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After staying in all day
expecting the delivery around late lunch, the Caterham truck
eventually turned up around 5:15. This at least gave me time
to finish of some of the electrics and set out the trestles
I had borrowed from
Darren Elmslie. All the way waiting around had
made me even more excited and nervous at the same time.
My main concern was that I
wouldn't really like the colour, but when the door was
pulled up revealing the back of the car I was over the moon
as the colour was really cool. After a quick chat with
the driver (nice chap) everything was quickly unloaded and
deposited in front of the garage except for the car itself.
It was as gourdy as I expected and the pearlescent effect
makes it have a yellow tinge to it.
Click on the pictures below
to see a bigger picture, all around 150K in size, although
why you would want to click on a picture with me in is
beyond normal rational thought.

(more
pictures at the bottom)
On immediate inspection it seems that
Caterham are now offering the black wheels even though they
assured me they wouldn't (link). So
now I have 2 sets, but looking at the wheels side my side
the Superlites look a bit better made and the 'spokes' are
more defined. Of more interest is the fact that they have
come shod with Yokohama 021's rather than the 032's I was
expecting. However upon checking the pro forma invoice
it does state 21's.
Also I was told that they didn't do black
interiors but mine came with the black interior so I am a
happy bunny.
The only thing I am not happy with so far
(and I think it is my own fault) is that the kit has come
with the standard exhaust not the competition 4-1. I
was under the impression that 'superlights' came with
this as standard, but again checking my invoice and order
form it is never mentioned. I will call Caterham to
confirm this tomorrow. Whilst being disappointed with
this, unless I go for engine modifications above the
standard supersport kit I think I should not be hampered too
much, and it is an easy mod later on.
After a quick inspection of all the boxes
everything was brought inside and there are now bits all
over the house, including our living room which I think is a
bit of a coup!
Next step is to get the SVA application
in, do a quick inventory to see if I have any missing parts
(apart from the ones they have told me about)
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Gear Lever |
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Lambda
sensor |
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EXP Bottle
(what ever that is) |
More pictures
click on image to see a bigger picture (640 *480) all
around 150K in size.

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