At present we have four Excels going to the Beaulieu motor museum for a meet on 20th February. Anyone else who would like to join us would be more than...
Greetings, I'm a newbie here but have >20 years experience wrenching on my own cars. I have an opportunity to pick up a 1974 Lotus Elite for about $1,500. The...
Firstly, Hi, i have been lurking for a while, I have a Special Europa, but now have a younger relative of it ('84 Excel), so can finally have a rwason to ask...
got a very early 74 elite and need some help with a few problems what are the lower steering u/js from???triumph/ford? heater fan doesn,t work?? who is best...
Sascha, I believe the bearing "sizes" are nominally the same, but there are different configurations for different engines. Best to contact someone like SJ...
Andy, Firstly, welcome to the list. I think you will find there are a number of differences from the JH head, though it will bolt on. I'd be looking at port...
Welcome to this list! maweiser@... writes: Greetings, I'm a newbie here but have >20 years experience wrenching on my own cars. I have an opportunity to...
Where are you located? I've seen a certain 1974 car in the Northwest US that I would caution against without a thorough look. I worked on the car for a...
Thanks for all the helpful replies. This car (a red one) is located in the California Central Valley. I went looking for the car last week but the seller ...
ClassMaker wrote: The 4-speed trannies (Getrag) are not as rare as the 5's (Lotus/"Maxi"). It is my understanding that the Getrag transmissions are 5-speed and...
I'm looking to add to the stable and am on the hunt for a late 80's onwards excel (I like the SE variety)......basically who what where and when in the UK..oh...
Hi Tim, Firstly I should say I am always impressed at the torrent of information that flows when you answer a question. Rest assured I have probably...
I took Tim Engel's advice and bought a Morgan Carbtune to balance the carburetors on my Eclat. I had to replace the idle mixture screws on the inner carb as...
Alan, Congratulations, it's good to hear the engine is running right at last. It makes a big difference doesn't it? Regards, Tim ... From: "alan36662003"...
... There were no automatic LC Excels. The SA (auto) was introduced a couple of years after the SE, by which time the production of the LC engines had...
I have a 2.2 Lotus Sunbeam engine with a front bowl sump on it, but I am thinking of fitting it ito a vehicle needing a rear bowl sump. I will be using the...
Well the car from ebay arrived today. I arrived home approx 7pm. By 10 the cylinder head was off. Thank goodness for the last person to do that using copper...
The bad news is that I now have 5-1/2 quarts of oil on my garage floor and a head gasket with a large gap in it. I will try to list the sequence of events...
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