nelmo

The danger with putting weights on is that they will measure it during your IVA and if the numbers on your plate are too low (or is it too high?), that's a potential failure. The plate just needs the car manufacturer and the VIN number on it and it doesn't need to be professionally done - I just used a basic stamp kit on a piece of ally. Personally, I'd return the plate to GBS (they're normally happy to refund) and just make your own basic one.

None of that stuff moved on it's own, though, did it? Just time-lapse photography, no? Still cool...

Hold on one cotton-picking minute!! You're telling me that it took you 10 days from sending your paperwork to getting a V5!? :-o It took me 5 (five) weeks to get mine! 5 weeks! 5 weeks of watching for the postman, stroking my car as it sat in the garage, looking longingly at the open road.... But I'm not bitter... congratu-fecking-lations...

I think you've just found a couple of bad examples - do an image search on Google and you get hundreds of Caterhams with perfect wheels/arches. I think colour schemes are one of Caterhams strengths - they have a great range of colours and stripes - love this one: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=caterham&client=tablet-android-samsung&prmd=minv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR-MWr9_jYAhWML8AKHZH2CO0Q_AUIEigC&biw=1280&bih=800#imgrc=mkVhU9NGdFRdBM:

Yeah, I was thinking that as well... a bit dull but at least it's a little different..

No offence taken, I agree. I've tried plain colours but they just don't work unless I do all the other GRP which I don't want to do. I just really fancy something a bit different that doesn't break the bank and this is a good excuse...

OK, what do you think of these wraps? To be honest, I'm not sure I like any of them but there is very limited choice in this country - numerous US websites but only decent one in the UK is wrapdirect.com - anyone know any others? (I don't want a company to do the wrap for me, i want to buy the wrap to do it myself).

Busy in the Midlands, innit?

Unfortunately, GBS want £60 for 1 wing so I'm going to try a fix with P40 first and then a vinyl wrap to avoid having to paint (always wanted to try wrapping anyway ).

What he meant was, you'd need about £6k of work to get it through IVA To the OP, as others have said, I wouldn't even go and look at something that hadn't passed IVA - it may look amazing and shiny but if you want to do more than stare at it sitting in your garage, find a registered car. A knackered old nail with a number plate is worth much more than an engineering marvel without one. And you mentioned keeping it for track days if it failed? Track days aren't cheap - you're looking at a minimum of £100 to be able to drive your car (not including the cost of trailering it to the track) for one day? You can hire a shiny, new Caterham for £400 for a full weekend (fri-mon)... BTW: get us some pics - we're all fascinated to see what this dead-cert-to-pass-IVA-first-time looks like

Call me Mr Cynical but - duh!! He's trying to sell, he'll tell you he thinks he'll win the British Grand Prix in it if he thinks you'll buy... Ignore what he 'thinks' - means nothing... Re: the re-test, mine failed and they only checked the failures during the re-test but, as Bob, said, someone (brumster?) had an extra fail picked up on a re-test.

Yes, I will be re-doing the other wing as well so I could just paint both - good idea. However, if GBS will do me one wing for £40 (£80 for the pair), then that's probably not much more than I'll end up paying for filler, paint etc. I also had a thought of doing a wrap in some weird pattern but that's more expense again and I'll probably end up with a dog's dinner of a colour scheme

OK, thanks guys - yes, I think a new part would be easier and produce a much better result. Just need to see if GBS will do one arch (they quote them in pairs)....

Following on from my wing-ejection event, I need to try and repair some damage, if possible. I've never done any such repair before so any advice would be helpful. Below is a pic of the damage. It looks like there is a thick layer of plastic over the fibreglass - is that right or is that how fibreglass comes out after buffing up? Is it repairable?

Yes, that is exactly what I had in mind...thanks...

Yup, good idea...

Yes, it did come away at the front first - and the rear only lasted a couple of seconds before that went as well. Very possible I didn't get the gunk in the right place but it was left for several days untouched with weight on it, so the gunk must have cured. I thought about different bolts but, as you say, I don't think there is space between bracket and tyre to fit one and I doubt I'll get a nut inside the tube (and anyway, I'd need at least 2 and one far inside). I think I'm going to go with a large sheet of ally, bent into a '-U-' -shape with wide and long wings and lots of gunk. Ironic that these wings are sold as 'sport' wings and supposedly provide some downforce - that can't be happening at all otherwise surely there should be much less (if any) upward force on the gunk to make it fail like this, no?

I've not examined it closely to see where it gave exactly (there's a pic on my blog) but I did all the roughing up of surfaces. Not sure about the gunk - it was just the black stuff that GBS sell.

After a spirited run today, one of my front wheel arches flew off. I had attached it with lots of black gunk (the stuff used to attach the panels) as well as some thin (too thin by the looks of things) wire mesh. I'm still very surprised it gave... seemed so solid. I'm tempted to just try bolt it on this time and live with the visible bolt heads but it's been suggested this can create cracks in future as the wing vibrates round the bolt. Another alternative is a piece of ally bent into a U shape and then more gunk but I'm wary of trusting the stuff now. Any other suggestions?

Is there any chance of getting the stickers as a normal sticker ie. that are sticky on the back and can be used on other surfaces? I want to collect them on the car but there's not enough glass :-)

Ah but the cafe was toasty http://cubeupload.com/im/Nelmo/sarum2.jpg

Thanks, will do...

OK, BIL has lived up to expectations and bailed on us, so should be able to make it (unless wife puts her foot down). I may be a bit late as I'm taking the scenic route... :-)

I'm a good 2 hours away (Reigate, East Surrey) but meeting at 10 - 10.30am is fine. I just thought if you were meeting for breakfast at 8, then that's too early for me. One of my favourite driving routes is out that way so I like any excuse to do it and added bonus of coffee and planes at the end In theory, my highly unreliable brother-in-law is supposed to be coming over but since he has cancelled his last 3 visits, I'm hoping he'll stick to form. I'll have to let you know but it may not be until Saturday I'm afraid...

Does anyone know of an android app that does GPS and speed tracking which can then be used with a video editor? The idea is to overlay a speedo onto video of a track day... I only plan on doing 1 or 2 a year so I can't justify spending a lot on a pro setup.