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Thank for all the help
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I’ve been a group leader on the past few Litp’s but I’m afraid I’m out for this year due to date clash with a family event😩 I’d rather be at Litp to be honest.🙄
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I certainly had a great time last year, thanks for organising.
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Hope you can make it again this year Birt!
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Brilliant, thank you you two 😊
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Dean, Janey and I are happy to help. I'm up for leading a group as the OH will be kept busy!
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If you are camping, I stayed at Bank House Farm https://bankhousefarmcamping.co.uk last year, nice walking distance to Hartington.
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Thanks Pete
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Dont do Facebook but happy to lead a group again😀
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I’m yet to get the trolley jack out, but the notebook and pencil are ready for the snagging list. So far, I’m doing engine mounts, speedo sensor, wheel arch liner (if I can find one that’s not extortionate), washer jets, alternator rectifier and anything else I spot while doing that little lot. Like many folks I’ll have to fit it in around other jobs created by the long haired General... 😊
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Hey, your video is just down the road from me 🙂 next time your down give me a shout (when its warmer) and I'll come down in the Elise!
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Brake fluid change.... clutch as well?
Lithopsian replied to John FISH Curtis's topic in Technical Talk
Replace the clutch fluid the same way as the brakes. Open the bleed nipple, drain the fluid, keep the reservoir topped up. In practice, you'll need to pump the pedals, apply pressure to the reservoir, or apply vacuum to the bleed nipple. Any method will work for this job, depending on the equipment you have handy and how many people on hand. I find the vacuum method is the simplest for replacing the fluid. A pressure bleeder may be better for actually bleeding air from the system. Pumping the pedals is a bit fiddly with two people, and a right pain with only one. Simple gravity works for the brakes, but is very slow, not so good for the clutch because the slave cylinder is quite high. -
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That is NICE! 👌
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Oh, and here's a car that just got through IVA. Chap in Manchester built it. Stradale with an Alfa v6. Took him about 15 months and 330 odd hours
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disable Since you refreshed there has been 1 new post. checking... Dr Hedit Few more small steps: Fitted front wheel arch liners. Rivnuts in the chassis and 5mm stainless hex heads. Figure these are better than cap or button heads that will just collect dirt if I ever actually drive the car. (I said it before anyone else did....). Liner and chassis will be coated in stone chip when having the car painted. Rear louvres fitted. They will need a bit of work before paint Clam catches drilled (they needed another hole putting in them) and fitted. Blurry pic Rear view mirrors fitted. Had to bolt the seat in to check where they needed to be. The look great and are very 'period'. However you can see fuck all out of them
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Reading all this makes me envious..... I miss working on / upgrading my S1 and don't want to start down that slippery slope with the current Elise yet !
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Cadwell 25th feb?
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Oil leaks done thanks to Gav. he is glad to see the back of it lol. Just a couple of small jobs to do and im ready to rumble
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Morning Folks, As you know, we do enjoy embarrassing our newest team member so we'd like to introduce Byron Cuff! Byron loves a good Lotus and is excited about getting to know our clients including our friends from MLOC. https://www.aib-insurance.co.uk/news/byroncuff Thanks AIB Insurance 02380 268351
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Is this indie specialist still open ? Has anyone used them in recent months ?
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This video nicely sums the whole ownership experience; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1o8_zxJZIo
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Good work Mark 😊
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Brake fluid change.... clutch as well?
winthattt replied to John FISH Curtis's topic in Technical Talk
The easiest way to bleed the brakes and clutch is with an Ezi-bleed kit from Halfords or similar. It uses tyre air pressure to pump new fluid into the reservoir as you bleed it out of the slaves. Clutch is the same process as the brakes. Just attach a length of fish tank air tube to the slave valve and open the valve, catch the fluid in a jam jar. I always bleed the clutch first, then the rears, then the front. That ensures the front brakes have the best fluid, they get hot. -
I'd go with this if you can fit the fronts ok - but grab them while you can, as AD08R aren't going to be around for long due to EU regs !!! I'm running AD08R on all corners and handles fine, the fronts remove most of the understeer
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James Andrew appointed Director, Communications & PR Simon Clare appointed Director, Global Marketing Group Lotus is delighted to announce two new senior appointments to its executive team, reporting to Lotus Cars CEO, Phil Popham. James Andrew joins from leading automotive and luxury communications agency, Influence Associates – the business he helped establish in London with veteran international automotive PR, Stuart Dyble – now among the most sought-after PR and strategy consultancies in the industry. Previous to this James held senior PR positions at Jaguar Land Rover and in the technology and EV sectors internationally. He joins the Lotus executive team as Director of Communications, effective immediately. Simon Clare is a highly experienced brand and product strategist and joins from Sunseeker International where he held the position of Marketing Director. In his 17-plus years as a senior marketer, Simon has worked for a number of the world’s best-known luxury brands, including Bentley, Jaguar Land Rover and most recently, Sunseeker – where he played a pivotal role in re-establishing the iconic brand and turning around the business to be Britain’s largest and most famous boat builder. Simon starts as Global Marketing Director on 1 February. Commenting on the appointments, Phil Popham said: “I welcome both James and Simon to the reinvigorated Lotus business. Their collective experience in the auto industry internationally, in the luxury sector and with British brands, provides Lotus with key new talent as the business and brand develop and expand into new horizons. Together, the executive team will take Lotus to new levels as a truly global business with a hugely exciting new range of products.” Lotus’ recruitment drive continues further in to 2019 with new positions available across the company in multiple locations in the UK and internationally. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit www.lotuscars.com/jobs-and-careers-at-lotus. This post has been promoted to an article
