Gold '78 Elite 503

[89esprit]

Nice Job Bob! I also have a 2 post lift and put my Elite on it all the time.  I try to put the lifting pads right where the underbody makes a right angle upward. Where the flat bottom that's under the seats goes at a direct right angle upward. Just a few more inches toward the rear from where yours is in the pic on the right. To me that seams to be where the all the strength is.

These body are built really well from what I've seen, but I think it best not to take chances.  I one time made the mistake of putting my lift pad under the rear trailing link... It works but don't try and do any repairs on the rear hub or diff!  LOL

Live and learn.  

Keep up the good work!

Kenny

[silverfrost]

Awesome work,  well done on getting this far,  light at the end of the tunnel now, cracking car and the colour is awesome  

[Farmer Bob]

I have had a few trial runs up and down the drive and the engine is not perfect, runs on 3 cylinders until 3,500-4,000 rpm and then sets off properly on all 4.  I don't recall putting new spark plugs in the engine, any suggestions as to what I should use as I am currently running on 2 different types of plug!

[silverfrost]

I would of thought it would be more fuel related to that cylinder from one of the carbs ?

[Clive59]

check the jets are clean, i had invisible blockage of some sort, just blowing by mouth cleared whatever it was, now runs well, Was also crap on low revs intermittently. Fine when going.

[Farmer Bob]

How time flies! The new front seats arrived 6 months ago And look great and I suppose I have been waiting to register the vehicle as historic. Interestingly, although it turned 40 last September it was not possible to register as historic until the following April. Anyway, Historic it is, taxed and insured and off we went today!

Still missing on a cylinder so going to another specialist in Whittlesey tomorrow to see if they can sort!

I haven’t driven a Lotus on the road before but it felt full of promise, just with a sloppy gearbox  😂😂 .

[phoenix]

Looks a million bucks 👌🏻

[iambadgerous]

Love it, great job!

[Blue and Tan dog]

Was wondering if you have managed to get the historic status during lockdown?

[Farmer Bob]

Yes, I think so.

I applied last year in Oct but I received a letter from DVLA telling me the car is not historic until the 1st April following the car turning 40. (The car was registered Sept 79)

So I applied again at the post office last week, they taxed it there and then and sent off for a new V5 and I wait for a reply.

The car is insured so that is good enough for me at present.

[Blue and Tan dog]

Ok. Thanks for the reply. Have just done the same thing myself, but all seems a bit vague.

[tom kilner]

And I'm still waiting for my historic v5 after over a month. I think the dvla might all be self- isolating and can't work from home due to data protection, so it's netflix instead.☹

[EXCEL V8]

What's a historic V5?  Is it a copy/reproduction of the old green log book?

Pete

[Blue and Tan dog]

7 hours ago, EXCEL V8 said:

What's a historic V5?  Is it a copy/reproduction of the old green log book?

Pete

Historic Road tax. Listed on the V5C.

[Angus553]

You will receive a new log book(V5C) as normal but under the taxation class it will list it as 'historic vehicle', instead of private/light goods PLG.

 

 

[EXCEL V8]

Thanks guys!  Sounds like it's worth doing.

Pete

[Farmer Bob]

Back again!

Engine still not running so I gave up and took it too another Lotus garage.

To cut a long story short, one of the waterways on the head had corroded and was weeping fluid into the cylinder which kept fouling the plug.

The cylinder head was taken away, pressure tested and then welded where the waterways were thin, skimmed and reassembled.

The downside is I could have bought another car, the upside is we are up and running and have now covered a number of miles.

I have had to replace the fuel sender but am without a speedometer as the cable is snapped, is it a triumph based cable, it looks familiar?