to make light work of it. I've always hoped to build one for my 40th, but wonder if it would be an anti climax, although I'm sure ownership definitely wouldn't be.
So I guess my question is do you think Caterham do too much at the factory prior to collection?
I've had a Westfield before and I know they are a start froms scrarch build, wiring loom, brake lines, bodywork, everything! Now, that would be beyond my skills\patience, but suspect something in-between would be great.
As I quoted a few pages back:
You assemble a Caterham
You build a Westfield
You engineer a Dax, Tiger etc
Been great watching it progress, but without meaning to sound like I'm pissing on your fire, was it the challenge you thought it would be? Certainly looked quite straight forward during your updates and you looked to make light work of it. I've always hoped to build one for my 40th, but wonder if it would be an anti climax, although I'm sure ownership definitely wouldn't be.
So I guess my question is do you think Caterham do too much at the factory prior to collection?
I've had a Westfield before and I know they are a start froms scrarch build, wiring loom, brake lines, bodywork, everything! Now, that would be beyond my skills\patience, but suspect something in-between would be great.
As I quoted a few pages back:
You assemble a Caterham
You build a Westfield
You engineer a Dax, Tiger etc
_Neal_ said:
Great news!
wrayvon said:
Brilliant news!
Also, great thread - enjoyed reading it.
Hopefully I'll see you out and about in it - if you see a yellow and blue MK Indy give me a wave (I live near Bingley so there is a small chance...)
Thanks mate. I'll keep my eyes peeled!Also, great thread - enjoyed reading it.
Hopefully I'll see you out and about in it - if you see a yellow and blue MK Indy give me a wave (I live near Bingley so there is a small chance...)
AndrewGP said:
Agreed, great news and seemed to happen quickly too!
Did you test drive any of the other variants before settling on the 360R? I only ask as I loved my R300K spec'd Superlight, so want to replicate that as much as possible in my next Seven.....but it's got me thinking about the merits of the 310 vs the 360!
Thank you.Did you test drive any of the other variants before settling on the 360R? I only ask as I loved my R300K spec'd Superlight, so want to replicate that as much as possible in my next Seven.....but it's got me thinking about the merits of the 310 vs the 360!
I wanted to test a 310 but BookaTrack didn't have any in at the time. So I gave a 270 a go as well as the 360 round a damp and very greasy Donington.
Whilst I really enjoyed the 270, I got comfortable with it fairly quickly. The 360 was more of an eye opener for me. Whilst being noticeably quicker and more exciting, it felt like a steeper learning curve too.
I'm not suggesting I'm a driving God (I'm quite the opposite), but as a car I could improve my pedalling skills in whilst having room to upgrade power if needs be, the 360 got my vote.
I'm sure the 310 would have been more exciting than the 270, but with it still being a 1.6, you're pretty much at the top of its tuning/power potential. The 360 can be upgraded to a 410 quite easily. I'd imagine it'll be a very long time until I do this, if ever – but it's nice to know I can.
scz4 said:
Congratulation on the pass! Look forward to your first on the road review. How long until you get the V5?
Been great watching it progress, but without meaning to sound like I'm pissing on your fire, was it the challenge you thought it would be? Certainly looked quite straight forward during your updates and you looked to make light work of it. I've always hoped to build one for my 40th, but wonder if it would be an anti climax, although I'm sure ownership definitely wouldn't be.
So I guess my question is do you think Caterham do too much at the factory prior to collection?
I've had a Westfield before and I know they are a start froms scrarch build, wiring loom, brake lines, bodywork, everything! Now, that would be beyond my skills\patience, but suspect something in-between would be great.
As I quoted a few pages back:
You assemble a Caterham
You build a Westfield
You engineer a Dax, Tiger etc
Thank you!Been great watching it progress, but without meaning to sound like I'm pissing on your fire, was it the challenge you thought it would be? Certainly looked quite straight forward during your updates and you looked to make light work of it. I've always hoped to build one for my 40th, but wonder if it would be an anti climax, although I'm sure ownership definitely wouldn't be.
