Alistair Enser

Thanks - I will look at these

Hey all, as you will have seen I’m restoring my factory black and gold Esprit S2 engine is in, body back on most mechanicals complete, but the one area I’m struggling and need help is electrics. can anyone recommend help in the Camberley ( Surrey, Berkshire ) area, for helping to get all my electrics reconnected and the refurbed instruments back in and dash pod connected . I’m happy to pay - but need someone ideally who can come to me rather than tailoring the car thoughts ? thanks Ali

Thanks Steve - I will look for that wire ! Appreciated

Hi everyone I'm making the most of a bright dry sunny day and tackling a bit more wiring I seem to have a stray red wire behind my heating / Aircon control ( see photo) Any idea what it connects to? I can't see anything obvious Thanks

Hi Dave its not the 'Lost Ark' but your photos are very helpful nonetheless, and point me in the right direction on some of the questions I have . Greatly appreciated Ali

Thanks Dave. The S1 picture is very different to to my S2, but if you have a JPS that should be similar thanks Ali

Hi all, Help with electrics - don’t laugh! Progress over the summer was slow as I was out of action following an op. But glad to say I can now lie on, in, under the car again I’m just about to tackle fitting the electrics back to the steering column and also the binnacle. Looking at my disassembly photos, I don’t seem to have any showing where the wiring comes up through the dash? i can see there are 3 cutouts in the dash under the binnacle and know that the vent hose and also the heater control cables go through there. But what about the wiring loom? Do any of you have a part assembled photo showing which wiring appears through which opening from under the dash, or does it all come up by the steering column and not through any of the 3 cutouts ? any advice/photos greatly appreciated ali

Thanks all. For the time being I have ordered two 'roll over ' vent breather valves - one for each side .

Perfect .That's very helpful So the million dollar question -.any idea where the thin breather hose 'exits/vents to' and does it have any filter / valve on it . Interestingly both my wheel arches in the vicinity of the tubing have a small '5mm'.hole in them . I don't know what for and wondered if it was to do with breather/vent . Then again I wouldn't think it a good idea to vent vapour or overflow fuel onto a rear tyre! Not unless it is for skid pan training 🤣

Thanks Steve Any help or additional information from you, Tim and anyone else will help the mystery Ali

Thanks Tim So if the early S1 only had one pipe on the tanks and the thin pipe on the filler is for the neck , do the early S1 have a second pipe on the filler or was this just introduced for the S2? Ie could the car have the second pipe capped off? Also do the 'thin' vent pipes literally just join together or are there any valves Thanks Ali I had seen that diagram you sent the link for , but it is also for a federal car as it has the vapour catch tank and charcoal cannister which UK cars didn't have . Seems like as you say diagrams are difficult to find

Any diagrams of the S1 and S2 setup ( European not federal ) would be a good starting help Thanks All

Mmmm Thanks Tim, If course where Lotus and previous owners are concerned - anything is possible .Let me check . The body, chassis, engine and tanks were all together when I got the car and judging from the state of chassis bolts and engine had never been apart ( at least not since 1990 when it was last in the road). Everything I have found is original , so it would be very odd if the tanks had been changed . It even had the original intact foam from the factory with the chassis number written in pen on it - when I split . All parts were all well fitted and rusted into the car which had been off the road since 1990 and I doubt from the state of the chassis bolts and engine they they had ever been removed - at least certainly not in the last 30 years, which begs the question why would they be removed changed so early on. Unfortunately when I removed it all it was the one part I did not prolifically photograph . I just thought - pipes - easy . The filler hoses were connected and were straight . I cut them off and replaced with new . The old and very yellow looking pipe which went across the car was mostly intact so I assume I replace that 'as is' joining the tanks ? As for the skinny unknown outlet on the filler neck these had a short piece of black rubber tubing on them but I have no idea where it went or what it connected to . I don't recall disconnecting it from anything . Mine is a very very late S2 . Is it possible that it is a parts bin 'run out' car with some S3 parts, some earlier parts ? For example, the mirrors look exactly like all esprit ones but the glass is very slightly more square. Also LotusBits had to make a rare but not special alloy water pump pipe pipe which had an extra outlet hose on it ( maybe different as it is an Aircon car) Thanks Ali

Not sure who you are using . I had mine and sun visors made by Steve @Fulcher coach trimmers , the people who made the original James Bond car, but I know that Mike at Lotusbits can definitely do this for you too. Good attitude - don't rush, enjoy and get it right .

Looks great . I'm getting closer on my original black and gold, but non JPS Unfortunately, doing the wiring myself, but stripes do make a huge difference 😬 You can see light at the end of the tunnel . When are you hoping to be in the road