Lotus Elite / Eclat / Excel

Discs calipers and pads are sourced from Toyota Supra ma61 aren’t they?

Honda Jazz circa 2000-2004 perhaps?

Hi all

My coolant reservoir (later twin cap style) has finally given up the ghost, after many repairs over the years. So a new alloy one is needed. These are pretty pricey but SJ looks to be the best value, has anyone found a cheaper or better source? Robert

If you wanna stick with the original T5 bulbs they are as cheap as chips from eBay/ China ($A1.00 or thereabouts for 10 incl postage).

Corolla models circa 2000 (eg AE112) use the same little green hoods. Easily sourced from wreckers

To explain overdrive I find it easier to think purely in mechanical terms. Gears 1-3 involve a smaller gear on the gearbox input shaft driving a larger gear on the output shaft. Gear 4 (in almost all cars) involves the same sized gear on the input and output shaft or 1:1. Gear 5 or overdrive involve...

I went to an old school clutch and brake place and they rebuilt the pressure plate and supplied a new driven plate which as I recall was from a Toyota Hi-Ace of the same era.

Yes I did this many years ago, that window surround channel is just made for a rubber seal. Makes closing the door a bit harder but it’s a worthwhile mod, less wind noise and no water ingress.

A late model one owner, always garaged Excel Celebration, preferably in red.

Cant think of another car that gives so much joy, and hey, why spend more?

Worth checking fuse? If Sydney based welcome to pop around and try to get to bottom of mystery, swapping over my (working) bits until the problem can be narrowed down.

Interesting word pulsert, it appears nowhere else in the English language than in lotus parts lists. I think Lotus might have invented the word. They did invent a few for the M100.

Pulsert doesnt really work as a name, they should have called it a comeoutyoumotherf**cker

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I thought it was Sue Miller, who mainly deals in early Lotus parts

If yours has the later Toyota based heater the fan is reasonably easy to remove via the passenger footwell. I’d be checking the switch, relay and plug behind the glove box first though. In my case the plug terminals had corroded. Easy fix.

Another glacier blue for oz well done! Alas they will never meet, unless one of us ventures across the Nullarbor

Good advice, Ross is a top fellow. Very helpful. Last time I visited he had a sorry looking green SE that I would love to take off his hands to restore, if I had the time.