Popular Post Fridge Posted July 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Here's the final result of the door alignment using SJ's remanufactured door seals. I can't fault them personally. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJGC Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks perfect to me! 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamtherebel Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 OMG !!!! Is that RAIN see on the car??!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fridge Posted July 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Yeah, it's funny that. I seem to remember one of them getting even wetter. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusfab Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks much better! I personally think the seals I have were not made correctly. Their circumference is far too big for the aperture. This requires them to be compressed to fit which means they don’t have any give. There are two types being sold the Lotus sourced ones apparently work. I have another brand new seal which I will try on the S1. It is different to my S1 seals. Far too busy perfecting theTurbo at the moment to replace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Mine were long @Lotusfab I had to hammer them into the corners with a rubber mallet as per the instructions from a pal who is QA at Nissan in Washington. Then make sure that they were also pressed on as far as they'd go. They did fit, but I had to work them. Unless you've got a kink in them due to the resulting excess and forcing the doors outwards I can't see them being too voluminous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusfab Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 They should be slightly oversize to hold them in the frame, but mine were excessive when compared with the other new seals which came from a different source. I also cut the carpet edge right back to allow them to seat. Even if I press on the door as hard as I can it won’t go flush due to the pressure. You have done a good job on yours. I will fix it but the seals will have tonbe replaced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Finally got around to having a spare ignition key made, and treated myself to a new key fob whilst at it. Pricey, but a quality item. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusfab Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 I have this one... Nothing too flashy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post williamtherebel Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Mine's more battered than my actual car! I'm just a cheapskate. Cant afford big ticket items like keyrings - so just made my own with a model car, a drill and some chain! Are we going to start a new thread? Who has the best keyring!! My keyring is better than your keyring..................... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 They are that well made I'm thinking of replacing the fob to my other classic which is showing its age, but they're original 1960s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fridge Posted August 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 First service ie. oil and Lotus Cars filter change since running the car. Which has done about 1,500 miles since it went on the road. It's running great with post-restoration shake down work continuing. It corners exceptionally well having had the suspension fully aligned and set up in January. Having chosen to have a slight toe-out to aid quicker turn-in. Details in a previous post. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fridge Posted September 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Been out after some fine tuning. This car certainly brings a smile to my face. It makes all those years working in a small, cold garage worth it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
910Esprit Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 I reckon there isn't a building of any description within a couple of miles radius of that bus shelter. I wnder if anyone ever got on or off there? 40 years ago, I got my Renault 4 stuck about 1/2 mile down the very track where you are currently standing... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, 910Esprit said: I reckon there isn't a building of any description within a couple of miles radius of that bus shelter. I wnder if anyone ever got on or off there? 40 years ago, I got my Renault 4 stuck about 1/2 mile down the very track where you are currently standing... The signpost says Commondale is 1.5 miles away. Castleton a little bit more. It would be a long 1.5 miles! Stick t'road.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fridge Posted September 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Whilst messing about with cameras over the weekend I've just realised I managed to click over the 2,000th mile since getting it back on the road in July 2019. It hasn't been faultless, but it's getting there nicely, and when the roads are right it drives like the wind. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTUSMAN33 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 It’s really nice to see an early Esprit getting such regular use which without doubt will make this a more reliable car to own, keep clocking them up and posting the pics 👍🏻😁 2 Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fridge Posted September 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 Here's a simple video I shot whilst testing out the car over the weekend on the North York Moors. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post whiskybob Posted September 27, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Fridge. Just finished reading your project. Truly amazing. Gives me plenty of food for thought for my own project as I'm about to finish my E-Type. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks @whiskybob, but don't let @Paul Coleman hear you say that. He's just sold an E-Type. There's quite a few very nice S1 restorations about these days. Like most classic cars, my work is still on going, but largely complete. It's certainly fun to drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted September 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Over the summer I finally found some rubber 'U' edge trim for the bumpers to replace the stuff SJ Sportscars sell that is a little too thin and ends up wavey. And completed the front luggage area with the tool roll. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUVHeO3NfHr/?utm_medium=copy_link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskybob Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Looks very good. Possible to share the source? Could do with the same on my Red S1 as well as the White one in the future. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted September 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Check out this link out https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121668017693 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskybob Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Only problem is that they don't ship to US. So the site says... Found something very similar but slightly shorter. Would 8.7 be too short you think? https://www.amazon.com/Black-Channel-Edge-Trim-Seal/dp/B07DGBH88M/ref=sw_img_pd_huc_vtph_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07DGBH88M&pd_rd_w=Z6NX9&pf_rd_p=c5782c2a-a8b1-4df0-b374-0ebeeb23f402&pf_rd_r=A3WKQGCQM7AN7X942REM&pd_rd_r=91b6b130-85b4-4df1-a006-026047d4c42f&pd_rd_wg=goSwr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskybob Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Just notched another at 12.1 by 7.7. wider than but also fatter... Thoughts? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DCF3KQ1/ref=sw_img_1?smid=&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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