Great to hear an Irish man working on cars. And I LOVE the stop-motion bits showing work done by invisible hands. This is a REALLY UNIQUE USP for this channel. It's probably very time consuming to do, but this helps this channel stand out. Well done. I'm a new subscriber !
I stumbled onto the idea of backbone chassis many years ago...always thought they were just amazing desings! Never had a car with 1 but still think the world of the chassis style
George, I like most everything you do on this channel but there is just something special about having some good old stop-motion Esprit back! Congrats on the progress!!
Love watching these videos, they're part of the motivation I got for getting back into my Citroen 2cv. In the last month I've put a new gearbox in it, new brakes, new track rods, new rear tyres, a bunch of new paint and finishing materials inside, a new dash, new shocks, refurbed driveshafts, welded bodywork and I cleaned up the engine. Really neglected doing all that these past two years, but my god it's made a difference. Thanks for sharing your stuff man.
That's a hell of a lot of new stuff Alfred, fair play mate. The 2CV is a fun little machine and so much character, I remember we went for a spin in one as a kid and it was a real treat. Cheers for the kind words and happy motoring!
I got to watch this again and you have to admit the Esprit is a thing of beauty. Simplistic in the design. Looks amazingly like a toy from far away. (love the shot btw 14:06). You can see why this gets anyone's gears going to work on it! Can't wait for the fun stuff to refresh it and skirt around town and down the highway!
It's a car that was overlooked wrongly, and despite the critics all agreeing it was a dynamic package over most everything else. I think the main problem is we're fickle and want to hear a V8 in a car like this. Dreaming of taking it on some roadtrips are what keeps me working!
One of your videos was on my recommended list, so I gave it a watch and you mentioned a Mirafiori in episode 4, so I watched episode 4 and then all the others! Ever since owning a couple of Fiat 131 sports in my youth, I've been a fan of Italian metal. I've had X1/9s, a Barchetta, a couple of Alfa 156s and a 916 Spider amongst others. I'm looking for another classic and considering an old Land Rover which is why I came across your channel. I love the stop motion work and the detail that you show. Keep the Italians coming! John
Great to know how you found it, and that it's finally popping up in recommended lists. You've had a really cool backlist of cars, and I can say hand on heart you won't regret an old LR, especially if you are hands on yourself. Thanks a mill mate and stay tuned, my two door RR will come into the picture soon and that's a bit of a special one!
extremely articulate and you make it almost philosophical that's what i always think about cars and especially the beauty of an internal combustion engine,it,s still fire from the gods! thanks prometheus.and thankyou.
Nice one George. I’ve just done that job in reverse on a Europa today! You can definitely see the evolution of the chassis. They might look flimsy but they are very strong.
Amazing work! I thought I had a patience, but you are a Zen master being able to do this kind of video production. I work in film, I work on my cars (when I can) & have an Turbo Esprit. Really appreciate your work! Cheers!
Love the video, George but, to be pedantic, the Esprit does not use a Chapman strut suspension. With the Chapman strut their is no top link as such. The spring-shock assembly does not pivot at the hub and acts as the top link. It was used on the original Elan and +2. Looking forward to see how the car cleans up. I had a S2 a while ago and I loved that car.
Not pedantic at all Trev, it's interesting and challenging. I headed off to ask some people about it and it seems we were both wrong. Lotus used a number of variations on the theme across both road and race cars and the single common defining factor is a fixed length driveshaft together with a lack of bottom link. The name was just ease of use for Lotus. So what happened with the S2 in the end? Don't have an original steering wheel or head unit on a shelf in the garage do you? ;)
Sorry but sold it when I was living in America and didn’t have any bits left. Bought it in California. Got it back on the road. Shipped it to North Carolina when I moved and then sold it to a guy in California so it went back where it belonged.
Lucky guy! I was going to include a pic of the LT5 along side a development picture of the Lotus 909 to show what I believe is the LT5's plenum and intake in development on the 909. Go here; www.projectm71.com/M71.html and click on 'History' down the left side, then '909 V8 History' along the top.
