What did you do to your Lotus today...

[persiflage]

Painted a handful of brackets, and put it under the cover.
Then spent a few hours with some pals refitting the engine and gearbox to a Lotus Sunbeam that one of them is restoring,

[richardcox_lotus]

Drove it; washed it; clay barred it; polished it; waxed it.


Regards
Richard

[vstibbard]

Looks sensational

[mark030358]

Sent two five speed boxes to Norfolk ......

[TBG]

Who is Norfolk? Must be rich or deluded!!

[Elseezed]

Replaced the Powerspark module with points today. The module failed on the way to the Oulton Park Gold Cup, left me stranded for four hours at the roadside till the RAC arrived with a low loader truck. So annoyed the module lasted 1500 miles, I'll stick with the points now.

[mark030358]

Maybe both, I’ll ask my better half....

[Chris]

Washed it thoroughly, clay barred it, waxed it then put it to bed for the winter in its carcoon inside a shipping container.
Chris

[bitsobrits]

Wait...winter? What calendar are you using?

[elancoupe]

Wait...winter? What calendar are you using?

Indeed, around these parts September/ October are the best months of the year for Lotus enjoyment.

[TBG]

"put it to bed for the winter in its carcoon inside a shipping container."

How very very sad. What a way to use a sports car. Autumn and winter have some of the best driving days of the lot. So sad.

[Chris]

I thought my post might stir up some dust, I wasn't wrong. I knew some would bite. I can only drive one car at a time and these wonderful autumn driving days I will enjoy in my open top Z3.
Chris

[TBG]

A Z3 - even sadder!!

[MrBonus]

This is the first fall that my Elan will be in running order and I'm looking forward to taking it out without sweating through my enjoyment.

[Sploder90]

Only just got mine back on the road so out enjoying it even at reduced running in rpm. Pity I missed the quiet lockdown roads.
so far: Carb fiddling, had to twist 3/4 shaft slightly to synch, may need to recheck float levels & hoping the webcon pump really didn't need a reg as well... handbrake adjustment & temp mod to add another return spring ( new tree required over winter....) and a slight can cover oil leak new gasket in stock for when I drop the oil and check the clearances.

More chance of it getting a coating of actual clay rather than me using a claybar

Don't see me parking mine up just yet as enjoying it but each to their own although it hasn't even seen the wet yet the devil in me is waiting for a touch of snow