hello, Long time lurker, but now I've got to ask a question. I have a 74 elite with an engine that I believe was rebuilt in 1983 and never run. it's been...
I've just taken the plunge and bought a 1988 Excel SA. Having owned it for two days, I was driving it around the town (heavy, slow- moving traffic) and...
Hello, I am currently in the process of restoration of a 74 Elite that I picked up. The car has sat since 80 and the 907 motor while running, leaves a little...
Hi all, I am inprocess of restoring my Elite that has been standing for some years. I have sorted all oil leaks except a power steering oil leak from the top...
Hi Guys, I'm trying to find out what car the lenses came from. Does anyone know? How about the rear glass struts? Has Mike Taylor come home from Japan yet? ...
Gents, My Elite 504 (PAS) has too much play on the inner ball joint of the track rod, so that's the one on the steering rack side. (RHD, RH side) Before I mess...
As the Northeast Coordinator for Club111, a newly formed Elise enthusiast group, please accept this invitation to our first gathering in Connecticut on October...
Thanks all for the comments re: overheating. The fans are fine and it's not overheated since, though I've not tried driving it in congested traffic since...
CAR TV SHOW Men I need a bit of help from the masses... I am in the process of develpoing a new Car TV show. It is called Full Throttle TV. It brings to life...
... How about here? http://www.gglotus.org/ggtech/catch-the-bug/misc1.htm Warning: where this page says "a number of months ago" it was actually a few years...
My '78 Eclat fires up at 80 psi dropping to around 40 psi when warmed up and reving. It drops to around 20 psi when warm and idling. The engine temperature...
... My 1976 Elite is supposed to have had its engine rebuilt just before I bought it, and my pressures and temp. are very similar. The two Mazda fans I fitted...
If anybody has any LOG pictures they want to share.Please send them over to me. I will put them on the LOONY www.lotusowners.com <http://www.lotusowners.com/>...
I have just purchased a set of 16" wheels which have the same PCD, but a different offset to the original wheels on my Elite, does anyone know what the offset...
Gents, Semi off topic: I am looking for a 3.0:1 set of gears for an ancient 3 litre ford capri. I believe these make the most miles per revs of all diff...
... If you have Web access to lotus4seaters in yahoogroups.com, check out message numbers: 2295, 2690 (Tim Engel), 2747, and 3372. Both Tim and Jonathan...
Hello All, I am in the process of redoing my 74 and have just completed gutting the interior. We thought it was odd that the entire inside behind everything...
I think it is a Ford Granada rack, but I may be mistaken...Seems to me it was a Girling rack (but I might be getting messed up with something else). You...
... Not Girling, they only made brakes [1], not steering. [1] And heavy-duty CV joints for roadsweepers and other slow-moving vehicles. (I had to transfer...
Hi, Is there anyone in or around the Glasgow area who owns an Eclat/Elite series one (or two). I'd like to compare performance, noise, suspension etc. I'd also...
Hello, Need a headlight switch to get my 77 eclat on the road. Can anybody help? I also need a passenger side mirror (raydot type). Kent, UK... Regards Duncan...
Duncan, have a look at lotusbits.com. £15 for switch and knob. Alan ... _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy...
Hi folks, Does anybody know what is used to bond the stiffener to the underside of the bonnet - some type of black paste ? Solbit ? It does not seem to be...
hello again !!! i think you will find the rack is a granada item with a moded gear set all the relivant info is in your own arcives in fact by now every...
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