R400 kit...What to buy from Caterham/source from others ?
Discussion
I quite fancy having a go at building a Caterham and was looking at the R400 kit.Do you have to buy a complete kit from Caterham or can you mix n match and get bits and bobs from other sources and could you build a better car for the same sort of money or are the Cat bits and bobs pretty good anyway?.
Does the starter kit use the same chassis as the R400 kit?.
Any idea what sort of price for a R400 kit minus engine/gearbox/ecu/exhaust/suspension/diff?
Supplier for diff/gearbox/driveshafts for 280+ bhp?.
Is there a point where ( say 250 bhp )where everything needs to be a lot more robust/specialised and will therefore cost a whole lot more ?
Engine and poss. drivetrain installation would be left to someone else who knows their stuff.
Car would be for road and trackdays.
It would be built fairly slowly over the course of 12months or so getting bits and bobs/modules along the way.
Thoughts please? ( bet someone says you dont need to have all those horses
)and recommendations from people who have gone down the same sort of course.
Does the starter kit use the same chassis as the R400 kit?.
Any idea what sort of price for a R400 kit minus engine/gearbox/ecu/exhaust/suspension/diff?
Supplier for diff/gearbox/driveshafts for 280+ bhp?.
Is there a point where ( say 250 bhp )where everything needs to be a lot more robust/specialised and will therefore cost a whole lot more ?
Engine and poss. drivetrain installation would be left to someone else who knows their stuff.
Car would be for road and trackdays.
It would be built fairly slowly over the course of 12months or so getting bits and bobs/modules along the way.
Thoughts please? ( bet someone says you dont need to have all those horses
)and recommendations from people who have gone down the same sort of course.Gassing Station | Caterham | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff