IT LIVES!

Cars shouldn't start without the ignition key in...

However, this was the problem we had when we went to crank for oil pressure for the first time. Disconnect the trip switch on the bulkhead and connect the battery - and the engine tries to start!

After a plea to the Caterham Motorsport community (as well as a chat with John, Wes Fox's Chief Engineer...) I found that I'd put too many cables out of the battery positive terminal and in effect was 'hot-wiring' the car. In short, the cables for the back of the starter solenoid are really obvious - there are two pins to bolt to and one is larger than the other. There are three cables to attach and two of them will fit on the larger diameter pin while the other only fits on the smaller pin. Pretty obvious in the end...

Another point about the battery cables is to fit the negative cable to the bell-housing. The Assembly Guide suggests the outermost hole but they're all outermost on the circular bell-housing... I've connected mine to the one you'll see through the rear cooling U-Hose.

So once I'd sorted this out, I could crank the engine and finally start it. And after turning for 10-15 seconds, it started. My wife videoed the the magic moment and I'm toying with the idea of putting it on here but I look really daft with a very camp-looking clap when it starts so I'm reluctant...

Just a quick foot-note to apologise for the less-detailed posts at the moment. I've been on holiday and I've been working on the car constantly to prepare it for a pre-booked Post Build Check and IVA. Lots to do!