bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:23 PM |
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Next project........maybe
Just trying to finalise the price,more beer and negotiating
 
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:24 PM |
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:26 PM |
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Yeah i know i know automatic,but thats the only downside.
Car is complete and running with everything original,i just gotta have a real big think about it
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:39 PM |
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:42 PM |
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dash n wet carpet
 
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:44 PM |
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greggors84
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:53 PM |
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Looks good, looks pretty good nick. How much?
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Viper
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 07:57 PM |
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Restoring one at the moment, iof you need any bits i know a man who has plenty and is fair priced, by the way ours was full of water up to the seats
and had been stood for ten years five of those outside, and would you believe it started and drove...
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type 907
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 08:35 PM |
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I'M IN LOVE !!!!!!!!!
Paul G
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 08:45 PM |
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Theres a lot of hard work there, good project though if youve got the room.
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 09:05 PM |
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this is what i want next:
doesnt that look wonderful!!?!
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andyps
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 09:12 PM |
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Bob - what is there to think about, go for it.
Joel - nice motor, I learned to drive in a Herald convertible which is still in my Mums garage. if I wasn't planning to build a locost it would
be in my garage being rebuilt (again).
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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zilspeed
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 09:16 PM |
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Don't pay too much for it though - that's all. It's a typical lotus of that era - great concept, iffy execution.
If it's got the original chassis, check verrrrrrry carefully the bit above the diff. They used a bit of felt as insulation. Felt holds water
particularly well as we all know
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 09:16 PM |
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I passed my test in a herald 12/50 saloon
I like the open top vitesse, but a herald would do ....
atb
steve
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 10:22 PM |
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Bob,
Talk to Mike Taylor at Lotusbits (Rugby)
http://www.lotuseliteparts.bravepages.com/index.html
He breaks Lotus cars for parts and rallies a Lotus Sunbeam !!!
Always got a good selection of cars in various states and access to others. He may even have a car for you that isn't and auto (why spoil lotus
engine experience with an auto box IMHO)
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DavidM
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 10:26 PM |
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Make sure all the glass in the Lotus is OK. Just have it in the back of my mind that I was told by an Elite/Eclat driver that it's horrifically
expensive to replace.
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/04 at 10:44 PM |
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Cheers lads
The car is all there,and i now have it running too
The water has leaked in through the bulkhead as the bonnet was left open and the car is kept under a leaking car port.
anyhow after a few beers the owner now knows i'm not prepared to pay more than 500 quid
As luck would have it the car has history and the clock reads a tad over 50K.
It is in an impressive condition and also complete,i just have to sway the wife and find another garage
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garage19
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| posted on 1/7/04 at 08:23 AM |
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I nearly bought a 79 esprit once. Had been standing in the back of a gargae for 10 years. I fell in love with the look of it and nearly handed over
£1300 there and then.
Fortunatly I contacted the Lotus GB club and found out that if the lump needed a rebuild it was going to cost me the best part of £3k and that the
chassis rot from the inside out so you can never tell if they are about to go. Apparently there has been a few incidents of the front cross member
just folding under the car under braking. They recommended a new chassis as a matter of course.
Still sat in the garage as far as I know. Was a beautiful car. Just like the james bond underwater one but in red. Maybe the next project?
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bob
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| posted on 1/7/04 at 09:57 PM |
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Thanks for the info lads
I'm going to have a better look the end of next week while i'm off shift,also i'm tracking a coupel of cars that are for sale just
to see what happens.dont fancy being left with a garage ornament
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ned
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 08:55 AM |
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Interesting bob, garage space and Mrs Bob are gonna be the biggest probs though I imagine (would you want to keep the beloved indy in a lockup? heaven
forbid you sell it!
What are these old lotus' worth in good nick (ie when restored) I've always fancied a late esprit with the galvanised chassis...
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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madforfishing
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 09:14 AM |
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Bob,
Looks like a lovely project.
Remember the badge at the back:
L.O.T.U.S.
Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.
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Doc
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 07:47 PM |
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I hope you have a very understanding wife. If I took on a Lotus of that era it wouldn't stand for Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious it would stand
for D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
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bob
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 09:10 PM |
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True
I've been gettting my brain in gear for a change and i dont think i'll bother,i dont really like the car and its an auto which makes me
like it even less
Its just that it turned up and was complete,never mind i'll have a rest and look for something interesting next year maybe.
[Edited on 2/7/04 by bob]
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bob
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| posted on 5/4/05 at 09:05 AM |
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I met up with the owner of this elite last night,he told me if someone comes round with £1000 and a trailer to take it its theres.
Apart from the fact its and auto and has not been MOT'd for a couple of years the car seems complete.
Anybody interested i'll pass on the owners phone number by e-mail.
The car is located in ashford common middlesex about a mile from J1 M3.
 
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 5/4/05 at 09:45 AM |
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having worked on one , id never have a manual box , they have maxi internals , and the reverse breaks off dead easy Complete pain in the arse to work
on , inboard rear brakes , and worth about £2.5k for a really nice one .
shame its an auto like , i believe a ZF would work in there .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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