theelanman

Love an Elan....... Congratulations Pics please Welcome

Congratulations and welcome.....

Thats bloomin lovely.... Congratulations

Congrats and welcome If you're passing the Whipping Stocks about 1.30 on the 1st Sunday of the month wed love to see it....... Cheshire Lotus Owners Group..... 😀😀

Welcome.......your gonna love it when you've done it...... They're amazing Congratulations

scrub that..... Ive cleared the CEL....just airbag left

my battery ran flat again....... so Ive got a new one........unplugged the old one about 3 days ago....fitted the new one today I now have a CEL and airbag light........Ive also added a 'dis-car-nect' to try to make the battery last longer basically can I clear both the CEL and Airbag with a bluetooth OBDII reader....and if so whats the best software to use ???? also is the discarnect the issue ???.......more with the CEL than the airbag light thanks for any help cheers G

IIRC .....If you can read the serial number a locksmith can make you a key........ The keys are still standard.......I had no problems getting Timpsons to cut me a spare set of keys including this one..........

great choice......enjoy and good luck with the search...... it should have you smiling like a Cheshire cat

@100th_Idiot I sent it to Stoke rather than Brazil so god know what it'll look like Merkin

still waiting for the trimmer to finish my retrim........ having been told it was 'almost there'..........Ive not seen it since lock down and am getting a little....mmm...well......just a little

does anyone know if the factory have anything planned in the next couple of years?.......I'm missing the mass get togethers........it could be due to missing out on everything this year.....but I do like a good Lotus meet with old mates over a few beers, somewhere in Norfolk......lol I'll start the excuses...... In 1961 a Lotus won its 1st F1 GP in the hands of Sir Stirling Moss (wasnt the factory team but hey thats no matter)......that'd make 2021 the 60th anniversary 45th anniversary of the Esprit

Hi and welcome...... Hope you enjoy your tinkering...... 😁😁👍

That is exactly the kind of wheel I'm trying to find.......but what is it and whats it from? Richard spot on thanks... Sorry late spotting that

anyone able to add the dimensions to these sketches?

Ah......cool thanks...... In that case I think the column spline diameter is 11/16ths...... I'm sure I've seen that somewhere

Just checking.....can you guys help please? Type 75 Elite..... Is the boss 17.5mm diameter and 32 splines?????? is the 17.5 to the inside or outside of the teeth/splines?.... How deep are the teeth/splines? Thanks in advance

Anyone got the steering wheel dimension for the horizontal cross member........and the offset for the steering boss/column..... I think there are 2 fixing holes to each end too.......dims to those would be good..... thanks G

@mikeeech got any pics?......

@guitar hero @guitar hero how is the view of the gauges tho'.......the ones I've seen with the rising horizontal spoke seem to obscure the binnacle a bit.......???.. I'm trying to keep the horizontal spokes as the original and below the steering column shroud

Black leather with brush finished spokes.....

I have looked and looked for another option for Elite Steering wheels Basically there seem to be non......personally I think the available replacements look too modern I love the original 2 spoke (Im only doing this as mine is knackered and now doesn't fit with my bright shiny new interior) to this end..........Ive done a design....and am going to find out how much it is to get made Ive stuck with the 2 spoke theme......but tried to soften the big 'block' infront of you...and add a bit of the old in, by using typical drilled spokes anyway...........at the moment I'm at 'design' stage thoughts and ideas are much appreciated.......and I have thick skin so please let me know what you think.... cheers G Steering Wheel Design_01.pdf

BrianK Thanks for the pointer..... Gaz can make them.......£102 each......

just thinking out loud I've completely rebuilt the suspension of the car but used the springs and damper that were on the car......all looked good...so thought why not........they all work well but I wondered about adjustable seat coil overs Having recently seen a lovely grey elite that looked like it'd lost a couple of cm's off the ride height......... I'm thinking I might do this......gives me an option to be a bit lower of at the standard height...... Anyone got any experiences?.......anyone know the best place to get adjustable seat dampers?........any insights?........ Thanks in advance........ Like I say.....I'm just thinking out loud.....