Caterham Superlight
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Human said:
Bert I can get the VIN yes through VRM look up here at work. Should I post it here?
So I decoded the vin in Lotus7Club and here is the results.( I have ** the last two numbers for safety? Not sure if thats the right thing to do or not lol )
SDKRDKLR6Y00216**
Manufacturer: Caterham
Driver side: Right Hand Drive
Chassis configuration: DeDion
Build type: N/A
Chassis type: Superlight
Engine: Rover 1.6l
Year: 2000
Chassis number: 00216**
Gearbox: N/A
Package: S3 Kit
Anything I need to worry ?
Cheers fellas
Edited by Human on Saturday 10th August 07:59
The last digits in the code are the Caterham designated number for the engine, this will be stamped on the upper lip of the bearing ladder at the bottom of the engine ... IIRC it's on the exhaust side. The original Rover engine code is lost due to metal being ground away to fit the starter motor and Caterham use their own numbers. The engine number should therefore match the chassis plate.
Only things to look out for are same as any other Caterham so worth joining the L7C and possibly getting local info on the car.
And yes, the original Superlight all had CF nose, and front and rear wings, many were painted though so it won't initially be obvious. I'm pretty sure they all had a CF dash as well.
Only things to look out for are same as any other Caterham so worth joining the L7C and possibly getting local info on the car.
And yes, the original Superlight all had CF nose, and front and rear wings, many were painted though so it won't initially be obvious. I'm pretty sure they all had a CF dash as well.
Late to the party.......
All Superlights had the carbon dash.
Options were leather seats, paint, carpets, heater, screen, doors, hood. Spare wheel carrier was never listed as an option on the list but could be asked for and a couple of Superlights were fitted with these.
Price is probably spot on, though a dealer had a nice one for £26-£27K and sold it this year.
Check to see if the starter motor is original..... they don't last for ever and it may suffer from th k'click unless modified.
I've Superlight #007 - in original spec - bare ally, exposed carbon wings, nose cone. Leather seats, carpets, windscreen, doors, hood, and spare wheel carrier. Though I've added a RiF carbon aero screen and half doors. Had a complete engine rebuild by BOSS racing with new clutch. Uprated Superlight R radiator, new battery and a new Powerlite starter. It still has the spare wheel carrier which I'm tempted to remove but it's rare and came out from the factory with it.
Currently for sale at around £17500.
All Superlights had the carbon dash.
Options were leather seats, paint, carpets, heater, screen, doors, hood. Spare wheel carrier was never listed as an option on the list but could be asked for and a couple of Superlights were fitted with these.
Price is probably spot on, though a dealer had a nice one for £26-£27K and sold it this year.
Check to see if the starter motor is original..... they don't last for ever and it may suffer from th k'click unless modified.
I've Superlight #007 - in original spec - bare ally, exposed carbon wings, nose cone. Leather seats, carpets, windscreen, doors, hood, and spare wheel carrier. Though I've added a RiF carbon aero screen and half doors. Had a complete engine rebuild by BOSS racing with new clutch. Uprated Superlight R radiator, new battery and a new Powerlite starter. It still has the spare wheel carrier which I'm tempted to remove but it's rare and came out from the factory with it.
Currently for sale at around £17500.
What about No. 64 which is for sale at PT Sportscars? Looks very nice.
http://www.ptsportscars.com/cars-for-sale/caterham...
http://www.ptsportscars.com/cars-for-sale/caterham...
Green George said:
What about No. 64 which is for sale at PT Sportscars? Looks very nice.
http://www.ptsportscars.com/cars-for-sale/caterham...
If anyone wants to know about PT , please get in touch. http://www.ptsportscars.com/cars-for-sale/caterham...
carphotographer said:
Late to the party.......
All Superlights had the carbon dash.
Options were leather seats, paint, carpets, heater, screen, doors, hood. Spare wheel carrier was never listed as an option on the list but could be asked for and a couple of Superlights were fitted with these.
Price is probably spot on, though a dealer had a nice one for £26-£27K and sold it this year.
Check to see if the starter motor is original..... they don't last for ever and it may suffer from th k'click unless modified.
