Slav 1 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Hello folks, Lotus newbie here with a rather scary purchase of an S3 Esprit Turbo (1985) project . I’ve always been a car enthusiast and anything engineering related since I was a kid. The Giugiaro Esprit drew my attention a few years back but didn’t have the funds, so after selling my previous project this summer and staring at an empty garage space I pushed the button. This is by far the most full-on project I have undertaken, quite frightening as I’m looking at a pile of accumulating bits on the floor after a 20th cup of tea haha. The Lotus is a US import and from what the seller told me the car has not been started in over 8 years. The engine turns over but I’m not even going to attempt to fire it up. The paint and the interior look scary as hell, but this is just cosmetic and I’m hoping the mechanicals are in good shape (once I get to them). The plan is to strip the whole thing down to a bare tub ready for new paint, recommission the engine and then put it all back together- this is going to be interesting hahaha (wish it as simple as typing it out). Would really appreciate some help and guidance from all the knowledgeable folk here in the forum, I’ll try and get a build thread on the go as well. Cheers, Slav 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,179 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Welcome! That's going to be a good project, enjoy  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 post Share on other sites
Bravo73 1,300 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Hello Slav. Welcome to TLFÂ If you've not discovered it already, you might be interested in this YouTube series: Â @GTK is a fellow TLFer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buddsy 1,626 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Welcome to the forum! This will be epic when done! Red ones are the best by the way!  buddsy 1 Quote  "Belief is the enemy of knowing" - Crrow777 Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 6,265 Posted November 2, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Welcome to the forum and you have a ready made expert right on your doorstep in @johnpwalsh What he cannot help you with will not be worth bothering about! He's a super nice chap too to boot. 1 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate.  Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies!   The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts!  Link to post Share on other sites
stephenwhyte 1,900 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Welcome - best of luck. Great colour 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM johnpwalsh 1,332 Posted November 3, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Hi Slave. You have another Lotus mug here. Where are you located. I'm North East and if I can be of any help feel free to give me a shout. I have 11 projects on the go at the moment. You can contact me directly on [email protected] I'm currently overseas (again) but more than willing to help out where I can.  Cheers. John  2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slav 1 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 21 hours ago, Bravo73 said: Hello Slav. Welcome to TLF If you've not discovered it already, you might be interested in this YouTube series:  @GTK is a fellow TLFer. That's a great series, watched a couple already, pretty addictive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 1,300 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 If we're lucky, he should be making a start on his Esprit again soon...  1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stephenwhyte 1,900 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Bravo73 said: If we're lucky, he should be making a start on his Esprit again soon...  Is that some inside knowledge Jonny? It’s been a while since the last episode..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM johnpwalsh 1,332 Posted November 3, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Slav the man unknown to him as yet, lives just round the corner from another Lotus lover and one of our club members, so your in a good spot Slav. John 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slav 1 Posted November 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 17 hours ago, johnpwalsh said: Slav the man unknown to him as yet, lives just round the corner from another Lotus lover and one of our club members, so your in a good spot Slav. John Great, let him know that he is more than welcome to pop over for a beer and stare at a pile of lotus parts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theelanman 511 Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Welcome.......your gonna love it when you've done it...... They're amazing Congratulations Quote The Faster You Drive...The Slower You Age (Albert Einstein  14 March 1879 - 18 April 1955)  Link to post Share on other sites
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