I'm replacing both the front ball joints on my 1979 elite this weekend. I' m right to believe that Triumph GT6 ball joints are what I need rather than the...
Don't mess around with parts that may or may not be the same in such a safety critical application. Lotus often used mass production parts and changed the spec...
I normally recommend the same, stick to original parts, but in this case they are bog standard parts according to the specialists. SJ Sportscars sell them for...
Hi, Someone asked this question before, but I can't see a reply. I had a problem a while back with the reverse light switch on by Eclat. It switch wasn't...
Alan Simple to do with a trolley jack and a few axle stands. Most EP90 bottles are supplied with a long tube to squirt the oil in, alternatively make yourself...
OK! Managed it with trolley jack and stands, although it took me more than ten minutes. The drain plug loosened off easily, but the filler plug required a lot...
Hello to all, actually I am trying to torture my Eclat to a hydraulic clutch-movement solution , but the (chosen and) used master/slave cylinders do not...
We bought our Lotus Elite in 1977 from Cochran Coachcraft in Santa Barbara, CA. A few years later we sold it. Now we live in Oklahoma and I am going through...
Don't ask for anything I will take it for free :-) On a serious note...no idea, most of what you mention is still available from UK suppliers. All the wiring...
hi all,, with regret im having to sell my 1981 elite s2,2 auto ,, some of you will have seen it at some of the shows and events during the years, its a two...
We bought our Lotus Elite in 1977 from Cochran Coachcraft in Santa Barbara, CA. A few years later we sold it. Now we live in Oklahoma and I am going through...
i sorted out all my parts in one easy mpve i bought a un finnished project for £ 100 and got a new cshassis brakes susspension and all rubbers the bodys...
What's wrong with our photos section. I've gotten this error for a while, when trying to access: Error GROUP_CHECK gpg7.bc.scd.yahoo.com:GROUP_CHECK Am I the...
Hi All: A LOG 25 update from sunny St. Louis. Not only will Clive Chapman be Lotus Ltd's special guest for LOG 25 but former Team Lotus Chief Mechanic Bob...
Is someone able to delete some of the 1.2 Mb we're above limit. I'm just interested in looking at some photos, not to fill in new ones. Regards /tka ... From:...
Hello every one. I am a relatively new member, who is about to embark on the rebuild of my 1977 Elite engine. The car was delivered with the engine in five ...
Hi, I'm thinking about selling my series one Eclat. Car has 72k miles, five months road tax and mot'd till March 06. I'd rather sell it to someone who knows...
Don't sell your Eclat Alan..... If you do you'll just spend the rest of your life getting dewy eyed and wishing you had kept it. My advice is get the...
I've been out in the Elite this weekend and have a bit of a problem. It keeps stalling when I'm pulling away, its seriously poor when a Vauxhall Nova full of...
All, I understand that the upper and lower grilles in the nose of the Elite and Eclat are presently not available or obsolete from Lotus. As mine like most...
Hello all. We have had to make some changes to our plans for this years Lotus Rendezvous at the Glen. As we did not get the response we expected, therefore...
Hi All: For your reading pleasure! Monday, June 20, 2005 – St. Louis, Missouri: Lotus Ltd – North America's Largest Lotus Car Club is pleased to announce...
Guys, need some help... The passenger side seatbelt came away in my hand on Saturday. The metal loop that goes through the fabric had corroded away to...
Sounds like the steel plate in the sill has rusted away. Make new ones in stainless Have fun :-( Neil ... metal ... bits ... from ... Workshop ... sill ... ...
I have a 74 Elite. I have been looking for a drivers door latch. part no.75U6021. it bolts to the door. I have tried many Lotus parts supply places but with no...
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