first summer with my Elise, winter too apparently

[tjscott3]

Seeing as its engine is now in many pieces in the garage , now would probably be a good time to put up some assorted photos i had on my computer, and one scottish elises run.
the first drive out of hamilton area, out to crawfordjohn via the strathavan backroads.


Accompanying my dad up to knockhill ( the exige to the right of my s1 )


A couple from drives to Killin




and a Scottish Elises run to Rannoch.

[C7Steve]

Hopefully first summer of many.


Steve.

[StiflerMR2]

Really missing my S1, glad to see you are having fun in yours.

That exige colour is very unique. Is it a factory colour?

[tjscott3]

i hope so too. andyep, its autumn gold and i don't think many are around due to its slightly marmite colour

[Dominic]

Looks good!

Was it yourself that we passed one summers evening between Callender and Lochearnhead? We (a few of us on a wee run) saw a yellow s1 stopped, so we stopped briefly to check all was ok.

[tjscott3]

yes, it was literally five minutes after i commenting to my passenger on never having seen another lotus when im out driving

[point n squirt]

Is it yourself that parks in the same spot at peacock cross all the time.?

[tjscott3]

It is, i park there and get the train to uni, and the corner spots are wider so i always go for them ( after someone managed to take a chunk of paint off of my wheelarch ).

[IanD]

Was good to meet you on the Rannoch run and see you very briefly when I was out a run with Dom and Steven.
I'm in Lanarkshire and never see any Lotus about the area, if a grey BMW 3 series Touring flashes you it will be me.
I like to take the Porsche out Muirkirk / Crawfordjohn / Wanlockhead loop
Hope you get the car back together soon.

We (a few of us on a wee run) saw a yellow s1 stopped, so we stopped briefly to check all was ok.

From my point of you driving fast along a road under tree cover at dusk leaving a fair gap to Steven ahead of me, road clear, eye catches 2 cars in opposite lay by, looks like a Lotus, it is, look ahead, sh*t Dom and Steven have stopped in middle of road, brake hard, should stop ok but I still don't trust these brakes fully, oncoming road is clear, move out and pass stationary Steven and Dom having a chat out the roof then stop.

[Dominic]

We (a few of us on a wee run) saw a yellow s1 stopped, so we stopped briefly to check all was ok.

From my point of you driving fast along a road under tree cover at dusk leaving a fair gap to Steven ahead of me, road clear, eye catches 2 cars in opposite lay by, looks like a Lotus, it is, look ahead, sh*t Dom and Steven have stopped in middle of road, brake hard, should stop ok but I still don't trust these brakes fully, oncoming road is clear, move out and pass stationary Steven and Dom having a chat out the roof then stop.

...the "where's Ian off to?" moment

[tjscott3]

Ive actually had it all running again for about a month now.
The rannoch run is actually one of the most fun things ive done in my lotus, just cant beat that moon view we got , so im hoping to do a couple next year as well( might even be able to keep at least one set of tail lights in view next time )
speaking of crawfordjohn, this was the first run after the rebuild to evaporate all the coolant out of the exhaust.


now "winterized" (insofar as thats possible ) plus a few days of messing with rubber seals and i might actually get it semi-waterproof
crawfordjohn,wanlockhead and muirkirk are also actually my usual runs if im going for something a bit shorter. although i do like heading up to killin ( used to go camping there alot when i was younger ) and around that area if im aiming for a longer day out.
I am also starting to gather bits and pieces for a honda conversion hopefully for next winter so thats another thing to look forward to!

[Stu160]

Nice, hoping to get the S160 back out again soon .

Stu

[Victor Meldrew]

Ive actually had it all running again for about a month now.
The rannoch run is actually one of the most fun things ive done in my lotus, just cant beat that moon view we got , so im hoping to do a couple next year as well( might even be able to keep at least one set of tail lights in view next time )
speaking of crawfordjohn, this was the first run after the rebuild to evaporate all the coolant out of the exhaust.


now "winterized" (insofar as thats possible ) plus a few days of messing with rubber seals and i might actually get it semi-waterproof
crawfordjohn,wanlockhead and muirkirk are also actually my usual runs if im going for something a bit shorter. although i do like heading up to killin ( used to go camping there alot when i was younger ) and around that area if im aiming for a longer day out.
I am also starting to gather bits and pieces for a honda conversion hopefully for next winter so thats another thing to look forward to!

[captain]

Black roof and wheels look great!

[tjscott3]

had a bit of a winter adventure, almost took the roof off but i have spent far too much time messing with rubberized foam to get it waterproof.






ended a smidgen dirty