Rolls Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Peeps. Here is a thread dedicated to correct hardware sizes etc. Please try to keep it succinct. Start the post with which section of the car. If you know what quantity is needed that would be brilliant. I've pillaged other posts and will dump what I have from Wunderkist here. Thank you to the people that have gone to the effort of posting their findings - Particulary Fabian. FUEL PUMP: BSF SEAT RAILS:5/16 UNF. VENT SCREWS: 4x column shroud and 12x instrument panel retaining screws were No.6 x 1/2" pan head pozi self tappers. DOORS: Bolts - 12mm metric 8.8 high tensile steel and 1/2 inch UNF Backing plate for door handle: UNF PanPozi Philips head 3/16 inch at 3/4 length Door hinge bolts - 1/2 inch UNF thread, 1/2 inch nut Countersunk Allen bolts in door lock M6, 25mm and 35 mm long. Penny washers for door frame M8 hole size Bolts in end of door beam. M8 x 20 mm Interior handles, 3 holed plate. 3/16 UNF PanPozI Bolts thru door frame edge, M5. Hinge bolts thru top of beam M12. TAILGATE LATCH: 1/4 BSF thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freemason Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) By door hinge bolts, do you mean this bracket? Been trying to figure out what nut goes on the welded bolt. Doesn't look like it's metric. Brilliant idea by the way, this thread, should be indispensable for a lot of us scratching our heads with our restorations! How is it going to work? Will it be wiki style where the original document gets edited, or will we be adding entries ad hoc as we go? Problem with the latter is that if we all get enthusiastic about this and contribute, we'll end up with a thread with a hundred entries and if you're looking for one tiny bit of information you'll have to trawl through the whole thing to find what you're looking for. Generally this is the problem with forums, they're not really set up or formatted to maximise the wealth of knowledge of it's members. Edited November 4, 2015 by Freemason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Up to the moderators. Personally, I believe we should keep it simple and succinct. Leave it as is and people can search around. I run a wunderlist file with just the relevant info which keeps everything on the one page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 RADIUS ARM REINFORCEMENT PLATE TO CHASIS: M8 X1.25 pitch x 20mm - 8 needed RADIUS ARM BUSH: 5/16th x 30mm - 2 needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 BINNACLE from Fabian: Took about two hours to take apart and reassemble. Top tip use 10 mm bolts for the two rear binnacle fixings, with 8 mm thread. Anything smaller is very difficult to bolt back on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freemason Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Does anyone know what size and length bolts hold the gear lever assembly to the chassis? I've managed to misplace mine and fill the threads on the chassis with paint, so before I go forcing anything in there want to make sure it's the correct size and thread pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 M6 x 1.0 15 long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted March 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Another excellent post from Steve (lotus Marques) about brake pipe lengths and fittings: http://www.lotusmarques.com/info/technical/30-lotus-esprit/994-lotus-esprit-s3-solid-brake-pipe-dimensions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Not hardware but a measurement nevertheless. minimum disk thickness measurements. For the record they are: Fronts: new 13mm. Minimum 11mm. Rears: new 10mm. Minimum 9mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted October 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Early turbo: The rear upper spoiler = 5mm x 25 MM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Rear bumper retention bolts. 7mm x 30 MM, with penny washers 4 MM thick, 30 MM diameter, 8 MM Fabian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Thank you Fabian for three piece wheels. Outer lip front 1.5 front barrel 5.5Outer lip rear 4.5 rear barrel 3.5 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Exhaust manifold nutsthese are 8 mm X 1.25 thread copper coated nuts, but have a 12 mm headinstead of the 13 mm head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyww Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 I think this info needs to be treated with caution. The factory gradually moved from UNF to metric, even on the same model so its impossible to be sure of sizes. Many of the sizes listed thus far are definitely incorrect for my early Turbo. In some cases, for example the clutch slave cylinder to bellhousing, it needs a thread gauge to confirm what they used as it seems to be random and damage can occur if the wrong size used. I almost fell into this trap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Good point Andy. Perhaps we should start each post with the model and year. May not be perfect but it's better than having nothing at all IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Esprit - all early models Gear linkage mod to improve the rocker lever pivot http://post.spmailtechnolo.com/f/a/ynWuDuuRbvOZ7XSen80nQg~~/AABxsQA~/RgRaPCELP0EIAmwstAGTllVXA3NwY1gEAAAAAFkGc2hhcmVkYQlnZW5lcmFsXzNgDTM1LjE2My4yNDEuOTRCCgAJC5xZWGB_7vFSG2NhbXBiZWxsY2F2ZW5kaXNoQGdtYWlsLmNvbQlRBAAAAABEeWh0dHA6Ly9zaW1wbHliZWFyaW5ncy5jby51ay9zaG9wL3AyMjMwNi9LRkwwMDAtQWx1bWluaXVtLTItQm9sdC1PdmFsLUJlYXJpbmctd2l0aC1HcnViLVNjcmV3cy0xMG1tLUJvcmUvcHJvZHVjdF9pbmZvLmh0bWxHAnt9 Thankyou Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 S2: Gear selector assembly anchoring bolts to chasis M8 x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted July 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 S1 The PVC trunking I used on the S1 chassis clips was 12mm thank you David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 S2 pedalbox- M8x 1.25 pitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Bonnet hinge to bonnet: Mine were M6 X 20mm. thanks Fabian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Fabians bond car: I've bought two lower link to chasis bolts in the last three years. It's the wrong size in the parts manual it's 80 mm long! I keep forgetting and ordering the parts manual size! Now at last I'm rderingbthe correct size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I made a list of the fixings when I removed my engine and did a running list for ordering new ones. I've attached it if it's of any use. Here's a screen shot of it: Esprit fixing schedule 2.xlsx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Fabians gearbox rebuild: half shaft retaining bolts - The gearbox used 7 mm and 9 mm threads, very annoying! I replaced all the bolts with new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolls Posted July 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Rear bumper retention bolts. 7mm x 30 MM, with penny washers 4 MM thick, 30 MM diameter, 8 MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rolls said: Rear bumper retention bolts. 7mm x 30 MM, with penny washers 4 MM thick, 30 MM diameter, 8 MM Rear bumper retention bolts in the bin, makes a lovely improvement. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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