What did you do to your Lotus today...

[reb53]

"Repaired" the starter motor.
Been a bit sluggish of late, and finally gave up.
When pulled apart brushes well worn.
As I need the car in a few days I wanted a quick fix so I made up some brass shims to go under the brushes so they'll stick out further.
Worked !
Looking for new ones, for the future, ( probably about 10 years.....), I see the replacements are rectangular section whereas the ones I "improved" were more triangular, like a pyramid with the top cut off.
Anyone have a number for this type ?

Cheers,
Ralph.

[mark030358]

Hi folks,
Well no pictures as I forgot, but today I fitted a pair of those light weight window motor kits as sold on here by one of our Americal cousins.

Speed is a little faster and there is no hesitation when the switch flicked. However the best part of this was the stopping of the old heavy motors moving about inside the door. Typically on a bumpy track the motors would hit the frame of the door, all that has gone now

The downside is ny passengerside door rods rattle, I guess a piece of sound insulation has come off, so need to take the trim panel off

As far as upgrades go this is a good one and I recommend it.

cheers
Mark