The Lotus Grand Tourers

One of the best Excels available. How much is it?

Pete

I use Taylor and Jones adjustable reamers. These are the reamers to which the extended pilots can be fitted. Tricky to use at first but once you get the hang of them they are fine. However - they are hardest to use on steel - you have been warned! :D. You also need to be able to measure the bore acc...

Alan_M wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 23, 2024 23:40

How would us driveway bodgers accurately ream the tube? Would it be a case of finding an engineering company or is there a diy alternative?

Hand reamer with screw-on pilot. The pilots are tapered and slide so adjustable effectively.

Pete

Yes - spotted those Alan!

Pete

Shoddy!

Pete

Great job! I like you door beam location idea while reaming - nice one.

Pete

Cheers! I've tested several oil pumps and the only one to work as I would expect was an early Jensen Healey pump. These early pumps didn't have the loose-fitting steel sleeve in them. Because the sleeve is held in place by the spring-loaded shuttle the minute the shuttle leaves its seat oil starts b...

Excel SA wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 21, 2024 14:08

Crikey Pete - you're going to a lot of effort to ensure your chassis doesn't get covered in oil like Stu's - you do know that your chassis will now rust and all bolts will seize in place?

Neil.

Pete

So - more extreme project creep! :D The early cam housing covers are renowned for there capacity to leak so, as usual, I've gone for an extreme solution :lol: This is a casting I've had made which I hope will permanently cure the problem: https://onedrive.live.com/embed?resid=26F9DA86489430FD%211035...

The torque converter is very heavy - it makes lifting the gearbox almost impossible on your own (if you're weedy like me!). However - the main reason for taking it off is that if it shifts for any reason it will break the oil pump drive dogs inside the gearbox - lots of trouble! Stuart's brace looks...

You'd be better to remove the torque converter completely before transporting the gearbox . Lovely Lotus-yellow bracket though!

Pete

Hawaiis0 wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 19, 2024 21:38

I'm not sure if that fix is built in. I will enquire with Ashcroft's when i send mine in for overhaul.

Thanks Stu - let us know what comments they make about that.

Pete

Excellent! A lot of these have corroded to dust.

Pete

Yes - a very interesting thread. I'm in the process of fitting a ZF into my Elite, but with fuel injection etc. It will be interesting to see how it runs!

Pete

D'oh!!

Must proof read more carfully!!

Pete