Our brightwork has returned from the chromers/polishers this week. Wyatt Polishing have done an incredible job as always on our Aston chrome work. Tony has
Our brightwork has returned from the chromers/polishers this week. Wyatt Polishing have done an incredible job as always on our Aston chrome work. Tony has photographed and sorted through all of the pieces and stored them away safely ready for reassembly.
To celebrate 20 years of the CSR chassis, Caterham has released a very limited-edition car in the form of the Seven CSR Twenty. There will only be 20 vehicles made and these will be exclusively for UK customers. To make the Seven CSR Twenty even more special, it is the first vehicle that will be made for the UK market at Caterham’s brand-new multi-million-pound factory in Dartford.
This special edition Seven brings together some of Caterham’s most successful engineering. For example, it pairs the 210 bhp version of the 2.0-litre Ford Duratec engine – the one most likely to be seen in the Seven 420, with the CSR chassis, This is the very first time this has happened so these 20 cars will be the only ones with this setup.
“This is without doubt the most premium Seven we’ve ever built. The interior of the car is a level up from what we’ve produced before thanks to an array of high-quality materials used throughout. “When you combine this with the exhilarating and engaging handling of our CSR chassis, this really is a Caterham built for longer distance road trips. “It’s a vehicle that truly celebrates 20 years of our CSR chassis and I’m proud to see it being hand built here in our new Dartford factory.”
Bob Laishley, Caterham Cars CEO
It will have a 5-speed manual gearbox and a 0 to 60 mph time of just 3.9 seconds before continuing up to its top speed of 136mph. To help cope with this performance, the Seven CSR Twenty also has ventilated front discs with quad-piston callipers. The chassis has inboard front suspension and fully independent rear suspension. This helps give the Seven CSR Twenty the known Caterham handling.
Inside the car, there’s a satin carbon dashboard, CSR-exclusive dials, and Alcantara details on the gearstick and handbrake gaiters. Caterham cars aren’t necessarily known for their comfort and luxury but, in these 20 cars, you’ll get plush black carpets, a leather Momo steering wheel, and specially designed leather seats with red stitching and CSR Twenty logos. Each of the 20 cars includes a unique numbered plaque positioned between the seats too.
To look at the car, you’ll see a Seven 620-style nose cone, LED lighting, and a Union Flag grille. For the first time in the UK, the CSR Twenty has Vulcan 15” alloys and customers can choose between two exclusive paint colours – Kinetic Grey and Dynamic Silver.
Jonn has been servicing our 2010 Renault Wind Roadster. Here are his notes:
Carry out service. Check all lights and levels. Drain oil and filter. Check over. Remove air filter and blow out. Clean and regap spark,plugs. Refit air filter. Visually inspect brakes. Fit new oil filter and refill with oil. Torque wheels and inflate tyres. Run and test. Reset service light. Locking wheel nut key back in glove box. Nearside front tyre split on inner side wall and requires replacement immediately.
Raise on ramp and look,for reported noise. Nothing obvious. Carry out road test. Slight noise on overrun when coasting. Unable to trace at present.
Our 1961 Austin Mini has been in the workshop being checked over by Jonn. Here are his notes:
Clean outlets and refit rad hoses. Carry out vacuum test. Fit a small washer to heater valve to help seal. Re vacuum test and tighten all hose clips. Refill with new coolant. Raise in air and clean and blow off underneath. Remove wheels. Strip nearside rear brake and remove wheel,cylinder. Let brake fluid leak out to drain system of old fluid.
Continue brake repairs. Modify both rear brake backplate to accept new cylinders with larger bll3d nipples. Fit rear cylinders in turn. Clean and delip drums and refit. Strip offside front brake and cylinder. Fit new cylinder and eecu3. Refill reservoir and bleed all brakes. Adjust all brakes and pressure test for leaks. Remove and clean out washer bottle. Refill and refit. Burn off frayed part of nearside seat belt. Refit wheels.
Technician Jonn has been looking at the cooling system of our 1956 Jensen 541.
He drained the system and removed various hoses to allow the system to be flushed with water. Once the flush had finished, Jonn ran a hose through the radiator. He opened the blocked drain and let everything drain away.
The heater matrix and head were flushed until the water ran clear before the engine was blown off. Jonn then checked the vacuum system to look for any signs of a loss of the vacuum. He then topped up the antifreeze and radiator and ran the car up to temperature.
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