LOTUSMAN33

I subscribe Lez so get the copy early, the guy was very complimentary of your car cementing it as his dream car but out of his price range. The bleak Lancashire day really brought out the S1 lines making a nice shoot, the photos set should look great making your time worth while. 🙂

Nice write up on the car Lez, it looked good in the shoot and promoted the S1 well. 🙂

Wow that was a fantastic figure, about time they had their day 🙂

Hi Steve Not sure if these will help but all I could find at the moment? Dave 🙂

Spent some more time sanding the body this weekend, I now know why it was painted in 1978 as under the white the lagoon blue had been keyed both sides. Its a slow job, the tailgate is now back to the original primer with just a couple tiny spots of pink gel coat showing through, this is easy compared to the body as pretty flat. The original paint job was not prepped well as the majority of the blue is still present including the lacquer. I want to get the car down to gel coat ideally then get the body coated in Upol Reface so I can guide coat it back before primer and top coat. Looks like the passenger door mirror area has had some repairs on the door which will want some rework, the holes needed glassing anyway as I’ll be fitted an original pod mirror. Unfortunately my 5” Orbital sander died today so a new one is required before I can carry on, I’ll get it down to blue then block sand it back to gel coat I think. Dave

It’s the chassis cross brace, the radiator duct closing panel attaches to it. My early federal car doesn’t have it either. https://www.sjsportscars.com/parts-and-accessories/A079A4056K.htm https://www.sjsportscars.com/parts-and-accessories/SJ079K0015.htm My late S1 has it 357G

I’ve not seen it since being sold so happy it’s still out and about, it wasn’t a bad car, it had been painted a slightly darker green but good enough job and cleaned up well. I think I repaired the wishbones as well from memory although that could have been the SE afterwards. As you say it’s certainly travelled up the country from Plymouth and had a fair bit spent on it so someone should get a decent car for potentially sensible money. 🙂

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295357461065?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qa8Q35bSTH6&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=OZtQKJxuSZ-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY My old N/A is on eBay at a £3k start price. I put a new clutch in this car. Nice to see it’s still going 🙂

Another shot, I think the plate is RVF401R? It does look damned smart 🙂

Ronnie Peterson and Mario Andretti chat in front of Marios Blue Lotus Eclat & Ronnies red Lotus Elite in the paddock at the 1978 International Trophy Race, Silverstone I wonder if they had them mixed up 😁

Just posted on FB and made me chuckle 🙂

Definitely not Keith even at £500, it’s a breaker as I see it. NMY is really nice but does fade so not easy finding a good one. I have nearly bought a couple yellow S2’s over the years but both weren’t as described on viewing so slipped through the net. A red one is my close second or even white with the red carpets and seat inserts looks good.

I used to enjoy the Donington days and must go up the loft and post some of the many photos I used to take. I’ve never owned a yellow one but it’s the colour I do fancy next. I agree the red ones with matching seats and carpets are equally as attractive. What I do know is if I don’t buy one in the next year or so then they will probably creep into five figures for even tired cars. 🫤🙂

Not sure Rambo but looks very nice, I do like the yellow SE seats with matching yellow carpets. 🙂

It’s a right old state and the wrong yellow by the look of it, total dreamer I thought tbh. There’s a very nice 1992/Norfolk yellow one on Facebook marketplace for £10k which would get my coin.

Slow progress but taking the paint down layer by layer, the yellow will be with the DA but from then on I’ll do it by hand making sure all the lagoon blue is gone. I’ll stop at the yellow coming off over winter then get the proper prep underway in the spring before heading to the paintshop. It certainly looks different now, part of me still wishes I restored it back to how I owned it in the 90’s.

My grandad was a traffic officer and would regularly drive us 3 kids up the motorway from Devon to London in the boot of a Vauxhall Viva estate, sometimes he had four people on the rear seat as well. Madness today but common practice back then…. I think it’s called dodging the bullet ! 😁 Could have been worse though… a saloon car! 🙂

My old Cooper I restored has turned up at a dealer looking lovely still, mind looks like inflation has caught up with it 😁 https://graemehunt.com/inventory/657/1967-mini-cooper-s-monte-carlo-spec

This one looks very nice and rather tempting I must say 🙂

Just checked mine, it’s pretty solid in there so looks like it’s a good push fit, think I’d clean it up with plenty of carb cleaner and push back in with a little loctite 638.

I’ve never removed the tube but have a sump on the garage floor so will have a look, I assumed they were a tight press fit bonded with some sort of compound/loctite. Is it loose in the hole now?

From FB

A few more period photos

Some more SWLM period pics

I prefer the thackery washers as well, many of the rubber grommets are so soft these days compared to years ago you have to overtighten to eliminate leaks. I’ve used both carriers with O seals and the plate/seal arrangements, my preference is the carriers as per Pete’s car.