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I talked to you earlier but wanted to go over things again before buying your car. Asked you to call me through ebay and PM's here. Apparently too...

Here we are, at the end of May, and Katie's Cars & Coffee is still closed. As I mentioned before, I have communicated with Mike K., the owner of...

I think you win Anker, I'm missing a retaining clip. I've not found a Ford OEM part number yet, but ordered a clip from Dorman that looks to be...

How I do it is track the for sales that come up weekly. That gives me data points on what different cars are asking - age, spec, brand, condition. ...

I guess as I get older, my idea of "many years" has become less precise. Great looking car. Taber

Bill, How are you enjoying the Caterham? I never thought I would regret selling it as much as I have! You said it correctly in your post where you...

Hey Greg, it's a bloody mess. I did almost all of mine in one shot. Then added some more on the next day. I also sanded the top of the uprights to...

Make sure the line isn’t pinched off somewhere like the LSD or tranny area, or bent sharply somewhere.

I agree, the fitting looks like it is made for a connector with tabs that lock into the holes.

Understood and agreed, I just shampooed the seats which while cleaner made little real difference, i don’t think I said but they are black, or were...

I worked in the car trade, so this is my opinion. Tatty interiors always hurt sales, it show lack of interest, lack of respect, abuse. The rest of...

Glad you found it when you did. A press fit without an additional mechanical fastener does seem a bit odd given the pressure involved, but I don't...

You're close Greg. I bought the Elan because I've wanted one since I was a kid, almost bought one instead of the Westfield, and wanted something I...

That, my friends, is gasoline puddling on top of the pump housing. We tried to fire the engine last night but it was apparent it wasn't getting...

Let me guess, you needed the Elan because the Westfield wasn't safe in the wet... I'd call it a perfect fit if the gears slide on after a little...

I did see your post about the wings and the spray on liner some time ago and was toying with the idea of doing something similar as I've read about...

Hadn't thought about the pump pulling air from the sump tank. I added a quart to the tank before cranking to create oil pressure.

Definitely polish and clean the seats (see above). It occasionally amazes me how much looking good affects buyers, when purely cosmetic and easily...

I don't know if you saw my build thread, but I had my wings sprayed with bed liner material at a local shop. I marked the front ones where the...

They are better than I expected. The Caterham cloth seats always faded badly. I would not replace them but: 1) Remove them from the car and...

How much do you figure it will cost to polish out the aluminum? 22” wide seats will be a very tight fit (if at all). Try Kirky drag seats (same as...

Hard to tell if the passenger seat is far more faded or if that's just the lighting in the different photos. I'd be tempted to give both seats a...

I could always get a pair of these...

They dont look all that bad to me. What engine/suspension/transmission does it have (i.e., how likely is it to become a track car?). As you note, the...

Let’s see if this will work from my phone...

You're the one who brought up spending $1000 to recover the seats, I was just providing another option at a similar cost :) I do think that spending...

I hear you but similarly for someone who wants race seats it’s like throwing $1k away isn’t it? I’m not going to pay $1k to have the seats re-done,...