Elite/Eclat/Excel video & picture thread!

[Dunc]

Your eclat rocks them all - especially with those sexy wheels. I'd paint that front airdam yellow for added coolness.

Get that cylinder head fixed and get out on the roads of BC wowing them again!

you have an awesome looking car.

[amoss]

In action at Rockingham 17/08/16 with the Sporting Bears

[phoenix]

My lovely 1982 2.2 riviera automatic.

[Bibs]

[Loose Cannon]

And that's just the garage lift, car is great too!

[ChrisJ]

Seen this posted elsewhere

https://goo.gl/maps/PNUsEgELK292

 

 

[silverfrost]

They look sorry for themselves but at least they can keep each other company.!  Maybe the red one was the one on ebay recently ? The black one will be in a bad way with no having no windows. 

[oilmagnet477]

Hi Roddy,

How do you get on with the 2 post lift with the Eclat? Also, the blue dolleys - I've been thinking about those - my floor isn't as smooth as yours - is the car easy to move.

I ask out of interest as I thought i wanted one/either for my Elite but not sure where the 'safe' lift points are or how easy the old girl would be to move on my slightly rippled concrete floor?.

Would be very interested to hear your experience.

Cheers

Ant

[mikeeech]

5 hours ago, silverfrost said:

They look sorry for themselves but at least they can keep each other company.!  Maybe the red one was the one on ebay recently ? The black one will be in a bad way with no having no windows. 

To be fair the black one is only missing some windows!?

[silverfrost]

I thought the black one would be in really bad shape due to water getting in through the open spaces.?  Have you seen these Mike or know if they are for sale ? 

[mikeeech]

No I haven't seen them. The interior will be shot but the great thing about glass fibre cars is thats about it. Someone should save these cars!

[silverfrost]

If anyone knows the owner or looking at buying these, i would be intrested in the black one.      

[TAR]

I'm not sure how old that photo is but the Streeview on Google is dated 2009 so they have been sat for a while if still there.

 

[ChrisJ]

I think the photo is fairly recent - here's the source

[TAR]

Which means th cars have been sat there unmoved since at least 2009.

 

[ChrisJ]

I think they have moved around a little in the car park over that time 

 

[phoenix]

On 17 September 2016 at 19:25, oilmagnet477 said:

Hi Roddy,

How do you get on with the 2 post lift with the Eclat? Also, the blue dolleys - I've been thinking about those - my floor isn't as smooth as yours - is the car easy to move.

I ask out of interest as I thought i wanted one/either for my Elite but not sure where the 'safe' lift points are or how easy the old girl would be to move on my slightly rippled concrete floor?.

Would be very interested to hear your experience.

Cheers

Ant

Hi Ant

The two post lifts are by a company called  CJ Autos and cost about £1,800 and I am very happy with them. If you are shopping around, you'll find that most of this stuff these days comes from China however as far as I am aware UK standards for this product are met. My lifts have a 3 ton rating but they will never see that. Apart from the hydraulics, they have a fail safe mechanical lock every few inches which has to be released when releasing pressure and lowering. The company are at the Birmingham NEC classic Car Show every November and they are usually on display. Being two post they  have the advantage of taking up less space. They are excellent for working on our cars because they allow unobstructed access to virtually every part underneath the car. However they take time to raise a car so if you are using the car regularly, a four post roll on would be a better option in that respect. The two posts are also ideal for separating the body from the chassis. They work on having four adjustable telescopic arms with adjustable rubber pads on a screw which you can locate at various points under the car and then apply pressure to raise the car. Ideally you would pick it up from the chassis however my eclat has pads on the chassis at the front and just forward of the wheel arches on the edge at the rear which I understand is a point that can sustain the load. It is important that the arms are long enough to reach the points you want. I have to say this as many people might read this; 'Exercise extreme caution when working with car lifts'. Lift slightly and make sure that the car is resting well and does not budge before raising to full height. 

The other 'car movers' as they are called are also by CJ Autos. From what you tell me, the ones I have on this car would not work with your floor as I made the mistake of not getting the heavy duty ones that take more weight. The difference is in the wheels. The wheels on mine are small and metal. You need bigger wheels with a bigger rating as there are only four. I think they had 1 ton and 2 ton spec and mine are 1 ton. These work but take a bit of muscle so I might get bigger wheels for it if I need to use it again in the future. They are good for spraying cars or for allowing access to work on things like brakes. If you are looking at moving a car around a large garage, the individual wheel dollies that go on each tyre are normally easier. If space is tight and you are putting a car up close to a wall, go this set up but make sure the wheels can take the weight. 

I'm in London and space is critical. I hope that information helps and I'm sorry for taking up writing space in a picture thread but I have included one picture. 

Roddy

[silverfrost]

Roddy, What a garage and what a collection also 

[oilmagnet477]

Wow Roddy, thanks for the detailed reply, that's fantastically helpful.

Great collection of cars! Not jealous at all.....

[Loose Cannon]

Is it right to assume the ones underneath get used the most?

[phoenix]

Hello Mark. That's the way it works. Sadly my éclat riviera has a broken exhaust manifold. I plan to restore the chassis and suspension components properly before I put it back on the road and that will be a body off job. 

[Loose Cannon]

Is that a Daytona rear clip hanging from the wall?

[phoenix]

Yes, good spot. I guess you're always looking outside the box. 

[Loose Cannon]

Hopefully you have the rest somewhere!

[Testdriver]

I was allowed to scan some folders full of photos and brochures from the 70s 

So I spent all Sunday in front of a scanner, and here's a preview!

I'll rename, sort and crop/resize all files and then post it in a gallery/library. If of any interest, I also can offer the full 600 dpi resolution files for download (about 2 GB). 

As soon as I have some spare time...

Now, enjoy!