So I guess my question is do you think Caterham do too much at the factory prior to collection?
I've had a Westfield before and I know they are a start froms scrarch build, wiring loom, brake lines, bodywork, everything! Now, that would be beyond my skills\patience, but suspect something in-between would be great.
As I quoted a few pages back:
You assemble a Caterham
You build a Westfield
You engineer a Dax, Tiger etc
I'm not sure how long it'll be. I'm sorting out insurance at the moment, once that's done and I've got a copy of the IVA certificate I can send off for the V5. Then I'm at the mercy of the DVLA.
I suppose building the car was how I had imagined. I'd read a few build blogs before I picked the car up so I kind of knew what to expect and where the 'challenging' bits were, such as the differential.
I wouldn't say I made light work of it; there were some bits I really struggled with because they were so fiddly! The steering column was a tw4t for example! Once I had taken a step back and re-thought the problem I could usually become unstuck.
It definitely would not be an anticlimax. When you've put in a fair amount of hours and finally get to take the car off its stands and revel in your creation, it's a pretty special feeling.
I definitely wouldn't have liked the job of fitting the loom and brake lines into the chassis. The prep-work put in before you receive the kit is supposed to take Caterham 20 hours. God knows how long that would have taken me!
In other news, Caterham have sent me a photo of my car sitting in their workshop read to be collected.
I asked them to change the wheels over to silver instead of black. Not to everyone’s tastes but I prefer them. I used to have a Racing Blue Clio 200 with black wheels so silver is a welcome change:
ECG1000 said:
AndrewGP said:
Agreed, great news and seemed to happen quickly too!
Did you test drive any of the other variants before settling on the 360R? I only ask as I loved my R300K spec'd Superlight, so want to replicate that as much as possible in my next Seven.....but it's got me thinking about the merits of the 310 vs the 360!
Thank you.Did you test drive any of the other variants before settling on the 360R? I only ask as I loved my R300K spec'd Superlight, so want to replicate that as much as possible in my next Seven.....but it's got me thinking about the merits of the 310 vs the 360!
I wanted to test a 310 but BookaTrack didn't have any in at the time. So I gave a 270 a go as well as the 360 round a damp and very greasy Donington.
Whilst I really enjoyed the 270, I got comfortable with it fairly quickly. The 360 was more of an eye opener for me. Whilst being noticeably quicker and more exciting, it felt like a steeper learning curve too.
I'm not suggesting I'm a driving God (I'm quite the opposite), but as a car I could improve my pedalling skills in whilst having room to upgrade power if needs be, the 360 got my vote.
I'm sure the 310 would have been more exciting than the 270, but with it still being a 1.6, you're pretty much at the top of its tuning/power potential. The 360 can be upgraded to a 410 quite easily. I'd imagine it'll be a very long time until I do this, if ever – but it's nice to know I can.
theturbs said:
Many congratulations OP. A superb achievement. You made the build process look pretty smooth and straightforward! Best of luck.
Thank you very much!luggie said:
Really like the body & stripe colour choices on this. Enjoy !
Cheers mate All the relevant documents filled in and sent off to the DVLA:
Fingers crossed I did everything correctly!
Now it's just a waiting game...
Sorry I missed this thread.
As some of you will,know, I have built many Caterham's over the years, my last one being a Superlight Twenty this time last year.
I have been Involved with lots of other people's builds too, so have lots of experience of IVA tests and applications.
Probably a bit late now, but if I can be of help let me know.
Oh and my Twenty has gone replaced with a 620R!
As some of you will,know, I have built many Caterham's over the years, my last one being a Superlight Twenty this time last year.
I have been Involved with lots of other people's builds too, so have lots of experience of IVA tests and applications.
Probably a bit late now, but if I can be of help let me know.
