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Hi everyone - thanks for the kind words of encouragement (and sympathy/concern:))

Those TVR "factory" photos are crazy, and such a cool glimpse into the past. I got to tour the Lotus factory in Hethel circa 1998/89 and it was much better, but not orders of magnitude. That reminds me that on the final assembly line there was a yellow over blue Esprit Turbo. Yellow and blue as in the Camel cigarette livery and it was the presentation car for Nelson Piquet. Wish I'd gotten a photo. But, wait, that would have actually meant carrying a camera!!

Anyway, sorry for initiating this drift away from our favorite early British sports cars - those with the engine in the proper location!

I'll follow up in the OT section.

OH, in answer to the question, it has the OE 2.5L straight six sourced from the TR6. But in my case it's still in many pieces and tubs...

Ron

  Here is your reference number location. Maybe a call to rd enterprise will have the size on hand , I can remove one tomorrow and report back .  It’s about 1” long, fine thread, yes metric.
https://www.lotuseuropa.org/images/WorkshopManual/PARTS%20MANUALrev.pdf

  page 142/143 item 10

Dakazman

Chap in Canada imported a few 2500Ms without engines and trannies.  He “dropped” in a Ford 302 with a four seed and called it a 5000M.  My former boss has one.

I didn’t have to worry about removing the pedals …. The mounting plate dissolved from water 

It is much easier to lift the shell off the metal chassis with the pedal box fully out. It is not difficult.

I'll do that then!  I do appreciate the help from those who have done this (several times in some cases!) before - I would have struggled more so far without wiser counsel.