[Esprit Market Watch, for discussion and to help those looking to buy]

Sister car to mine, I wonder how many slots in the bonnet?

 

[Esprit Market Watch, for discussion and to help those looking to buy]

Looks like fuel pressure regulator is broken

 

[Delorean in Martham, Norfolk]

Is Alex local? I wouldn't mind a look round his car sometime!

[Delorean in Martham, Norfolk]

I drove into the village in my Esprit this afternoon and passed a Delorean going in the opposite direction, I later caught up with it at a junction but I turned left and he went right.

 

What are the chances of that, James Bond and Marty McFly!

[Front brake pipes]

Undoing them is not the problem, it's the route they take between the chassis and the body, I cannot even see them for most of the route. I can see clips where it would be impossible to remove the screw even with my small arms

 

[People's reaction to the Esprit - what's yours?]

1 hour ago, Barrykearley said:

I’ve heard my missus say that more than once 

I've heard her say that too

[People's reaction to the Esprit - what's yours?]

Nelson road in Great Yarmouth yesterday evening, I drove past a group of people and heard a woman say "what the fuck is that?"

[Front brake pipes]

Anyone actually managed to change them?

I got an advisory on the last MOT for the master cylinder to front nearside flexi brake pipe. I have loads of kunifer and a box of fittings, I thought it would be a pleasant job. I gave up.

The original pipe has now been rubbed down and greased.

 

 

[1986 logo graphics]

I found the best I could on Google images and used that when I made my wheel center badges

 

[Is it right.....]

Yes. In mine the lights are only on while the stalk is held back

 

[Beat a mazarati?????? easily!??]

I want some of what he's on

[Driving an Esprit - is it really more addictive than heroin]

After watching Louis Theroux on iPlayer last night I think the answer is no. I wouldn't be owned by a big black drug dealer just so I could drive my Esprit every 2 hours, or 6 hours after a really good drive.

However, I might have seen 130mph on the speedo today and arrived home with a very big smile on my face...

 

 

[What's missing?]

1987 HC turbo, not sure what should be in place to cover the battery, also, should there be a vacuum formed thing under the carpet between the rear lights, similar to what is under the nearside rear left light, the carpet would fit better if it didn't have to fit into the low section between the lights

 

[Hesitation between 2/3k]

During my MOTs the probe accidentally falls out before the end of the test

[James Bond Esprit Turbo]

I remember Don coming to my school and giving a talk, then a few days later he came into my parents pub in wymondham, I must have been about 13 at the time. He became a regular and good friends with my parents. He was so cool! He gave me loads of Lotus stuff, badges, hats etc.

When I started work at lotus in 1989 he was long gone, not many people there remembered him. 

Good times!

 

[Just got my Esprit sprayed]

Mud flaps, yes, they were on the car when I bought it, they look ok and do protect the bodywork.

Black bumpers, no, always been body colour, this is one of the last G car Turbos

[Just got my Esprit sprayed]

It's on already!

[Just got my Esprit sprayed]

59 minutes ago, silverfrost said:

Looks lovely,  nothing better than a fresh well painted esprit   So they painted everything above the waistband trim ?   Was it self prep or did you leave the lot to them, also how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking ?

Everything above the waistband plus front bumper and valance, rear bumper, mirrors and filler caps. They also painted black the strips on the door at the bottom of the glass.

I removed the door cards so it made it easier for them to remove the mirrors, they did everything else.

£1440 I left it with them for 3 weeks while I worked away, not sure how long it took them. They did say they did it twice because the colour didn't match first time, he also said he would not do it for the price again.

 

 

 

[Just got my Esprit sprayed]

Hi all,

I have an 87 pearlescent white Esprit. The lacquer had all but gone from all horizontal surfaces and the paint underneath was stained and dirty.

I just picked the car up today from the paint shop, it looks superb! They painted everything except the cills and the panels with the pin strips under the split line.

I am very very pleased with it, totally transforms the looks.

Steve

 

[V8 Esprit Engine Blocks - Brand New!!]

No problem Gav, all that was there was the pallet, block and crank, no sign of the cardboard or anything else, as you say, animals! Then £30 for 54kg over 300 miles...

[V8 Esprit Engine Blocks - Brand New!!]

[V8 Esprit Engine Blocks - Brand New!!]

Got mine today, only issue was the box broke up and I had to collect from the local UPS depot, not an issue as I was driving past anyway. Cheers Gav!

[S4s Engine turns but not firing on cylinders]

I have to remove the oil filter on mine to remove the starter motor, but the motor is longer than the lotus one.

[V8 Esprit Engine Blocks - Brand New!!]

Back here at Christmas, see who has created the best thing from the blocks!

[V8 Esprit Engine Blocks - Brand New!!]

The tools and fixtures, and some castings, were all still at lotus when I left 3 years ago, the only thing missing was the will to actually do them.