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Well talk about it pays to shop around, Main bearings from S&J in england wanted 135 pounds, have sourced them from a guy here in Australia for 76 ( he is having them made and is about to start supplying Steve ), Big ends are about the same both sides of the pond but thrust washers are half the cost here, gasket sets are cheaper in the UK and water pumps are cheaper in the UK and some bits are cheaper on the site mentioned above. Well it looks like I will be buying bits from all of them and saving about 40%, just shows it pays to compare pricing Jon

I can't believe that people don't wear a seatbelt when driving but I guess some people want to die or are just to stupid and like to hang on to the theories about being stuck in a car in accidents or the like. You do not see any race drivers not using a seatbelt and airbags are designed to work with seatbelts.

Thanks for that I have made the call and will let you know how I get on when he rings me back I am really dissapointed in PNM, I emailed a request for quote on the parts 2 weeks ago and have not heard a thing from them, is this normal, SJ on the other hand have been fantasic Jon

thanks people I am sure I will enjoy the forum as we are all mad DanR no its not my Europa on drive might be next year when I finish it hope we can catch up one day and doc enough of the ex con nothing ex about it and Bruce I am already confused Jon

Hello people I am currently doing a freshen up on my S2 Esprit engine, its only done 50.000 miles but has not been on the road for about 10 years because of fire in rear carb and a burnt exhaust valve so i decided it would be a good idea to pull it down and give the whole thing a freshen. My questions are there any after market gasket kits available in the UK for these engines and is it possible to source rings and bearings other than from a lotus supplier, the engine is all standard sizes and is only going to require a light hone on the cylinders and a linish on the crank. Its mostly the Gasket sets for the top end VRS set and a complete bottom end rebuild set, i have my machine shop chasing rings and bearings but its good to know if there is another source regards Jon Australia

Hello My name is Jon and I am from Canberra Australia, we have a S2 we are rebuilding and i look forward to meeting you all and of course picking your brains for info when needed This is our first Esprit but not our first lotus having had a S4 Elan sprint in the 80s and also having a Europa TC in the garage at the moment Regards Jon