Good stuff George! I looooved the tilt-shift effect you went for when you compared the car to an RC toy ;) In the future, you could ask the guys at Delta if they have an induction heater you could borrow. They are amazing pieces of kit and heat ONLY the metal part you're working with. Might have made that seat belt bolt a bit easier ;) Keep on keeping on man, can't wait for more!
Also, regarding valve cover design... take a second a google "5MGE valve cover". Its the same rough design as the ones on the Esprit but come off of a, you guessed it, Toyota Supra ;)
George simply awesome episode !!keep up the great work , the early Esprit my dream car don’t care what they said about not been reliable but those lines penned by Giugiaro they are stunning
@Aaron See I've shown my lack of Toyota knowledge up, should have included the M series engines in that piece! Think I over cooked the tilt shift shot a little? The lads don't have an induction heater, it was the first thing I asked, they just don't have cause for one being a commercial modern bodyshop.
@Jeton924s The lines are beautiful and too often overlooked. The Esprit will have it's day and it'll be a better car for being put together slowly by an enthusiast, Lotus are incredible engineers.
Hi, not seen your videos before but glad I have now. Very interesting to listen to and really well produced video. Like other watchers I thought the stop-motion filming was brillant. Will watch some more episodes soon. Thanks!
Always wanted an Esprit as a project car, may just start with an Excel... Love the stop motion, must take time! Makes it look like a Jan Švankmajer film.
An Excel or an Elite would be a cool way to go, and it's still just about possible to find a reasonably cheap project car. That won't last. The Švankmajer ref is the most high brow complement I've ever got 🍻
@@soupclassicmotoring Don't have space at the moment. Also daily driving and maintaining a '93 VW Golf Clipper which needs constant attention! It's been advertised for a while now so not even sure if it's still there. But may be tempted again after watching your vids..
Really overall the series has been good, but it is very hard to navigate through. Collecting the Esprit videos in an ordered playlist would be far better for viewers. The mix of the Range Rover and Esprit just confuses it. Anyway, if you have time consider ordering them in a playlist. Cheers. Learnt a lot from this series... 🏆
I have almost the same video on UA-cam removing body...I just have no help in the audio video department and dont know how to make videos,lol. I installed a 283 small block chevrolet which is complete in the restored and modified frame. Body mods and paint next, hope to be complete by April 2019.
@@soupclassicmotoring some videos on UA-cam under my name " Eddie Rolando" There is a video of chassis mostly complete with engine first start, my videos are scattered and disorganized though. I'll try to do better
@@soupclassicmotoring Getting there George...obviously need to start a new job to fund the Jaguar's rebirth...actually studying for a test and assessment then I'm busy for a month or two..Just moved into a new house with my sister...it has a man cave (which I think you may have seen on instagram)..gradually sorting that out...Meanwhile the LT35 is having some upgrades and I'm going through the advisories from the last MOT. It's become a bit of a project in itself....but that's vehicle stewardship...It's happening!!
Hi george Nice to see what an esprit chassis looks like, ive just taken the body off my delorean and you can see the similarities ! Im trying to add a picture but not sure how ?
Can't add a pic here mate but you can email gk@georgekarellas.com if you like. Yeah the chassis should look similar, the DMC was developed off the Esprit setup I believe. Thanks mate
I've read that when Colin Chapman got to the Lotus Eleven it was awkward to have XI or 11 so it was written Eleven. From then on he simply liked words that started with E and rolled off the tongue. Outside of all of the Italian stuff named after winds, they're some of the coolest names out there if you ask me.
No keeping weight down will be priority one. Too much risk of warping anyway and the car won't be strictly dry weather only but it will only be in the wet when caught out on a GT.
They did uprate the suspension using Toyota stuff in front and an upper link in the back on the S3 far as I know. I don't think any of the updates are easily interchangeable though, but I love that the S2 is more pure anyway.
