Does anyone know if the cross reference on the Esprit fact file regarding water hoses and belts are accurate to a 94 S4. Thank you for your help. Scott...
Found an ad on cars.com for a 2007 Exige S. The car looked fine, but I thought the seller's description was a tad bizarre... ... This 2007 Lotus Exige S...
... If a dealer, my guess is they're trying to widen the customer base for a car with a nan-sized market. "Oh, don't like the Lotus? Here's a fine Mercedes...
How hard is it to get the trim off to access the shoulder belts on a Plus 2? The web on my belts looks its age. The black is faded to purple, and the web is...
My brown 1973 TC was called the Special when I bought it in 1973/4. The metal plate on the body next to the carbs says Lotus Special. The metal plate in the...
What kind of knock off wheel options are there for the Plus 2. I thought there were two options, stock and Spyder, but I saw a Plus 2 on Ebay today with some...
Panasport makes a mini-lite-looking wheel for the Lotus pin-drive system. It is 13-inch. I think they are 5 inches wide. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul...
... Keep in mind that the Elan suspension was designed for the lightweight, 13" wheels and relatively (by today's standards) narrow tires. Atwell Haines '88...
... Given that the stock 13" steel wheels Lotus used at the time weighed ca. 22 lbs., and that modern wheels of greater diameter and width will come in at ...
The standard Lotus steel wheels were homologated at ~12.5 lbs, very light for steel wheels. Spyder sells Minilite wheels in 14" pin drive or bolt on styles. ...
Speaking of Plus 2, A local member here has some 205/60 - 13 Yoko A048Rs for sale. He originally bought them for his Plus 2 but members of our club convinced...
Sorry about the multiple messages some of you may have received, but I've SPAM'd the YahooGroups Lotus lists that apply. Vendor commercial messages on the...
Dumb question - what belt do I have? I would say it looks trapezoidal, but when was the round tooth belt introduced? Anyway, I'm interested in whatever flavour...
Hi Steve, If your engine is stock, then it has the HTD round tooth belt. The HNBR version of that is already in stock. Regards, Tim ... From: Steve Brightman ...
Interesting post Tim. Not directly applicable to me as I own an Elise but can I ask if you have any info on the age related degradation for different types of...
Tim, Thanks for looking into this question. Timing belt changing is one of those service items I really don't enjoy much! I would certainly consider an...
... materials vs the originals? I'm with Ian, and many others I suspect. I don't put enough miles on the Jensen-Healey to worry about the mileage interval -...
Is there any expectations of life span in years?...our cars will never see 75K miles. I would get one for sure if meant longer life, the failure cost is pretty...
LIFE EXPECTANCY: Yeah, that's the big question. It is generically understood within the industry that HNBR is the next big improvement and it will produce a...
Type 74 is common to all Twin Cams (TC) and Twin Cam Specials (TCS). JPS was a specific coulour scheme around 1972. The original batch of JPS cars came with a...
Circa 1975 (I think) there was a stereo manufacturer who did a system that installed in the headliner of the Esprit. Cassette deck, graphic equalizer, lots of...
After years of beating coupes and convertibles around on the track, I'm very very seriously planning on getting into open-wheeled cars. The type 51 holds a...
... Yes, that's the one! I thought that I remembered clipping that advertisement while in university, but obviously not. Getting older and fuzzier in the...
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