tomcoles203
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I am at collage in thame studying an AVCE in engineering based on motorsport its wicked i am building a locost which is almost exactly like the caterham 7, but it has a 1300 crossflow engine in it. We get to race it when its built is anyone else doin anything similar
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P@UL
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is this linked with Brookes university?
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Mikeboy
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{ P@UL - have u got ne pics from that U20 ?  }
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P@UL
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no sorry i did them at work cause i work at PC World.
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Mikeboy
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oh ok cool
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Recaro1
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I Know when I was at Kingston college, there was a group of people studying a BTEC national diploma in Mechanical engineering who we're using a book called "build your own sports car for under 250 pounds". The car they built looked just like a caterham.
When I attending a uni in herts their mechanical engineering course was building a go kart which they raced.
Funny, uni builds a gokart and a college build a car. I thought uni students were supposed to be clever.
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Phil Hall
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We are doing a project this summer to make a beach buggy. We have most of the parts like the mini engine and gearbox. We fabricated the shell and cage last summer so all we need are d-shafts to be made up and soe ancilleries and we can get building. There's 4 of us doing it but we just dont have the time.
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3CorsaMeal
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what the diff between the caterham and the lotus. what is faster? etc
always argue with a m8 over em.
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Daimo B
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My school done this a few years back. Built there own chassis etc.
The Leigh City Technology College.
They also built a small 2 man hovercraft too. Won lots of awards. Think i left b4 they finished the car though.
Lotus is exactly the same. Done a project on Caterham. Went to the factory, got taken out (all of us) at around 120mph. Its great, like a go kart.
Caterham bought out the Lotus 7 hence why its now the Caterham 7.
Each part is built by different people. 1 person does the engine, 1 does the suspension n brakes, one does the bodywork etc etc.
Small factory, great day though.
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3CorsaMeal
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so where does westfield come into it
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Daimo B
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Different company
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tomcoles203
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recaro1 thats the same book we are using the car is called a lo-cost hence the £250 part but it would be impossiable to build it for £250 unless you had a lot of contacts that are willing to give you a sh*t load of parts free 
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GT4Brody
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I live in Caterham!!! Where the cars originate from see some amazin motors around town and in there show room, love the superlight!! 0-100in about 5 secs
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tomcoles203
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here's a picture of my mate stood next to the locost space frame
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Stuckey
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
My school done this a few years back. Built there own chassis etc.
The Leigh City Technology College.
They also built a small 2 man hovercraft too. Won lots of awards. Think i left b4 they finished the car though.
Lotus is exactly the same. Done a project on Caterham. Went to the factory, got taken out (all of us) at around 120mph. Its great, like a go kart.
Caterham bought out the Lotus 7 hence why its now the Caterham 7.
Each part is built by different people. 1 person does the engine, 1 does the suspension n brakes, one does the bodywork etc etc.
Small factory, great day though.
i went to that school it gh_ey
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[Edited on 25-02-2003 by Stuckey]
[Edited on 25-02-2003 by Stuckey]
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tomcoles203
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ok maybe not
if someone could tell me how to post an image from a digi camera i will post a load of pictuers
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tomcoles203
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tomcoles203
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Thats me drivin NOT i wish
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Daimo B
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Stuckey, it wasn't that bad. Good technology features when i was there (this was like, 6 years ago nearly). Only just built the Post 16 room for when i left (dunno what it is now, not Post 16 anyway).
Was great for rugby.
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Recaro1
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My Dads got a Caterham, Got to test drive a superlight when he was looking to buy one. Couldnt believe how quick it was. Hit well over a ton very quick.
My dads only got a 1.6, even this does 0-60 in about 5 secs.
The caterham fireblade looks very interesting, revs to about 14000 rpm.
Any one been to the Caterham Factory? Its basically a little workshop. When I went there was a caterham being built that cost 30+ grand. Had Flip paint and superlight engine.
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ainsley_brader
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Caterhams always going to be quicker than the lotus do to the fact there newer and as such have more diverse engines fitted to them.
Caterham fit the ford ohcs the rover k series and the vaux 1.8 8 valve on twin carbs as I recall and the red top.
Many other engines have been fitted including cossie, rover v8s, bike engines etc etc.
I was looking at getting a caterham project over the last fortnight with a lancia twion carb twin carbs engine but unfortunately i cant really afford it.
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