OK, dumb question time. Why exactly are you taking the body off and stripping the chassis down anyway? BTW, thanks for showing all of these steps. I have a wrecked 1990 Esprit that has a bent chassis and I have a replacement chassis to put underneath it so at some point i have to do this same thing.
Nice car man! My one's chassis has issues too but overall it's too special a car to half ass and I just want something perfect, so doing it once and doing it right.How'd your chassis get bent? This one's been jacked in all the wrong ways in all the wrong places, numerous times.The forklift didn't help either.
The previous owner of the car put the cat into a ditch and I think when it went into the ditch it hit something with the right front wheel. The mount points for that front wheel are all bent up. Then when they towed it out of the ditch, the towtruck driver managed to rip the back left wheel off the car which broke the aluminum casting that holds the rear wheel bearing and bolts to the rear trailing arm.
That's a calamity of f'ups! There's no saving that chassis so glad you managed to get another. Pity your car isn't earlier, I could have scavenged a plate or two off the old chassis
"Seized bolts were not a problem here" Eurgh. My 16 yo Z4 is a different story. So I'll do something else in the mean time. Replace fasteners for stainless steel parts. Check. De rust and re paint under body plates. Okay.
Haha! Only just saw this George. TVR all good mate. Our rear extension on the house has kept me busy recently, in case you’ve wondered why I haven’t been commenting much. 👍
Thanks man, yeah it's a sweet little thing that doesn't need me thinking I know better. The equation says that every 60kg dropped in weight is equivalent to a 10hp gain. So 60k is the goal, just doing things that someone in the '70's or '80's could have achieved with elbow grease and a small budget.
@@soupclassicmotoring have an 84 Mercedes sec500. Need advice on welding or where to learn.... Also I have a few new car covers I can donate to you.. I can see you need 👍
Never even considered that, great idea and easily reversible. I've been wondering about the front end weight because there's so little of it. The S1 was known to get squirrely at speed because of front end lift, hence the revised and more substantial dam on the S2, but as I stripped the car I was assessing everything for excess weight... there's little room for weight loss and especially at the front. To make meaningful lightness gains you're talking high end materials and skill.
George, I love the newer more focused episodes. Why you don't have a million subscribers is beyond me. Keep it up from Texas!
Gotta get to that 10k sub mark Dave, supposedly big things happen. Need those dollar dollar bills. What's happening in Texas!?
Just discovered this channel. You should have WAY more subscribers - really excellent content, imaginatively filmed, and with a superb car!
Thanks for the kind words and sub man, much appreciated. Did you find by chance?
Great to hear an Irish man working on cars. And I LOVE the stop-motion bits showing work done by invisible hands. This is a REALLY UNIQUE USP for this channel. It's probably very time consuming to do, but this helps this channel stand out. Well done. I'm a new subscriber !
Soaks up days for sure but I wanted to have the detail, was hating all the how to's where you see before and after or hands in the way. Thanks
I stumbled onto the idea of backbone chassis many years ago...always thought they were just amazing desings! Never had a car with 1 but still think the world of the chassis style
Def not so common but well tried and tested by a handful of marques.
George, I like most everything you do on this channel but there is just something special about having some good old stop-motion Esprit back! Congrats on the progress!!
Starting to see a rhythm coming back into the game bud, here's to that 🍻
Love watching these videos, they're part of the motivation I got for getting back into my Citroen 2cv. In the last month I've put a new gearbox in it, new brakes, new track rods, new rear tyres, a bunch of new paint and finishing materials inside, a new dash, new shocks, refurbed driveshafts, welded bodywork and I cleaned up the engine. Really neglected doing all that these past two years, but my god it's made a difference. Thanks for sharing your stuff man.
That's a hell of a lot of new stuff Alfred, fair play mate. The 2CV is a fun little machine and so much character, I remember we went for a spin in one as a kid and it was a real treat. Cheers for the kind words and happy motoring!
