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Actually I've just bought Marc's......(off Exiges) EDIT: SOLD VVC DUE TO KEEPING AND REBUILDING THE VHPD AS YOU'LL SEE LATER IN THE THREAD. low mileage vvc trophy engine freshly built B4BP gearbox with torsen diff installed jenvey direct to head throttle bodies auto teknix air box with trumpets vvc blanking kit vernier pullys multi layer head gasket with uprated ladder 340r exhaust manifold ceramic coated by camcoat oil cooler and take off plate complete with pipes piper 285h cams with uprated valve springs emerald M3D ECU complete s1 Elise engine wiring harness ready to plug and play ap r…
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Hello friends, its been a while. For those of you that don't frequent Seloc, i've got a little build thread going that you might like to have a nosey at so i'll cut and paste the contents here... After having to put this off for a couple of years I'm thrilled to be back at it now, for those that don't know I'm doing a DIY honda with a set of mounts fabricated up by an engineer local to me (he shares a unit with Clockwise and is converting his own elise). I've spent a lot of time over there chewing the fat and I was convinced enough to put my money where my mouth was and buy an engine and a kit of parts from him to convert the tidy 111s I've recently bought.…
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Ok so I havent got enough power (or money for an audi conversion) so I'm off to collect a T series engine to rebuild and bodge into the back of the liz as inspired by Jez Braker. I'll let you know how I get on..... And thats about it really.......
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I have a build thread on seloc but thought you guys would appreciate this Car is a CAT C 111S 47k miles that i bought with 95% of all the bits needed to get back on the road It was crashed in France, aquaplained onto a crash barrier taking the fron crash box clean off and damage to both clamshells but no chassis damage The original plan was to build a 350bhp k series engine, i used to have a 1.4 k in my rover 100 that was 292.8bhp and 250lbft but it was relatively laggy. The 1.8 is a fantatsic engine but once above 350bhp it starts getting issues mainly the liners and also very expensive cost was about £8k to do this properly Roverdose who built my 1.4 also build…
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Inspired by Martin's refresh guides I thought it was time mine had a bit of tlc in that department. I'm taking plenty of photos as I go so I can remember where everything came from. I think Martin's guides pretty much cover everything but I thought I'd post one or two photos that might be of interest. Suspension off:- I'm fitting new balljoints, OE bushes and anti roll bar rubbers. To remove the anti roll bar, once the arch liners are out, there's an aluminium plate rivetted to the crash structure that also has to be removed by drilling out the rivets:- The top front wishbones have a number of washers fitted with them to adjust the caster angle so you nee…
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Hi. looking at buying an s2 elise. can anybody please tell me if the toyota engine is better than the rover ? also does the toyota have a chain instead of the cambelt ? do chains need changing ? thanks steve
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As I've already mentioned, my expansion bottle recently started to develop an oily tidemark. The coolant itself still looks decent, as does the oil. I had lost a small amount of coolant but when Brian did my cambelt over Easter we found that the water pump had developed a leak from the spindle. (We had fitted a new one on the last belt change, probably only done about 12K on it!). Not had any other symptoms and the temperature has been pretty normal. Whilst I'd be happy to drive it some more on the road I wasn't prepared to entertain doing a track day with it so I've decided to fix it sooner rather than later. I've also decided to have a go myself, with a supporting cast…
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In fairness it hasn't for some time but its about to change big time from what you might have seen at Chatsworth. So as its quiet here and on exiges right now I thought I bung up a few pictures.... John from JSRacing popped over for the engine removal Seem to have run out of image uploading room!
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Following on from this post:- http://www.midlandsl...00-hgf-diy-kr1/ and the porting I had done last year by Roger Fabry, a.k.a. kiwirog at Sabre Heads I have now decided to put phase 2 into operation, quite literally. Last year I opted for Roger’s KR1 upgrade, which modifies a standard non-vvc ‘K’ series head with 2mm larger dia. inlet valves and a load of porting work. The car still maintained its driveability and now revs so much more freely since having it done but, at the back of my mind I always knew I would one day put some different cams in too. That day has now arrived. The other week I went back over to Wisbech to see Roger and picked up some of his Newman Phas…
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After the disaster I had with my previous engine (linky) I seriously considered sticking a Honda or Duratec in the Elise, However 18 months and 10 track days later with my £350 ebay engine I’m still loving the ‘K’ So earlier this year when Martin R offered me a low mileage 145 VVC engine I snapped his hand off - Head looks good and no fire ring indentation - Block and liner heights good to – The plan was to get the head ported, fit my Newman ph3 cams from existing engine and build a new bottom end, Well the things may of got out of hand a little – Piper 285 cam kit (cams, springs, spring caps, vernier pulleys &am…
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Just washed my car, and have noticed small sections of paint work have blistered. It is on the doors which where both resprayed by Christopher Neil lotus prior to me getting the car. Have just spoke to them and they are claiming it is frost damage due it being kept outside. (Under a genuine lotus cover) Any thoughts?
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Hi Guys, I have a S1 Lotus Elise in Silver with coloured coded hardtop black soft top and also a red soft top. The car also has the original five spoke split alloys but have been painted black by lotus. I would like to get hold of a set or black rear arch protectors as my standard clear ones are looking a bit discoloured and I think with the black wheels this would look good. Any advice as to where I can order a set from and how much they maybe. Cheers, Alex.
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As its the winter and the little blue bomber is going sprinting next year ive decided on a suspension refresh. Ive bought some Superflex bushes and a set of ball joints. With the fixings etc it should work out at about £400 for the lot. If anyone needs any fixings BTW PM me before you buy and if i have them you can have them at what it cost me. Im also shotblasting the wishbones and replating at the same time as im a fussy so and so at the best of times. Pics to follow when ive cleaned a bit of blood of my knuckles. P.S. Liz is knitting for the impending Grand daughter so we will both be busy this winter
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Following on from my recent engine upgrades and the subsequent MEMS ECU problem, detailed in my previous ‘Sabre Heads KR1’ thread here:- http://www.midlandslotus.co.uk/forum/topic/61378-sabre-heads-kr1-plus-newman-phase-2-cams/ here’s an account of my Emerald installation, which should hopefully resolve everything….I reckon this will definitely be the last mod for quite some time…probably! This is very much new territory for me since I don’t know the first thing about programmable ECUs or setting them up but here goes.... I ordered the Emerald from Roger at Sabre Heads (he’d previously told me he could offer one at a competitive price) and it arrived direct from Emeral…
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I've been meaning to bring this up for a while but always forget until I get back in the car...... Anyway... I have an Exige S which came with Yoko A048 tyres as standard. I was very impressed with the A048's in the dry but was warned of them being "dangerous" in the wet. Granted, in standing water they just aquaplane as they have less tread than my bald head, but be it damp or wet, I was still impressed how they held the road and let go progressively without snapping or infact causing any trouser moments! I did the evo triangle after a rain shower on the second day of ownership and did not hold back at all!! All in all, the point I want to make was that I was …
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