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- Sat Dec 24, 2016 23:06
- Forum: General
- Topic: Happy Christmas!
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2017
Re: Happy Christmas!
A Merry Christmas to all, and many thanks to those who provide such helpful guidance on this forum.
- Sun Dec 18, 2016 22:32
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Excel Repairs London
- Replies: 2
- Views: 260
Re: Excel Repairs London
Not exactly London, but a lot closer than Coventry. I have not used them (yet) but they may be worth a look. http://www.mbvr.co.uk.
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 02:16
- Forum: General
- Topic: Members map?
- Replies: 128
- Views: 37598
Re: Members map?
Have entered my new location; how do I delete my old one?
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 23:46
- Forum: Electrics and Electronics
- Topic: Interior Light?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 228
Re: Interior Light?
The supply wires run along above the driver's door, under the trim. In my case, the lights failed to work after I had the rooflining professionally replaced; the fitter had "forgotten" to reconnect the wires, which I found had been folded back on themselves and gaffa-taped to the door frame.
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 16:28
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: SAs for sale.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 264
SAs for sale.
For those, like me, who qppreciate an automatic gearchange, there are currently TWO of the rare SA models for sale on ebay, one at £8k and one at £3.5k.
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 21:15
- Forum: General
- Topic: Brown petrol
- Replies: 4
- Views: 343
Re: Brown petrol
I had exactly the same problem with an Elite I owned a while back. I had the tank professionally cleaned. Worked fine after that and wasn't too expensive, as I recall.
Re: Exhasts
Biggest problem is the right hand up and over pipe. You will need at about 5mm clearance above the lower arm otherwise when you corner you will get lots of noise!. This means you will only have about 2-3mm clearance from the drive shaft. If you get too close to the drive shaft when you go over a sl...
- Wed Jun 29, 2016 04:43
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: National Car Club Awards
- Replies: 1
- Views: 319
Re: National Car Club Awards
I note from the July edition of Classic Motor Monthly that an Excel won the award for "Best 1987 Car" at the Tatton Park Classic & Performace Car Spectacular last month. The photograph certainly shows a very nice example. All good publicity for these models!
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 22:03
- Forum: General
- Topic: Pricing an Excel
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1077
Re: Pricing an Excel
It's the current edition of "Practical Classics". My first observation when seeing this item was that the title referred to Elites and Eclats, yet the model shown was an Excel! Are we now supposed to accept that the Excel is just an updated Eclat?
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 14:14
- Forum: General
- Topic: Number Crunch Update
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3291
Re: Number Crunch Update
If your Excel is registerd as an Eclat you can ask the DVLA to re-register it as an Eclat Excel (which is what I did some years ago).
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 14:09
- Forum: Bodywork, Fitments, Interior and Trim
- Topic: Original Radio in a 1987 excel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 409
Re: Original Radio in a 1987 excel
My '87 Excel has the Clarion 950HX fitted (I'm not offering it for sale, I' m afraid).
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 14:03
- Forum: Wheels and Tyres
- Topic: SP9000s
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2051
Re: SP9000s
I have wondered about the 195/55 tyre myself. I did see a Dutch registered Excel shod with them at Donington one year but didn't manage to speak to fhe owner. My only concern was whether the wheel was suited to the narrower tyre (I'm not an expert in these matters). In the end I went for the popular...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 16:47
- Forum: Electrics and Electronics
- Topic: Alternator Emergency
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1695
Re: Alternator Emergency
When my alternator went "on the blink" I had to get it reconditioned. Like you, I first ordered a replacement which turned out to be the wrong one. I' m sorry; I know this doesn't help, much!
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:14
- Forum: General
- Topic: 1987 build date, but what month?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 567
Re: 1987 build date, but what month?
My car is significantly older then yours, Robert, I'm afraid. You should find Spav's "Milestones" thread of interest; sn 2332 (the first with cross drilled crank) was a March car, and sn 2457 - the first with strengthened rear body mounts - was a July car. Yours would have been built sometime betwee...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 18:18
- Forum: General
- Topic: 1987 build date, but what month?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 567
Re: 1987 build date, but what month?
I can confirm that, if you apply for a "certificate of provenance" from the archivist at Lotus, the information supplied includes the date of manufacture (my car was manufactured on 18 February 1987). It does come at a price, though; I paid £72 - including VAT - two years ago.