The Lotus Grand Tourers

I viewed the Eclat as being an S2 it was ticking the right boxes as well as being tax exempt, unfortunately it needed too much work for me, As well as the bad points listed, most of the exterior window trims were damaged as well as both door beams and hinge pins being well shot, headlights had been ...

Also possibly a mistype, what was the mileage the following year

Speedo change? Other than that it’s just a matter of looking at old MOT’s, history, receipts for parts, ie tyres etc which will give a clue as to usage and contacting previous owners and the like.
Good Luck

Well, we seem to have the two extremes on Ebay currently. The white Eclát running project and the seemingly immaculate 92 Excel. I suppose both have valid points for purchasing, providing you never have any delusions of breaking even let alone turning a profit. Really fancied saving the white one, b...

I would go with either furniture grade birch faced ply ( tends to have more laminated layers for strength and would help it keep flat) or a marine grade wbp ply, either way I would also varnish them. Firstly to keep them from getting damp and secondly, some of the glues can really stink ( animal bi-...

True dedication there Tony
Well done

Me too…… I think it’s an age thing!

We got our family ticket tonight, looking forward to meeting you and seeing the stand

I just placed it on top to show dimensions, it’s not stuck

Well done, seems you’ve found the same thing cheaper.

I’ve found a guy in Holland selling genuine TRD gear knobs at £30 each, they are black leather with red stitching and as they fit Supra’s I assume they will fit an Excel. There are a couple of problems, they have an aluminum bezel at the base in silver, this could be anodised or painted black. The T...

Cheers
She had a good run out that day, and is settling down nicely after too many years not doing much

Great, thanks. Recore it is then

Good to hear regarding the recored rads, excuse my ignorance but is the main part of the rad steel?

Regarding the magnets, I will convince myself they are German or Japanese

Thanks for the heads up Pete, they seem to have some great stuff on their site. Looking forward to seeing how we get it done