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mik wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:20 pm

scotta wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:16 pm

Rich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:58 am Tubby indeed - I was surprised that an Evora was heavier than a Golf.

So Thats why @mik couldnt drop me when i had the R

That was the VXR8, and I was saving the breaks. Where is that JustGoFaster list of excuses?

We tested it with the Evora as well...

mik wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:17 pm @Rich B I was only pulling your shorts dude. Audi has black plastic caps, Loltus has grey plastic caps. The future.

That Alpina system looks hateful.

Of course the proper lightweight solution is to bin off the valve cap altogether - unsprung weight innit.

Rich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:58 am Tubby indeed - I was surprised that an Evora was heavier than a Golf.

So Thats why @mik couldnt drop me when i had the R

I think it may already be ICE “ It will sit on an aluminium platform and be powered by a new family of engines – not Lotus developed, but not related to the current Toyota units either – that will be available in more than one state of tune” https://www.evo.co.uk/lotus/203463/lotus-type-131-product...

Lolvo must do some decent petrol lumps? Hmmm. They're all 4-cyls in various states of tune with turbo and/or supercharger strapped to them. The Polestar restomod P1800 which has been doing the rounds seems to be quite well-liked but I suspect the engine in that would be prohibitively expensive. I c...

@scotta Yeah, saw those ones on FB. They seem to have fallen off the PNM Web page though. I don't mind the look of them apart from the black surround, but I'm sure I saw a chrome option when they were on sale. I don't think I'll replace mine with OEM, they are pretty bad (or my old knackered ones c...

A lot of people seem to be going for Harley Davidson 5.75" LED lamps. They're £20 to £30 each, but I think you have to do something to a bracket to make them work. Meant to be good mind you. Yes you have to fabricate a bracket to fit them to the clam. That in itself shouldn't be overly difficu...

@scotta Didn't fancy some of those LED ones that people are putting in these days? How difficult is it to do? I don't think it's that difficult at all. But i very rarely drive it at night so didn't think it was worth doing. I plan to replace the driving lights with the LED bulbs I've put in the F31.

Aren't the Elise headlights a standard off the shelf part like the old Mini/MX5/Land Rover Defender ones? No - Custom made by Valeo/Cibie. ETA - Eliseparts do a replacement kit but the lens's are different. https://www.eliseparts.com/shop/left-hand-drive-parts/s1-elise-exige-headlight-conversion/

dan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:56 pm

tim wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:39 pm Good news for residuals though, I'd guess.

Thats what I was thinking.

Type 131 ICE conversions - Start advertising now!

Ive started the winter jobs on the Elise. First up replacement headlights https://twitter.com/Touringthecars/status/1350914074431905796?s=20 https://twitter.com/Touringthecars/status/1350915520535654404?s=20 The old ones were slighlty crusty and should have been changed before now. Problem being the...

They were telling their dealer network last year that the current range of cars will be the last ICE cars they produce. It's a very bold move to ditch all the ICE and move forward on all electric in the sportscar market.

R.I.P Lotus i fear.

Great stuff Pete - look forwards to seeing it on track.

Dumb question, I'm sure. Do these just wind themselves up then apply full torque to break the lock, then spin down? i.e. on wheel nuts you'd only use them to loosen them initially, not to get the nuts fully off, as keeping the trigger pressed does nothing until you release and press it again, then ...

Theres a guy round the corner with an E46 M3. Noticed the other day that the front wing is rotten.

Tom Hollick has pretty much rebuilt this one due to tin rot.

@scotta just purchased one with a ridiculously large torque rating.... I have indeed this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H9BDVZ7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Powerful fan cooled motor delivers up to 950Nm of torque and 2400 impacts per minute for heavy duty fas...

Yeah, smashed a biker up pretty bad IIRC? I just think do it on a race track these days. I remember driving very quickly once and finding a woman on a horse on a blind bend. Luckily nothing happened. It made me a better driver. I was at the Elvington one, though was too inexperienced to try the tra...

Yeah, smashed a biker up pretty bad IIRC? I just think do it on a race track these days. I remember driving very quickly once and finding a woman on a horse on a blind bend. Luckily nothing happened. It made me a better driver. I was at the Elvington one, though was too inexperienced to try the tra...

Foz wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:55 pm Tesla model 3 performance 2 hour test drive on Saturday..

They are great. I really liked it.

A throwback to Audi reminding everyone else how it should be done.