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Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:31 pm
by rossybee
douglasgdmw wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:28 pm
Love the AirItalia livery, however it just does not sit right on a Lambo. Every time I look at it, I am always reminded it should be on a Lancia
Totally. I posted it for the comedy aspect
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:36 pm
by renmure
I think it looks ace apart from the driving lights.
(gawd, I hope I don't end up saying the same thing about mine!!)
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:51 pm
by rossybee
Nah yours *needs* the driving lights
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:25 pm
by renmure
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:53 am
by scott_e
Spotted this retropower article with a wee bit on the Stratos on PH news and thought it maybe of interest to this thread.
https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph ... ower/39529
Have not read the PH article yet, sorry if its rubbish.
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:38 pm
by renmure
I think the whole "retropower thing" is to do things a bit off-the-wall almost to be different. It's certainly interesting tho.
Meanwhile... back in the workshop...
Things are coming together nicely
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:46 am
by campbell
This has got to be one of the best threads on our forum, ever, Jim
Keep the pics and journal entries coming.
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 1:27 pm
by Mike Scib
Have been watching the build of the MK1 Escort on YouTube.
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Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:55 pm
by renmure
campbell wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:46 am
This has got to be one of the best threads on our forum, ever, Jim
Keep the pics and journal entries coming.
Think you're being overly generous there Campbell
I've actually got a really detailed online info and build site on the go but have been asked by the builder to keep things fairly hush-hush at the moment. He is also working "full-time" on a fairly bespoke major project and that customer has already been an awkward git over time commitments so I've not linked to it anywhere in public. But.. when the time is right ...
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:19 pm
by renmure
An update of sorts...
Gawd, this is FrUsTrAtInG!!!
So, nearly 2 years on from starting this and paying a deposit it recently seemed like I was 24 months into an 18 month project with no real progress for the past 4 months, no real end in sight and the only thing moving was the upward spiral of potential budget creep.
LB keep developing aspects of the spec of the car and every time they do that an offer it as an upgrade it makes sense to go for that but it adds a delay. Additionally, the aggressive wide "square arch" GP4 bodywork for my car is a bespoke item (pretty much like it was on the original rally cars) and that's taken far longer than was planned to get right. Also, certain aspects of the build is now farmed out to specialists so in my case eg, rather than the trimming being done in-house it would be farmed out to the experts so more expense and having to fit into another business time scale. My original plan for Jenvey ITBs and Emerald ECU have been superseded by a more expensive but bespoke ITB setup based on a BMW M3 system which not only looks better but is visually similar to the original and comes with a bespoke airbox modeled on the original. Oh yeah, and a different (shock, more expensive) ECU. There's also a more expensive, custom, decat GP4 exhaust with tubular headers that's yet again modeled on the original.
Anyhow, we had a make or break meeting last week and agreed a new way forward. LB are quoting a 3 year (realistically 4 year) wait for a car if it was ordered today and ironically I could sell what I have at the moment and recoup all my outlay to date plus make a fair profit to someone keen to get to where I am in the process. But... I've come too far not to end up with the car so onwards we go.
LB are going to take my build back in-house so that should help coordinate things. The rolling chassis with the ITBs and exhaust etc all fitted are going to be a centerpiece of a display at a car show next month and there's a firm schedule of work in place that should mean that I get the physical car before the end of the year. I think they meant this year. Cars eh!! Pah!!
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 10:35 am
by renmure
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 10:45 am
by campbell
Hm. That’s an interesting cash flow model they are operating. I’m amazed they are still in business.
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 11:43 am
by rossybee
Jim, do you get to keep the tennis balls?
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:39 pm
by renmure
I suspect I’ve paid for them
Re: New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 6:04 pm
by douglasgdmw
At least there is progress being made which is a good thing.
Looking at the 2nd picture I suspect the cabin is going to be pretty toasty