SOUP - My new series about my Series 2

[Bravo73]

Beat you to the draw, George. 

I look forward to watching it later. 

[GTK]

Prepare to be horrified at the Esprit damage Jonny

[silverfrost]

Awesome vids George,  still digging the parts video of them moving off the car   Great presenting skills and good to see interveiws etc mixed in with the vids,  looking forward to lots more esprit content. 

Keep up the fantastic work 

 

[Bravo73]

16 hours ago, GTK said:

Prepare to be horrified at the Esprit damage Jonny

Is there an emoji for 'chainsaw massacre'? 

[GTK]

This works for me... 

All will be well!

[GTK]

Lads I got a write up on Jalopnik! I'm delighted and excited so I have to show it off 

http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/this-new-take-on-a-car-restoration-show-is-beautiful-an-1797860568

E.09 went live last night after some 4am finishes and it's going great. Hope you like it. Warning: Some Lotus viewers may find some of the following scenes disturbing 

 

[silverfrost]

Great news George and yet another great video, watched this one when it cam out on youtube,  Love that the Esprit is getting a bit more air time and found the loom removal a great watch the same as the rest of the video. Also great laymans terms on the 12v electrical system, and bonus points for using a classic michelin man lol. 

 

[Bibs]

7 hours ago, GTK said:

Lads I got a write up on Jalopnik!

Fantastic mate, well done

[GTK]

It's a great feeling getting closer to pulling the body off the S2. I'm looking forward to building a cradle for it, ideally rotisserie type but I'll see when the time comes. 

[Bibs]

 

[silverfrost]

Fantastic episode George     I  like hearing things about Collin Chapman from that fellow,  a great interview and full of lots of intresting facts. 

Made me laugh when you seem to look for permission or forgiveness with the ideas about altering your lotus    Will be nice to see what changes you come up with for your car and look forward to seeing them.   

Gutted your front bumper did not survive intact,  could not see what the damage was though ?   

Anyway fantastic episode and really enjoyed it,  Hope you got over the lurgy  

[GTK]

Usually I try and listen for rubbish coming out of my mouth Dan but this head cold has blocked all the exits. How did I manage to take a supporting argument and contradict myself with it! I'm not fond of watching myself back, but the cringe is so much stronger in E.11 

You see so much people bashing though when someone expresses themselves through their car, Sid from E.04 is a great example. He saved a car from the scrappy and did an incredible restoration and yet there are those in the Fiat community who vocally hold a grudge. 

Totally forgot to take a shot of the bumper, but it cracked and fell apart in behind the lamp fittings where it bolts on. Hey what are the headlamp hinge fittings like on your car?

@Bibs green suits that car so much!

Oh and btw everyone, guess who gave me the snaps of the salvage Elise chassis.... Douglas Valley [for free] 

[oilmagnet477]

SOUP - Classic Motoring E.12 // Austin 10 Hot Rod, Range Rover Vogue SE, VW T2 Bus, Lotus Esprit S2

 

Another cracking instalment. Good on you George. Have a gander at my resto thread if you fancy it (in the Elite/Éclat/Excel section)

Cheers

Ant

[oilmagnet477]

Sorry - tech got the better of me - thought I'd added a link above but it was just text!

[GTK]

Lovely car Ant! I really like the three tone interior. We've had a few parallels in our work schedules too   

Thanks for sharing the link. I'm a bit bad at doing it here because I'm worried I just spamming up the joint. On the SOUP thing though I got the P/O history of the Esprit and so far I've managed to make contact with four owners! There are 10 which I'm assured is common with this type of car. As one owner put it - a lot of guys need to get it out of their system. I'm just trying to get it into my system.

[Bibs]

On 01/10/2017 at 14:03, GTK said:

I'm worried I just spamming up the joint

Absolutely not, please feel free to post away

[eeyoreish]

Great series George, thoroughly enjoying watching all of the Esprit content! Can't wait for the next episode... 

[GTK]

Thanks Neil! Very close to being Esprit-less in the coming episodes, at the mo I'm pretending the glass doesn't have to come out. Little scary that is, I've broken a Range Rover screen before, just putting it down. I have to get some of those those glass suction cup handles and figure out how I'm going to safely store the windscreen.

[oilmagnet477]

let bubble wrap be your friend

[eeyoreish]

6 hours ago, GTK said:

Very close to being Esprit-less in the coming episodes

[GTK]

17 hours ago, eeyoreish said:

 don't worry I'll make it right somehow. I have a few ideas that while not strictly Esprit, are wholly related to the build. 

[eeyoreish]

Good. I was worried I'd have to buy another Esprit and start taking it apart myself...

[GTK]

As your attorney I advise you to do just that

[eeyoreish]

Don't tempt me. I'm already on the hunt for a project S3 Turbo...

[GTK]

1 hour ago, eeyoreish said:

Don't tempt me. 

I've made it my business 

[just back from a couple of hours with the Esprit]

edit: it was sooooo much fun