Nifty

Stuart, I'll do my best to attend, but won't yet be in a Lotus (yet again) !! Looks like it'll be another season san Loti - 7 repairs looking more costly than I anticipated ... or to be more accurate, I've decided to get several other jobs done whilst it's still off the road. Won't be around for August meeting but will endeavour to get Turbo on the road for September (monies permitting) and then have the 101 out for winter

Sorry chaps but I'm unlikely to make it this month. Getting a bit busy out in the fields and my office works suffering !!

I wasn't aware of that film .. .'til now. Is that where the phrase "point Percy at the porcelain" comes from, or was the term Percy already in use for the decribed appendage ? (Isn't British cultural history fascinating ) Buddsy, You are correct .. only I need to get him MoT'd and not sure if I'll be able to find the time before 20th

I will endeavour to be there. Won't have a Lotus running but might get Percy out to play !! Nifty

Good to see you again last night after all that time. Now, lets see if I can get a Lotus there before the years out !!

I'll endeavour to pop in. Have a busy night ahead of me at my desk ... so I'll be there !! Not sure I'll recognise you its been so long

I'll second that !!

I have now sent it again Stuart. It's quite long and I don't appear to have a sent items box so hope its got to you this time !

The Oaksmere ? Loads of parking, nice setting, decent beer and food ... and I used to play rugby with the proprietor

I'll see if I can get along but definitely won't be in a Lotus as none are Mot'd or taxed. Is it Monday 16th ? I thought meetings were on a Tuesday ? What time ?

Johnny come lately here. I haven't been to an AEG / TLF meeting for quite some time now, but don't forget that along with the wide geographical distribution (with poor interconnecting roads) we are also blessed with many Lotus club options. CL meet at the BIH once a month, L7C meet at Scole once a month, EALC meet at The Ram at Tivetshall once a month (though I've only been once - they were all polishers and stuck their noses up at the noise my 7 made !!). Personal circumstances have kept me quiet on the car front for a while but hoping to bounce back into the fold this year .. and the BIH is an easy, enjoyable drive for me .. if the car will start.

Oh .. what happened to that then I'll recompose and send again later this evening

Stuart, You should have a PM but for general interest I'll post up the last message to me from my L7C friend:

What a great piece of history to rescue. I read through this thread just a couple of days ago, having revisited TLF after a long absence (other aspects of life taking me away from my cars). Lo and behold, by sheer coincidence, last night a chap in the Lotus 7 Club posted a link to the Top Gear episode and it transpires that he was one of the Lotus engineers on the hydraulics working alongside Cranfield. He posted this snippet: Then another L7C member replied with this: If you're interested Stuart I could put you in touch with these chaps

I looked at a dry sump Turbo down in Surrey about 4-5 years ago, being sold through a small dealer /chancer. It was on an X plate and was painted (loose term) in a silvery blue colour with a black hide interior. The engine smoked like a chimney and the whole condition of the car was well below the asking price. Did contemplate an offer but decided not to be so stupid, for once !!