When Paul Spruell was the go to guy for "exotics" in Atlanta, I remember seeing a JPS Livery Eclat Sprint. It was quite nice, and the way the dash had been modified was also gorgeous. I loved it, loved it, loved it.
It was the reason why I bought an Eclat.
Right now I am trying to find a front bumper stateside, as well as some front turn signals.
Mine was is and always has been white with black Sprint logos on the side. The car came factory as a 4spd, still has the 4spd in it. Here is the odd thing: it also came with a 5spd as spares which I recognized to be a AISIN sourced box. As Excels as rare as hens teeth in the US, I did not connect that the Excel had a 5spd box from AISIN. I later ran into an Excel owner and the Excel owner let me take a look at his car on a rack. Whilst doing that, I saw that the gearbox for the Excel. Put two and two together. Problem is I don't have the correct bellhousing or the correct flywheel, pressure plate, or otherwise. I have a 5spd Lotus trans that came from a wrecked Eclat, but I've been told it is really weak.
This thread fascinates me. Been looking for the Lotus Elite rebuild thread.
