EXCEL V8
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Kimbers and MJK on Repair Shop with a rare Lotus Item
EXCEL V8 replied to Kimbers's topic in Lotus / Motoring / Cars Chat
Anyone else see Mike Kimberly on repair shop? Should be on the BBC iPlayer soon - worth watching! Pete -
Kimbers and MJK on Repair Shop with a rare Lotus Item
EXCEL V8 replied to Kimbers's topic in Lotus / Motoring / Cars Chat
Didn't expect to see Mike Kimberley himself on there! Excellent. Should be on the BBC iPlayer soon. Pete -
Lotus Excel for sale but actually an Eclat.
EXCEL V8 replied to exeterjeep's topic in Cars/Parts For Sale
I notice that it has the spare wheel in the boot rather than under-slung and it's a 1977 car. I've been wondering when they changed, but it seems very uncertain. Pete -
Oil Leak in lower camhousing / improving the engine ?
EXCEL V8 replied to rwratschko's topic in Engine & Ancilliaries/Gearbox
Looking at the specs for 1C engine sealant - it has a working time of 5 - 7minutes. Are you getting it tightened down quick enough? It's an epoxy resin. I think I'd change to the Lotus recommended sealant before you go taking the head off for further investigation. A136 is an anaerobic sealant - it gives you about 30 minutes to get it all tightened down. Let us know how you get on Roman. Pete -
I'm fitting a slightly smaller diameter wheel with a thicker grip. Certain MGBs have the same splines, and modern hubs come in two parts - I'm just using the bit that fits on the splines and making an adapter to match the mounting pattern for the wheel (Momo). Other than buying the hub I've made no progress 🙄 - busy building what might be the world's narrowest Salisbury 4HA axle for the Elite (7HA not up to it). Pete
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I'll have a look at my Elite shafts to see if they are the same. Thanks for that! Pete
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Oil Leak in lower camhousing / improving the engine ?
EXCEL V8 replied to rwratschko's topic in Engine & Ancilliaries/Gearbox
If it's leaking from the cylinder head joint either the head or the cam housing is distorted, or there is some irregularity in one of the surfaces. Is your car a later one that doesn't use a gasket? What sealant are you using - I use Permabond A136. Pete -
Your experience with sub-standard parts is exactly like mine - so frustrating. Pete
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Oil Leak in lower camhousing / improving the engine ?
EXCEL V8 replied to rwratschko's topic in Engine & Ancilliaries/Gearbox
Is this the joint between the cam housing and cylinder head, or the cam housing and its cover? There is no more pressure in the exhaust cam housing than the inlet cam housing - they are interconnected via the crankcase. Pete -
Bump! 😀 Pete
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And it takes waaaay longer to dry/cure than most paints. Pete
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I'll assess mine in the near future. If the sweep of the wheelbox can be increased - an old Mini one, for instance, has only 22 teeth - then altering the length of the wiper arm so that the blade doesn't touch the offside trim could produce good results. Maybe a combination of a quicker wheelbox and slightly less throw at the motor end might be needed to get it just right. Good project! The correct combo could produce a 180° sweep 🙂. Pete
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You need to come up with a pantoscopic version Tony! Pete
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Did you find out what was stopping the body coming off? Pete
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What I mean is that the cleared patch on an Excel is supposed to be larger so that it goes lower on the driver's side - wheelboxes are available with all sorts of ratios. Pete
