Projects & Restorations

149 topics in this forum

1. Fire damaged Excel SA

   By LOTUSMAN33, Sunday at 18:56
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   • eeyoreish
   • 1 hour ago
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3. Just purchased the car I coveted throughout my childhood, a Lotus Elite!

   By Elitexxx, July 12
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   • Elitexxx
   • 2 hours ago

4. My 1980 Elite 2.2

   By basalte, Thursday at 09:40
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   • EXCEL V8
   • 22 hours ago

5. 502M 1 2 3 4 11

   By Trunnion 74, November 14, 2016
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   • EXCEL V8
   • July 20

6. 1976 Elite restoration. 1 2 3 4 22

   By Doris the dog, January 19, 2020
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   • Doris the dog
   • July 19

7. Black Elite LHD

   By Dion, June 30
   • 9 replies
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   • Dion
   • July 13

8. My very brown 74 Elite project 1 2 3

   By BrianK, February 21, 2020
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   • Denis247
   • July 9

9. GrandThriftAuto’s blue 1976 Elite 503

   By GrandThriftAuto, May 23
   • 17 replies
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   • GrandThriftAuto
   • June 23

10. 1982 Eclat Riviera restoration...... 1 2 3 4 8

    By Benco, December 8, 2014
    • 187 replies
    • 18.1k views
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    • EXCEL V8
    • June 20

11. lotus elite oil pressure

    By hatters, May 21
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    • TAR
    • June 5

12. 520Y - Continued

    By Lozza74, March 8, 2020
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    • Lozza74
    • May 22

13. 501 returns to Norfolk for fun and frustration??!!

    By Angus553, July 8, 2019
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    • EXCEL V8
    • May 21

14. 778R 1 2

    By Straker, October 20, 2019
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    • Straker
    • May 19

15. Another resto... 1 2 3 4 25

    By mikeeech, November 24, 2013
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    • Tony D
    • May 16

16. 1981 Lotus Eclat

    By WhatHaveIDone, July 24, 2019
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    • EXCEL V8
    • April 21

17. Hello from Finland 🇫🇮 1 2 3 4 8

    By Osku, February 24, 2019
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    • C8RKH
    • April 14

18. Split leather seams on rear seats

    By Tony D, March 13
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    • jep
    • March 14

19. No Gears after 2 months storage

    By williamtherebel, January 29
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    • Doris the dog
    • February 19

20. Loxus Eclat V8 1 2 3 4 7

    By Nickp1, April 9, 2019
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    • Nickp1
    • February 14

21. 1979 Yellow Lotus Eclat: My project thread 1 2 3 4 24

    By soldave, October 9, 2014
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    • soldave
    • January 31

22. WANTED: 912 engine

    By GerardJPC, October 19, 2020
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    • drdoom
    • December 3, 2020

23. Restoring my Elite 503 1 2 3 4 7

    By SimonOmeara, February 15, 2017
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    • lyallp
    • October 6, 2020

24. Gold '78 Elite 503 1 2 3 4 10

    By Farmer Bob, April 4, 2016
    • 241 replies
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    • Farmer Bob
    • September 20, 2020

25. just bought a 501 Elite

    By simonb, August 21, 2020
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    • pbharcourt
    • August 30, 2020

26. 1975 Lotus Elite renovation 1 2 3 4 5

    By steve clack, May 17, 2018
    • 113 replies
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    • steve clack
    • August 20, 2020