Paul, the one I took out of my Elite has a Unipart label with the numbers AZX1309 and 636. I don't know if its the same as the MGB but I would think that an...
Thanks Ian, It is a 1980 2 litre Elite , but with no paperwork and no manual as yet, I am struggling a bit. It has Aircon although have been told it does not...
Hi I'm nearly there with getting the Elite back on the road, just a couple more things to do. The water pump has now sprung a leak. Does anyone know where to...
hi guys, I am selling my 77 eclat restoration project car and a 74 elite body shell, lots of parts as well. in the los angles area. email off list if...
I shall be removing the diff in my 1976 Elite soon to rebuild it. The manual says to take off the handbrake cables and the hydraulic pipes. How difficult is it...
Afternoon All , Still hunting for a workshop manual for my 1980 Elite, was on the train back from London when the last Ebay one went....aaarrrgghhh! Does...
... Chris, Try T.J. Cars: Car Cover at: http://www.carcovers.org/covers/fabric/evolution.php and look for custom fitted in Evolution 4 or Noah T.J. Cars -...
Hi I now have a nice new chassis plate which I need to get engraved. The UNIT No (VIN) and ENGINE No are self explanatory, but what goes in the ALT UNIT No...
Matt, that box on my Elite's plate has TYPE 75 (the Elite type No). The letters are in capitals and it appears to have been stamped on to the plate, rather...
Hi can anyone tell me where I can put the trolly jack on the rear of the Eclat. I've jacket it up using the Lotus scissor jack, but dont trust it enough to go...
... The strength on an Eclat/Elite/Excel is the fibreglass, the chassis is just a sub-frame to keep the engine in line with the final drive. On my Excel I am...
Lee, the fibreglass is strong enough for a trolley jack. The jacking points are the front edges of the rear wheel arches and the rear edges of the front wheel...
Hi I need the above, as my one has broken, its for an S2 Eclat but I know that the S2 Elite and S3 Esprit have the same mirrors (not 100% sure about the S2...
Well it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be to get out; a bit dirty, oily and awkward to handle. When I pulled the two bolts out, that the diff hangs on,...
Well done on getting the diff out. If you are not using the Lotus parts for the diff bolts, I'd suggest that you carry a spare. The original fitments to the...
When you reassemble - make sure to put tons of anti-size on every bolt/nut on every part of the suspension. They are known to corrode in there, probably the...
Hello list members; LOTUS ELITE ECLAT WORKSHOP MANUAL, I am missing page 11 and 12 on the fuel system which relates to section L. This page should have the...
Hi, I've got an mint original eclat as a summer/weekend car, but am thinking about buying an excel as my main car. theres a car on ebay which needs the wiper...
HI Lee, I finally bought an excel in 1991 , It had 12k and it now has 98k on the clock. The excel is the most underrated lotus ever built ... and the most...
... If the dash is the same shape as the Eclat, yes :-(( ... Mine was an everyday car for nearly 20 years and ran up 240,000 miles. Very reliable if *properly*...
I have two unused SS braided front brake hoses for an Elite/Eclat. I bought them from SJ Sportscars in the UK and fitted them onto my Elite. I then found out...
Hi All: You can read the nice "Modified Luxury & Exotics" article about LOG 26 on Lotus Ltd's front page at www.LotusLtd.org. It's downloadable as well as a...
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Listers - Graham Willie, a Lotus mechanic in the Seattle area, has disappeared again. He's not much of a businessman, and his shop folded. I heard that he is...
Hiya people, The "techincal informaton" page is missing from my Lotus manual so I hope someone can let me know the torque to set the front wheel bearings to?? ...
Hello People Can any one tell me please. From which car did the rear wiper arm come from. My car is a 1977 Elite. The arm has a foot underneath it, I think it...
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