LOTUSMAN33 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 I don’t keep the engine numbers Steve unfortunately so can’t help 😞 1 Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack Stone Posted March 10, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Had a great time interviewing some of the key Lotus people involved in the 910’s creation for this article in the latest Absolute Lotus mag. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did researching it! 6 Quote But remember one thing: don't lose your head to a woman that'll spend your bread: Lotus Turbo Esprit (89-11); Lotus Esprit GT3 (12-14): Lotus Evora S (14-17); Lotus Esprit V8 SE "UK Last 15" (18-...) Lotus Emira FE I4 (2024...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbjbjb Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 The Essex with Chassis No 10308 is - according to the latest register - number 008. Why is it acoording to another register the Number 039? number 008 and 039 is the same car? How can that be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veilside Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 The owner of LHD Essex 008 Chassis No. 10308 changed it to 039. Lotus records still recognise it as LHD 008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbjbjb Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 So he just changed the labels on both sides? From 008 to 039 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTUSMAN33 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 19/02/2022 at 11:51, LOTUSMAN33 said: I have UVF464X which was Chapmans car. Also UVF466X and UVF469Xwhich is now copper fire but was red originally converted from LHD. I mis quoted Phil’s car as previously LHD where it should have read previously a ROW car in red restored by Mark at Stocks into Copper. Apologies to Phil Dave Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cobraesprit Posted August 18, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Hi everyone. I have been doing a full restoration on a Yellow dry sump chassis number 11196 for the owner who has had the car since 1998. Sadly in 1997, some 25 years ago he had a friend partially dismantle the engine by removing the cylinder head. As can be seen above. The Body and chassis have been removed and the engine has had a nut and bolt restoration, along with the rest of the car. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steve4012 Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Nice work. Hope it all comes together well 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gold FFM Bling Posted August 19, 2022 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Looks amazing 1 Quote Long time Lotus admirer, recent owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAR Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 18/08/2022 at 14:22, cobraesprit said: Hi everyone. I have been doing a full restoration on a Yellow dry sump chassis number 11196 for the owner who has had the car since 1998 This probably warrants it's own thread in the restoration section if you'd be happy to do that? 2 Quote It's getting there...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza 907 Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 Met Tim Shaw (of Car SOS fame) today at The British Motor Show. He said he owns a white dry sump Esprit and showed me a photo of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenwhyte Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Bazza 907 said: Met Tim Shaw (of Car SOS fame) today at The British Motor Show. He said he owns a white dry sump Esprit and showed me a photo of it. He showed it off on Car SOS - the S1 Esprit episode. It broke down while Fuzz was driving!🤦🏻♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LOTUSMAN33 Posted August 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 YBJ29X isn’t on the register as far as I know but don’t have the chassis number to confirm, it shows as a 81 car registered in 1994 so could have been a ROW import. Dave 5 Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dr_jayhart Posted August 20, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 When Tim was restoring the car one of his reaserchers contacted me wanting to buy my compomotive wheels. In true Sos style he didn’t want to pay what I wanted for them so he diamond cut his bbs. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stephenwhyte Posted August 20, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 12 hours ago, dr_jayhart said: When Tim was restoring the car one of his reaserchers contacted me wanting to buy my compomotive wheels. In true Sos style he didn’t want to pay what I wanted for them so he diamond cut his bbs. And then stuck his side Turbo Esprit decals at the wrong height🤦🏻♂️……it’s all in the details!😎 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyww Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 20/08/2022 at 14:24, dr_jayhart said: When Tim was restoring the car one of his reaserchers contacted me wanting to buy my compomotive wheels. In true Sos style he didn’t want to pay what I wanted for them so he diamond cut his bbs. It looks like he has done exactly the same as I did, with the BBS wheels which was satin-black them and then have the webbed faces milled flat then the whole wheel diamond cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocus Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 20/08/2022 at 09:24, dr_jayhart said: When Tim was restoring the car one of his reaserchers contacted me wanting to buy my compomotive wheels. In true Sos style he didn’t want to pay what I wanted for them so he diamond cut his bbs. does somebody have more info about that diamond cut proces he did on those BBS wheels it looks amazing! i also want to do that, also about the paint, how he did that? many thanks allready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTUSMAN33 Posted August 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 I did mine myself years ago, it’s not hard work just time consuming Bauke, I used a sanding disc to cut down the spokes then progressed with wet and dry through the grades finishing with 1500 grit. I sprayed the wheels black then giving them just a final cut to expose the polished looked. The rims are the same process only doing by hand with wet and dry followed by autosol. 1 Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocus Posted August 31, 2022 Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 23/08/2022 at 18:44, LOTUSMAN33 said: I did mine myself years ago, it’s not hard work just time consuming Bauke, I used a sanding disc to cut down the spokes then progressed with wet and dry through the grades finishing with 1500 grit. I sprayed the wheels black then giving them just a final cut to expose the polished looked. The rims are the same process only doing by hand with wet and dry followed by autosol. Many Thanks, i will tell that to my friend who has a wheel company, he can do that for me, Greetings Bauke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Templar Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 20/08/2022 at 06:55, Bazza 907 said: Met Tim Shaw (of Car SOS fame) today at The British Motor Show. He said he owns a white dry sump Esprit and showed me a photo of it. chassis 11096 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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