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Beck pioneered feedback and distortion in the early to mid-60's with the Yardbirds, ultimately evolved such technique on the electric as to emulate the human voice eloquently. On his most succesful LP, Blow by Blow, he vividly conjures the sense of jostling traffic in the track, Freeway Jam. When so inclined he could pluck conventionally with the best of them, from acoustic to electric Blues. He had no peer, described by one prominent journalist as being as innovative as Jimmy Page, as technically proficient as Clapton, and nearly as visionary as Hendrix. All clearly true. Tracks from his 2003 LP, Jeff, figure in my playlist.
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Altogether clear from the start. What we are discussing is a crank seal housing of the sort including a bore for locating the eccentric. What is odd is that the bore is too small for the hub in hand. I also have a housing cast without material where it would be required for the eccentric, so both types are familiar.
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An incomparable wizard on guitar, truly sad to know of his passing.
R.I.P. indeed
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Nigh on perfect!
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My new hub also measures .812 or 13/16, though the housing bore is on the order of .766. Intrigued that this hub came accompanied by a steel collar, as seen in the attached pic. Primary PC is getting its head sorted at the shop, once recovered I'll be able to review the ultimate Service Parts List archived within, rather expecting to find the collar accounted for in the process.
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On 06/01/2023 at 09:32, LOTUSMAN33 said:
They still look so sleek and beautiful even today, looks like that cab ate all the pies and several portions of greasy chips 😁
True beauty is timeless.
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Believe we have this sussed. Review of SJ's offerings show differing parts for Excel as compared to early Esprit eccentric hub. Oddly, my S2 engine had been drilled and tapped for the eccentric stud though equipped with the semi-auto kit as one would expect.
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Further advice occurs to me - given green light emitting diodes one should set aside the bulb covers. With full spectrum "white" light the covers serve to filter away the non-green light, so yielding mainly green remnant light. Going LED means getting the colour desired at source, so any filter just reduces the intensity needlessly.
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Planning to convert from semi-auto to manual cambelt tensioner I have purchased a new eccentric hub which, oddly, is of greater OD than is the ID of bore in my crank seal housing. Were there early housings whose hub bores differ from those in the later engines?
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I wonder whether we have sufficient reason to warrant shifting away from the mechanical gauge? Does the OEM unit read and respond accurately? Is there meaningful risk of leakage from the supply line?
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@Lotusfab has fully restored his S1, perhaps could offer a helpful photo or 2?
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The key to switching over to LED bulbs is in using those generating light of the desired colour spectrum. Go for green light emitting rather than white in this case.
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Sorry, Lou, can't scrape up anything in my archived pics indicating where the transmitter was positioned. That said, It's sensible to consider finding a way to bracket off the nearest chassis stud and that wouldn't take great effort.
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Well, be wary of creating a tower attached to the block as 4 banger engines generate some considerable vibrations. The S1 solution uses a short flex hose off the block fitting feeding the sender which mounts off the engine. Safe management of any such forces.
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I would not hesitate to remote the sender to a nearby location off engine. It's how it was done on the S1.
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Thanks John, different gauges than those in the early cars so not quite what Eric has been coming up with as far as I know.
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Eric, which sender did you use?
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Vaguely I recall DBE's catalog page showing a number of variants, haven't reviewed that in many years but a good mate may have a copy.
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https://www.rdent.com/manuals/index.html
Link to RD Enterprises web page illustrating parts options. I recall DBE have catalog images of various housing bits for the 907 series as well.
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A very long time ago I visited one of the leading local specialists doing such conversions and found him working on an Elite. He reported it to be good for 140mph and, as I recall, that was drawing air through a single SU carb. So much more can be had in the way of bits decades later and turbo's have themselves come a long way since.
In conversation with @EXCEL V8 via PM I have mused on the notion of reversing the cylinder head, so placing the turbo and its pipework up top and feeding inlet air fueled by FEI on the low side. How's that for a New Year's start? 😉
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Gary, what sort of figures are we talking about? What exactly has been done to the oil pump?
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7 hours ago, EXCEL V8 said:
So yours is a fourth type of bolt-on alternator bracket Steve. I wonder exactly how many there are?
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Hi Pete,
Well there were some 1047-odd S2 Esprit built and of those how many were for markets where A/C was standard fitment? I believe all the North American cars were so equipped.
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When I examined the mount casting there was no part number to be seen. Don't know whether this is typical or indicative of it being hastily created. We know by now that there was a considerable lapse in production of the early S2 due to supply issues pertaining to the A/C system, perhaps the sourcing of this casting might have one such issue. The American sources I'd contact include Dave Bean Engineering, JAE, RD Enterprises, and whomever may still be reached at what was Sports Car World, in Texas. Beyond that I suggest getting on board with the American community to be found at the link attached for further support.
https://groups.io/g/S1S2euroS3LotusEspritOwners/topics
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in Esprit 'Project & Restoration' Room
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The matter of suspension settings may legitimately be down to personal preferences. The fundamentals of the Esprit platform - mass distribution, track, wheelbase, roll centres and CG - are so good that one may not readily make a mess of the car. That said, we are addressing the finer points of ride compliance versus corner entry response for the most part in choosing dampers. What's to your taste?