OK, officially excited now!

OK, officially excited now!

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mattmurdock

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2,204 posts

240 months

Friday 11th March 2011
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Apologies to Redmax for re-use of excited, but despite some concerns about delay due to issues with the diff, my R500 SV is now completed and due for IVA today, which means (fingers crossed) that I should be picking it up a week Saturday.

Given I ordered it last August, it has been a long time coming (admittedly I chose a delivery date in March, so it hasn't really taken Caterham 8 months to build it!).

Keeping fingers crossed on the IVA, but as I didn't build the car myself I am hoping there will be nothing to worry about smile

Edited by mattmurdock on Friday 11th March 10:43

Smollet

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197 months

Friday 11th March 2011
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mattmurdock said:
Keeping fingers crossed on the IVA, but as I didn't build the car myself I am hoping there will be nothing to worry about smile

Edited by mattmurdock on Friday 11th March 10:43
Apart from keeping your driving licence clean you haven't wink

mattmurdock

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Friday 11th March 2011
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Smollet said:
Apart from keeping your driving licence clean you haven't wink
Yup, probably will be my number 1 concern smile

Nicodema

259 posts

225 months

Friday 11th March 2011
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Matt, any details on what diff issues they had?

mattmurdock

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Friday 11th March 2011
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Nicodema said:
Matt, any details on what diff issues they had?
Apparently there was some issue with the connections for the prop and driveshafts to the new BMW diff, particular for SVs - I didn't get a huge amount of information, just that there had been some sort of supply/engineering fubar and this was causing delay at the factory for the majority of cars. Turns out it got resolved much quicker than I expected, so can't have been a major problem. Very pleased with the Caterham response in the end.



mattmurdock

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Friday 18th March 2011
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OK, officially over excited now...

Just confirmed pick up from Midlands tomorrow - so hopefully should be sticking some pics up here by Monday at the latest smile

redmire

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173 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Well??
Where are them pics....Gimmee!! smilesmile

Redmax

756 posts

220 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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He's run out of petrol somewhere..! wink

http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?id=200816

mattmurdock

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Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Redmax said:
He's run out of petrol somewhere..! wink

http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?id=200816
hehe hopefully I can solve that problem with the helpful suggestions on that thread.

I did post a couple of pictures to the 'not enough pictures' thread, but here are a few more, all taken with my smartphone camera:

Inside the car


In the yard at my folks before the journey back to Bristol




Hopefully I will be digging out the Powershot within a few days and taking some better pictures!

Redmax

756 posts

220 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Looks fantastic, great colour scheme!