The Lotus Grand Tourers

Hi, it has been a while but how are you progressing, we would love to hear from you.

cheers
Neil
Elite 1975 - waiting to start the same fate.

I am really enjoying what Neil is doing as I am following along behind, although I am still on step 1. preparing to to remove the engine.

I have so much to do and really worried about parts supply on my 1975 Elite.

I just hope there will be some parts left for my Elite.

cheers
Neil

Ah! Thank you Tony - I had not recon'd on Lotus owners having garage lifts, I live in another world as you know.

my Elite had a very old scissor lift in it the type you screw and the thread pulls the ends together, I thought this was original to the 1974 Elite. Did the Excel have a different design I wonder.

Please be carefull with a 50 year old scissor lift as my original scissor lift folded up and I was lucky no damage occured. It is nice to have but the scissor just was too old to handle a car now.

shame; but I now use an EBAY scissor lift as at least it is new and strong

cheers
Neil

Hi, Has anyone a spare rear wiper arm please as Steve SJ has nothing in stock.

cheers
Neil

Hi

I have the ideal person. He has moved my Lotus around plus very close to Surrey and good price too.

Currently he stores my Lotus too.

07768 684366

Dave Blume

All the best
Neil

Thank you so much, I would never have found and I love the look of both Elites and also the chat from Clive.

Hi TAR, Thank you, if you can advise me, are these all spanner, spanner both ends, spanner and socket or am I looking at mole grips. etc... The reason I ask is to be prepared with the right tools I have never removed a fibre glass body from a steel chassis in my life so I have no idea and probably a...

Hello Tony, When you talk sills , is this the door opening, the sills below the doors or another area please. I thought everything was blue, but will double check Please - may I ask for the 11 nuts/bolts/ body mounting to chassis - Are these spanner, socket set, other tools needed please as I plan t...

Hi Dave, A really good idea, well loads of good ideas. The YouTuber I know well, he is in Ireland and has really gone to town with NO budget, but beg and borrow he manages to survive. I had this idea too, to get a FAB welder to plate the chassis, but Miles felt a JIG was an absolute requirement, I t...

Hi Tony,

Really looking for updates this year, hopefully as 2022 is going to be a fabulous Classic car year.

cheers
Neil

Thank you all for your support. Nobody told me to scrap and break. I had a visit from the well known expert Miles Wilkins who lives nearby and has been working with Lotus since easily the 70's and maybe even the 60's. He said break it many times, he said it would be a mammoth effort with great cost ...

Please as in my post - If your can - What would you do please in this situation. an Elite ; purchased for £3500 ; at best could be worth £8,000 ; What would you do please ?

I have known about chassis failures for easily 35 years; but now in 2022 what options are there ?

cheers
Neil

i really do want to keep the single suspension arm for the rear as it is a feature I love. How much in ££ is it to lift off a body, get a welder to restore and then put body back on. Seems easy to me but I have no lift and no room to split a body and a chassis at the moment.