Tranny bolt pattern, front and rear

PostPost by: Chuck Nukem » Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:04 pm

Thanks! I love machining, they are my favorite toys. If it ever came down to it I would part with every Lotus I have before I would ever be without a machine.
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PostPost by: jabingb » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:12 pm

Chuck, I set up the gbox on my CNC and have acquired the necessary front and rear X-Y coordinates if anyone needs them. Chopped off a shanked bolt so not 100% accurate but probably close enough.

Rear gbox bolt pattern.jpg and
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PostPost by: Chuck Nukem » Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:13 pm

jabingb wrote:Chuck, I set up the gbox on my CNC and have acquired the necessary front and rear X-Y coordinates if anyone needs them. Chopped off a shanked bolt so not 100% accurate but probably close enough.

Rear gbox bolt pattern.jpg


Nice! For the bigger bores I like using this tool for sweeping them to find the center.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/395044825511?h ... R4TauI-hYw
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PostPost by: jabingb » Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:58 pm

The "Last Word" pictured has a bunch of extensions to accommodate larger bores.
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PostPost by: Chuck Nukem » Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:12 pm

jabingb wrote:The "Last Word" pictured has a bunch of extensions to accommodate larger bores.


Ah I have heard about those but I have yet to play with one. Very nice.

What motor and batter set are you going with? I have thought about doing an electric lotus that could be a solar fueled grocery getter and double as a powerwall incase we have another blackout here in Texas...
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PostPost by: jabingb » Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:43 pm

The motor will be the Hyper 9 and batteries from a Tesla S/X. Will mimic what Mark Sanders of Poole, UK has done https://mas-design.com/lotus-elon/
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