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Supercharger Installation - Intro

Posted by mambosasa, in Supercharger Installation 06 May 2011 -

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Hi All.

So, having run my car with the Honda conversion for a couple of years now, it turns out that I needed a supercharger to be bolted on! Who knew? :rolleyes:

Well, to be perfectly honest, I was quite happy with the car as it was and enjoyed every bit of it on the road and on track. I always knew that it will get to a time and I will seek more...

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Suspension Refresh

Posted by mambosasa, in Suspension Refresh 21 January 2011 -

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Hey again,

Like most Elise', mine clonks and bangs with the best of them. Due to years of abuse, the suspension is feeling a little worn at the moment. As we have been having some of the worst weather in history, it is the perfect opportunity to get the suspension stripped and rebuilt.

Now, there are couple of very good blogs/ threads that go into...

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Aluminium Indicator Stalks

Posted by mambosasa, in Interior Upgrades 21 January 2011 -

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Hey all.

What happens when I get bored? I buy something new for the car. Anyway, this time, after getting the inspiration from someone on SELOC, I decided to change my plastic indicator stalks.

Now, if I was to be honest, the original Vauxhall stalks are not too bad. They are functional and work pretty well. However, this is an Elise and if it could...

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Window Weather Seals Replacement

Posted by mambosasa, in Exterior Upgrades 20 August 2010 -

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Like all Elise S1, my window window seals are looking in pretty bad shape. They are pretty bubbly with internal rust and look well past their...

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Cv Boot Replacement

Posted by mambosasa, in Other Mechanical Upgrades 01 May 2010 -

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Hi all.

Unfortunately, a couple of weeks ago, I notice that the nearside driveshaft CV joint boot had given up the ghost. The engine bay was covered by that horrible grease and I could actually see the opening on the boot.

I wanted to try something different from the original boot (that came with the kit), so I went for Hoffman's offering. It was...

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Rear Wind Screen Seal Replacement

Posted by mambosasa, 20 April 2010 -

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On my receint motorway trip, I noticed that my rear windscreen rattled a little with the build up of speed. On closer inspection, it seems that the rubber seals have finally given up the ghost!

So, I purchased a replacement seal from EP (at the Malvern show) and set about swapping it over.

Out with the old

After removing the windscreen from the car...

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Electric Boot Release

Posted by mambosasa, in Interior Upgrades 30 January 2010 -

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lotus elise boot release and 1 more...

I am back again.

It was this time last year when I kicked off the Project Elise Type R. A year on, I am still tinkering with it.

Next job, replacing my rusty boot release cable. Now, although you can buy the electric kits from various sources, due to the price, I opted to make my own.

Ingredients:

1. Christmas card ( for templating...

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Ali Bells Discs Installation

Posted by mambosasa, in Other Mechanical Upgrades 23 December 2009 -

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So, following my on track activities at North Weald, although the track was pretty greasy, it was very apparent that I needed to do something about the front brakes. So, when the sales as Eliseparts came up, I duly reached for the wallet!

Swapping out the front discs is a one of the more straight forward jobs and took me about 25 minutes or so to...

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Activity Day

Posted by mambosasa, in Events 19 December 2009 -

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I booked myself onto an activity day organised by Car limits. This was my first activity day and I must say, it was excellent fun! The day was attended by all sorts of machinery just having good ol' fashion fun. Loved it!

At this point, I must thank Car Limits for allowing few other people to turn up to have drive my car for charity. We...

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Uprated Toe Links

Posted by mambosasa, in Other Mechanical Upgrades 14 November 2009 -

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One of the things that I did not get round to was the replacement of the original toe links. After doing some research, there seem to be a general consensus that with the added power and on-track activities, it is advisable to upgrade the OEM toe links.

Having said that, perhaps if your car is only used for the road and they toe links are in good shape, I...

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