Drove the car for the first time. Only from garage to van but still awesome to have built a car. Garage is feeling very empty right now. Fingers crossed for the Caterham post build check.
Build day 24 – first start!
I’ve built a car that actually starts! Doesn’t idle right but that’s a minor detail compared to the actual building of the car.
Tomorrow Caterham are collecting it for the post build check then it’s a waiting game for the IVA and registration. Next stop motor racing!
Problem solved
Found the cause of my car not starting.
Caterham forgot to put a relay in. Guess that got missed off the ‘shortages list’ when they sent the kit out!
Build day 22-23 – fluids & wheels
Day 22. A couple of weeks ago I spent the morning filling up all the fluids on the car and bleeding the brakes. Had a few connections which needed tightening up but no major leaks so far.
Day 23. Spent today completing all the odd jobs and getting the car off the axle stands. Forgotten how low these cars are, looking forward to the first drive.
Have hit one major problem it seems that the car won’t turn over. I’ve tripled checked all the connections and spoke to Caterham about it. Apparently I have done everything correctly and it should work. So the most likely problem is when Caterham put in the dash or main loom one of the cables has popped out of a connection. Tomorrow is going to be a fun day of trying to track down the problem. If I can’t solve it Caterham will as part of the post build check.
Build Day 21 – more IVA prep
Day 21. After a week of long evening in the office I finally managed to get back out on the car for a couple of hours. All the IVA related trim is now on the car and I’ve fitted the doors. Had to stop as I suddenly thought that starting on the car at 11am and drilling holes to 1am wasn’t the best way to make friends with the neighbours.
2021 Caterham 310R Racer 