S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by robin » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:37 pm

stratosboy wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:14 pm
cheers Robin,
appreciate your thoughts on this, I'll check out what your saying here, with my engine builder. Should be ok, as this is a tried and tested conversion, with plenty of Audi turbo engined Elise's out there now.
Yeah I think you'll be fine 'cos you've got a dump valve at the throttle - that's what I think the S2 240 S/C was missing. Obviously you need to tune it to go "woosh" in a pleasing way :-)
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:41 pm

cheers Robin, I'll let you know when I'm up and running ....meanwhile my inlet is done and on, just needs a filter now to fit onto the end.
it's all very snug, I may need to add some heat protection later.
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:18 pm

so finally my clutch bleeder block arrives from the USA, ordered in March! - yes I know there's a global pandemic going on....but this is the last time I order anything from USA, unexpected customs charge of £30 puts the total cost of this little fella at a whopping £160!!!!
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by robin » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:43 am

That's an expensive 3 inches ;-)
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:46 pm

yes it is.
meanwhile, as it's going to be a while before this gets finished I've been wanting to find a nice S1 Elise, and brought this home today:
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it's a really nice. low mileage (30k) 111S, brought back from Japan, it's very clean underneath, no corrosion at all.
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by campbell » Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:40 am

Tidy !
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by robin » Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:10 am

Is the trip to Japan and back included in the 30K miles :-)
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by j2 lot » Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:39 pm

:thumbsup looks tidy & nice colour combo
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:51 pm

bit of an update...electrics are being sorted. I'm having a new loom made specifically for this as a modified car, rather than buy a Lotus loom and modify it.
Fuse box being made up:
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switch panel with starter button & toggle switches:
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stack gauges:
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front and rear clam looms:
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new main loom being fitted to car this week with GAWR dash fitted too.

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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:58 pm

a bit more done...fuse box fitted to car
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main loom completed
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gear lever shroud finished with electrics in place
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all electrics being fitted and tested just now

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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by campbell » Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:09 pm

Neat stitching !!
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:29 pm

coming together now, switch panel, new loom and ECU/fusebox fitted - battery compartment completed, rewire finshed this weekend - collecting on Monday
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:13 pm

big day for me - we have power!! - all rewiring work completed, ECU loaded with basic map - everything else working as it should, (except GARW dash, -still trying to configure that)
some small plumbing jobs to finish and then it's fill up & start-up hopefully!!
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by stratosboy » Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:21 pm

brief update, new wing trial fitted today,

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what colour do you think it should be, satin black or body coloured?

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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project

Post by campbell » Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:36 pm

What were the originals? (It’s so long ago!)
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