Hi there A gynecologist was getting tired of his job and decided to switch careers. He'd always enjoyed tinkering with engines, so he enrolled in a school for...
Hi Justin, The VIN indicates you have chassis 0006 built in April 1974 and was originally Federal, probably since converted to Euro spec carbs at least....
Hi, I am planing to get a little more power out of my excel and think about enlarging exhaust and feeding diameter for fuel/air and exhaust to make it more...
... There's been discussion of this on the Excel forum. http://www.lotusexcel.net/ You may need to dig through the "old site" archives. Mike -- Mike Causer...
... The imformation I have to hand says that the Elite used the 17-digit VIN codes, with SCC (meaning Lotus) as the first three characters. For a development...
Just to add to the confusion, I think the registration rules were much more lax in the 60s and 70s about the relative ages of a car and its registration ...
My '76 Eclat was converted to Dellortos in it's past life and now I know why it sat in a storage unit for fifteen years. The thing started after fifteen...
have a 76 for sale call me at 516 608 2975 home or 516 220 4381 greg ny ... From: lotuseclat767 To: lotus4seaters@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 04,...
I am very proud to announce the 2nd Annual Club111 Fall Run and Southeast Lotus Meet. When: October 23-27 Where: Zion Farms www.zionfarms.com Amuchee, Georgia ...
My Excel has a water pump leak that I'd like to sort soon, Can any member of the group help me locate a new or properly refurbished one ? Please reply to my...
... PNM do exchange pumps, Phone/Fax 0151 630 6101 I haven't dealt with them myself, but next time I need a water pump I probably will. BTW, if you joined...
I have a 76 Elite 503. On the back of the air cleaner housing there is a device that I can not identify. Nothing is hooked up to it. This is more than likey...
Does anybody on this list know if there's some sort of a spacer for the drivers side engine mount on the 74 and 75 Elites, it looks like the space between the...
What book do you recommended if you plan to work on the 907 engine? I can't get the engine run properly and suspect there's a leak in one of the valves (the...
What you need is the real Lotus Elite/Eclat factory workshop manual. If you plan on working just on the engine, try manuals for Esprit, Excel, or even...
The official Lotus manuals are the only book/manuals I know but one of the monthly classic car mags is about to start a part work/ feature on the overhaul of a...
The Lotus factory manuals are the only option. There is no Haynes/ Chilton option. Yes, there are Jensen-Healey and Sunbeam-Talbot/Lotus, but they're...
1976 Elite 503 My speedometer cable broke recently and so I took it out to get a new one made up. I drove the car a bit without it and now when I screwed the...
I am looking for the later front spoiler and a euro front bumper. I would be interested in the early smaller front spoiler if it is all I can find. Chris...
... For a Cortina? Elite/Eclat? Sunbeam-Talbot? Excel? Carlton? And of those the Elite/Eclat & Excel had several variants. Oh, Cortina Mk1 or Mk2? And we...
Ok, I should have remembered about the early 4 seaters. I should have said elite/eclat. I have just been emersed in my Lotus--oh I guess that is a bad...
Club111 is being hosted by Alpine Motorsports Park tomorrow Morning (8/5/06). The facility is just north and east of Allentown Pennsylvania, making it an easy...
Hi there, After being an Elite-restoration-project owner for many years, it seems that I'll start the work soon. Anybody out there who knows where to get the...
I'm looking for any year Eclat here in the USA, preferably in the South part of the country. I will take a complete non-running Eclat with a clear title. I...
In my 1975 Elite 503 (UK specs) there are two wires to the distributor (original, with breaker points): one from the startermotor, and one directly from the...
... Although I don't know the details of the early Elite engines, I suspect this is a "ballast resistor". The idea is that although the battery produces 14V...
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