Elise - retirement project

[stratosboy]

spent 3 full days fettling the rear clam, it's getting there, but was way out, fit-wise:

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these show how the clams are quite a bit wider than the standard S1 Exige clam.

and one from the front...

a lot more work needed on them yet.

[stratosboy]

still having problems posting pics despite following Nellie's suggestions, anyone else having the same probs.
I'll just put them on one at a time..

[stratosboy]

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[Dave C]

Looks like it is coming along.

I have seen a converted one before and the front of the door caught the wider from wing every time it opened, how have got around that?? Will you have to put spacers on the wheels to fill the arches??

[stratosboy]

Cheers Dave,
I've had the front clam and sill covers bolted down and doesn't seem to be a problem with the doors catching, although it's close.
Hoping to not use spacers on wheels but probably means getting wheels made to specific offset... expensive but ok with me... this is my last build, so needs to be a good one.

[stratosboy]

wheels and tyres now on, still waiting for my engine to come back from builder.
but bodywork is mostly done

[Nathan]

Wow it's certainly come on a long way since I last saw it. Looking good!

[oggy]

what you need is a gazebo looking good, have you decided on a colour

[stratosboy]

colour will be Porsche Miami Blue....like this:

although still hanker after yellow, but have had two elans and one stratos replica in yellow, time for a change!...I know - yellow is best!

[Thommo]

Brill! I’d forgotten all about your project report here on Norlog when I posted on exiges.com asking for pictures and report!
I’m definitely losing the plot.

[stratosboy]

I’ve got a fuller build thread on: scottishelises.com under the Gallery section - titled Motorsport Elise project if anyone is interested

[Dave C]

Will look great when finished

Brave colour choice but nice to see something different. Blue with gold wheels though

[stratosboy]

Blue with gold wheels though

wait and see.....it will be the dogs....

[oggy]

that blue does look nice, who's doing the painting?

[stratosboy]

I'm going back to the guy in St. Helens who painted my Elan, as he did a cracking job with that.
Merton Bank Auto Body Repairs

[oggy]

sensible, but i thought you might of had a crack at doing it yourself, not that i recommend it

[stratosboy]

nah, its been a long time since I sprayed a car, and know that my skills here are limited.

[stratosboy]

quick update,
engine build has been long, but added to my wanting extra things doing, LSD fitted to gearbox, engine loom and ECU organising, exhaust manifold, wastegate and turbo currently being zircotec coated before assembly.
Hoping to get completed engine, with gearbox, turbo, loom and oilways fitted later in October and then it's all systems go then.




will post some of engine being installed when I get it back

[stratosboy]

a few more of the engine build, should be getting this back in two weeks and into the car shortly after.

[whitergb]

Nice shiny engine, looking good!

[Dave C]

Lots of shiny bits, good luck with the rest of the build

[stratosboy]

cheers guys, once I get this back I can really crack on with the build, engine build has taken almost a year!

[Thommo]

Looking good. Top job!

[Skidster]

I’m drooling over all those shiny bits. Did you paint the wishbones gold if so what did you use, my next job is stripping down front suspension.

I hope those driveshafts are not on the kitchen table i got skinned just for having my diffuser in the living room