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Sounds great. What did you use and did you take any recordings of revving it out?

Moody. I also own a Lotus Esprit. But you don't get to see that.

Has this been posted?

Lovely looking craftsmanship. How many people would you need to make a n/a G Car group buy worthwhile?

wait there's a final Esprit??

Christmas #1 2M on the Esprit final vid 🤞🏼

I've been looking [generally] at stainless unions. There's a company in the UK called Automec who specialise in high end fittings. They supply brass or stainless, which to me is recommendation in itself. They also do an uprated brake fluid that supposedly helps stop fittings corroding because it has improved resistance to moisture absorption. Personally I'd like to uprate with brass fittings myself, but if it has seized up by the time i'm working on it again; well it's very soft and I could imagine rounding or shearing being possible. Then again if you get to the stage that your hard lines need to be replaced, will it matter. The conclusion I'm coming to is proper maintenance [fluid changes at specified intervals] theoretically negates possibility of problems.

Stumbled across them a month or two ago, kinda want to hate it but the production speaks to me, they're generally well researched and it's so damn entertaining. I hate it.

That's generous.

These mad b'stards! It took me a minute to remember where I'd seen it before...

Mercedes in house language calls it VIRS. Very independent rear suspension.

YEAH BOI! 🙊

Wow Jim, thanks a mill. So should I start messing with you and say that I think X180's are really coming into their own? [Giugiaro 4 life]

It's a very slick level of attention to detail Mark, fair play to the lads. Thanks for all the info too [and the nice things you said]. I love that silky looking gold paint !!

bit of background to the production process, it's penance really

amazing!

Replaced an in tank pump on the doorstep of a Land Rover specialist I had it recovered to, nothing difficult but the tank had to be dropped out of the car. That ☝is just deadly!

SNAP!

@Suddabym Amazing! Totally missed this, so glad I got a tip off and got here just in time. The car's a tour de force of both upgrades and styling, but your commitment to getting the car you wanted is even more impressive imo. Can't believe there aren't calls for more of those pics in full size [PLEASE!] and more detailed info. you're not getting away so lightly... I'm asking... What was added to the oil cooling system? What does the gearbox upgrade consist of? What is the upgrade to the wiper motor? How big did you go with the fuel tank link pipe? What’s a ‘special build’ front [or] rear windscreen? That's for starters. Well wear man! George PS - In love with the see it from any angle display case

Did of course try and sort chemical dip. It's not readily available in Ireland though. I say not readily available - there are big chemical tanks here being used to strip even bigger stuff than my chassis every day of the week, as part of the hot dip galvanising process. I made more than a few phone calls trying to convince galvanisers to dip my chassis [without galvanising] but all said no. Prob is you have to have another tank or specialist area to wash down the item after dipping to neutralise the chemical strippers. I asked why no one in the galvanising industry here has invested in the extra area so that they could capitalise on diversifying into the stripping market. Simple answer was it might cost €150k to make provision for that work, and you'd be a long time seeing that investment back. I would have been blasting you heard could warp steel Bob, as Andy was saying in the video, too much heat and/or pressure can stretch the metal if blasting isn't done correctly.

Back on it! Someone commented that the reg is fitting when read as EVER TEST, I've always read it as EVEREST though, either way I've a mountain to conquer

My more conventional board is 9'6" and relatively light. That might go on with a soft rack, but soft racks mark paint. My most fsvoured weapon of choice [the one on the Vogue in the vid thumbnail] well that's affectionately known as the 12ft of Justice. Esprit's are 13ft long. Even if I could tie it down securely enough, the wind would get under it and flip the car 😄 So no Bo Selecta fans then? 😅

PS - my boards won't fit on the Esprit 😕

I'd have a Meyers Manx at the drop of a hat, but then I do live at the beach. Thomas Crown!

No way! I have to start referring people to TLF as my representation. Seriously. Nobody better to tell you to f'off than Bibs smoking a cigar 🤩. Jalopnik picked it up again, made my day seeing it on there, and the chaps at MotorPunk [good guys] did a bit on it too. Have gotten a good pick up in subs, a long way to go still but it feels great to have a little traction. Thanks a mill dude. PS - No one 'rocks' Crocs. http://www.jaketindle.co.uk/man-buys-crocs-immediately-admits-ive-given-life/