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June 13, 2005: Finally, some time spent on the Seven!
I'm taking advantage of this down time to do a number of modifications to the car so it's going slowly. Road tests of the Caterham CSR are hitting print and EVO magazine had a very interesting photo of some frame reinforcements that were added. I can't do all of them but some are based around the transmission tunnel. There are some good photos of the frame available online as well although this may be the pre-modification version. I've started planning new tubes. After a close look, it appears that there is no easy way to put a differential mount directly over the nose of the diff so a short PPF will likely be the final solution. A plate will be welded to the side of the transmission tunnel to provide both stiffness and a mounting point. The new wiring for the instruments also arrived so I need to start working there. Now I have to decide how much of the capabilities of the new cluster I want to use - electronic odometer, turn indicator lights, etc. It's just a matter of what holes need to be cut into the dash.

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