So here we are at about 40 hours of actual building time, and we are getting close to the finished product now!
As always there are lots of simple jobs to complete that will probably take forever, but it is now starting to look like a real Caterham!
A Blog created by Nigel Pugh to document the background and build of his new Caterham Superlight Twenty car as a complete CKD ( Complete Knock Down) Kit Build.
Monday, 28 March 2016
Friday, 25 March 2016
First engine start up.
So here's the next major milestone completed in my build process today.
Yep the very first time the engine started. I had previously cranked the engine over to get the oil worked around the engine, with the inertia switch disconnected.
The engine sprang into life for the first time with no issues, and plenty of good oil pressure too.
Engine start up on YouTube
Yep the very first time the engine started. I had previously cranked the engine over to get the oil worked around the engine, with the inertia switch disconnected.
The engine sprang into life for the first time with no issues, and plenty of good oil pressure too.
Engine start up on YouTube
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Rolling chassis for the first time!
So got a few more of the small build items completed today. So I managed to roll her out of the garage on her wheels for the first time today!
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Other simple stuff
As you know, having a young family and other life comitments means I can only get an hour or so free every now and again to get in the garage. So when I do have small windows of time, I do little jobs to help it make me feel I am moving on with the build.
This time I fitted the catalyst heat shield, and also tried out the nice new side screen mounts with the even nicer little black nuts, very nice indeed !
This time I fitted the catalyst heat shield, and also tried out the nice new side screen mounts with the even nicer little black nuts, very nice indeed !
Back onto the suspension
With a nice new Arm and Rod end kindly sent in the post from Derek, it was time to finish the back end.
It's starting to look a lot more like a Caterham should now!
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