The Lotus Grand Tourers

I need a differential for a 1984 manual transmission excel , Thanks Dave I got one fingers crossed it's a good one

There are 3 reconditioned units on Lotusbits at the moment - https://lotusbits.com/lotus-excel-new-parts/#clutch

Is this not also a Toyota part?

I need a differential for a 1984 manual transmission excel , Thanks Dave

What's your urgency?

I have a spare unit that I've fitted new seals to, but I'll need it for the next couple of months as temporary fit on my car
I have a late car and the ratio is lower, so after I've redone seals in my diff, I will want to return to standard.

Tony

CJG in WOB wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 11:53 Is this not also a Toyota part?

Yes Toyota supra as far as I know but you need to put it in the lotus casing so need setting up shims preload thanks for the response Dave

MetBlue wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 12:43

I need a differential for a 1984 manual transmission excel , Thanks Dave

What's your urgency?

I have a spare unit that I've fitted new seals to, but I'll need it for the next couple of months as temporary fit on my car
I have a late car and the ratio is lower, so after I've redone seals in my diff, I will want to return to standard.

Tony

Thank you Tony for fast response, it's at the stage when it sound's nasty previous owner used to top it up but when I picked it up didn't have much in it I replaced the oil seal and hoped to save it but it got worse over time put it on here when you are sorted if i don't need it someone will thanks Dave

Sorry to be a knowall but the ma61 supra diff and the lotus diff are exactly the same unit. Ratio is model dependant as you know.

Bash
( I could bore you for ages about diffs )

bash wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:11 Sorry to be a knowall but the ma61 supra diff and the lotus diff are exactly the same unit. Ratio is model dependant as you know.

Bash
( I could bore you for ages about diffs )

My wife has banned the word differential

Painterdave wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:55

bash wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:11 Sorry to be a knowall but the ma61 supra diff and the lotus diff are exactly the same unit. Ratio is model dependant as you know.

Bash
( I could bore you for ages about diffs )

My wife has banned the word differential

Is she being Diff-icult?

bash wrote: Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:11 Sorry to be a knowall but the ma61 supra diff and the lotus diff are exactly the same unit. Ratio is model dependant as you know.

Bash
( I could bore you for ages about diffs )

Good ,I've been offered a a60 supra differential, also how can I find out which differential my car has ,it's a low compression manual 1984 excel

Early cars were 4.1:1, later cars changed to 3.9:1. An 84 car will be 4.1.
Auto's were 3.7:1.

If you have a provenance certificate, it will tell you the serial no for the diff. Suffix A is 4.1, Suffix B is 3.9. Must be marked on the diff somewhere, but no idea were and doubtful still legible after 40 years.

Thanks for the information ,I've been offered one but it is a supra a61 and at £200 including postage seems to good to be true, didn't seem to know the ratio. thanks Dave

didn't seem to know the ratio.

Its easy enough to check if he's willing to for you.

You might be lucky there, some ma61 came with a lsd.

Bash

I suppose I better get under my car and have a look see how meny turns, I did clean it up and replaced drivers side sill did not see any numbers and I painted it so not easy to see now, I better stop posting on the wanted page Thanks Dave