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RawV6

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  • Birthday 01/07/1980

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  • Name
    Andy
  • Car
    Esprit S3 Turbo
  • Modifications
    Engine swap for V6!
  • Location
    Rugby

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  1. I'm thinking of moving on to a proper S3 Turbo. The V6 is a real pleasure to drive and maybe I'll regret this but I fancy the real thing. This V6 car is now up for sale: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143728132034
  2. I’ve got the car running on a regular basis. I’ll be out for a nice long drive this Sunday morning around the East of Leicester if anybody wants to meet up for a drive or look at the car PM me. Andy
  3. I’ve got my car running on a regular basis. I’ll be out for a nice long drive this Sunday around the East of Leicester if anybody wants to meet up for a drive or look at the car PM me. Andy
  4. In other news, the car passed it's MOT last week. 🙂 I'm chuffed to bits, and of cause the project's not finished. My MOT guy is very friendly and there are still a few things to sort out including only one HL pod operating. Also some non MOT stuff I still need fixing such as the rev counter and electric windows. And then threre are the two problems I picked up on the way home from the MOT: The baby pheasent (or similar) I hit which cracked the front bumper around the number plate and on ariving home I couldn't find reverse to put it back in the garage. But I guess that's all part of the Lotus experiance? Can't wait for the chance to get out, drive it and get to some meets. I'm quite close to caffeine and Machine (near Stratford-Upon-Avon) might bump into some of you there? Also I have a couple of friends further up North with Elises so maybe I'll pop up at some Derbishire or North Youk Moors drives Attached pic is from when I checked and adjusted the toe.
  5. About the AJ V6 to original (Citroen) gearbox adapter plate; I could not find anything in the paperwork I recieved from Steve (previous owner). However Steve did email me the follwing usefull info and three documents linked: "Here an adaptor plate drawing I used as a basis for the start of my design (linked below), this one should not be used as there are some hole positions which are not correct but the overall sizes are ok, and a picture of the Jaguar torque convertor adaptor. The flywheel ring gear was taken from The Jaguar torque convertor adaptor and tack welded to the new flywheel. The clutch assembly is the original Lotus." Link to attachements Steve sent me Hope that helps!
  6. Update: Over the last couple of months I've ticked enough of the the major jobs that I was able to refit her wheels newly shod in Continental PremiumContact, lower her back to the ground and start her up. Video of start up Then drive her out of the garage for the first time since I got her back from the tuners Video driving out of the garage. The squealing is just the Aux belt which later disappeared with a bit of belt dressing spray. As for the outstanding work I've: Freed up the gear linkage and can now select all gears. Got brake pressure (rear callipers were upside-down) Adjusted the drivers door so it closes Lowered the drivers seat (removed the ally spacers) Tidied up and secured the engine bay wiring I managed a short test drive (more for morale than anything else) and now the priority is: Set toe using string box method Fit immobiliser Fit heat shield between exhaust and electronics Improve hand brake Fix gear box leak MOT!
  7. I'll have a look through the previous owner's paperswork to see if it's there. He did all the hard work!
  8. Diary update just to keep things ticking along. Feedback from the guys who did the mapping was really positive. They checked it all over and reported a few minor things as well as having to replace a cracked thermostat housing. Main items I need to sort are: Engine bay wiring and pipework untidy and insecure Heat shielding required around ECU and wiring in exhaust area Gear shift stiff and reverse not available - Any body know the best place to source new cables from? small oil leak from gear box end plate Brakes had no pressure under peddle hand brake no pressure So importantly (given I knew nothing about the conversion) the clutch works fine and the wiring is all working fine, fans cut in when they should and even the cam phase relay worked. Car is now in my garage and up on stands. Wheels are off and ready to go for refurb and new tyres. I had a right run-about trying to get a full set of Verdestine Sportrack and ended up with only one rear tyre and thinking I'd be able to get another elsewhere but was proven wrong! I now have two fronts and one rear sat waiting for collection to be returned to vender. Instead I managed to get a full set of Conti PremiumContact and even they are starting to get scarce. Underneath looks realy good. I'll try to get some photos up at the weekend. All the suspension is freshly painted, brake lines renewed, hoses all new, springs and dampers new, calipers look to have been refurbished too. Aside from the issues the garage found I need to: Sort out the droopy door - Any advice or links to threads or replacement part sales appreciated fit an imobiliser (insurance requirement) adjust the closure panel gaps and latches (eek) I'm almost through the list of other jobs I promised my wife I'd get done before starting on the Esprit. So I expect to start working through the above list of problems soon and knock a couple of jobs down every other weekend with my goal being to MOT and shake down the car by the end of May!
  9. Videos on youtube Sound from outside Checking it over Final power run
  10. I’ll be collecting the car from the tuners on Saturday, can’t wait! I was lucky enough to watch Troy and Alex do their thing for a couple of hours. She made 213 (flywheel) with the air filter off! Not what I was hoping for TBH as data dared in the Jag they make 240. I have plans, don’t you worry 😉 Enjoy the pic’s, I’ll upload the vids later when I’m on WiFi
  11. Thanks for the warm welcome. I posted an intro here. The plan for the car is: engine service & get it mapped refurb wheels & fit new tyres (thinking about gold centred wheels). I've got a set of Verdestine Sportrack 5 arriving next week fix the droopy drivers door tidy up the engine bay exhaust heat management MOT & drive! Make a little more headroom. I'd like to delete the aftermarket sunrooof which intrudes into the cabin head room fix up minor bodywork issues I'm a realist however and fully anticipate burning all my budget fixing all the unforeseen issues I'll come across!
  12. Hi everyone, I'm checking in here because I recently bought a 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo with a difference! See this thread for details. Thanks to Steve (previous owner), who seems to have done a very thorough job of the engine swap but was unable to finish the project himself. I hope to continue and get the car running reliably enough to take me to Le Mans this June! This is my first Lotus and hence I'm signing up and introducing myself here for the first time. I'm a petrol head and have worked in the automotive industry for the last ten years. with Cummins Turbos, JLR and now Mclaren Automotive. I once even visited Hethel for a job interview but could not make it work with the remote location. I always think a petrol head's car history says a lot so here's mine in chronological order (and missing out the boring family cars): Mini Marcos Polo Mk3 GT Polo Mk3 G40 Mazda Mx-5 Mk1 BBR turbo Polo Mk3 G40 Nissan R32 GTR Fisher Fury Honda Integra DC2 Type R Lotus Esprit S3 V6 My favourite track day track is Cadwell Park, my local track is Mallory and my least favourite is Donnington. Don't think I'll be taking the Esprit on many track days, that's not the vision I have but maybe if it was a friendly club event I'd be persuaded. Here's a picture of the car as it arrived to it's new home and my two very happy boys 🙂
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