It's been a long time coming...
It's been a long time coming...
I've been a lurker on her for a long time (2008!) and after various twists and turns in life I've finally bought a Lotus!
Since joining the SE forum I've also moved to Manchester (boo) but still have lots of family in Edinburgh and no doubt will use every excuse to get on some quiet Scottish roads so hopefully see some of you about!
It's a 99 Spice Yellow S1 with a few choice tweaks and loads of the little niggles sorted by the previous enthusiast owner so hopefully won't be too much trouble. Drove it home last night grinning from ear to ear
Cheers
Chris
Since joining the SE forum I've also moved to Manchester (boo) but still have lots of family in Edinburgh and no doubt will use every excuse to get on some quiet Scottish roads so hopefully see some of you about!
It's a 99 Spice Yellow S1 with a few choice tweaks and loads of the little niggles sorted by the previous enthusiast owner so hopefully won't be too much trouble. Drove it home last night grinning from ear to ear
Cheers
Chris
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Looks great, love the alloys and the S1 really suits yellow. Enjoy
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Re: It's been a long time coming...
Like that very much
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2000 Elise S1 Sport 160
2004 Bentley Conti GT
Now browsing the tech pages
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Lovely looking car, azure blue and yellow are my two favourite S1 colours.
tut
tut
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All good things come to he who waits!
Wheels do look good. Do you know who made them?
Wheels do look good. Do you know who made them?
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They're compomotives, like Hambo's (can tell by the style & can see the logo on the rear).Dominic wrote:All good things come to he who waits!
Wheels do look good. Do you know who made them?
Nice car
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Thanks guys!
Yep, they are Compomotive MOs - the previous owner had them made to the correct offsets in Victory sizes so slightly wider than standard. Wasn't sure to start with but they have really grown on me
Only changes I need to make are replacing the rear diffuser for the standard one as I prefer the cleaner lines. It has had a full suspension refresh and has quantum zero dampers so I might wind the ride height up a tiny bit too as the speed bumps around me are vicious.
Yep, they are Compomotive MOs - the previous owner had them made to the correct offsets in Victory sizes so slightly wider than standard. Wasn't sure to start with but they have really grown on me
Yep I agree. Iv'e always loved the azure since seeing one on the front of Top gear magazine in 1997 (I think) and had always thought I'd get a blue one but I fell in love with this one.tut wrote:Lovely looking car, azure blue and yellow are my two favourite S1 colours.
tut
Only changes I need to make are replacing the rear diffuser for the standard one as I prefer the cleaner lines. It has had a full suspension refresh and has quantum zero dampers so I might wind the ride height up a tiny bit too as the speed bumps around me are vicious.
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Looks great, love the combo of yellow with black bits! Congratulations.
I'm sure somebody will swap you for a standard difuser if you post pics in classifieds here, SELOC etc.
I'm sure somebody will swap you for a standard difuser if you post pics in classifieds here, SELOC etc.
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I've got a standard diffuser in the loft, it has however been damaged by the cat, so there's a line worn in it.
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Looks lovely and the Comps look great in silver! A nice change from the usual black.
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That looks in mint condition.
Steve.
Steve.
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Thanks all
The previous owner kept the standard rear diffuser so I'll get it back on at the weekend. Thanks for the suggestions/offer though.
Will I need a low entry jack?
The previous owner kept the standard rear diffuser so I'll get it back on at the weekend. Thanks for the suggestions/offer though.
Will I need a low entry jack?
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You will probably get away with a standard trolley Jack if you run the car onto a plank to raise it another couple of inches. Just be careful particularly when you drop it back off the jack that you don't catch any bodywork.
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Probably not, as J2LOT says, run the rear wheels up on to some bits of wood if need be. However, Man Rules dictate that any excuse to buy new tools / garage equipment is a valid excuse.... https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/prod ... lly%20jackchrisdb wrote:
Will I need a low entry jack?