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Found this video of the launch of the X180 Turbo at Earls Court Motorfair from 1987. It still looks great all these years later.

Would anyone care to share experiences with alternative cam profiles on the 900 Series engine? Cheers

So the task has begun. S1 striped to it's bare bones, chassis blast cleaned and two areas of corrosion found. To cure this a jig was built to keep the chassis rigid, corroded areas cut out and new metal set in place. 2 coats of zinc phosphate prier applied to all area's both inside the box and the outside then a special coating of rust preventative finish paint applied. Chassis all ready for rebuilding. All suspension and alloy components vapour blasted and primed with a preservative coating to await rebuild once all the parts are available. Inlet manifold and carbs vapour blasted in preparation for strip down and rebuild. Body shell sent off to the paint s…

In 2019, I got interested in this Bugatti Blue S4 (SCCFD30C5SHF61469) because of its unique color and (advertised) 415HP. Particularly, I was interested how such a power was achieved. The fact that it had Red Race chip +upgraded "T5" turbo and larger injectors, indicates that it was modded/owned by one clever Esprit "prototyper". For description look here http://www.2040-cars.com/car_info/?id=771623 . Interesting, huh? For a while car was owned by Alek Hegg in St. Lake City. He said he bought it with all modifications already implemented. In 2013, car was offered for sale in Salt Lake City trough Global Car Marketing 1301 Miller Ave, Salt Lake Cit…

Yep, need Ten Little Indians to play! Well..., actually only 6 now, LOL. I met in November 2014 with the President of EMCO Gears, which manufactured the UN-1 transmission upgrade kit for Holloway Performance. EMCO is willing to make more kits, but the minimum production order would have to be at least 10 units. EMCO is asking $4000.00 per kit, which is very close to the closing sale price of the original Holloway kit. This is a great deal, because the original production run required 20 units minimum. EMCO manufactures racing gear sets for INDY cars, Porsche, Ferrari and other high performance cars, so they have a proven track record. It would be great if …

While watching Harry’s garage visiting Gordon Murray’s new release, the T33 spyder, it was good to hear Mr Murray’s admiration for the Lotus Evora. Twice he mentioned and referred to the Evora with the development of his cars, that’s some recognition! Strange but he also went on to say he thought the Evora was the best handling car until he drove the Alpine 110, I’ve drove one before committing to an Evora and wasn’t that impressed but what do I know, I love my old Defender and think it’s comfortable 😝.

I was in the black and white Abarth due to... Technical difficulties with the Evora.

Junks is arranging a batch of windscreens for 340R (no longer available from Lotus and unique to 340R, size different to Elise and heated). This will be the third batch (2007 and 2012). Price is circa £450, which is a bargain. Info on Facebook and SELOC. The more orders, the lower the unit cost. Justin

Hello all, Toledo Cars & Coffee tends to have pretty good Lotus turnout. We get a nice mix -- Esprits, Elises and Exiges, Evoras, Sevens, Elans, Europas, and even a couple of Type 74 Elites! Our meet of the season is tomorrow, Saturday April 8, at River Place Shoppes in Perrysburg. The rest of this year's schedule looks like this: Saturday, May 13 Sunday, June 11 Sunday, July 9 Sunday, August 13 Sunday, September 10 Sunday, October 8 Sunday, November 12 (if roads are salt-free) All the meets listed above will be at River Place Shoppes (NW corner of 25 and Eckel Junction, right off of I-475), and run from 9:00am to noon. Thanks, and see y…

Hi - does anyone know this car currently on SOR with Silverstone Lotus? https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/12385717 Am interested but would like to ask the owner some questions directly if they happen to be a member on here or if anyone can point me in right direction?

Spotted you bright lime green Elise looked brand new in the Mount St Bernard’s car park today Good Friday I was parking my Evora as I was trying to get to Good Friday mass at the Abbey I saw you and your good lady getting your walking boots so I guess out for a ramble , you had gone when I came out of service 2 hours later

Thought this might interest some. I lived near this pub and remember seeing the tv report on it's opening night. A F1 car was parked outside. What isn't mentioned is that the beertaps were in the style of a gearstick .. you selected your brew as if you were changing gear. Great fun pub while it lasted.

