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- Tue May 14, 2024 13:40
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Newbie Lotus Owner
- Replies: 9
- Views: 221
Re: Newbie Lotus Owner
Hi Malcolm, Sounds like you are getting on with sorting the car - keep us updated! I've had a real issue with coolant leaks over the last year-and-a-bit, so might be able to advise. I bought a coolant pressure test kit off eBay for under £40, which has been invaluable - if you are ever up Rugby dire...
- Mon May 13, 2024 12:11
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Blog about restoration of a "hedge fund" '86 Excel
- Replies: 71
- Views: 21021
Re: Blog about restoration of a "hedge fund" '86 Excel
Welcome back! And good for you for getting stuck back in, the renewed enthusiasm is great to see. Stick with it, and it will pay off soon enough.
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:20
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Newbie Lotus Owner
- Replies: 9
- Views: 221
Re: Newbie Lotus Owner
Hi Malrig - welcome to the joys of Excel ownership! I've had my Excel for 13 years / 80,000 miles of everyday use and abuse, they are a great car. I'm not exactly local but not that far away, just East of Rugby. Marginally closer to you is MetBlue (Tony) who drives (sometimes) an Excel, and claims t...
- Fri May 10, 2024 08:13
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Spotted driving through Scunthorpe?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 145
Re: Spotted driving through Scunthorpe?
Welcome to the joys of Excel ownership! We look forward to hearing more about your car and your adventures with it. That's some pretty good Lotus spotting around yours, I'd be lucky to see that many Lotus in a month (outside of car shows). Maybe a consequence of the fine weather we've been having re...
- Tue May 07, 2024 20:46
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1548
Re: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
Fair enough!! Yes, your methodology ensures the same load on both, so your approach is sound, at least within the limits of how accurately you can measure the length.
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:13
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1548
Re: Excel SE Rear Shock Absorbers for sale
Both springs are the same rate - (set end to end with an M12 stud down the centre. With 25mm compression on each spring, the longer spring still 6 mm difference). That test doesn't tell you they are the same rate. If you take two items, one 6 mm longer than the other, then reduce the length of both...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 14:44
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: First job jobbed - 2 more found !!!
- Replies: 250
- Views: 75384
Re: First job jobbed - 2 more found !!!
Hi Tony - I don't know if you've come across Northampton Motorsport . I read an article about them in a Practical Classics several months ago. They took their car along (I forget what it was), then they can put it on the rolling road and they have a full range of all the Dellorto (and other carb) pa...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 14:23
- Forum: General
- Topic: Cobra Anti-theft device
- Replies: 2
- Views: 221
Re: Cobra Anti-theft device
Hi Dave, I had an aftermarket immobiliser/alarm fitted to my car too, I think the alarm may have been a Cobra but I cannot remember for sure. The immobiliser has long ago lost any label to indicate its origin! By the time I owned the car, the alarm (located under the bonnet) had been disconnected, a...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 14:06
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Trim code?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 449
Re: Trim code?
Not that I'm aware of. The part-fabric trimmed cars, in particular, every car seems to be different, I've not seen another with the same cloth as mine.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 14:04
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: NEC Restoration Show 2024 - Discounted Tickets
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1932
Re: NEC Restoration Show 2024 - Discounted Tickets
Thank you - in the end there were 16 tickets sold using our club code. This is a good amount more than last year. Unfortunately the bulk of these were sold within 4 weeks of the start of the show, so they did not count towards getting extra wristbands for volunteers on the stand. I suspect the new r...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 13:58
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: NEC Restoration Show - 21-23 March 2025
- Replies: 0
- Views: 192
NEC Restoration Show - 21-23 March 2025
I've put in an application for next year's Resto Show at the NEC. No need to make any detailed plans yet, I'll put out a call for display cars 2-3 months before the show, although you are all welcome to make suggestions before then. I'll try and arrange my life so I can actually attend all 3 days ne...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:06
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: Elite 50th Anniversary - Lancaster Insurance support
- Replies: 2
- Views: 501
Elite 50th Anniversary - Lancaster Insurance support
Good morning all. At the NEC Resto Show last month I was approached by Brian Thomas from Lancaster Insurance, with a very open offer - "what can we do for your club?". My initial thoughts were related to publicity, and maybe sponsorship, of our 50th Anniversary celebrations in some way. However, sin...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 08:53
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Can I remove the inlet manifold complete with carbs?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 216
Re: Can I remove the inlet manifold complete with carbs?
For the manifold on the other side... I know some of the exhaust manifold nuts are a b@$t@rd to get to even with the engine out of the car, so will be worse still with it in the engine bay. I cannot remember for sure, but I suspect that when I changed the head gasket with engine in situ I took the h...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:30
- Forum: Electrics and Electronics
- Topic: Starter? Motor running on.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 228
Re: Starter? Motor running on.
That's odd. I take it you have an original starter motor, not some aftermarket one? It should only be able to spin when the solenoid has engaged the starter motor gear with the flywheel. The ignition switch activates the solenoid, but the solenoid itself closes the circuit for the starter motor. If ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 15:19
- Forum: General
- Topic: Lotus Garage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 487
Re: Lotus Garage
Any small, independent garage, run by someone over 55 (maybe 60 these days!) who's been in the business all their life, will be more than capable of doing anything on your car that isn't highly Lotus-specific. These businesses are pure gold, and need our custom!