mike_sekinger 583 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 . I know Dom... speachless, right? Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
kyliesmith.com 3 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Wondered how you were getting on and sorry to hear about your illness?? Anyway glad the car is making good progress. Love the pics keep em coming Quote No.23 Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks!.. Luckily for me it is not my illness that has caused delay.... fit as a fiddle B) I Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
Rob 1 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Mike - any reason why the transom's off? You could put a GT transom on there and ditch the rear wing.. ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Mike - any reason why the transom's off? You could put a GT transom on there and ditch the rear wing.. ;-) Transom has been removed to make sure it doesn Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Latest update: The engine rebuild was eventually given to Phil at SWLC, who turned the job around very quickly. The engine now awaits collection....... Once the engine is back with the car, the final assembly of new turbos and chargecoolers will commence. The plan is to schedule a visit of our Motec Guru Fraser MacKellar, so that he can enable the ECU and configure for twin wideband lambda. Here are some images of the engine post-rebuild. Mike Haines is also fabricating an alloy main coolant radiator this time around - I wish that this had been on the original worklist. Hopefully, I Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
talon 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 That looks fabulous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MGFCrasher 0 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Good News Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigsi 0 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 erm.... can i come and polish that up for you mister? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hey BigSi, I accept that it looks a little Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Latest update: The engine is now back with Mike Haines and final assembly is underway. He also opened-up each of the two chargecooler bodies to ensure that no impellor particles were trapped in the cores. These were then ultrasonically cleaned and welded back together. Here are some images: The new radiator core has been ordered from Pace, so that is expected back within the next 10 days. The size of the core has been maximised for our installation (no a/c). We Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Another update: The engine is now mated with the transmission and back in the car. Here are a few images: Now waiting for the new front radiator core to arrive this week, before being able to fabricate the end-tanks and pipes. Expect another update soon Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
superdavelotus 123 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi Mike, With all this work you've had done, surely, you'll be taking it off sale? Looks great! A lot of work on the chargecoolers, wouldn't it have been easier to buy new ones? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi Dave, My problem is simple - I cannot register the car here in Germany (probably possible if you have the right T Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
hasuSan 0 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Re. the chargecoolers, these are not the same as the 150 quid Ebay ones. It would have cost about 1K to replace the chargecoolers vs. a couple of hundred to cut open, clean and weld/polish. When are you and Alan going to let us see some of your chargecooler work? Mike's chargecooler are not the Chinese copy. Looks like a real Spearco design. Chinese copied the spearco intercooler and dumped it here in the U.S for a penny (Ebay). I saw the copy and its identical. Same thickness and the workmanship looks fine. I think its good for consumers but bad for business. When you imfringe or hijack someones design, you should go to jail. I did not use the spearco in my chargecooler design. I used two Garrett intercoolers that came from Syclone/Typhoon. Fitting chargecooler will develop lag if not configured properly. The length of the pipes and the size of intercooler is critical. I'm lucky I choose the Garrett size. The response is instantaneous with no lag. Trial and error but got lucky this time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) About 12 months ago, I aquired a pair of charge-cooler bodies off Ebay (Spearco style) as I was considering making kits available. On close comparison, the core was definately inferior in contruction to the Spearco one and the the water channels were smaller. I am sure there are exceptions to the rule, but I am a firm believer that in essence, you get what you pay for. Anyone who has been in my car can tell you that I do not suffer from turbo lag. The V8 engine is starting to consume huge volume of air at anything about tick-over and the intercooler pipework doesn Edited March 25, 2008 by mike_sekinger Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
superdavelotus 123 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi Mike, I fully agree about 'you get what you pay for' view in life but if you look at the chargecooler kits availible for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hopefully, the fabrication and installation of the front rad. won Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
peter_england99 6 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Mike, I'm sure there are loads of us prepared for the hardship of driving your car in if for you if needed. Regards, Peter. Hopefully, the fabrication and installation of the front rad. won Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 We are getting really close to getting the engine running again now Fabrication of the new radiator is almost finished and the rest of the parts are all going back together. The chargecoolers are now rebuilt and polished - some images: Cheers, Mike S Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
sierra1off 2 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi Mike, do you run the cooling water for the chargecoolers to a seperate rad in the front of the car, or off of the engine system. Alan Quote Anglia cosworth powered Sierra 5.7L mustang powered Sierra convertable Nissan Skyline suzuki bandit with 1100gsxr engine Jag XJ8 Mk2 Cortina, no engine Lotus V8 engine, no car Link to post Share on other sites
Günter 27 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) alan, i think it does not make anny sense to use the engine-water system ?! The return temperature is just to high to cool down the fresh air inlet temp. !! Edited April 4, 2008 by G Quote ********************************************************************* to name the things if I see them, that's what I call integrity.. ********************************************************************* Link to post Share on other sites
mike_sekinger 583 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) Hi Alan, The chargecooler circuit is a totally separate from the engine coolant circuit. There is a different header tank, pump and radiator. As G Edited April 5, 2008 by mike_sekinger Quote 1996 Esprit V8, 1998 Esprit V8 GT, 1999 Esprit S350 #002 (Esprit GT1 replica project), 1996 Esprit V8 GT1 (chassis 114-001), 1992 Lotus Omega (927E), 1999 Esprit V8SE, 1999 Esprit S350 #032, 1995 Esprit S4s, 1999 Esprit V8 GT (ex-5th Gear project), 1999 Esprit V8SE ('02 rear) 1999 S350 #002 Esprit GT1 replica Link to post Share on other sites
sierra1off 2 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Exactly what i thought , but the way your coolant pipes go through the bulkhead, looks like they go to the back of the heads. Alan Quote Anglia cosworth powered Sierra 5.7L mustang powered Sierra convertable Nissan Skyline suzuki bandit with 1100gsxr engine Jag XJ8 Mk2 Cortina, no engine Lotus V8 engine, no car Link to post Share on other sites
M3S2k 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hey Mike, Looks really good. On a side note, I appreciate the pics, gives me insight on what it will be to remove the transmission. Doesn't look to bad with the trunk out. Thanks!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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