I'm trying to come up with another appropriate analogy............ Best I can do is "BOOT is back up"I was going to bump this post, but my PC crashed.
📓 Journals Crash and Panel Blistering Repair
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geoffbland
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Nick Sticks
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@geoffbland Earlier you were talking about a new revised wing mounting bracket that was fitted to your car being different to the original driver's side one.
I was looking through Nigel Tingey's photos of the recent Lotus Family Open Day on Facebook and noticed these two of cars on the production line. One with the new bracket like yours, one with both the original design.
Don't know if it makes a difference but it looks like the one with the "original" design is a turbo going on the front mounted power steering reservoir and the view of the engine through the rear window.
The one with the new bracket looks like a V6 going by the view of the engine through the rear window. Interestingly it's got the radar thing fitted.
Maybe there's more to this bracket being different?
I was looking through Nigel Tingey's photos of the recent Lotus Family Open Day on Facebook and noticed these two of cars on the production line. One with the new bracket like yours, one with both the original design.
Don't know if it makes a difference but it looks like the one with the "original" design is a turbo going on the front mounted power steering reservoir and the view of the engine through the rear window.
The one with the new bracket looks like a V6 going by the view of the engine through the rear window. Interestingly it's got the radar thing fitted.
Maybe there's more to this bracket being different?
geoffbland
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That would make sense. The turbo has a radiator on each side, whilst the V6 has a radiator on just one side. So likely the mount is different for that reason.
If you look up the parts, PANEL ASSY-RADIATOR MODULE MOUNTING LH (Part Number: 8891781458), PANEL ASSY-RADIATOR MODULE MOUNTING RH (Part Number: 8891781462), there's no selection for V6 and i4 and both sides look like the versions you have on your turbo car image.
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geoffbland
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22nd July
I finally got to pick my car up and... it looks fantastic (at least to me).
Beaconsfield Workshop have done an amazing job – they sounded quite proud of it themselves.
I’ve already been stopped in the street twice by people admiring the car – the first time just 2 minutes after picking up the car was by someone that had put in an order for an Emira just 2 weeks ago. I pointed him at this forum (Hi Lewis, if you get here).
Rushing around at the moment trying to get everything ready for our Cornwall trip – a shakedown cruise before a C service and the Europe trip.
Summer tyres are now on as you may have seen in my Aerie wheels post.
I’ll do some good pictures and a better write up when I get back from Cornwall.
Some finishing touches – adding some wing badges (these are off Etsy from cosybaltic).
I finally got to pick my car up and... it looks fantastic (at least to me).
Beaconsfield Workshop have done an amazing job – they sounded quite proud of it themselves.
I’ve already been stopped in the street twice by people admiring the car – the first time just 2 minutes after picking up the car was by someone that had put in an order for an Emira just 2 weeks ago. I pointed him at this forum (Hi Lewis, if you get here).
Rushing around at the moment trying to get everything ready for our Cornwall trip – a shakedown cruise before a C service and the Europe trip.
Summer tyres are now on as you may have seen in my Aerie wheels post.
I’ll do some good pictures and a better write up when I get back from Cornwall.
Some finishing touches – adding some wing badges (these are off Etsy from cosybaltic).
Orchardbike
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Nice! (You need to change your avatar pick now!)
GrahamClark_60-68
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"by someone that had put in an order for an Emira just 2 weeks ago"
You probably now have him mightily confused as to why he didn't see your color on the configurator when he ordered his!
geoffbland
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You are absolutely right. His first words to me as he came over were "That's not Hethel Yelllow! Is it?!?"
geoffbland
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July 26th
It is a rainy Sunday morning in Cornwall so I have a few minutes to post - and I have some pictures.
The car has been faultless so far. All the lights, heating, air conditioning all work fine, even the collision sensors are back to occasionally seeing ghosts. Windows all fitting properly and no whistling. Car drives well. Temps are normal. I don't think there's anything more I should check.
The panel gaps are better than on the new car, although Beaconsfield did mention that it can be really tough to line them up - just the nature of how the GRP and plastic bumpers flex to their `natural` shapes with heat.
Whilst I was at Beaconsfield, they showed me how many cars they have waiting for panels - it was a stack of A4 order forms an inch thick. They had three other Emiras in when I was there, all they can fit in.
I discussed with them the possibilty of having an Emira Forum Open Day where they show everyone round the workshop and the detailing shop, they were up for the idea if there's enough interest (they may have some interesting news then as well). I'll probably see if anyone from LDC is interested too as they do work on all Lotus cars.
I am getting stopped noticeably more often now with people wanting to ask about the car than previously. It's always been a pleasant interaction so that's nice.
Mine is in for service on Tuesday and then the day after I pick it up we will be leaving on a 3 week tour of Europe. I'll journal that trip too.
So here you go, the pictures you asked for and I promised...
It is a rainy Sunday morning in Cornwall so I have a few minutes to post - and I have some pictures.
The car has been faultless so far. All the lights, heating, air conditioning all work fine, even the collision sensors are back to occasionally seeing ghosts. Windows all fitting properly and no whistling. Car drives well. Temps are normal. I don't think there's anything more I should check.
The panel gaps are better than on the new car, although Beaconsfield did mention that it can be really tough to line them up - just the nature of how the GRP and plastic bumpers flex to their `natural` shapes with heat.
Whilst I was at Beaconsfield, they showed me how many cars they have waiting for panels - it was a stack of A4 order forms an inch thick. They had three other Emiras in when I was there, all they can fit in.
I discussed with them the possibilty of having an Emira Forum Open Day where they show everyone round the workshop and the detailing shop, they were up for the idea if there's enough interest (they may have some interesting news then as well). I'll probably see if anyone from LDC is interested too as they do work on all Lotus cars.
I am getting stopped noticeably more often now with people wanting to ask about the car than previously. It's always been a pleasant interaction so that's nice.
Mine is in for service on Tuesday and then the day after I pick it up we will be leaving on a 3 week tour of Europe. I'll journal that trip too.
So here you go, the pictures you asked for and I promised...
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