J400GED
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need it for insurance, i might put a cheap ebay job on so i get remote locking
Is it essential for your insurance or does it just reduce the premium?
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Don't bother, people ignore them anyway!
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Here's my favorite piece of Lotus memorabilia: S1 owners manual. Happy to have had the privilege to meet these people whom I admire so much!
So, what is the complete list of signatures?
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Can you identify three of these please? The one above the e, the one above the t, and the "circled" one at the top.
Above the e is Brian Angus, above the t is Brian Spooner and the "circled" one is Oliver Winterbottom.
Ged
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Great info!
Is Chris Dunster also in that 2 part documentary about the birth of the Elise, in the bit where they are all thrashing the principles around a meeting? Was he something to do with VARI?
I don't know if he was in that documentary - more than likely that he was - Chris joined Lotus in Sep 1969 and left in 2011, he was involved in every Lotus - in some way or other - between those two dates.
Ollie is my Godfather, I remember John Freeman and obviously RB. There was only one on there my dad couldn't remember which I now know thanks to Chris.
Just texted my old man and he asked to be remembered to Chris.
Kimbers,
I've passed the message on as requested.
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I've have just had a chat with Chris Dunster and the picture was taken on a Saturday morning in 1971 at Hethel, between where the Test Cells and the White Building are now.
The car is the 1st prototype Europa Twin Cam
The people in the photo are - from left to right:
Keith Loader - Manufacturing
MJK - Project Manager
Oliver Winterbottom - Styling Guru
Chris Dunster - Engineering Designer
John Freeman - Technician
Dennis Jewel - Technician
Roger Constable - Technician
Roger Becker - Technician
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Eric. Thats the design team on the TC. MJK was Project Leader and it was his first Job for Colin after Colin head hunted him from Jaguar ( He was working on the LeMans V12 at the time).
This picture is pertinent as it shows MJK with, for the first time, Roger Becker (far right) my father pulled him off the production line after seeing his potential.
Kimbers,
The chap to your Dad's left in front of him is Chris Dunster, I used to work with him at Hethel and now work with him at Hingham. He's forever going on about the old days working with your Old Man for Chunky!
How about this for a cool jacket?
Genuine 70s pit jacket, 100% nylon!
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My guess is Argentina.....
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A Shaguar - yeah Baby!
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Upon further investigation its stamped 7JK X 14 FHA-H E-19. I think this makes it a 14". Does that help?
Ok a 7Jx14 E19 then. The 7J is the rim width, the 14 is the diameter and the E19 is the off-set. Esprits of the era used 7Jx14 fronts - I'm not sure what the off-set was though.
Ged
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Looks like a 7Jx14 E10 to me.
Ged
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It's a shame you weren't taught when to use capital letters though.....
Ged
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It could be that you just need to rotate the probe in it's grommet (so that the electrical connector is facing a different way), this cured the same issue on mine.
Ged
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Sparky you are so not with the program
like move with the times man
Alex, are you American? The reason I ask is because of your spelling of the word programme.
Ged
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If the arm is stiff enough to stay in the full position the sender needs to be removed and the arm needs to be freed off. Otherwise it will always show full.
If there is something in the tank that's stopping the arm falling then that needs investigating as well.
Ged
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I might have an old pair from mine in the garage. If I remember I'll have a look over the weekend.
Ged
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Looks like you and all your mates then Andy!
Ged
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I thought he was very eloquent. Got the point across with the minimum words required to do so.
Most refreshing...
The thing is that he doesn't spout all the drivel and crap that all the other drivers are told to by their teams. Unfortunately spouting the team line has become the norm and expected way to conduct interviews these days.
Ged
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Sorry, I'm away on business next week.
Ged
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Did they borrow your jacket as well as your gloves?
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Why not cut the big hose off and replace that with new as well?
Ged
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And there was I expecting a simple answer........
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Andy,
Which Esprit are they for mate?
Ged
Your Lotus "Must Have" list
in Lotus / Motoring / Cars Chat
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1. Type 14
2. Type 49
3. Type 26R
4. Type 79
5. Type 82
All the right types, not necessarily in the right order.