Oh and my Twenty has gone replaced with a 620R!
Well, my V5 came through the letterbox at the weekend. The Caterham is now ready to drive in the road!
But first I must collect it from the dealership at Donington who did the PBC and presented the car for its IVA.
Looking at the weather, it appears we may have a dry afternoon/evening, so off down the M1 I go.
I'm not averse to driving cars in the wet, it can be quite entertaining actually. However I haven't fitted the weather gear yet and the roads are covered in salt. I'd be pretty upset if it started to rust. Or are modern Caterhams suppose to be more resistant to this?
Anyway, I'll report back after the first drive once ive warmed up a bit.
More next time....
But first I must collect it from the dealership at Donington who did the PBC and presented the car for its IVA.
Looking at the weather, it appears we may have a dry afternoon/evening, so off down the M1 I go.
I'm not averse to driving cars in the wet, it can be quite entertaining actually. However I haven't fitted the weather gear yet and the roads are covered in salt. I'd be pretty upset if it started to rust. Or are modern Caterhams suppose to be more resistant to this?
Anyway, I'll report back after the first drive once ive warmed up a bit.
More next time....
nigelpugh7 said:
Sorry I missed this thread.
As some of you will,know, I have built many Caterham's over the years, my last one being a Superlight Twenty this time last year.
I have been Involved with lots of other people's builds too, so have lots of experience of IVA tests and applications.
Probably a bit late now, but if I can be of help let me know.
Oh and my Twenty has gone replaced with a 620R!
the 620R is such a ludicrous machine As some of you will,know, I have built many Caterham's over the years, my last one being a Superlight Twenty this time last year.
I have been Involved with lots of other people's builds too, so have lots of experience of IVA tests and applications.
Probably a bit late now, but if I can be of help let me know.
Oh and my Twenty has gone replaced with a 620R!
ECG1000 said:
Well, my V5 came through the letterbox at the weekend. The Caterham is now ready to drive in the road!
But first I must collect it from the dealership at Donington who did the PBC and presented the car for its IVA.
Looking at the weather, it appears we may have a dry afternoon/evening, so off down the M1 I go.
I'm not averse to driving cars in the wet, it can be quite entertaining actually. However I haven't fitted the weather gear yet and the roads are covered in salt. I'd be pretty upset if it started to rust. Or are modern Caterhams suppose to be more resistant to this?
Anyway, I'll report back after the first drive once ive warmed up a bit.
More next time....
Great stuff!,was it the one that Greg from Bat posted about to be collected?.But first I must collect it from the dealership at Donington who did the PBC and presented the car for its IVA.
Looking at the weather, it appears we may have a dry afternoon/evening, so off down the M1 I go.
I'm not averse to driving cars in the wet, it can be quite entertaining actually. However I haven't fitted the weather gear yet and the roads are covered in salt. I'd be pretty upset if it started to rust. Or are modern Caterhams suppose to be more resistant to this?
Anyway, I'll report back after the first drive once ive warmed up a bit.
More next time....
The roads have been gritted, but I don't think they are too bad, plus some rain to wash it away, so should be ok.
It better not to get that nice new chassis dirty, and ideally keep,the salt off it too, but a quick wash should be fine!
Enjoy.,
nigelpugh7 said:
Great stuff!,was it the one that Greg from Bat posted about to be collected?.
The roads have been gritted, but I don't think they are too bad, plus some rain to wash it away, so should be ok.
It better not to get that nice new chassis dirty, and ideally keep,the salt off it too, but a quick wash should be fine!
Enjoy.,
On Facebook? That was someone else picking up a 310 I believe.The roads have been gritted, but I don't think they are too bad, plus some rain to wash it away, so should be ok.
It better not to get that nice new chassis dirty, and ideally keep,the salt off it too, but a quick wash should be fine!
Enjoy.,
Your 620 looks like an animal! Have you driven it much since taking delivery?
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