Barrykearley

February 24

Yesterday I managed a couple of hours down the shed. More bits bolted back on.

the worst was the near side rear brake caliper which was the wrong side of the chassis after the lump was dropped in. So had to remove to put the right side. I’ll have to bleed that again now 🤪

some water pipes Installed, engine mounts bolted up, gearbox mounts replaced, rear deck hinges fettled and measured as I’ve no idea how they fitted.

had a phone call from the rad shop to tell me that’s ready for collection Monday 🥳

February 21

It’s a joke. I’ve had one thing after another with the police. It goes to a Marac next week so let’s see if that changes anything.

February 21

Radiator dropped to be recored yesterday. Sadly the place I used in Hereford has now gone so it had to go to Redditch.

All the engine bay pipes and clips were fitted yesterday. Today the manflu is still bad so I sacked off work when I went in to find the place crawling with painters and decorators and thought I’d get in the garage for an hour or so.

Engine wheeled out

and that’s it for now - engine is back insitu. Loads to do - but that’s enough for today.

February 21

1 hour ago, superdavelotus said:

For a run of the mill car yes but for cars like Lotus and cars being resold, they usually average 5-6K a year. The highest 400 milesage currently on sale is 33K. You only have to look at the classifieds.

It is a run of the mill car chap - it’s not like your old v8 engine - the Evora engine is something used in taxis all over the Middle East and thrashed to half a million miles. Just make sure it’s reflected in the price.

February 17

So onto the rad pack dropping this morning.

some interesting spares found lurking in here.

ahh looks like I will indeed be deleting the aircon 😂

rad pack on floor and stripped down

fans will be replaced with aftermarket units - but these seem ok. Radiator will be dropped for recore next week.

February 17

@Dan E out of interest are these on roof or in roof system installs?

February 17

19 minutes ago, Dan E said:

All this had been signed off by the previous NICEIC registered contractor and checked by NHBC.

Sadly this is where it’s wrong NHBC will shirk this because probably 2 years has not yet expired and the responsibility is for the homeowner to raise a complaint to the NICEIC contractor to give them the opportunity to rectify. The contractor is probably a LTD company so will liquidate and pop up again with a name spelt differently. The NICEIC should appoint a contractor to resolve the issues at no cost to the homeowner.

the system is broken and I see this time and time again.

February 17

I’m sure no Labour voter and definitely not a fan of corbyn @Bibs - but we need change and a swivel eyed loon whom would have been more than happy to shake up institutions would have been very welcomed by me even if they would completely crash the economy

February 17

https://www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5524/lot/672756?returnUrl=%2ftimed-sale%2f5524

we were biding on this one for Danny to enjoy. Went for a bit more than I expected and the external paintwork on the car is horrible. The inside not good, passenger door doesn’t open, both door frames badly aligned and front suspension hasn’t been replaced as part of the nut and bolt rebuild. The rear deck lid is badly filled and I’m sure a modified glass back panel from a turbo car. Someone did get a fair deal though I suspect and it was interesting that many cars sold for strong money after some really turbulent sales late last year.

February 17

Ffs @Steve V8 don’t taste it

February 16

The Labour Party made a massive mistake getting rid of Corbyn

February 16

It’s sweet tasting @910Esprit - so almost certainly coolant that has solidified after nearly 30 years of being laid up and drained down.

heater matrix flushed today and connected back up to the through chassis pipes. Another two couplers made from the remaining tube pulled out of the chassis and that took about 8 attempts to find pieces not pitted internally or externally. Literally every single pipe is being replaced or removed, cleaned and refitted.

I flushed the radiator - but it was apparent that it’s leaking and rotted out somewhere. Only the foam is damp - it’s not pouring out - but that’s a job to finish this weekend. The oil cooler pipes came undone beautifully which stunned me.

February 16

This is very reminiscent of the early ukip voting. I for one am very optimistic for reform.

February 16

The vote count for reform was very promising. Reflect back to the early days of UKip - there vote counts very similar. We have had decades of ineffective crap governance - and that badly needs change which frankly we will not get with either Tory or Labour.

February 16

More pipes stripped off yesterday. The one new ally pipe from SJ is wrong as it has a 30mm tail off to the stat housing and the one on my car is 22mm apparently that’s an upgrade that lotus did in a tech bulletin.

all of the ally is a mess - and it’s all being replaced. I’m stunned just how much vile horribleness is in these pipes. Remote thermostat cleaned and tested.

February 16

@pete - there’s no doubt the tories won’t wish to be in power next time round and Labour will only make matters far far worse.

February 14

Today I’ve managed to fit the rear bumper and lower valance.

put a battery on and checked a few of the electrical bits and bobs.

this evening with Danny’s assistance we’ve even managed to fit the rear trims in the cabinet and fit the seats and seat belts.

I have to say the black bumpers really do give a far better look.

February 14

If it’s the UJ - which it sounds like it is - then simply replace it. It might improve for a short while with WD40 but it’ll never fix it properly.

February 13

Ok today I took on what I’d been putting off for the last week.

chassis pipes - now these looked ok with only minor weeping being apparent. I’ve been here before with a couple of esprit’s and I knew they needed to be done after seeing the engine ally pipes. Popped to our local place - £45.86 later I’m the proud owner of 4 pipes to go through the chassis.

get back and take off some rubber pipes ready to remove.

that’s the heater pipe and it’s completely blocked.

the bigger rad ones were weird - one full of sandy debris - the other full at the end with what looked like Vaseline. For those that know - the pipes going back in are straight not hockey stick shaped as you can’t get them in with the body on.

Pipes were a complete mess - and without doubt would have caused me huge issues had I not pulled them.

i bell mouthed the pipe ends using the hammer and carefully selected socket method - a bend was made halfway down to avoid the selector mechanism by the use of the correct piece of 2x2 and 2 fat blokes.

ps - I know stainless is heavier - but I don’t care I’ll just eat less.

February 10

This afternoon I opened the workshop door and was immediately hit by the complete lack of petrol smell - so tanks are indeed perfect. But they were pressure tested so that’s no surprise.

Car dragged outside and carpets glued into position. I have to say that was a hugely satisfying job.

@ChrisJ I’ve really no idea what I think of them tbh. They are history and they are something different. To me they are very reminiscent of the 1980s Amiga/atari games. There was no way after tracking this elusive “missing car” down over covid was I going to pass up on bringing her home.

February 10

Yesterday I finally managed to complete the tank install - 17 litres of petrol put in them.

the carpet set arrived from @Steve V8 and I couldn’t resist placing them in the car to see how and where they fit. Even chucked in loose - wow what a huge difference it makes to the cars look. Off to buy glue today.