I've Superlight #007 - in original spec - bare ally, exposed carbon wings, nose cone. Leather seats, carpets, windscreen, doors, hood, and spare wheel carrier. Though I've added a RiF carbon aero screen and half doors. Had a complete engine rebuild by BOSS racing with new clutch. Uprated Superlight R radiator, new battery and a new Powerlite starter. It still has the spare wheel carrier which I'm tempted to remove but it's rare and came out from the factory with it.
Currently for sale at around £17500.
Hate to say it, original spec did not include Leather seats, carpets, Windscreen, doors, hood and spare wheel carrier. These were all optional extras that you could add, listed by weight which would turn your Superlight into Heavyweight.All Superlights had the carbon dash.
Options were leather seats, paint, carpets, heater, screen, doors, hood. Spare wheel carrier was never listed as an option on the list but could be asked for and a couple of Superlights were fitted with these.
Price is probably spot on, though a dealer had a nice one for £26-£27K and sold it this year.
Check to see if the starter motor is original..... they don't last for ever and it may suffer from th k'click unless modified.
I've Superlight #007 - in original spec - bare ally, exposed carbon wings, nose cone. Leather seats, carpets, windscreen, doors, hood, and spare wheel carrier. Though I've added a RiF carbon aero screen and half doors. Had a complete engine rebuild by BOSS racing with new clutch. Uprated Superlight R radiator, new battery and a new Powerlite starter. It still has the spare wheel carrier which I'm tempted to remove but it's rare and came out from the factory with it.
Currently for sale at around £17500.
The Starter on the K series was placed too near the exhaust pipes and it cooked the solder inside the solenoid. You could take it off and re-solder it to stop the dreaded hot start click!!
I had Superlight no 8, in original spec including glassfibre bucket seats.
super7 said:
carphotographer said:
Late to the party.......
All Superlights had the carbon dash.
Options were leather seats, paint, carpets, heater, screen, doors, hood. Spare wheel carrier was never listed as an option on the list but could be asked for and a couple of Superlights were fitted with these.
Price is probably spot on, though a dealer had a nice one for £26-£27K and sold it this year.
Check to see if the starter motor is original..... they don't last for ever and it may suffer from th k'click unless modified.
I've Superlight #007 - in original spec - bare ally, exposed carbon wings, nose cone. Leather seats, carpets, windscreen, doors, hood, and spare wheel carrier. Though I've added a RiF carbon aero screen and half doors. Had a complete engine rebuild by BOSS racing with new clutch. Uprated Superlight R radiator, new battery and a new Powerlite starter. It still has the spare wheel carrier which I'm tempted to remove but it's rare and came out from the factory with it.
Currently for sale at around £17500.
Hate to say it, original spec did not include Leather seats, carpets, Windscreen, doors, hood and spare wheel carrier. These were all optional extras that you could add, listed by weight which would turn your Superlight into Heavyweight.All Superlights had the carbon dash.
Options were leather seats, paint, carpets, heater, screen, doors, hood. Spare wheel carrier was never listed as an option on the list but could be asked for and a couple of Superlights were fitted with these.
Price is probably spot on, though a dealer had a nice one for £26-£27K and sold it this year.
Check to see if the starter motor is original..... they don't last for ever and it may suffer from th k'click unless modified.
I've Superlight #007 - in original spec - bare ally, exposed carbon wings, nose cone. Leather seats, carpets, windscreen, doors, hood, and spare wheel carrier. Though I've added a RiF carbon aero screen and half doors. Had a complete engine rebuild by BOSS racing with new clutch. Uprated Superlight R radiator, new battery and a new Powerlite starter. It still has the spare wheel carrier which I'm tempted to remove but it's rare and came out from the factory with it.
Currently for sale at around £17500.
The Starter on the K series was placed too near the exhaust pipes and it cooked the solder inside the solenoid. You could take it off and re-solder it to stop the dreaded hot start click!!
I had Superlight no 8, in original spec including glassfibre bucket seats.
Sorry it was an original spec with options ....... LOL
I had an original bucket seat from a VX, I found another one on Gumtree. Sadly I couldn't fit in them .
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