Wow fantastic filming. I love when you blurred the background to make the chassis look like a toy car. Love this car.
I see an RC car every time! thanks man
Beautifully shot and wonderfully narrated video and packed with so much information. A joy to watch and listen to.
Cheers Rory, lovely words. Sounds like it so say " - Rory Flowers, New York Times." after it ;)
George, Great to see you getting the shell off the Lotus and showing the chassis, I have to say the body shape is prettx special. Cheers Dave
Long time coming aye Dave! Thanks mate 👍🏼
Thanks for the movie. I owned several Lotuses, and evey word you comment is true. Good work and thumbs up!
I got to watch this again and you have to admit the Esprit is a thing of beauty. Simplistic in the design. Looks amazingly like a toy from far away. (love the shot btw 14:06). You can see why this gets anyone's gears going to work on it! Can't wait for the fun stuff to refresh it and skirt around town and down the highway!
It's a car that was overlooked wrongly, and despite the critics all agreeing it was a dynamic package over most everything else. I think the main problem is we're fickle and want to hear a V8 in a car like this. Dreaming of taking it on some roadtrips are what keeps me working!
What did the guys say about your choice of colour on the Esprit? Silver is your colour but I'm sure they have some cool thoughts on it!
I love the way you show this restoration/rebuild !!
Cheers mate!
oooh! no turning back now then. . . So good to see the Esprit moving forward again.
It's starting to feel like the easy restoration. Famous last words
@@soupclassicmotoring Well, that's torn it for sure! 😱
One of your videos was on my recommended list, so I gave it a watch and you mentioned a Mirafiori in episode 4, so I watched episode 4 and then all the others!
Ever since owning a couple of Fiat 131 sports in my youth, I've been a fan of Italian metal. I've had X1/9s, a Barchetta, a couple of Alfa 156s and a 916 Spider amongst others. I'm looking for another classic and considering an old Land Rover which is why I came across your channel.
I love the stop motion work and the detail that you show. Keep the Italians coming!
John
Great to know how you found it, and that it's finally popping up in recommended lists. You've had a really cool backlist of cars, and I can say hand on heart you won't regret an old LR, especially if you are hands on yourself. Thanks a mill mate and stay tuned, my two door RR will come into the picture soon and that's a bit of a special one!
extremely articulate and you make it almost philosophical that's what i always think about cars and especially the beauty of an internal combustion engine,it,s still fire from the gods! thanks prometheus.and thankyou.
This is great. Proper space and proper equipment to work on the car.
I'm shutting up shop, gonna start The Slide Hammer Channel
Nice one George. I’ve just done that job in reverse on a Europa today! You can definitely see the evolution of the chassis. They might look flimsy but they are very strong.
Congrats on the turnaround Pete. It amazing how the chassis is soft to focussed force but stiff in it's entirety.
Yeah, nice feeling but it’s fighting me every step of the way! I’m not too far away from you. Come on down.
Great to see the body finally come off.
The Episode I've been waiting for, great to see the body off.
We're getting there ;)
LOL, funny how you mention the radio control car comparison - I was thinking exactly the same thing 3 seconds before you said it!
Amazing work! I thought I had a patience, but you are a Zen master being able to do this kind of video production. I work in film, I work on my cars (when I can) & have an Turbo Esprit. Really appreciate your work! Cheers!
Love the video, George but, to be pedantic, the Esprit does not use a Chapman strut suspension. With the Chapman strut their is no top link as such. The spring-shock assembly does not pivot at the hub and acts as the top link. It was used on the original Elan and +2. Looking forward to see how the car cleans up. I had a S2 a while ago and I loved that car.
