Well finally started to do the build in earnest, The steering rack is in, and the front suspension is attached.
This involved the location of the rack, and putting the bolts in (not difficult), except the manual says to put the washer on the side of the nut, and with the new rack clamp design it now has to go on the side of the nut. Minor, but makes sense if you have seen the clamps (see pics). Also started to put on the upper and lower wishbones and suspension arms, This involved prepping the body work to protect during the build, and then locating the lower wishbones and then the upper ones. The only
confusing bit here is that the front Light bracket is not the same as that shown in the manual, so i called Paul at Caterham for some advice and he has forwarded some photo's of how to attach the front light bracket to the upper wishbones...
Next is to complete the right hand side of the wishbones and then to start on the fun stuff.... the engine prep !!!
This involved the location of the rack, and putting the bolts in (not difficult), except the manual says to put the washer on the side of the nut, and with the new rack clamp design it now has to go on the side of the nut. Minor, but makes sense if you have seen the clamps (see pics). Also started to put on the upper and lower wishbones and suspension arms, This involved prepping the body work to protect during the build, and then locating the lower wishbones and then the upper ones. The only
confusing bit here is that the front Light bracket is not the same as that shown in the manual, so i called Paul at Caterham for some advice and he has forwarded some photo's of how to attach the front light bracket to the upper wishbones...
Next is to complete the right hand side of the wishbones and then to start on the fun stuff.... the engine prep !!!
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