Bibs 11,857 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Use it to chop up a bit of wood to stand on, just in case 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
Gold FFM tomcattom 302 Posted February 19 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 19 Just watched my weekly fix of Soup to keep me motivated on my own project. Had you considered Q-max cutters for doing the sheet metal holes @GTK@? I don't know what thickness of steel you're using there but they do punch a very neat hole. Only cuts a set size so not quite as flexible as a the step cutters you used, but if there are sizes you regularly cut they're excellent in my experience. Quote Norfolk Mustard S4s #1 Link to post Share on other sites
GTK 690 Posted February 20 Author Report Share Posted February 20 15 hours ago, Bibs said: Use it to chop up a bit of wood to stand on, just in case 😅 14 hours ago, tomcattom said: ...Had you considered Q-max cutters... I don't know what thickness of steel you're using... I'd love a few of those but I'm on a budget so I'm just using what I can put my hands on. There are nice ones that punch and then dimple die at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eeyoreish 895 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Fantastic videos as usual George 👍 Handy tip about using a ballpoint pen on the metal too. Can I suggest investing £1 in a Sharpie to write 'good panel' on the right one? (too early..?) 1 Quote Not worth starting anything now...🍺 Link to post Share on other sites
GTK 690 Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 On 22/02/2021 at 18:31, eeyoreish said: ...Can I suggest investing £1 in a Sharpie to write 'good panel' on the right one? (too early..?) 😁 I'm way ahead of you on that one, got a little trick up my sleeve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post GTK 690 Posted February 26 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 26 Episode 68 of the abused Lotus Esprit restoration 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NedaSay 899 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Hey George any news from that welder? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,857 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Enjoyed this one... 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
GTK 690 Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 Thanks esteemed 'Flounder' 6 hours ago, NedaSay said: Hey George any news from that welder? It landed and has been put to work on the chassis! Today is a big one actually, all going well I'll paint the inside of the backbone, do some welding practice and then seal it up for good. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM skiing 112 Posted March 16 Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 16 Good luck on the welding!! I think your chassis work is fantastic to watch... not to say the rest is not also fantastic, but watching you re-make the cradle was impressive... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowrx 204 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 I know I should be watching the full back catalog instead of chipping the ice deck off the driveway, but is there a list of all the SOUP episodes with Esprit content? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM RobinB5 321 Posted March 16 Gold FFM Report Share Posted March 16 12 hours ago, Bibs said: Enjoyed this one... @GTKGeorge, what a lovely video. Enthralling as usual. It was a pleasure getting such an insight into your experiences and history. Loved it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GTK 690 Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 On 16/03/2021 at 16:57, snowrx said: I know I should be watching the full back catalog instead of chipping the ice deck off the driveway, but is there a list of all the SOUP episodes with Esprit content? Well I should probably tell you to go back and do your homework, but I realised that many just won't bother so I started to recap the Lotus work in a dedicated run of videos starting with episode 62. On 16/03/2021 at 14:05, skiing said: ...watching you re-make the cradle was impressive... I don't think I've ever gotten job satisfaction from anything in the past like I've gotten from that cradle. It's been a recurring source of joy! Thanks Henry On 16/03/2021 at 20:16, RobinB5 said: @GTKGeorge, what a lovely video.... Thanks Robin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post GTK 690 Posted April 23 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23 Well if this isn't a common Esprit chassis problem.... 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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