RichardJGC

Yes....i haven't had the black re-instated on my rebuild. Also the LOTUS bumper lettering looks grey and not white on this particular car.

If Simon had impeccable taste he’d have an Esprit!

Admittedly a bit harder in an assembled car...but quite straightforward when in its component form.

Here you go. A very worthwhile upgrade and means you can set the static timing perfectly. Whilst you’re at it bung an a/c compressor on and enjoy some cooling air in summer (Bond had a/c)

.....and also the switch to round inner vents on the facia, which also appears to have happened during the dry sump run.

Ive had my outer barrels polished by a local polisher. The difficult bit for me is finding someone i can trust to do the centre cast sections as mine need to be black with the front face of the ‘spokes’ polished.

I was there all weekend as a 17 yr old and I too was desperate to own one! I don't remember seeing it but it could well have been there and I missed it! That was back in the day when you could stay in the circuit until very late and watch Ferrari working on their cars in the garages . Unheard of now. I did get Nigel’s autograph but Elio eluded me. Good times.....still got the t-shirt with the names on the back. Ayrton Senna driving for Toleman.

It it likely to be this one, sold by Norfolk Motor Company?

Not sure about the S2 but early Turbos were satin black from the factory, however due to the cables that pass through that area a lot of the black on mine had come off and it looked shabby. Its an awkward place to get to so this time round on rebuild I will be leaving mine bare alloy.

Hi Andy The tube I made is 1.25” long. Seems to be the optimal length to allow the nyloc to fully engage + leaving a full thread exposed. I experimented with shorter but the bush starts to deform and wants to spread out too far. The new tube is around 110 thou longer than the original.

Just an update. Having sourced and fitted the official black Lotus polybushes, (the purple ones split) i decided to make up some longer distance tubes. The bushes squeeze up well but no longer deform to the point of being over stressed...and the nyloc nut still has something to tighten up to. Much better than before...but still a lot stiffer than the original rubber setup.

My Lotac ones are dimensionally similar to the purple ones though much stiffer.

How long ago was this? I bought my purple bushes 2+ yrs ago and have only just got round to fitting them. The purple bushes I have are dimensionally the same as the official Lotus black bushes.

Maybe i can add a little to this discussion along with a few frustrations i am experiencing. I installed the purple polybushes to the lower links recently (off the car) and they looked fine...for about an hour until they decided to split apart. As others have done, I did tighten the washer up to the distance tube as surely thats what its for and stops the nyloc nut working loose. Scouring the web i discovered the official Lotus approved black ones which arrived today...and these in comparison to the purple ones are even harder!! The length of the distance tube equals the thickness of both bushes but the lower link adds approx 7mm and that is a lot to squish up if tightening up to the tube. It feels to me like the harder polybushes need a longer tube...but im no expert in this field, so still thinking about my next move. Bring back rubber!

That’s better! Now you can fit a roof stereo.

These are item 28 in the parts list and do state ‘if fitted’

I hadn't noticed those dots before.

Lots....but I figure when you’ve finished your car there might just be the need for another blog...so am holding back 😀

This time next year....maybe 😉. It’s the last 10% that can take the time.

My original boot bag is like new....probably because I removed it, and spent far too much time sitting in that boot space tinkering! :-)

Any use?

Also spotted earlier in week in North Wales. Totally made my day!

I think its a pink wire that goes to the a/c compressor. Redundant if you don't have one.