Not pedantic at all Trev, it's interesting and challenging. I headed off to ask some people about it and it seems we were both wrong. Lotus used a number of variations on the theme across both road and race cars and the single common defining factor is a fixed length driveshaft together with a lack of bottom link. The name was just ease of use for Lotus. So what happened with the S2 in the end? Don't have an original steering wheel or head unit on a shelf in the garage do you? ;)
Sorry but sold it when I was living in America and didn’t have any bits left. Bought it in California. Got it back on the road. Shipped it to North Carolina when I moved and then sold it to a guy in California so it went back where it belonged.
Wow -- naked Esprit action! That's one fine looking chassis.
It's looks great from three angles, don't ask about the fourth ;)
Congrats on the milestone, George.
Big things coming man, cheers!
Mesmerizing! Such inspiration ! Way to go George!!
Just wait till I get that seized bolt out dude, then we'll be cookin'
You're getting a "like" before I even watch this... I know it's going to be good.
That's having someone's back! ✌🏼Terry
Slidehammers are one of the easiest and most rewarding tools to make and use yourself. just give it a try
What would you use for the weight?
@@soupclassicmotoring fancy: bar stock cutoffs from the metal dumpster. Less fancy: old brakediscs cut to pieces and welded together
I could weld up a hollow handle and pour lead into it!
Speaking about the Lotus V8 I have a Corvette ZR1 that has a V-8 that was designed by Lotus called the lt5. It really is a spectacular motor
Lucky guy! I was going to include a pic of the LT5 along side a development picture of the Lotus 909 to show what I believe is the LT5's plenum and intake in development on the 909. Go here; www.projectm71.com/M71.html and click on 'History' down the left side, then '909 V8 History' along the top.
Your explanation style is exceptional. Great video.
Thanks 😎
Great work again George! Out with the wire brush and wire wheel - I'm sure you'll soon have that chassis gleaming!
We got bigger problems Harry, there'll be a crash course in panel beating in the near future if I can swing it.
Just came across your chanel, and its my favourite now !
Love it Alan!
I'm sure you have it set p this way, but I hope at the end of each project we get a sped up stop motion from start to finish.
You know it man, just have to get that far. Range Rover first ;)
Good stuff George! I looooved the tilt-shift effect you went for when you compared the car to an RC toy ;) In the future, you could ask the guys at Delta if they have an induction heater you could borrow. They are amazing pieces of kit and heat ONLY the metal part you're working with. Might have made that seat belt bolt a bit easier ;)
Keep on keeping on man, can't wait for more!
Also, regarding valve cover design... take a second a google "5MGE valve cover". Its the same rough design as the ones on the Esprit but come off of a, you guessed it, Toyota Supra ;)
George simply awesome episode !!keep up the great work , the early Esprit my dream car don’t care what they said about not been reliable but those lines penned by Giugiaro they are stunning
@Aaron See I've shown my lack of Toyota knowledge up, should have included the M series engines in that piece! Think I over cooked the tilt shift shot a little? The lads don't have an induction heater, it was the first thing I asked, they just don't have cause for one being a commercial modern bodyshop.
@Jeton924s The lines are beautiful and too often overlooked. The Esprit will have it's day and it'll be a better car for being put together slowly by an enthusiast, Lotus are incredible engineers.
Hi, not seen your videos before but glad I have now. Very interesting to listen to and really well produced video. Like other watchers I thought the stop-motion filming was brillant. Will watch some more episodes soon. Thanks!
did it pop up in your recommended feed? Thanks for the kind words Simon, much appreciated. See you soon.
@@soupclassicmotoring Hi, recommended feed? I guess it must have.. started your first video a moment ago but cooking supper calls.
Always wanted an Esprit as a project car, may just start with an Excel... Love the stop motion, must take time! Makes it look like a Jan Švankmajer film.
An Excel or an Elite would be a cool way to go, and it's still just about possible to find a reasonably cheap project car. That won't last. The Švankmajer ref is the most high brow complement I've ever got 🍻
SOUP Classic Motoring There’s an Excel going for £4500 near me...
Going to look?
@@soupclassicmotoring Don't have space at the moment. Also daily driving and maintaining a '93 VW Golf Clipper which needs constant attention! It's been advertised for a while now so not even sure if it's still there. But may be tempted again after watching your vids..
