The body work on my early XI is certainly rough. It was from a mold taken from a clapped out Lotus 11 racer, and has the usual racing ripples and dents. There...
So is the body work on the new series cars recently produced of a higher quality, fit, finish, and durability? Are they laid up of heavier glass and ...
The bodywork on the new cars is much improved. Smoother, without ripples, and slightly heavier. The gell coat polishes out beautifully, giving the panels an...
I have just put some photos in the album here of my 4 year old Westfield. After 2 Le Mans Classic trips, a few track days and lots of scooting around the...
this old girl is finally comming together. disapointing that new bodys are straight and strong.after building ribs for strength and durability to prevent...
Miata should be 4 on 100 mm bc (same as early Toyota MR2's)...close, but not quite 4" bolt circle.. When I mounted MR2 wheels on my Elva, I used minilite...
... MR2's)...close, but not quite 4" bolt circle.. When I mounted MR2 wheels on my Elva, I used minilite style lug nuts, and off center bored the steel...
I'm running on Kuhmo VT 700's 185/60/14. No longer available... Hoosier has some sticky options, but 205 or 215, 55's....last I checked they were about 2 and...
If your looking for tires try SASCO. They have AVON and Dunlop tires in appropriate sizes and compounds for street and track. They also have some Goodyear...
Lotus 11 wheels are 15X4.5 front 15X5 rear, Dunlop wire wheels attached to the long spline hubs. Standard tire sizes are 4.50X15 front, 5.00X15 rear. Dunlop...
Big offsets make the rear rims and wide tires hit the trailing arms, especially when cornering. Wide wheels just tear up the front clam when steering, and hit...
Peter what a wonderful piece of craftmanship, congrats on your new style. Do you happen to have some pics on the D50 replica, thanks or a website to go to. ...
My car (which unfortunatelly was sold last year) ran on 14" wire wheels, and I found out that Citroen BX has 165x14 tires which fitted under the front wings,...
Citroen BX??? In America? 'Bout as scarce as tigers, in Africa. However, you can get 165/15 Michelin XAS tires from Coker here in the States. Same size as was...
Rob, No, it's not the single seater but the D50 sports car which I believe was really F1 mechanicals but with a 2 seater body. The shape is drop-dead gorgeous...
I raced against one of those in La Carrera Panamericana. Quite beautiful, indeed! I'll look for a photo too. Mark Fisher Builder of "Invincible II" Locost XI...
Hey Peter love;y looking car- I've always liked the single seater le mans style racer- its the best lines by far. I'm rebuilding a westfield XI with all alloy...
Nick, The chap who designed and built the panels is a serious coachbuilder who has been making car panels and bodies for nearly 50 years. His workshop is...
I understand now why you painted the car. I didn't relise that it was a part F/G part alloy body. Still looks great though whatever the bodies made from.  ...
Peter, You mention it takes 2 hours to convert back. I'm curious about the converting, ie is the new door rivetted to the hinge or screwed? I'm now seriously...
Rod, the 2 hrs is a guess as I've only just finished constructing the new look single cockpit. To convert back to a 2 seat version one has to remove the...
Peter, I love the look and plan on making my car into changeable model by using an extra skuddle. The windscreen and mirrors will be staying with the...
If you fab a new scuttle with the windshield, and the new doors, the change over can be pretty easy as removing panels on the XI is quick. Remember, you can...
Why would you have to fab a new scuttle? It should be possible to make a tonneau cover from alloy sheet to pick up the windshield screw holes all the way...
The scuttle on the LeMans single seat setup extends to the rear deck/head faring and carries the single seat windshield. The tonneau is really a hatch in the...
Thanks for the info. I think that the "bubble" top for the Lotus Eleven was only ever used for speed record attempts by Stirling Moss and Mackay Fraser in...
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