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    Peter Boole
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    1974 Elite
  • Modifications
    Total restoration
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    Nottingham

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  1. EXCEL V8
    I've not put an an exhaust on my car yet but I've got some old rear pipes in the shed - I'll dig them out over the weekend and see how they fit in relation to the areas where yours are virtually touching other parts. Pete
  2. EXCEL V8
    Fantastic! I'll pick your brains about it in the near future 😁 Pete
  3. EXCEL V8
    Did you end up drilling the roll pins out? Pete
  4. EXCEL V8
    Maybe gentle heat at the same time? Pete
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    Bellhousing

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    Hi guys - I'm looking for a bellhousing for an Excel SA. Thanks Pete
  6. EXCEL V8
    Different plugs on the earlier cars Graham. Pete
  7. EXCEL V8
    It's usually one vacuum valve leaking more than the other, not different spring rates - unless you have measured the springs to come to this conclusion. Connect them both to one vacuum valve to compare the two. Pete
  8. EXCEL V8
    Love the dry sump! 👍 Pete
  9. EXCEL V8
    Are they VDO gauges? I'm pretty sure the Excel using the VDO gauges doesn't have a regulator, but it's some years since I worked on mine! Pete
  10. EXCEL V8
    I've used Gary Kemp's studs with ARP nuts & washers and an original Cooper's steel gasket. I used the torque settings rather than the torque/angle method. I had 0.0035" - 0.004" nip on all liners. Sounds like you may need the block skimming. Pete
  11. EXCEL V8
    The spacers on my car are just 1" x 1/2" aluminium bar - super-easy to make. I've assumed that they are original but I'm not certain. Maybe other owners will chime in! Pete
  12. EXCEL V8
    What does your old loom look like? Pete
  13. EXCEL V8
    Not sure about the pin stripes but the waistline trim is an age-dependent feature. Early cars had the flat black & chrome trim, but I'm not sure when Lotus changed to the later type. I've read that the change was because it took too much time in the paint shop to prepare the flat surface to stick the trim to. Pete
  14. EXCEL V8
    I'd forgotten all about this! Great project! Pete
  15. EXCEL V8
    I found my old pulley today. It's quite worn - I wouldn't use it myself. Pete
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