Great stuff! Congratulations! As always your episodes are great motivation to keep me going with my projects.
Keep it up man, we'll get there in the end!
It’s a long road.... with plenty of bumps along the way.
Really overall the series has been good, but it is very hard to navigate through.
Collecting the Esprit videos in an ordered playlist would be far better for viewers.
The mix of the Range Rover and Esprit just confuses it.
Anyway, if you have time consider ordering them in a playlist. Cheers.
Learnt a lot from this series... 🏆
great progress, George!
Getting there mate, thanks a mill
I have almost the same video on UA-cam removing body...I just have no help in the audio video department and dont know how to make videos,lol. I installed a 283 small block chevrolet which is complete in the restored and modified frame. Body mods and paint next, hope to be complete by April 2019.
You going to do a video on that? Would love to see it, as would a lot of people on TLF if you aren't there already!
@@soupclassicmotoring some videos on UA-cam under my name " Eddie Rolando" There is a video of chassis mostly complete with engine first start, my videos are scattered and disorganized though. I'll try to do better
Trippy! Loved it!
bit of craic!
Awesome George...
how's the settling going Mal?
@@soupclassicmotoring Getting there George...obviously need to start a new job to fund the Jaguar's rebirth...actually studying for a test and assessment then I'm busy for a month or two..Just moved into a new house with my sister...it has a man cave (which I think you may have seen on instagram)..gradually sorting that out...Meanwhile the LT35 is having some upgrades and I'm going through the advisories from the last MOT. It's become a bit of a project in itself....but that's vehicle stewardship...It's happening!!
Great video. Most informative
Glad it was helpful!
Hi george
Nice to see what an esprit chassis looks like, ive just taken the body off my delorean and you can see the similarities ! Im trying to add a picture but not sure how ?
Can't add a pic here mate but you can email gk@georgekarellas.com if you like. Yeah the chassis should look similar, the DMC was developed off the Esprit setup I believe. Thanks mate
Another great episode George class bud!
The 131 keeps on giving Sid, nice little array of donkeys in this one aye :)
That chassis is a work of art, almost a shame to put the body on!
So im curious, why did they all have E names ?eg eclat, europa, elan, esprit etc..thats always intrigued me.
I've read that when Colin Chapman got to the Lotus Eleven it was awkward to have XI or 11 so it was written Eleven. From then on he simply liked words that started with E and rolled off the tongue. Outside of all of the Italian stuff named after winds, they're some of the coolest names out there if you ask me.
Awesome dude, can’t wait to see the progress 🤙
getting there finally man
SOUP Classic Motoring sure you will have her on the road in no time 😎
Don't quite get things done as quick as you, and don't put ideas in my head anyway. Trying to keep the head down ;)
SOUP Classic Motoring I’m going to say on the road by April 2019
Would love that. Possible I suppose but I'm not going to start aiming.
Great format bud
🤘🏼
SOUP Classic Motoring starting a 84 turbo atm. Finding this very useful
Glad mate, you're the second person I was talking to this week with an '84 T.E. What colour combo?
SOUP Classic Motoring white with black interior. Keep up the great work
Excellent work. Are you planning on galvanising the chassis when restoring it similar to the later guigiaro cars?
No keeping weight down will be priority one. Too much risk of warping anyway and the car won't be strictly dry weather only but it will only be in the wet when caught out on a GT.
What about an epoxy coating after you've cleaned it up? Would be tougher than paint and it would be sealed up REALLY well...
@@soupclassicmotoring
@@aaronjudt1487 It'll be a spray and clear coat... that's the plan dude!
Splendid 😎
👊🏼
So COOL!!!
Cheers man
Yay!!!
😄🍻
you can update the suspension to S3 specs, probably
They did uprate the suspension using Toyota stuff in front and an upper link in the back on the S3 far as I know. I don't think any of the updates are easily interchangeable though, but I love that the S2 is more pure anyway.