I am returning my Evora to road spec as I am no longer doing track days. Rather than get Chris to rebuild these suspension units I will replace them with new purpose built ones. Suspension is by Chris not the standard Nitron set up, for track use and fast road. This set up gives sharper turn in and better mid cornering control against wash out at speed. Basically it keeps the wheels on the ground without letting the body roll. The adjustable settings allow both road and track use. Also allows wet and dry settings to be set. Suspension consisting of dampers, springs and helper springs. Cost new was just short of 3000.00 pounds. £ 1600.00 collected from N…

I must admit the sound from the 400's stereo was pretty shocking straight out of the box. Lotus have been working on getting this right and attached is a guide. All cars being built from now will come with the sound set up like this but for anyone with an older 400 (!) or who has reset the battery etc, this is how to get it sounding much, much better lsl645 Evora 400 Equalizer set up for Alpine INE-W990BT ICE unit instructions.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/events/714362096803043 says. Our first drive out of the year - let's see if we can fill the car park! we will be meeting at Sainsburys Marsh Mills to leave at 7pm and arrive at the pub around 8pm. Please book a table in advance if you are planning on having a meal.

Free in case anyone wants them. These came from a higher mileage Exige V6. Collection from Tadworth (KT20) or buyer pays postage. The post Free Nitron Springs appeared first on lotusforsale.com. Click to view item

I recently upgraded the suspension to a nitron 3 way set-up, so am selling the springs and dampers from my 2018 Sport 350. the car had done 3760 miles from new when the suspension was upgraded. Collection preferred from KT20. The post Springs and Dampers from Exige Sport 350 appeared first on lotusforsale.com. Click to view item

Hello, can anyone tell me what the Lucas Part Number is for the front fender side/blinker lights, on a 1971 Lotus Europa S2. Or are they the same as another vehicle.

Spotted this Elise in a car park near the Elstree film studios last Saturday evening Then spotted this Evora GT430 this afternoon between Aylesbury and High Wycombe

Currently investigating why the operation of the door mirrors is flaky, they dont really move properly in the direction you want, although they do click in all directions and if you faff about with the switch enough they end up in the right place. I think I know what the problem is but not really sure why its happening. The switch has 5 connections, there is a common which is fed with 12V and 4 direction contacts. The direction contacts are diagonal so when the joystick is pushed over in each direction, 2 contacts are closed at the same time. This energises 2 out of 4 coils in the mirror which clicks it over. What is happening is when the joystick is half-pushe…

So I thought I'd do a bit of a build thread now that I am coming up to the first year with the car. That and I've got some time on my hands waiting in Frankfurt airport, so I though I'd bring together some of the little bits I have been doing… Previous to the 350 I've had a reasonable handful of Lotus's, S1's and S2's Elise/Exige with a K20 lump in an Elise and a komotec tweaked S2 Exige S, so though I had done my time in them. But for some reason decided I want to get back into the fold. After looking around for several weeks, I decided to order what I wanted. I know financially not the most sensible decision, but I thought I would get what I want as each previous t…

This Lotus Esprit belonged to my late father back in 1988, I believe he was the first owner of this car, I recently discovered from a family member a photo of the car having spent hours sieving through boxes of my mum and dads old photos trying to find a picture of the car and number plate with no luck. I am so pleased to see it still on the road ,and after some googling I found out it was last sold in September 2022 after the previous owner ownership of around 25 years. It still looks as amazing now in pictures as I remember it as a 7 year old boy when my father owned it. If anyone has any information on the car or know if it’s whereabouts I would love to hear with the…

Wednesday 19th April 2023 It is now just two weeks until our first car run. We will be meeting at Stratton Motor Company from 6pm, ready for a 6.30pm departure to The Boathouse at Ormesby St Michael. If you would like to join us to eat, please book a table directly with the venue on the details below. The Boathouse Ormesby Broad Eels Foot Road Ormesby St. Michael Norfolk NR29 3LP T: 01493 730342 E: [email protected] If you will be joining us for the car run, please let me know via email: [email protected]…

Just seen CH10TUS rumbling past. 👋

My gear gaiter is non-standard looking, crafted out of vinyl and starting to look like it has been lightly chewed by a small dog... so I am working on a replacement closer to the original design made from leather - does anyone have a pattern or template I could have? I want to make sure it looks original if possible! Thank you very much in advance, Henry