Category: Caterham Seven

Ordered: April 15, 1997Delivered: July 15, 1997 First Drive: August 6, 1997 First Trackday: August 29, 1997 Sold: September 9, 2006I’ve been looking for a Lotus since the late 1980’s. Well I didn’t know I was looking for a Lotus. I saw a   Westfield at an autocross and knew I had to have one. After   some initial struggle with finding an address, I contacted both   of the current Westfield dealers in the US and got price and   options lists.Several years latter I picked up the information and started to reinvestigate the Westfield. This time I found out the Westfield was reproduction of a Lotus Seven. The Seven is still being manufactured by Caterham Cars in England. One of the US reps is Texas MotorWorks. A quick email to caterhams7@aol.com and an information packet was on my doorstep.

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Yet another Leak

Well not really a new leak but another fight with an old leak. I pulled the diff…

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Brakes

During the last track day I was not too happy with the performance of the brakes. I’ve…

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Broken Clutch – Update

The new clutch actuating rod arrived yesterday and took a grand total of 10 minutes to install. I’m…

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Tires

In the midst of the last track day my tires went off. My preference is to use…

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Broken Clutch

Some days are bad and others are worse. Yesterday was worse. It was a beautiful day in…

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Leaks and Leaks

Still trying to find that annoying oil leak. I drained the gearbox and refilled with MTL. I…

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Diff Leak

Installed the new pinion seal over the weekend. Removed the differential, replaced the seal and reinstalled the…

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Diff Leak

I came home from a drive and found a small pool of oil under the differential. I…