Bill, The Toyota W58 5-speed was used in the 1982-92 Supra (5M-GE, 7M-GE), 1986 Supra/ Soarer/ Cressida (1G-GTE), 1982-85 Celica (US 22R-*). I can't speak...
Bill, Talk with Mike Taylor at Lotusbits www.lotusbits.com, or... http://www.lotuseliteparts.bravepages.com/ Or take whatever is left of the existing mount to...
I'm considering to change my original Lotus 5-speed gearbox with the Getrag unit on my Lotus Elite, specified in the Excel. Although it has been revised no...
You can install the Toyota box of the excel.... I did it with mine.... but... a.) You need the bell housing (from an excel) b.) you need to fabricate mounts to...
Each transmission requires it's own unique bell housing. So if you find a transmission from a Toyota or BMW source, you will still have to find a matching...
Benjamin, How about posting the details of what you had to do to install the Toyota W58 into your car. Which version of the W58 has the correct input shaft and...
I've recently acquired a 1985 Lotus Excel and I have decided to sell my 1979 Eclat and any spare parts I will not need for the Excel. In amongst all the bits...
How can I bleed the cooling system entirely? When changing the cambelt (thanks again for all your tips!), I tried to change the cooling/fluid, but only 2,5...
Hi Folks, I've been rebuilding my 1976 Elite S1 on and off for the last 4 years, and now I need to fix the suspension. I've renewed the ball joints and...
Hi All long time since Iv been hear, Its Bad news for me but Good for some of you out there I have put my lotus elite 503 Blak with JPS Gold stripes on E-Bay ...
UK Ebay or US? Good luck, Rogers Schupp 73' Europa TCS 3046R 74' Elite 503 77' Esprit S1 0201H 87' Esprit HCI Bond White 91' Elan M100 Red 02' Esprit V8 AE#57 ...
Hi, I think they come from the 70's ford Capri (MK1), at least that's what I put in mine when I replaced them Regards, Lance Hewitt '75 Elite [Non-text...
If I bleed the cooling-systeem with just the small tap underneath the radiator I only get about 2 liters of cooling-liquid, whereas there should be much more...
Triumph Stag & TR7. The thermostat must have the additional Reverse Poppet Valve (aka, Bottom Bypass or Blanking Disk). Don't run without it. Unipart GTS...
"NLC" means No Lotus Content. That is what we have seen in the recent Autoblitz blog postings submitted to this group. Such postings, with NLC, are not welcome...
Dick -- This is an overdue "thank you" note. I finally got around to downloading these. You even have bulletins incorporated ;-) They are perfect!? Thanks so...
This is a very old chestnut. The Granada rack is identical, BUT the rack/pinion ratio is much lower in the Ford application, and is totally unsuitable for use...
I have had quite a bit of trouble since I replaced the joints in my driveshafts. I have had to shim under the circlips, to try and eliminate a clonking...
Hi, I'm back after a few years away from this group - I was active about 10 years ago. Things seem a bit quiet here these days. My 1976 Elite has been off the...
My Elite has been running hot. I changed the T-stat but now it's even more wierd. At speed or under load the temp creeps up dangerously high. When I slow...
Hi All, I am being offered a 74 Eclat that has been disassembled and is also in need of a windshield. Anyone have one or know of a source for one. Please let...
P, Check the water pump's V-belt. A loose belt won't drive the pump well enough to keep up. Does the top radiator hose and the radiator get hot? It's not...
Check with JAE and Dave Bean Engineering. They're both out there on the left coast with you. JAE, Jeff Robbinson (805) 967-5767 Dave Bean Engineering (209)...
OK, this happened on my Europa, but it could happen on any side-draft setup... THE SCENE: 1969 Europa S2, 1565cc wedge, Weber 1x45DCOE (side-draft) on Hermes...
OK, this happened on my Europa, but it could happen on any side-draft setup... THE SCENE: 1969 Europa S2, 1565cc wedge, Weber 1x45DCOE (side-draft) on Hermes...
OK, this happened on my Europa, but it could happen on any side-draft setup... THE SCENE: 1969 Europa S2, 1565cc wedge, Weber 1x45DCOE (side-draft) on Hermes...
The Evora, a 2+2, qualifies as content for the 4-seaters list! ... From: jay cee <dertgog@...> To: lotus-cars@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Nov 17, 2009...
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