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    Citroën SM

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    Sublime modelling.   When I was about 15 the couple who lived opposite my best mate owned one of these.  I remember we naively use to think it was just an old citroen and just ignored it.  I also remembering them selling it, it was about a week before I read a magazine article and realising just what it was! and then talking to them about it and being told they would have been more than happy to take me for a drive! - Andy 

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    Caterham 7

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    On 22/10/2022 at 21:16, keefr22 said:

    Ah that's a shame Andy, still I guess the silver lining is the engine survived

     

    On 24/10/2022 at 19:03, bigbadbadge said:

    Crikey sorry to hear about the head gasket,still if done hopefully  smooth sweet motoring ahead now

    Thsnks Gents.  When the head was removed the bores all looked perfect and now with the reinforced head gasket she's better than new.  She's also had her thermostat moved, because when supplied new it was fitted in the flow from the radiator to the engine.   Now its after the engine and before the radiator, where it should be.  So next year I hope to take her on trip to either Wales or Scotland for a proper drive - Andy 

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    Caterham 7

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    21 hours ago, keefr22 said:

    with a real Caterham to play with and the lovely weather over those months I can why you've not done much

    Unfortunately earlier on in the year the K-series in my Caterham did what K-series love to do and blew it's head gasket!  It failed almost instantaneously (but very much catastrophically).   This meant the cooling circuit quickly became over-pressurised forcing it out through the cap on the expansion tank and exiting through the vents on the bonnet before covering the windscreen.   At first I thought I'd driven through a puddle, but then I could smell it was coolant and instantly stopped.  How many cars have that level of intelligent engineering to let you know about a head gasket failure?  😃. Luckily the only damage was the gasket so it's now repaired with a better quality gasket than the original Rover item, unfortunately though during that lovely weather it was in the garage whilst I was saving up for the repairs.  - Andy 

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    Caterham 7

    in Work In Progress - Vehicles

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    Blimey I didn't realise how long I've been off this, so hardly any progress to show for 3 plus months, but some 😁.

     

    So I've added the additional bracing to the bottom of the engine bay (and yes the engine still fits).

     

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    Followed by the roll bar.  The one supplied in the transkit is for an earlier model so I've had to make my own.  Recently my son has bought himself (although I'm sure I paid for it) a 3d printer.   It the sort that melts plastic (PLA) so it does not give the fine surface quality of a resin one.  However it more that good enough to make a jig.  First step was a paper template, then draw it up in cad, print it off.  Finally warm up a styrene rod with a hair drier and bend it n the jig.

     

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    And voila

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    Like I said not much but is still progress....oh and finally I painted the grill (also from Motobitz) which is going to make a huge difference to the look of end product, if I ever get there - Andy 

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