Gold FFM V8lightweight Posted December 31, 2019 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thanks Dave. A small company called Adjusted Customs in Devon did the seats for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTUSMAN33 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thanks Steve, I will look them up as I’m only in Plymouth and looking for a trimmer to do some work on a Classic Mini. I’m currently looking for a SE myself so will watch your progress with great interest. Dave Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM V8lightweight Posted December 31, 2019 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 No problem - just speak to Laura, as she was brilliant and the price was reasonable. If you're passing junction 28 at any time, give me a shout and you'd be more than welcome to pop in for a brew and a look af the car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post V8lightweight Posted February 2, 2020 Author Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 I've tried to get motivated over the last week and have started to pack away at a few more jobs. The wing mirrors have been rebuilt, side badges put back on and the lovely 1989 Alpine CD player and amp have been fitted. I also 'bit the bullet' and have stumped up for two new tanks, which I'm confident is the right way to go after checked the internals of the originals with an endoscope. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM V8lightweight Posted March 3 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 3 2 Years! I can't really believe it - where on earth has that gone? To be honest, most of the time has been has been taken up by work, lock down, home schooling and an extended period of the Esprit sat not gathering dust under a cover in the garage. The occasional shove out into the daylight saw the headlights finished and tested - seeing them pop up and light up was a real boost! Sometime in 2021, the car made it into work and with the bribe of bacon rolls a few of us managed to extract the engine Few shots of the tank void after the tanks were removed and the engine being cleaned up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM V8lightweight Posted March 3 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 3 New cam belt, water pump, chargecooler pump, oil filter etc etc fitted then I drove it over to SJ Sports cars where Steve and Ross gave it a thorough check over and double-checked the belt tension (SJ have been superb all the way through the restoration and have always gone over and above to help me along). I also had quite a few of the engine bits lightly shot blasted and repainted with VHT wrinkle red and high temp silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM V8lightweight Posted March 3 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 3 In a bit of a break from the engine work, the steering came back from Royal Steering Wheels, who did a brilliant job of recovering it. The new tanks also went back in, along with a new fuel pump. I also had an ebay accident with a fantastic retro Kenwood CD player and graphic equaliser (the same as the ones portrayed in the early 90's Lotus Turbo Challenge computer game! Some other odd bits : Cams look great and are now covered up again with the freshly paint rocker covers. Mixture of new and refreshed grilles going back onto the rear bumper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post V8lightweight Posted March 13 Author Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted March 13 I fitted a few bits of new carpet in the boot area this week, but also tidied up the peeling/ugly aluminium heat shielding in the engine bay, which was quite a lot more exciting than carpeting! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Nice, very NASA!! 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post V8lightweight Posted July 24 Author Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted July 24 After being unearthed from the garage after another bit of hibernation, the Esprit has finally got it's heart back, after new belts, water pump, charge cooler refurb, oil filter and Mobil 1, new hoses, new secondary injectors, a squirt of paint and heat shielding, along with a check over from SJ Sports Cars in Crediton. Hopefully on the home straight now! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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