Loltus Exige

[Mark Davis]

Good to catch up on your thread mate. Should be awesome when all sorted.

Feel your pain regarding the costs adding up, not sure my wife can stomach much more.

Looking forward to your results

 

[andybond]

Might as well fit an uprated fuel pump while the car is in pieces ...

 

[Duncan Grier]

Assuming the same as the vx220 and either drop tank to change fuel pump or removing interior and opening inspection hatch up by cutting to allow pump housing out.

Time to fit pro alloy baffled endurance tank if not in already

 

[andybond]

Assuming the same as the vx220 and either drop tank to change fuel pump or removing interior and opening inspection hatch up by cutting to allow pump housing out.

Time to fit pro alloy baffled endurance tank if not in already

Ill er, not fit one of those yet. They are £600+

 

[Duncan Grier]

Come see me when the time comes and help you out

 

[andybond]

Last part is due in tomorrow from UPS.

I have a few people offer me cash for the parts that I am taking off that will soften the financial blow..

 

[andybond]

I had a meeting to attend this evening and on the way back my nearside wing mirror made a big for freedom. I found it but a lug is dead and the glass smashed.

New one on its way for £40 odd.

Need some of this to paint it now : LOTUS ARCTIC SILVER MET B115 Paint Spray Cans Aerosol + Lacquer | eBay

 

[andybond]

See exhibit A

 

[davemaygtt]

Pulling that many g's the poor old mirror just couldn't hold on any longer.

 

[andybond]

The last part to be shipped to me arrived today from the US.

Twice what it would have cost if bought from the UK , but they have no stock.

To recoup some of the costs I have provisionally sold my greddy manifold that is on the car ..

 

[andybond]

Little summary post :

Chargecooler kit
Pro alloy charge cooler
Pro alloy pre rad
Pro alloy fans for pre rad
10m of pro alloy supplied pipework for above
Metal reservoir
Various silicon joiners and clamps
Funny metal take off pipes

Supercharger bits
Mp62 is already on the car. That stays
Greddy manifold is removed but I have sold it on
Mp62 adapter
Top inlet that fits the above
Inlet to block
Brace bar
Gaskets and manifolds for the above

ECU
Lotus S2 2ZZ Cable Throttle ECU Header ( literally just purchased )

These are what I need
ECU - SCS delta 400
Injectors - Astra VXR ones
walbro 255 – apparently it fits with a minor Dremel
fuel filter - OEM fresh
Mapping - RSTuning

 

[andybond]

Oh. and a bloody wingmirror from the last one making a bid for freedom.

 

[andybond]

My wing mirror has been delivered today.

Got home from work and took the rubber sleeve off the old un and gently put it on the new one.

Masked up the new one , and using a near dust free ultra clean* facility started the plastic primer coat after using iso something or other alcohol to clean the surface





* er , almost.

 

[andybond]

Wet and dried the primer.
Cleaned with the alcohol again.

3 fine coats of silver

Will wait for it to dry now and clear coat.

 

[andybond]

So , apparently you want it tacky , not dry otherwise the clear doesnt adhere to the base coat.

I dusted it again with a coat , let it flash off ( paint term apparently ) for 10mins and then have done 3 coats of clear lacquer

Going to let it go off now for rest of day and possibly fit this evening depending on how warm it stays in the garage

 

[andybond]

Unmasked the mask. I have a few blobs on the bits that aren’t meant to be silver but I’ll sort them when the paint has cured.

Put it in the “lightbox” in the house. It’s warm and dry.



This adapter for the aftermarket ECU arrived as well.

Tuesday is DDay. Friday collection day.

 

[andybond]

Guess what fell off at the weekend?

Amazon product ASIN B071ZYRKQS

 

[Scott Armstrong]

Guess what fell off at the weekend?

Amazon product ASIN B071ZYRKQS

Mirror?

 

[andybond]

ECU / loom / map sensor should be arriving today.

I have pestered the hell out of Paul when it’s arriving.

Provisionally booked in for Tuesday next week.

I have some commitments next week though ( involving beer! ) so I won’t be able to collect it till sometime the week after.

Getting a tiny bit excited.

In actual car fixing work I have reattached the numberplate. It’s shattered at the bottom mind , so I’ll get a replacement sorted soon.

This lotus is a riot ( albeit a slow riot in a straight line ) so should be a faster riot after the mods.

Once the mods are on I’ll spend some time relearning the car , do a few test days and get some AD08r on all 4 corners.

I just need a lie down after the spends recently.

 

[andybond]

Did a brake fluid change on mine weds night in prep for track action at the weekend. Put ATE typ 200 fluid in as my specialist change the fluid at mot time with unspecified stuff. Probably overkill as the stuff that came out was clean as a whistle.

Also changed the brake buffers from my improvised gorilla tape solution to actual buffer pads from Elise shop.

Then found a bloody nail in the back tyre. So dropped that yesterday for fixing.

Tomorrow is going to be a flat out day. Ive got a workshop tour of the Tesla workshop in the morning followed by a trackday in the afternoon at knockhill. Then hammer home shower and back out for a wedding reception at night.

Start your own thread, threadhogger!