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Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:50 pm
by USA64
There was an article in Scientific American's 100 years ago column (reprints from early issues) that was talking about the newly invented motorcar. One point it was enthusiastic about was how much cleaner the city would be if motorcars took over from horses!

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:17 pm
by billwill
When I wus a lad in South Wales we used to go around with a bucket & shovel & collect any horse manure on the street, for the garden.


Yes... Really...

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:39 am
by ericbushby
Good morning Bill
Bucket and shovel,!!, What do you mean `Used to`, I still do. The stables are about 200 yards down our lane and the horses seem to get about this far before unloading. It is delivered free to my front gate.
But I use it as a compost accelerator.
Eric in Burnley

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:25 am
by Hawksfield
Hi
Something I have had in mind for a long time. :idea:
Purchased 100mmx3/16" brass rod £3,35 on e bay drilled and cut a new accelerator barrel for the Weber linkage, makes a smoother acceleration :)

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Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:12 pm
by Sploder90
ericbushby wrote:Good morning Bill
Bucket and shovel,!!, What do you mean `Used to`, I still do. The stables are about 200 yards down our lane and the horses seem to get about this far before unloading. It is delivered free to my front gate.
But I use it as a compost accelerator.
Eric in Burnley


If I come past Burnley I will drop some more off for you Eric ...
alternatively I could keep some handy carried discreetly under the wheel arches just in case I need to soak up an oil leak :lol:

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:22 pm
by ericbushby
Cheers, All contributions welcome, including yourself if you are over this way.
Eric

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:44 pm
by Sploder90
Cheers Eric
Will drop you a PM if ever think of heading over the hill. Some good roads inbetween us from memory :D

Used to visit minisport in Padiham for various tuning bits in my youth when I ran a mini & Heerey GTM

Regards
Mel

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:12 pm
by englishmaninwales
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Mrs H and I set off around Snowdon this morning and collected a supply of Edwards Butcher’s sausages in Conwy (plus a late morning bacon bap from his hot food bar Yum!)

Malcolm

Edited to add - looks like a massive oil/coolant leak from under the car, but it’s not, really!!

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:26 am
by 661
Stuck a few more bits on

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Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:29 am
by 661
...and a few more bits

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Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 12:10 pm
by SENC
Oh my that looks great!

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:51 pm
by stugilmour
Big day today.

Finally have the Plus 2 back on the road after getting transmission difficulties sorted. Washing her up today and meeting with a few local Lotus enthusiasts in a socially distanced get together. Hard to believe, but I actually don’t seem to have any fluid leaks!

Cheers!

Stu

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:17 pm
by paddy
stugilmour wrote:meeting with a few local Lotus enthusiasts in a socially distanced get together. Hard to believe, but I actually don’t seem to have any fluid leaks!


That's you or the car?

Paddy

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:22 pm
by mark030358
Got a shiner new 5 speed clutch from QED. Also note that the flywheel side looks to be already machined.

Happy days with the box coming back from Mr. Boulton.

Re: What did you do to your Lotus today...

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:48 am
by The Veg
WOOHOO STU!!! Glad to hear the car is back in action!