New 420R Owner

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VioletCat

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37 posts

66 months

Thursday 13th December 2018
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At last I can finally post.
Just wanted to say I have joined the fold after many years away.
Previously owned a R300 and missed it too much so brought myself a 420R
So eager to get out in it but wet weather halts play.
Phil

VioletCat

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37 posts

66 months

Friday 14th December 2018
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REALIST123 said:
I see it’s got the 620 nose. Does it have the 420R racerad/oil cooler?

It’s just that there’s a guy on Blatchat having a nightmare building a kit with that rad set up, which Caterham say is the latest spec.

He’s desperately looking for an under the nose pic of one of that spec as he can’t get it all to fit.
I can take some pictures tonight.

VioletCat

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37 posts

66 months

Friday 14th December 2018
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mike150 said:
Very very nice and a really unusual colour.

Resist the temptation to drive it until the roads are dry and clean, or thats what I would do.

I hope you have better luck with the rear exit exhaust, mine lasted 3 miles into my first drive before the link pipe hit the road on a bump at about 50mph. I now have a side pipe on.
The colour is Porsche Ultraviolet so very unusual. Built for the CFO of Caterham and sold with just 800 miles on the clock and an epic spec. I found it too hard to resist.

Mine is quite noisey around the rear (not exhaust noise) so I need it all checked in the new year.

VioletCat

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37 posts

66 months

Sunday 16th December 2018
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REALIST123 said:
They’d be appreciated. If you do post then I’ll let him know so he can come on here and see them.


I will take the bonnet off tomorrow and the nose if I get chance.