does anybody know the function of the headlamp-motors: i found 2 fuses in the fusebox, one for headlamp system, one for headlamps down. when i insert the...
If its been stored outside you could check that the voids below the headlamp pods haven't filled with water and flooded the motors. Good luck! Ian [Non-text...
car was covered all the time. when i picked the car up, both motors worked, but on drivers side a nut, fixing the shaft that connects motor with pot was loose....
Hi After having the new Elite sitting in the garage for months I am now deciding what to do. Is it possible to race these cars? I have found the 70's road...
... I think someone asked a similar question a couple of years ago, and at that time the Elite would be in with the 3 litre cars, and be severely underpowered...
It'd be worth talking to PNM in Liverpool. They have an eclat that they've been using as a track car, there are some pictures on their website. It's got a cage...
... Hmm, last time I looked at the website this, ahhh, "scheme", was /well/ below critical mass. Perhaps you could spend a thousandth of an age explaining...
hi, i know now why the headlamps failed: the left motor is worn and so confuses the complete system. it needs new "carbon brushes" or i need a new motor....
Does anyone have any experience with the Hermetite fuel tank repair putty? Does it work? I have a 1.5mm hole in the underside of my modified Eclat's fuel tank...
Phil, I have no direct experience of the Hermetite stuff but years (and years) ago I used something similar on the underside of the tank on my Elan. That ...
I pulled my Elite tank out and welded it without a problem... I deleted one filler on mine. I ran a hose full bore through it for about an hour then proped it...
Oh and afterwards I used Metholated Sprits (absorbs water) and compressed air, and sun on a hot day to dry the water out again.... G ... From: Gavin To:...
You can weld a fuel tank , be it a petrol tank from a car, an oil tanker that travels along the road, or a fuel tank that normally sits 15 feet below a...
I seem to remember a few years ago about a racing eliteII that was a light green in color. Anyone remember it - an image of it was posted on some website at...
Chaps, Thanks for all your advice. Since it was relatively easy to get the tank out I think I'll try a heat free method first and see how that holds out. For...
... I had a leak in the fuel tank on my Elan, so I took it to a local radiator repair shop. $30us later they had it sealed up. They cleaned it out with soapy...
2/3rd page article on racing Eclat in this months Practical Performance Car magazine March issue. There is also an article on the www.race-cars- classics.com...
Hello people I now need a pair of front shock absorbers for my 77 Elite. Does any one know if they were used on any other vehicle. Thank you in anticipation. ...
I just had delivered from the UK a set of "GAZ" adjustable shocks for my Elite... they look good and were excellent value I thought.. Send a mail to this chap...
I don't know if any other cars used the same shocks but I too can recommend the Gaz adjustables. I got mine from Paul Matty Sportscars and they've worked well...
I have a 1973 Lotus 907 motor that I want to get rid of. I purchased it with an Elite about 5 years ago as a brand new motor and gearbox in the original Lotus...
I am busy overhauling the front suspension on my Eclat. It's all been removed and refurbished and about to be re-assembled. I have a question about the...
lotus excel, model 84. i sat in my car, drove it from my yard into the garage, opened the bonnet, checked oil and when trying starting the engine again the ...
connected a a jump-start cable from minus of battery directly to engine-block...and? the car starts fine...so have to sort out where the bad connection is.... ...
Paul, the workshop manual says: Anti-Roll Bar - to remove: 1. Remove the road wheels 3. Remove the lower trunnion bolts at each side of the car. Slide the ...
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