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To be fair he's selling a composite roof for £950.......

...and probably nobody on the magazine is either!

I'm still interested, perhaps mine could stand in for the S300 😉

Is it deffo in Grantham? If a gap at the front end of the list needs filling I could bring my S3 along but it's a 4 hour drive from my place according to Google Maps, so wrong car and a likely early start, can you put me down as first reserve.

Got mine changed recently and as Bazza says it works fine and sounds just like the original. A word of caution, the chaps at Southern Carbs in Crawley said that the pump operates at a slightly higher pressure than the original, 2.4psi vs 3psi and on mine with the new pump I had a slight weep through the needle valves on the carbs with the ignition on but the engine not running. Turns out I had slight scoring on the needle valves and now they have been replaced (vitron tips) everything is fine. Might be worth checking the needle valves out on yours.

I'll take up one of the spare spaces. Martyn I'll PM you with my booking reference. See you all on 6th!

That looks lovely!

Hey Bibs, any progress on the date for the 2018 meeting?

...but not Peckham

If its happening when you turn the blower on I'd suggest to start off with having a look at the blower motor assembly for something getting too warm

Well not a coffee table......

I remember seeing this car at a Lotus Festival in Brands Hatch about 3-4 years ago just after the wrap had been applied. I think it's fair to say it divided opinion back then.

I got the SJ manifold to fit OK eventually on mine but it did need a bit of persuasion. It's been fine for the last 18 months. I seem to remember that SJs did also offer a new cast manifold for about £200 more than their stainless one, I wonder if they still have them. Also last year at the Classic Car Show, LotusBits were showing an Excel engine and chassis on their stand with their stainless manifold fitted. The manifold looked very good, certainly better that the SJ one, and the guy I was chatting to said they offered a similar manifold for an N/A Esprit as well. As you are only up the road from me in Sandhurst I could bring mine over so you can see how the SJ one fits and sounds if you like.

On mine I used one of those impact hex keys with a cheap electric version of those air guns, and they came off no problem. You really need to bash the hex key in fully before trying to undo them to avoid mashing over the bolt heads.

I had a great day at the event, many thanks for setting it all up for us to attend. Really appreciated the free coffee and cakes in the drivers marquee. It was also an useful bolt hole to shelter from the sun!