At 07:32 AM 6/8/2004 -0700, dlou wrote:
>Driving with
>just the side curtains is really annoying. I can't see a thing out the
>"windows" and I'm too short to see over them.
The wind beats you up in a Seven as much as the suspension.
It's a fun car, not a comfortable car.
> Pulling away, the engine
>is quite smooth even though it hadn't been run in 18hrs and the choke is
>out. One thing I noticed as I was adjusting to the short stiff clutch
>take-up on the 1-2 upshift is that there seems to be a click or thunk
>or something I can't quite place. I think it might be a loose tranny
>or engine mount.
Or suspension bushings, but with the kind of power that's been in
that car, anything could be broken.
>Oddly, the speedo works but the tach doesn't. Kind of backwards if
>you ask me. Speaking of which, isn't the speedo supposed to be
>over in front of the passenger? Or is that only on the S2?
>On this car, both were behind the wheel.
This positioning would be typical of a Caterham
>Whew, that was long winded. To sum up: runs well except for
>driveline click/thunk,
I'd want to know why.....
> clamshell fenders that shake,
There's an additional brace that's probably missing
>tires a bit hard,
>non-functioning tach
Smith tach? Don't always work well with original equipment,
extra difficulty with non standard ignition systems.
>and can't see out the side curtains.
I never use 'em
>Should I be overly concerned about the thunk?
Yes. It's obviously fixable, but what's it gonna take?
Steve Shipley
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