The Lotus Grand Tourers

Sounds right to me, under braking the roll bar will be forced into the rear of the bush which is what was said, so that's where the solid side of the bush should be. I'm glad you've posted that. I read last night just before bed time and the grey matter just kept churning. But every time I came to ...

Graham was no fool, he knew how to spin (and how to subtly cheat by fitting uprated engines in press cars)! Sadly, Colin let him go, but Graham could also sell Graham, so he got a second term as sales director, IIRC.

That lifter should've been available as OE!

And will the crane driver do/pay for the damage rectification??

I see volvo wants to offload its shares in polestar (48 percent), it will be interesting to see what geely do as they are a major shareholder and comes on the back of a few major manufacturers offloading thier electric divisions. Perhaps reports of the death of combustion engines is a little premat...

Hawaiis0 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 02, 2023 17:24

A 70 mile trip with a stall in Burford high street and no start for 5 long minutes. A least nothing over took me (they couldn't get past really) .

I hope Harry wasn't filming you. It could ruin our reputation if that got out!

Hawaiis0 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 01, 2024 23:51

How about recreating this set up at the NEC?

That's a great idea Stu, but where are you going to get that much cardboard and cellophane from?

You can test the cap pressure with your kit. Just raise the pressure until the seal lifts and you hear air from the overflow outlet on the tank. I did this diy style prior to Evans conversion with a bike tyre valve pushed into a plastic wine cork pushed/clamped into a 5/8 (16 mm) hose attached to No...

I like the tiny pipe stethoscope. A mini-me version of Ian Tyrrell's carb tuning tool! I found a reference to the OE cap pressure value in the Excel SN. There are two given. 10 psi or 15 psi, but no qualification as to application. Which left me wondering if 15 psi is meant for export to hot climes ...

Look. Éclat featured on Car & Classic socials.

Hi rogbmw. Shortly after converting to Evans on both the Clan and Excel, I carried out a simple, reproducible experiment comparing Evans to tap water as a heat buffer. The predictable outcome was that water is a superior heat buffer (gains and loses heat slowly, comparatively). https://onedrive.live...

That's how it should've looked out of the factory. Much better. A key feature for me is the consistent use of chrome trim around the border of each panel which 'picks up' the chrome around the instruments. The lighter real wood panels make the chrome 'pop'. I don't normally like aftermarket steering...

The rear badges on the models are correct, that's how the real cars left the Lotus factory. It seems over the years owners reposition the badges and sometimes add a round Lotus badge. On my car I moved the Lotus script badge from the centre of the rear bumper where it looks out of place and vulnera...

I see where you are coming from but I still consider 95C as an unnecessary overheat in crawling traffic (when the fans are likely to be used). Also I agree, 82C is the temp at the thermostat, not the radiator. The even lower rad coolant temp (I agree with you there) is to be seen as a reserve of coo...

"...the rad fans will have a drawn-out fight against the incoming faster-flowing hot water passing through the rad..." Yes, that's exactly what we want if the engine is hot, because that is what will extract the greatest amount of heat from the engine itself. Yes I agree that more absolute heat is ...

You've certainly thought it through!
Your expert knowledge and experience in composites, so well demonstrated in this thread, provides me/us all with high level bench marks for repairing our plastic wedges in future.