Archive for July, 2006
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
The 131mpg Caterham 7
Caterham is famed for producing some of the fastest cars in the world, but what about one capable of returning 131 miles per gallon?
That’s exactly what a modified Caterham Seven achieved at the recent Shell Eco-Marathon at Rockingham.
Customised by carbon fibre specialist Axon Automotive, with the support of Energy-Efficient Motorsport (EEMS), the standard Caterham Seven […]
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
Why I hate Advance Auto
I got new fuel lines and clamps and replaced all of them. Started the car and tested for gas leaks and all was well.
Now I was letting the engine heat up so I could see how efficient the new high performance radiator would be. So the water temp needle kept climbing and climbing until it […]
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Friday, July 21st, 2006
Cooling upgrades and… is that gas I smell?
I finally got all the parts back to do my cooling upgrade…
Upgrade radiator with performance 4-rod, 2-pass core.
170 degree f thermostat (same as a 1981 Jaguar XJ6).
New thermostat gasket.
New radiator hoses.
Thermostatic fan sensor.
Sensor grommet.
Now, the upper radiator hose is the wrong one. The ones for the 1980 model year TR7 and later are different from […]
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Friday, July 7th, 2006
My Spider was in Cars!
Ok, so I got a little bored.
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Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
And still waiting….
I had high hopes that I could get the radiator back by now and would be able to use my time off to plow through a pack of upgrades.
Oh well.
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