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Garage / Re: S1 rolling restoration
« Last post by Dilkris on Today at 04:37:36 AM »
Quote from: LotusEuropa on Sunday,May 26, 2024, 03:16:02 AM
This means the plan is not to disassemble the whole car but to do what's needed whilst trying to get it back to the road asap.

 :FUNNY: We all tried that .....you'll end doing a full rebuild.. !!  :FUNNY: 
Good luck, welcome, and keep us posted on the journey.
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Garage / Re: What are we missing, what should I make on a VMC?
« Last post by Dilkris on Today at 04:33:19 AM »
Quote from: Richard48Y on Sunday,May 12, 2024, 10:39:00 PM

For myself I am unhappy with the available air boxes and despise plastic.
Thinking aluminum base and fiberglass cover.
The machine can carve aluminum very well, steel runs too, just slower.


Would be happy to see the outcome of this - I need one. TCS original airboxes do occasionally come on the market but they demand serious money, proportionally they must be up there with ash trays.  :FUNNY:
In my ignorance though I cannot see how you would (economically) machine an aluminum base. 
I am preparing to make one from scratch - but I know its going to be a saga. :( 
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Garage / Re: Renault Engine: size of bolt on cam pulley?
« Last post by buroz on Today at 04:02:53 AM »
@dakazman

Thanks for the link. Banks used to have most of that on their website before the new people took over the parts section. So I know the part number, but no sizes given.

I'm ordering some other parts, so I'll ask them if they know the size (can even sell me one  :))

This forum really is excellent. Thank you for answering all my questions. The rebuild is going well (after the 10 year hiatus).
I repaired the bodywork where the 2nd fuel tank will sit at the weekend and am currently fitting a 2nd tank to my S2, along with the side mounted filler caps. Have decided last minute to fit some new [long] radiator pipes, rather than use the old ones. So a few steps back as I need to take the engine/box out again. But I don't want to have to replace them again in the near future and it's a whole lot easier with the body off  :)
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Re: Dilkris Update - Back at it!
« Last post by Dilkris on Today at 01:20:46 AM »
Specifically for "cazman" - this should better explain - pictures are always best  :)
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Garage / Re: Renault Engine: size of bolt on cam pulley?
« Last post by 314159td on Tuesday,May 28, 2024, 08:19:20 PM »
I highly recommend getting a set of these thread checkers when working on any of cars with weird mixed standards. It's a little cumbersome, but you can screw them in vs the board type that's stuck to the wall. Lots of unusual pitch threads, which is why you need the larger set sometimes.
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by FourLoti on Tuesday,May 28, 2024, 07:13:54 PM »
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
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by TurboFource on Tuesday,May 28, 2024, 06:13:40 PM »
Check out the headers on this Peter Wheeler 5000M race car!
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Garage / Re: Renault Engine: size of bolt on cam pulley?
« Last post by dakazman on Tuesday,May 28, 2024, 05:56:00 PM »
  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
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by dakazman on Tuesday,May 28, 2024, 05:45:01 PM »
  Four Loti
   Congregation on your new baby!😍😍
Dakazman
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by jbcollier on Tuesday,May 28, 2024, 05:26:56 PM »
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.
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