OK, dumb question time. Why exactly are you taking the body off and stripping the chassis down anyway?
BTW, thanks for showing all of these steps. I have a wrecked 1990 Esprit that has a bent chassis and I have a replacement chassis to put underneath it so at some point i have to do this same thing.
Nice car man! My one's chassis has issues too but overall it's too special a car to half ass and I just want something perfect, so doing it once and doing it right.How'd your chassis get bent? This one's been jacked in all the wrong ways in all the wrong places, numerous times.The forklift didn't help either.
The previous owner of the car put the cat into a ditch and I think when it went into the ditch it hit something with the right front wheel. The mount points for that front wheel are all bent up. Then when they towed it out of the ditch, the towtruck driver managed to rip the back left wheel off the car which broke the aluminum casting that holds the rear wheel bearing and bolts to the rear trailing arm.
That's a calamity of f'ups! There's no saving that chassis so glad you managed to get another. Pity your car isn't earlier, I could have scavenged a plate or two off the old chassis
Those aluminium castings on S1 & S2's are rare as. Don't break yours George, you're not getting my spare!
Thanks for the jinx man ;)
A backbone chassis agricultural?
Well if you squint it does look a little 'Massey Ferguson' as the lads put it. 😆
"Seized bolts were not a problem here" Eurgh. My 16 yo Z4 is a different story. So I'll do something else in the mean time. Replace fasteners for stainless steel parts. Check. De rust and re paint under body plates. Okay.
Keep at it!
Lovin it. Ta George.
How's the TVR bud?
Haha! Only just saw this George. TVR all good mate. Our rear extension on the house has kept me busy recently, in case you’ve wondered why I haven’t been commenting much. 👍
Was pining! Hope the extension is going smoothly ;)
Like first, comment, then watch.
Great Video.....!! :-)
Thanks Alan
Awesome
neck kiss
new tubular manifold..... to accommodate a turbocharger?
nooooooo, no turbo's. Not a fan. I'll find more performance in other ways.
Totally understand your commitment to keeping the lotus pure, loving the progress!
Thanks man, yeah it's a sweet little thing that doesn't need me thinking I know better. The equation says that every 60kg dropped in weight is equivalent to a 10hp gain. So 60k is the goal, just doing things that someone in the '70's or '80's could have achieved with elbow grease and a small budget.
Where Is the finished esprit?
hasn't happened yet, there are more Esprit episodes though ;)
Wow
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drink that Heineken u deserve it sir.
I saved some for later ;)
Must take you an age to film...good on ya...
Labour of love, like everything with classic restos right ;) Thanks man 🍻
How to get stuck in ?
How to get stuck in. :)
@@soupclassicmotoring have an 84 Mercedes sec500. Need advice on welding or where to learn.... Also I have a few new car covers I can donate to you.. I can see you need 👍
I AM INTERNET FAMOUS GUYS!
That's true fame these days. I child hugged my leg the other day 😆
could save some weight (semi unsprung :-) ) and add some elegance by making up some tubular A arms to replace those horrible pressed steel opel ones
Never even considered that, great idea and easily reversible. I've been wondering about the front end weight because there's so little of it. The S1 was known to get squirrely at speed because of front end lift, hence the revised and more substantial dam on the S2, but as I stripped the car I was assessing everything for excess weight... there's little room for weight loss and especially at the front. To make meaningful lightness gains you're talking high end materials and skill.
I feel so sorry for you Brits and the FREAKIN RUST !!!! we just dont have that problem in Texas. Sorry Bros
Rust is a killer. In Ireland too ;)
нихуя не понял, но очень интересно
Finally a proper motor. *Biased*
ha, just a bit ;)
Drop a LS3 engine in it!!!!!
so last year 😁
Part of the Lotus philosophy is power balanced with chassis design. You can quite easily kill that by poor engine choice.
30 seconds of ads at the beginning, pass.