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- Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:29
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: engine lifting attachment points
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1495
Re: engine lifting attachment points
Quick question - If you do remove with the gearbox, which bits of the gearbox mount do you need to undo? The four bolts at the bottom of the mount, which are easy to access, and hold the mounting rubber to the crossmember? Or do you have to remove the crossmember itself, which looks like it will req...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:17
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: New Excel owner...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 7876
Re: New Excel owner...
:) Yes some of them were prone to rolling,The Messerschmitt as you say was more stable it was the more common one & cheaper dont know why it was called the Messerschmitt :lol: Ray My father had one, and it still wasn't that stable - he managed to roll it on a corner and came to rest upside down aga...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:57
- Forum: General
- Topic: thinking of buying an excel
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2192
Re: thinking of buying an excel
Keep looking. You should find an Excel in that condition for about half the price - the seller is being unrealistic. There's less than 300 left on the road so you should expect to wait and / or travel to find the right one at the right price, but you will.
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 18:26
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: eBay Aluminium Radiator
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1153
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 18:19
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration (NEC) 31/3-2/4
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15962
Re: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration (NEC) 31/3-
Maybe...Pete Boole wrote:Are you planning to have all the parts cleaned before the show?
Pete
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 13:51
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration (NEC) 31/3-2/4
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15962
Re: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration (NEC) 31/3-
Will solvents for parts cleaning present any problems on the stand (flammable liquids)? - thinking about the engine build - I get through loads when engine building. What solvents do you use Pete? So far I've just used petrol (drained from the tank), but all I've cleaned has been the carbs. Should ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 16:59
- Forum: Events, Meetings and a "Run Out"
- Topic: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration (NEC) 31/3-2/4
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15962
Re: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration (NEC) 31/3-
If there's room we can put on my engine-less car too - you said you knew someone local who could lend me a trailer? Might need to give it a clean and pump up the tyres! A table would be useful to put on the bits of engine that have been detached, particularly if I'm going to do any active work on an...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 15:53
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Eclat on eBay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1567
Re: Eclat on eBay
In that colour scheme it's easily mistaken for the Spy Who Loved Me Esprit, to anyone but a Lotus or Bond super-fan.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 15:46
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: V8 Excel person
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4626
Re: V8 Excel person
Hi - and thanks to the multiple eagle-eyed members who have suggested I might be interested in the engine!! In principle, an excellent idea and I would be interested. Unfortunately, my continued inability to sell my old house in Aberdeen (mortgage cost c. one used and unrestored Excel engine per mon...
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 09:32
- Forum: General
- Topic: Insurance Valuation?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3498
Re: Insurance Valuation?
£280 new, £120 for a good used one, from Lotusbits. I think £600 will be sufficient.chrisw2811 wrote:Not sure how much a replacement item would be.
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 13:55
- Forum: General
- Topic: Insurance Valuation?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3498
Re: Insurance Valuation?
I'm with Lancaster - not had any issues with them, my only minor quibble is having to submit an Agreed Value form with fresh photos every year which is a mild PITA, in the past with other insurers the valuation has remained valid for three years or so. Of course, I usually try to take nice photos wh...
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 14:19
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2834
Re: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
Ah yes - hiding in the fuel system menu, rather than Induction System where you think it would be! And there's the white nipple, sitting below an airbox with no hole for it.
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 14:07
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2834
Re: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
No sign of the purge pump at all in the parts manual, but I'm sure a normal bit of silicone hose of a diameter that fits and a length that reaches is all I need.
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 14:04
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2834
Re: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
Ah, so the brown hose is supposed to be just where it is, the other is MIA!
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 13:29
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2834
Re: Lillith's Engine Rebuild - Airbox Connections
Thanks Angus, that all makes sense. The white jobby in the middle here I take it is the air pump. The brown hose must be the one that should be, but isn't, connected to the port on the air box. I'll take a look and see where it goes, probably nowhere! Might be worth replacing it with something less ...