Popular Post EvoraBob Posted August 25, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Every time I get a new toy I always go through it with fine tooth combe and and carry out any projects required as I am very fussy and enjoy working on the cars as well driving them. I have had the Evora just over 3 weeks and carried out a few small improvements and changes as the major projects will be done during the winter months when the car will be parked up in the garage. Items done to date Replaced the interior and the boot light bulbs with 6 led. With having a short front number plate, removed the black plate mount and repainted it the same colour as the car colour. Removed the wheels and cleaned up and painted the brake disc centres. Adjusted the handbrake shoes/cables. Replaced an intermitting failure exhaust post cat sensor. Replaced all the under body screws and washers with stainless. Lifted the drivers seat with 15mm spacers and it has made it easier to enter and exit. Washed and gave the car a detailed polish. Put heat wrap and alloy foil on the clutch slave cylinder feed pipe to prevent heating the fluid. Fitted my slow battery charger cables to the battery for ease of charging during the winter. Replaced the gearbox oil with Titan 75w-80 GL4 oil, Not the easiest gearbox to refill. Fitted 2 new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rear tyres as the fronts are new. Repositioned the 1-6 gear cable end on the gearbox shifter 10mm inwards to help with a short shift. Replaced air filter with a K&N filter and removed the secondary fixed Federal (USA) filter. Adjusted the engine cover locking screws as the cover was a bit loose. Bonded plastic plates on the rear chassis above the top wishbones to stop small stones and crap getting in to open section of the chassis. Added some photos. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#84 Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Interesting with the gear levers. You have to report how it feels & works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 By repositioning the cable end 10mm it has shortened the 1-6 for/aft gear lever movement but the sided movement is the same travel. It feel slightly stiffer to operate but might help with good brand of synthetic 75w80 gear oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveb99 Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Nice work Bob, sounds like we have both been doing the same kind of jobs. Very interested to hear more about the gear linkage change. What brand of gearbox oil did you use? I went for Redline MTL 75w80 as it’s designed specifically for hard to shift boxes. How much has it shortened the gear lever throw by? Looking at my photo of when I injected oil into the gear cable ends, it seems you’ve changed the end fixing to a ball joint, presume you had to drill the arm / lever to fit it? Here's a pic of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Dave, Measured 10mm from pin, drilled 5.5mm hole and tapped a 6mm thread and screwed in a ball joint and put a nut on the under side also. The gear lever throw reduced but not measured but is slightly stiffer to operate. Some people say you should remove the end weight of the selector, I tried it without it fitted but didn't make any difference to me, so refitted it. The oil is Fuchs Titan 75w-80 GL4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeMorton Posted August 28, 2021 Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 Hi Bob, Thanks for posting the above.. interested to hear more about raising the seat height as I hadn't considered that in my list of 'jobs to do'... what did you use for the spacers? Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted August 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 Ade I had the spacers, but they were 20mm dia with a 8mm hole and 12mm thick. I put 8mm repair washer above and blow spacer and got some longer screws. A 10mm nut would do the same as a spacer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EvoraBob Posted September 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Some parts are staring to arrive for various projects during the winter months when the car is off the road. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted September 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Had the under tray of has had a rattle and found the exhaust 3rd cat delete pipe flange to the flexi bolt broken. Removed rear exhaust and had to grind and drill out the broken screw as would not knock out and it was welded on the rear flange. Refitted the silencer with a new removable bolt and nut, so when I get a new silencer in the future it will be easier to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post EvoraBob Posted October 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 Got the Evora a treat delivered today. A 2bular rear exhaust system and it sounds awesome compared to the Lotus sports exhaust. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobster Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted October 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 Got it fitted and sounds good. VID-20211017-WA0010.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Well the car is off the road and I am going to do a full suspension strip down and rebuild. I have done this project on all of my Lotus and VX220 cars. You may think your car is nice and shiny on the outside and behind the unseen parts its very frightening. I have worked on and looked at many Lotus cars over the years and most of them would benefit with a refresh. The plan is once its stripped down is to inspect and get all the parts blasted and repainted. Replace any worn parts and all the bolt/nuts and fixings. Got the car on the lift and wheels removed and some pictures of what's hiding behind the wheels, which you never see when driving the car. My Evora is 2010 40k miles and a full Lotus service history and I have worked on younger and lower mileage ones and in worse conditions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Barrykearley Posted November 13, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Think that’s bad - you wanna see the state of some Esprits underneath. Quote Only here once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 I did a suspension refresh earlier this year prompted by a worn lower ball joint on the nsf wishbone - and these ball joints are non service items so you need a complete new wishbone which comes with the bushes and ball joint fitted. I had new oem shocks and springs anyway, purchased from Lotus when they were selling off surplus parts stock - very cheaply. I also fitted new purple power flex arb bushes and new front drop links. I removed the headlamp support brackets and cleaned them up and sprayed them. I already had s steel mudflap brackets. The wishbones, being forged aluminium only really need the odd wipe down - far better than Elise ones! Then all 4 corners had a good coating of ACF 50. The front shock and spring units are a bit of a fiddle to remove, rears are easy. Mine is also same age and mileage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Applied the hand brake and slackened the drive shaft nuts which were FT prior to removing the brake pads and calipers. Released the the handbrake and removed the rear discs. Removed the tight hub assembly bolts from the wishbones then had to use pullers to remove the hubs from the shafts. The fronts were easier to remove as no drive shaft nut to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Removed the shockers and mounts Had to cut the drop links of the ARB with the cutting disc as rusted up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 When removing the front arch liners the mud flap brackets were rotten so had to cut them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Removed the shocker springs and started to get them prepared for being cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Got the shockers and the wheel hub assemblies blasted and prepped up for painting. Galvanised the chassis and started to assemble the painted parts with new zinc plated bolts. Replaced the rear tow links with Spitfire links. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Removed the ARB bars cleaned up and painted and refitted with new Powerflex bushes and new drop links. Replaced all the flexy brake hoses with new banjo unions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoraBob Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 Refit rear handbrake brake shoes with new cables as the old cables were starting to rub through on the lower wishbones and the inner cable was starting to loose its Teflon coating. Put extra shield covering on the cables to prevent future rubbing on the Lower wishbones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 You don’t hang about Bob! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_marra Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 4 hours ago, EvoraBob said: Removed the shockers and mounts Had to cut the drop links of the ARB with the cutting disc as rusted up. Well Bob, that part certainly doesn't look happy with your work Bud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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