Section 2
Issue 1 Page 4
BASIC DEFINITIONS
3 The text in the assembly guide refers to
the Right Hand (RH) side or Left Hand (LH) side
of the car. For all purposes the RH side of the
car is taken to be the drivers side of a RH drive
car.
4 Also mentioned in the assembly guide are
the terms inboard (pointing towards the centre
line of the car) and outbound (pointing away
from the centre line of the car).
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
5 All kits supplied by Caterham Cars are
specifically designed for the amateur car builder
with basic facilities. Table 2 details the general
purpose tools that will be required during the
build process.
TABLE 2 TOOLS REQUIRED
Item Remarks
Socket set Metric and imperial
Spanner set Metric and imperial
Screwdriver Flat point (various)
Screwdriver Phillips/posidrive (various)
Soft faced
hammer
Rubber/plastic/copper/hide
Circlip pliers
Torque wrench 0 to 60 lbft
Allen keys Metric and imperial
Measuring tape
Hacksaw
Rivet gun
Goggles Eye protection
Twist drill bits Metric and imperial
Crimp pliers
Drill
Axle stand Qty 4
Jug/Small funnel
6 The tools detailed in Table 3 are not
generally to hand in the amateur workshop.
These will be required during the build process.
TABLE 3 ADDITIONAL TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Item Remarks
Engine hoist SWL of 150 kg
Socket 41 mm
Torque wrench Up to 200 lbft
Cut down 10 mm
Allen key
Gearbox oil filler plug
Durable Dot
fastening tool
76068 – supplied with chassis
kit
7 The engine hoist should only be required
for a short time and can usually be sourced from
a tool hire company. The 41 mm socket and
torque wrench will be required to tighten the rear
hubs to the drive shafts and the cut down Allen
key is required to tighten the gearbox oil filler
plug, due to the restricted access in the
transmission tunnel. A 10 mm Allen key can be
modified as shown in Fig 2.
15mm
Fig 2 Cut down 10 mm Allen key
