Electricals done. Water system complete. Oils and coolants loaded. All panel work installed Spun it a few times but no oil pressure yet. Tomorrow will tell.
Almost there now
September 4th, 2010Getting there
September 3rd, 2010Today did gear change. Clutch. Brake caliper. Muffler. Turbo oil lines. Throttle and choke. Installed new blind nuts for boot floor.
Progress at last
September 1st, 2010Repaired cracked exhaust bracket and reinstalled. My first production TIG job so pretty happy about that.
Gold covered and installed rear heat shield for turbo
Repainted water header tank and repaired two pinholes.
Flu sucks – or blows – or both
August 28th, 2010No progress at all as we both have been knocked down for a week with the flu – getting the shot next year for sure
Another day – no visible progress
August 19th, 2010A whole day of work and no photo as there is nothing to see but all the water pipes are connected.
Where have I been?
August 18th, 2010
Well working on the Esprit for one thing. Today after weeks of rebuilding and tinkering it went into the car.
Esprit engine build photos
July 28th, 2010
Esprit Engine Build
July 27th, 2010Heres what we have done
New flywheel – chrome molly with integral gear
New clutch
New forged pistons
New liners
New rings
New original triple layer bearings
8 thou head skim
4 angle valve job
chambers cced and matched
chambers centralised
ports optimised
new inlet camshaft
HNBR timing belt
rebuilt cam belt tensioner
Vernier cams set up to .5 degree
goetze head gasket
triple layer stainless exhaust gaskets
new water pump
new gates belts
block and crank ladder metal finished internally
silicone water hoses
repplaced aluminium water tubes
replaced fuel tank vent line
gold mylar lined engine bay
test run on our closed road procedures
February 7th, 2010
Hills drive
January 3rd, 2010Fantastic weather and clearish roads made for a great run today.
Photos taken by Patrick on our Lotus drive today.
The Exige has now done 14000km in the first year. I love this car. I have some Smartycam video but the Adelaide hills are so bogged with traffic at the moment it doesn’t seem worth uploading.