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build diary September 2, 2004: Well, I was going to work on the car last weekend. The source of the fuel probably is probably the foam in the fuel cell. There's no filter before the pump, so the pump is probably clogged with little foam bits. My friend Rick Weldon (who let me thrash his Miata mercilessly at Laguna) figured that one out and Steve at CMC also sent me an email with the same hypothesis. I just need to dig into the fuel system to find out for sure. I have a filter sitting right here, ready to be installed pre-pump. My mistake. I do have some high quality video now, though! It's from the first time the car was really on the road in early August. The header was a little leaky, the transmission had no 2nd gear synchro - but the sounds are pretty cool! One thing I discovered today on the Caterham website. My car is almost exactly the same weight as a 165 hp Caterham SV. That's the Caterham that is closest to my car in size and specification. I'm quite pleased about that. entry 612 of 1439 |