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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:27 pm
by stratosboy
well, a Friday night glass of gin & tonic reply,
this conversion is a well trodden path and I have been advised by someone who has been involved in these for a while.
Pro-Alloy do have an Audi exige kit for things like charge cooler, baffled sump, rads and fuel tanks etc
I am however coming to the end of my skills as soon as it is plumbed in, as I then need all the electrical work doing.
I have enjoyed it though

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:13 pm
by Ferg
stratosboy wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:27 pm
well, a Friday night glass of gin & tonic reply
😂👍

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 4:48 pm
by stratosboy
campbell wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:20 pm
Worrying about you getting the clam back on!
no probs Campbell, plenty of room:
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 8:37 pm
by campbell
That's great. Room for a suitcase in there!

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 12:59 am
by stratosboy
erm...no!

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:13 am
by mongo81
Excellent build Stratosboy. Would a standard cowl fit over the engine?

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:46 pm
by stratosboy
Thanks Mongo, do you mean an Elise s1 engine cover? - then yes as things are currently, but I have yet to fit the bulkhead and tanks to the bulkhead which would prevent an elise engine cover/cowl fitting.
Some people have put these engines into standard elise body shell so it is do-able. obviously I have a bit more room with Exige clam.

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:35 am
by mongo81
Yep s1 cover. In my ideal world my car will look as close to standard as possible

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:04 pm
by stratosboy
brackets for Handbrake (Hi Spek) spot calipers machined - and can now be fitted. I have a spare which I used as a template if anyone wants to borrow it if planning to do this.
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fitted to hub:
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:59 am
by Ferg
Lovely big chargecooler! Are you running the related air/water coolers sandwiched at the front with the radiator? ...or something different. Great build 👍

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:57 pm
by stratosboy
Thanks Ferg.
Yes I have a slim chargecooler rad underneath main coolant rad with sucker fans on top. All provided by Pro Alloy, great kit. You can see it at the bottom in this pic, the tubes with blue rubber glove fingers are the feed/return for the Chargecooler, now need to route the pipes through the NS sill.
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Its amazing that it all fits withing the std S1 rad shroud.

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 7:58 pm
by campbell
That would be enough to aircon our house

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:00 am
by Shug
Brilliant build thread. This looks, if you'll excuse the french, like a f*cking weapon!

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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:29 pm
by stratosboy
cheers Shug, should be when it's finished! - still fettling bodywork at the moment.

Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:23 pm
by stratosboy
bodywork fettled, ready for paint.....next time you see it - will be blue!

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