Lotus Elise Chassis Bonding | Workshop Uncut | Car S.O.S.

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Take one cherished car that has seen better days, add an owner in need of a helping hand. Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw secretly whisk the wheels away to a well equipped workshop before surprising the unsuspecting owner with their newly restored classic.
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[@pacrat90]

Fun fact - Aston Martin's from 2005 onwards are constructed in much the same way, for which they got help from Lotus - even use the same red/orange adhesive. Also another fun fact, the first robot in the Aston factory was the adhesive application robot and he was nicknamed James Bonder. lol

[@masonmiller8743]

I'm glad that happened because old Aston's weighed like 2 tonnes hahaha

[@vwaudiwelder]

As an engineer this is what I like to hear. Our monster FANUC at Honda Engineering was named GODZILLA. Ha! Of course it was.

[@victorMD11]

0:57 The face that the fella in the background is making at the camera, priceless. XD

[@vwaudiwelder]

Adhesives indeed are an excellent choice for so many applications. As the MK2 Acura NSX chassis joinability lead for Honda Engineering North America, I will note that one thing that wasn't mentioned is that in the as-welded condition the HAZ has an approximate 30% reduction in the ultimate tensile strength of each thermally fused joint if not solution heat treated/precipitation hardened afterwards. There are 806 of them as well as 347 self piercing rivets and 259 flow drill screws securing this hybrid supercar I was responsible for parameter development. What an awesome piece of machinery.

[@superkas]

Not gonna lie, this monocoque with aluminum profile extrusion and glue are quite news to me. Nice one Lotus, I love unorthodox approach.

[@RafaelLima-ce1rh]

The guy can't answer a question straight

[@chrismarshall7220]

Didn't the woman and her dad die the same time , just before it went on air ! Sad, yet again, amazing work from the team , although the old fella doesn't look to good, bless him

[@SuperMadpom]

All very nice but you can't repair it. I ripped the front upper wishbone from the chassis of my Elise in an accident. They wrote the whole chassis off and re-built the car on a new chassis. Still have the car it's great but it makes you a much more cautious nervous driver knowing just how easily you could send the whole car to the scrap heap.

[@stijnvandamme76]

Same with full carbon chassis on supercars..

[@RandyRandersonthefamous]

For insurance reasons I completely understand. From a practical standpoint I'm sure they could "remanufacture" it by removing the damaged parts only

[@davebarron5939]

Truly amazing tech nowadays with "glues", makes perfect sense though.

[@grossmeister1181]

Nowadays? First Elise chassis was built in 1996, nearly 25 years apart...

[@alexion7160]

@@grossmeister1181 25 years in development time is still considered early .....

[@grossmeister1181]

@@alexion7160 No, it is not...🙄🤦

[@alexion7160]

@@grossmeister1181 It is. Get into the engineering world and tell them its not lmao . 25 years since began use, means another 100 years of perfection minimum

[@grossmeister1181]

@@alexion7160 It is not. 100 years ago cars were using wooden frames, 50 years ago cars used streel frames, then it changed a lot and new chassis materials are used, welded aluminium, carbon fibre, composites etc. So just stop posting wrong things here, you don't have a clue at all!

[@manxman8008]

interrogation not an interview

[@shuchienden2315]

Hi Tim!

[@feral4mr2]

What glue are they using?

[@lunarthespacecat7772]

0:58 is famous forever.

[@alexandrealex4972]

Quoi de neuf 🤘

[@alexandrealex4972]

Bonjour

[@lunarthespacecat7772]

2:07 he farted :D

[@valentinmarinescu6445]

Looking forward to the new season on Nat Geo.

[@shuchienden2315]

Same

[@MdEOD]

💜💙💚💛

[@Errol.C-nz]

Tim is definitely no tech.. not much doesn't fly right over Tims head

[@alexion7160]

Hes still had first hand experience with that resin . He did a test with 2 pieces of aluminium , glue'd em together and they lifted a tractor with it , its on this youtube channel. Sure hes not a full out tech but he has the hands on experience.

[@lunarthespacecat7772]

0:58

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Lotus are one of the most and fairest and discriminative companies I've ever come across for NOT taking into account for people who have learning problems

[@davefarmery8180]

They are not rivets

[@83cat]

Technically resin is not Glue

[@stijnvandamme76]

Technically, by definition, it is when it's used like this.
glue
/ɡluː/
noun
an adhesive substance used for sticking objects or materials together.

[@Jimmy_Wei]

Glue is not necessary be resin, but resin is definitely one of the glue.😃