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S3 S/E Differential Paint
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Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:41 pmThe photo shows the differential I am rebuilding after I de-greased the outer portion. Note the light blue stripe, there is a matching one on the other side. Is anyone familiar with this stripe? It 'appears' to be original.
Thanks
Re: S3 S/E Differential Paint
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Wed Sep 21, 2022 6:06 pmby Lens4
Hi Mine has yellow on both sides Len
Re: S3 S/E Differential Paint
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Wed Sep 21, 2022 8:04 pmby Lens4
Perhaps it’s to denote the ratio at a glance mines 3.77 a yellow stripe
Re: S3 S/E Differential Paint
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Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:43 amthanks Len. Mine is an S/E, 3.55:1. I have had another person who worked at Lotus during the late 60s speculate that it was probably to mark the differential as an 'S/E' (3.55) unit. Your marking makes sense.
Re: S3 S/E Differential Paint
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:15 pmby l10tus
The original blue has been painted over, probably whilst in-situ in the car (awkward to get at the sides because of the flanges sticking out).
The daubed-on red lead has been applied whilst the chassis was been painted, lotus were a bit rough with their finishes, but not that rough!
Just poor detailing by the previous owner, methinks??
The diffs weren't detailed with ratios on the outside, normally.
Re: S3 S/E Differential Paint
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:34 pmby Lens4
Hi mine is hand painted yellow stripe on top of red oxide Len