dr_jayhart

wow that's a project do you have the engine and original wheels?

Yes considering going halves with a friend.

So I went and saw the Black dry sump for sale today as a restoration project. Black with cream interior and on BBS. I believe the number was 11259. Needs paint and interior.

Nope cream

I’d better bite his hand off the.

I’m going to pop see the car if I can next week. Might be like when you go see a puppy and convince yourself that your not coming home with it.

Will do he's going to dig out the certificate of provenance for me if he gets around to it. Runs nice but It is part way through a restore but owner has now decided to sell. Any ideas on value? J

Anyone know this car coming up for sale by a friend of mine.

Nick pope has a black dry sump that is owned by bell and covill stripped awaiting restoration I’ll try and see if I can get the number next time I’m there. It’s on bbs so a later car. J

Hi Lex. That’s a good thought. I’ll try to see which they are and see if they get back to me. J

Let’s hope I can get Andy to accept it. J

Hi Lex. correct car factory ac, half leather, requested 4 speakers and board in passenger footwell for amplifier. Black carpets. Mirror is mounted on panel which supports the sun visors. Roof stereo fitted but I don’t know when. I guess by dealership? Hence the request for amp board. How many dry dumps come after mine so I can tell Andy Graham? Any with certification? Thanks was worried I have a ringer! J

Hi Lex, yes the roof stereo is rm610. Ive just been looking closer at the Dry sump register and my car (Ex MalcomeS) is down as 11179. The car however is 11279. On the register it says 11279 is in Australia? Any thoughts? Thanks Jay

Hi lex it’s not Andy that says ac ment dry sump in early cars because the wet didn’t have it figured yet I thought I read it somewhere. Just was looking for confirmation. J

What a coincidence I got this from Andy Graham today too. I wrote to him because I have one of the new Lotus Heritage certificates of provenance packages and it does not say my car is a dry sump. I wrote to him about it and he sent me this reply attached. It is my understanding that early wet sumps had no facility for air con and so if it was requested you got a dry sump engine is that right? It did say however that the build should have a board in the passenger footwell for an amplifier and so i wonder if the dealership fitted my roof stereo? Many thanks, Jay

yeah I thought that too shame there is no picture of the engine bay.

I need a strap and someone to repair as the stop watch doesn’t go back to zero.

Going to look at an elite Sunday. Not been mot since 2009. What do I need to check for? What goes wrong on them? Thanks. J Sorry excel. Going for a friend.

Just did that. The dials did something then went back again but still on 1. So I guess take to a good jewellers?

Hi there does anyone have a copy of the instructions for the watch. I’ve bought one recently but without box instructions and strap. Can’t get the stop watch to go back to zero it always goes back to 1. Thanks. J

Morning JayTwo welcome to the right side of the boarder. Happy to meet up when things relax. I know a few owners around here and there is a good WhatsApp group of lotus types who have run outs. Lotus 🇬🇧🚗 I think if you look for that you can find them? Have you joined LDC? What you driving? Ken in the WhatsApp group has a red s4 too. Stay safe. Jay

Evening. So I bought the belt that you can still buy hoping it was correct for my car. Whilst under my car I threw a dress makers tape measure around the fitted belt and measured it at 59.4mm. This proved to be longer than the belt I had bought Which had 60 teeth. So I divided the length of the bought belt by the number of teeth. This figure I divided into my belt length and gave me a figure of 61 teeth. I then spoke to classic world racing who sourced me a belt. The pitch of the teeth etc is correct but the belt too wide. They were able to cut it to the correct length. They also made me a 62 tooth belt to be on the safe side. Give them a shout ask for Mike he is very good. Just need to bite the bullet and try to work out how to fit the belt j

Just got some belts made

Looks like this thread has been quiet for a while. Didn’t know it was here. Based me monmouth 68 +2 elan under restoration. My 2nd car bought 23 years ago. 82 dry sump esprit. 2004 Elise 111r sc. jay

Morning clutch return spring missing from my peddle box early +2 any for sale? J