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    Alex
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    Lotus Esprit '79
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  1. Hello, Tonight I will have a look at jacking up my Esprit for the first time in five years. The engine and transmission are out so it is light. Maybe the wheels will hold some air. Is there a guide anywhere on here, or a video anyone is aware of, that will give some instruction on best practice for jacking these? If possible, I could use a trolley jack and lift the front and then the back? This might be easier if it is a thing. Any advice would be greatly received!
  2. Hello, I'm in a bit of a situation and am looking for some advice/help. I've had my engineless S2 in a friend's garage for a number of years. I need to move the car at short notice from this garage to my parents drive. The car has no engine, has tyres that pump up, but might need some help getting on to the flat bed. Does anyone know of a vehicle Transport company near Fareham/Portsmouth that would be able to help move this kind of car? Its a bit of a drama and any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Alex
  3. Is there a code I can find on the box that will tell me the year/month, or anything else about the gearbox?
  4. I found it! I have C4925 Can someone please tell me what it is I have? I'll post some pictures of the full transmission over the weekend.
  5. Hello, Since this post I got hold of the hubs. More importanly, as of yesterday I now have an '87 Giugiaro Turbo transmission complete with inboard brakes. After looking for 5 years, admittedly not very hard, I'm hoping I now have what I need. Another question. Where am I looking for the relevant serial (or otherwise) coding to understand exacly what I have? I'm based in Holland so will move the gearbox there and hopefully get Harry to bring it back to life for me. I'll post some pictures when I know where to look... it is a bit of a mess Thanks again
  6. This weekend I will attempt to raise the car, get it on axle-stands and replace the front tyres. Next weekend I'll do the rear. If I'm attempting to lift the whole front of the car in one go with a trolley-jack could I use a piece of timber to spread the load? I'm not sure about doing one corner at a time as the tyres are so flat I will end up with quite an angle across the two. Any thoughts?
  7. At the moment there is no timeline to begin the resto as I'm working out of the country. I'm just planning for when I may need to move the car at short notice. My first thought was tires and wheel dollies + joining the driveshafts with rope. I have some COMPOMOTIVE Ronal-Turbo-style centre-locks I'll be fitting so the original wheels will only need tyres to move the car on. The curent tyres are so far gone there is no chance. Any ideas on what common used/salvage tyres I could buy to move the car on the original rims? I think this is the cheapest option but any money spent here is being thrown away in the long-term.
  8. I'm back in the UK for a while and am looking to set my G-Esprit up for when I need to move it from it's long rest in my garage. The engine and gearbox are sat out of the car. The drrive shafts are dangling on the floor. The tyres are perished and doubtful to hold air. What next step would you recommend? Would you make a large wooden dolly? Sealey make a vehicle moving dolly which looks like a good solution: https://www.toolden.co.uk/p/sealey-vmd002-vehicle-moving-dolly-4-post-900kg/?gclid=CjwKCAjwkN6EBhBNEiwADVfyazuPD9KbqIcq_tAsBKfwBet2zJlKij0Rc27BKh4UrJVDlDuJ7YlooBoCpmMQAvD_BwE Jack the car and get new tyres fitted? I like the idea of the Sealey dolly am unsure where I'd jack it from, where I'd place the 4 points and how to tie it down when on the frame? Any thoughts or advice?
  9. Does anyone know where Lotus sourced the circular dash vents that were on the M70 car?
  10. having seen that listing in the US it jogged my memory, I now have a feeling I'm also missing u-joints. Seems there is a whole lot of searching ahead! thanks
  11. after some more digging I found what I was after...the part number this site was handy: http://rdent.com/manuals/esprit/ I think the part number I am after is C079D4002G (x2) Does that sound right? and now I just found the matching parts list document PDF. I should have found this sooner! This makes life easier. Although I fear finding the C079D4002G will be hard! Any leads will be greatly appreciated.
  12. Hi, Peteyg, in the UK I'm based near Titchfiled so it would be good to get your advice when I am back. For the foreseeable I am in Holland, without the car. I just checked the S1/S2 manual. According to page D2 I have the 'intermediate-shaft'(12) & 'drivesaft-flange'(13). Does that mean I am in need of 2x 'drive-shaft-adaptors' (page J6)? (these are the 'bespoke-adaptor-hubs' mentioned above?) Also, does Lotus have a parts coding system like modern cars? or am I wishful thinking?
  13. I am beginning the task of collecting all the parts I need to rebuild my '79. I don't own a trans so will purchase one from ds-vitesse in Holland. One obvious part I need are the hubs for the inboard brakes. What document should I refer to when looking for the part number? I assume it the part number I would use to define what I'm looking for? This is the first time I'm going down this path with the esprit.
  14. apologies for my lack of knowledge. OK, so the gearbox seems solvable. I guess the question is of engine mounts regardless of the rear frame. anyone know of if these are documented anywhere rather than me having to track down a car or friendly forum member to check?
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