Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels

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I was thinking Vauxhall myself.

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Lotus-e-Clan wrote:
Tue Nov 24, 2020 13:48
Aw that's cheating! :lol:
:roll:
Almost as bad as fitting a V8!! :roll: :lol:
Its Half a V8...but it is 8v :lol:
What was the engine in originally?
Volvo 940
Its a Redblock B230FK

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Ah I see! A Geely mobile. :wink:

Won't be long before Lotus is doing something similar with an SUV. :)

Keeps it in the family. 8)
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Lotus-e-Clan wrote:
Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:24
Ah I see! A Geely mobile. :wink:

Won't be long before Lotus is doing something similar with an SUV. :)

Keeps it in the family. 8)
i had to google your knowledge on vehicle brand ownership.... i get this now.
a clever joke

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fast_wedge wrote:
Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:36
Lotus-e-Clan wrote:
Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:24
Ah I see! A Geely mobile. :wink:

Won't be long before Lotus is doing something similar with an SUV. :)

Keeps it in the family. 8)
i had to google your knowledge on vehicle brand ownership.... i get this now.
a clever joke

I honestly thought you'd purposely made an inspired choice! :shock:

A happy accident none the less! 8)
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Used to work on Volvos in the 1980's. The red block engines are bomb proof.

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the volvo redblock is amazingly tuneable too.

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If you were talking about front brakes on an Eclat/Elite then I'd suggest 4 pot Subaru calipers on Citroen Xantia V6 (283x 26mm) discs like I've done -

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Pete Boole wrote:
Tue Nov 24, 2020 16:19
Almost as bad as fitting a V8!! :roll: :lol:

What was the engine in originally?

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And what's wrong with a V8? :wink:

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Absolutely nothing!! :D

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As a new forum member - welcome by the way - you won't be aware of my V8 past! Photo shows 490hp V8 in my Excel.

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Pete Boole wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:34
Absolutely nothing!! :D

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As a new forum member - welcome by the way - you won't be aware of my V8 past! Photo shows 490hp V8 in my Excel.

Following your project on TLF with interest.

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Excellent work :D

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nickp wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:37

Excellent work :D
It was more than excellent. The clamshell front end was stunningly amazing. :wink:
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Hawaiis0 wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 20:11
nickp wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:37

Excellent work :D
It was more than excellent. The clamshell front end was stunningly amazing. :wink:
I thought about chopping the front end about but wasn't sure how much the shell adds strength to the chassis once bolted together tbh? Mine's pretty much as Lotus intended.

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I nearly commented after Pete's post and Photo that the car was one wing short of a set.
I came to the forum too late to have followed that project, so I need to read up on it. Where's the car now?
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Engine/gearbox probably in an M3 track car by now somewhere on the south coast. Body and the rest up in Scotland - not all with the same person!

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