I have two Eclat 523's... 1978 & 1979 Spring Park, Minnesota I know of one 1974 Elite in Minneapolis. There use to be three other Eclats and several Elites in...
... No Excels were officially exported to the USA, although I know that two did find their way there. Try here: http://utahlotusmuseum.com/id193.htm Mike -- ...
In establishing the Elite and Eclat Register,it has been my mission for the past three years to track down all the surviving Elite and Eclat cars, and try to...
... That's right, it's an Excel-bodied 1977 Eclat (or an Excel with '77 Eclat papers ;-) It's been to several LOGs and I know that Bob Tufts has spoken to...
I took the evaporator out of my Elite a few weeks ago, as the rest of the A/C had already been dismantled. Is it of any use to anyone? I can get it checked out...
I cannot find any pictures or info about the couling that should be surrounding the fans in my 74 Elite. There is an induction hose showing in the parts...
The original setup had a 'diverter' that was in front of the engine, going about half-way down. So the air from the radiator , most went out the vents in the...
... Tom, There was no full-face radiator shroud, only ring-shrouds immediately surrounding the fan blades (2). They bolted to the shallow "C" channels that...
My new head is near complete. It has at least 75 specs (ports for the air system). Can anyone tell me what the distance should be from the valve seat to the...
I was very pleased with myself when I got my seized heater valve freed up and working again a few weeks ago but I have now got the footwell swimming in...
Been triing to access the photos section and the following message comes up. Error GROUP_CHECK gpg12.bc.scd.yahoo.com:GROUP_CHECK Wondered if anyone knows how...
after some investigation I found that the otto fan switch is the same as an MGB one and only just over $30 I got mine fro m Paul Walbran motors in Auckland...
re surviving elclat . i spoke of( asked) if the owner of a red eclat in london road apsly was was on the register but got no reply i now work in watford again...
Hi, I replaced the offside vacuum cylinder today and I think I've fixed my sticking light pod at last. It worked everytime I tried it. I'll leave it overnight...
My Eclat boot lid would not lift or stay up, so when I saw a set of replacement hinges on Ebay I bought them. After removing the boot lid I noticed that my...
Sooooo. I bought a Mark one series 2 LoCort (registered rusty restorable roller) to restore. In the process, I found another registered rebodied not as rusty...
Hi folks has anybody ever tried to use the 912 turbo engine in an 83 excel ? I think I would appreciate a little bit more power in the car. Or which way to...
... The gearbox & drivetrain should take it, your problem is how to modify the chassis & bodywork so the turbine fits in there and you've still got some...
I am still triing to figure out the next step in the rebuild of the head for my Elite. This is the problem: The car is stock 74 The new head is 75 or better....
i'm thinking of buying a excel that has some frontal damage providing the car is mechanically sound, is this a good idea or should i avoid any damage...
... Who quoted you for the repair? And what does the service history look like? If the owner can't prove that the full C service was done at 48,000 miles...
When I work the headlamp flasher switch, I assume the headlamps should come up with the lights ON, and go down when released? The normal light switch works ok,...
... Tread VERY carefully. My Excel suffered a light frontal impact trying to avoid a Rover on a country lane that had drifted in front of me...although I went...
Hi All, Does the 907 engine use valve guides or valve seals? My car seems to smoke for a while and just quits after about 10 minutes. Anybody have a guess? ...
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