AJay 1 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Well the time has finally come where i can get my Esprit back on the road after a 3 year absence. Initially i thought oh a quick cam belt change and that would be that.....oh how wrong i was.... it turns out that it is true about the saying use it or lose it... in the 20 years that i have owned the car it has degraded more in the last 3 years of being laid up than in did in the previous 17. Of course you understand it isn't in a climate controlled car coon but it is in a well ventilated Garage.. Any hoo one of the issues that i have is that the header tank is, well frankly past its best, and although repairable, i have made inquiries as to getting a new header tank made in aluminium. Today i got a question from the fabricator on how many i wanted so that they could work out the cost. This got me thinking that maybe there are a few of you that may require new header tanks as well. The tank i am getting made is an aluminium Twin header tank for main cooling and chargecooler. If there is any interest please let me know ASAP and i will get some prices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chillidoggy 4,341 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 http://axminsterspecialistpanels.com/index.php/fuel-petrol-gas-tanks/lotus-esprit-tanks/ Might want to take a look at these, Andy. Not sure how they compare on price, though. Quote Margate Exotics. Link to post Share on other sites
AJay 1 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks Ian, i had seen axminster and have them on the back burner, however i have a large list of things to do without a budget to match....... so i am investigating having them made. £300 is a bit more that i want to pay.... Although i haven't got a cost of fabrication yet, so i may have to bite the bullet. But a group buy would bring down the price if there was interest, i am hoping to post prices today or tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AJay 1 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Well I have a price and it is £180 for an exact copy of the original tank...there is a 10% discount for multiple orders if anyone is interested..the only catch is they do not currently have the facilities to Polish it.. not a problem for me as I want a OEM finish anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
giorgio67 181 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 SJ ALLOY Is 112 GBP, bought one and it's very well made. Giorgio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AJay 1 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hi Giorgo is that the twin header tank including the charge cooler header tank? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
franjipane 245 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Sj has the twin header tank as B082K6051F £165. I'd also highly recommend Esprit Engineering for fabrication, i got my fuel tanks from them and they did a great job, price was good and they were very quick! Not sure of the twin header tank price though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AJay 1 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Excellent thank you......post closed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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