Caterham Seven 310R

[Gulf7]

After test driving and discussing options at Caterham South (Gatwick) a few weeks ago on the way to a track day at Brands Hatch, I'm about to order this 310R through Williams Caterham.











Spec: Seven 310, Gulf blue, standard chassis, R-Pack, painted '7' grille, painted noseband and bonnet stripe, lowered floor, fully carpeted interior, black leather seats, heater, clear lens pack, battery master cut-off switch, trackday roll bar, full windscreen, hood and side screens, side screen armrests, carbon vinyl boot cover

R-Pack: 5-speed gearbox, limited-slip differential, lightweight flywheel, sport suspension pack, uprated brake master cylinder, carbon-fibre dashboard, 4-point race harnesses, black pack, unique key, gearknob & instruments, shift light, 15" anthracite Orcus wheels with Avon ZZS

It won't be delivered until Jan/Feb 2020, so this will have to be a virtual thread for a while...

Edited by Gulf7 on Wednesday 7th August 09:03

[Nerdherder]

Lovely spec and enjoy the build! (Assuming that that is your route as no factory build is stated)


P.s; No half hood included additionally? It adds a lot of usability ime.

Edited by Nerdherder on Sunday 14th July 12:42

[Gulf310R]

I should have said, this will be a factory build. I'm not intending on driving it in the wet, but if it does end up out in the rain I want the full weather gear.

Edited by Gulf7 on Sunday 27th June 21:08

[Chrisw9877]

The old Lotus design never goes out of style... The mix of old (design) and new (CF interior, electronics).

Jealous!!!

[RenPug]

Gulf310R said:

I should have said, this will be a factory build. I'm not intending on driving it in the wet, but if it does end up out in the rain I want the full weather gear.

Edited by Gulf310R on Sunday 14th July 14:56

Nice looking car.

It's worth still investing in a half hood, keeps 99% of the rain out, stops the steaming up you get with full hood and is infinitely quicker and easier to put up. Also works well on really long drives on a sunny day to give you a break from the heat and stop you burning without losing most of the experience.

Either that or get an aero screen and just deal with the rain if it happens. Cheeky pic of mine, excuse my passenger looking like he's wearing a life jacket.

[ECG1000]

Good work! That will be a lot of fun.

I can't recommend building it yourself enough. I had almost as much fun putting mine together as I did driving it - learnt a fair bit as well. It was immensely satisfying.
Also, 6 speed gearbox is a must!

[Stevil]

ECG1000 said:

Good work! That will be a lot of fun.

I can't recommend building it yourself enough. I had almost as much fun putting mine together as I did driving it - learnt a fair bit as well. It was immensely satisfying.
Also, 6 speed gearbox is a must!

They don't offer the 6 speed box anymore. What about the 13" wheels OP?

[Turn7]

Personally, I would spec 13's over the 15's as I think the bigger rims affect the handling in a negative way.

YMMV Obvs....

[Turn7]

And get a SBFS half hood on order....

[Gulf7]

Ordered. Goes into build the first week in November

Edited by Gulf7 on Sunday 27th June 21:09

[Krikkit]

Congrats, fantastic looking and I'm sure driving car.

Just the long wait until next year now, are you going to try and forget about it or count off the days?

[Hunky Dory]

Looks great and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

[RC1807]

Fingers crossed for a dry February delivery so you can use it!

[Gulf7]

No update on the car itself, but it should be going into build next week.

Williams is going to fit a full XPEL PPF kit before delivery and I've been looking for a suitable sealant to use each wash. Does anyone else use Gtechniq C2?

Edited by Gulf7 on Sunday 27th June 21:19

[HustleRussell]

Lovely. Too late to swap the 15” for 13”? They are better.

[MikeGoodwin]

C2 will be fine especially on a low use dry weather car. Easy to use looks good and good durability for a spray you won't be dissapointed. Just make sure you wash it with something like gtechniq gwash or dodo juice btbm. Something that doesn't lay down any wax or sealant during a wash.

Awesome car. Very envious

[Gulf7]

I visited Williams today to see the car for the first time. It's already back from PPF, and just needs its PDI while we wait for registration docs to come through. Can't wait to get it home now, and for Spring to arrive

[chilistrucker]

Roll on Spring, that is going to be a blast

I had an early finish at work the other day and it was lovely and mild with clear blue sky, so the first opportunity of the year to drive home with the roof down.

[Gulf7]

Finally, 187 days after placing my order, the car is now registered

Now I just need to arrange a day for delivery.

Edited by Gulf7 on Tuesday 18th February 17:14

[chilistrucker]

Gulf7 said:

Finally, 187 days after placing my order, the car is now registered

Now I just need to arrange a day for delivery.

Edited by Gulf7 on Tuesday 18th February 17:14

Happy days.

I could save you the trouble