Lotus Esprit S4 Resurrection. Turning an Esprit that sat for a decade into JPS liveried greatness
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2020
- This Lotus Esprit S4 resurrection will be a multi part video series of the step by step build of this car into something truly special. The 1994 S4 uses the Lotus 910 4 cylinder turbo engine and was a serious performer when new. Even now these S4 series cars look and feel like true exotics. This car sat forlorn in the Northern Florida sun for a decade. Tim and the team (Lucore automotive, Performance Auto Spa, South West Lotus Centre and more ) will bring this car back to life one step at a time and chronicle the experience which will culminate with the International debut of the finished project in November 2020.
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I love it, I owned 3 lotus a few years back, 77 esprit, elite and eklat all 77, I miss them still, one day I will find me a lotus like this one again, 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Saving an Esprit is a noble thing! Will watch all your episodes on this.
Got a new one coming soon . This was a huge mistake … spoiler 🤣
Great to see surviving Lotus Esprit's in the States. I'll be following the restoration!
About to post another update. Much of the body work is done. I’ll also be updating watchers on my green S4S . Cheers, thanks so much for watching!
I've been watching this in reverse. Episode 4 to ep. 1. This is a great project. I had no idea the car was this grungy, lol. Can't wait to see the finished product.
If I could have watched it in reverse I’m quite sure it would never have happened. 🤣 Thanks for watching !!
A car worth saving.
The Noble Pixel absolutely agree!!
I was the previous owner. The story is true. Best car I ever owned.
Campus Connection blessings man. I I i I I can honestly say I am in awe of how powerful that moment in time must have been when you needed to turn and go in a different direction. I wish you all the best with your ministry. If you are on Instagram or Facebook I would love it if you could send me a DM. I would like to interview you for a later episode. Thanks for the comment !
Tim's Enthusiast Garage just liked the page under Johnny Brown
Great channel. The 910 is one of the best 4 cylinders ever and never got the respect it was due. Keep up the good work and thanks.
local701 amen to that and thanks so much for watching!
So awesome! This series will motivate me to do something to my 928! Thank you for sharing this resurrection
Hey my FRIEND! yes, your 928 DESERVES love. I actually forgot you had a TT and a 928 until I saw them hiding in the corner of your shop. It is one of the problems with owning a bunch of cars. Only 3-4 get the attention they deserve. Thanks for watching. I will do my best to make this entertaining.
Congrats Tim, this car deserves a better owner! I loved the livery on your previous one
Augustin Fabre thanks my friend! I am hoping this one will turn out even better. It blows my mind someone could have a car like this and just watch it degrade for years. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers!
Love the mid-wing S4s. I looked hard for one back in '08 but couldn't find one in my small-at-the-time budget. I don't regret the NSX I ended up with, but will always appreciate the lines of the S4. Looking forward to watching this one come back to life!
Enjoy your NSX. Those have grown steadily in value and clean stock cars are becoming really hard to find. Cheers and thanks for watching !
Outstanding video man! Getting started on this project is going to be an awesome experience, and HOPEFULLY one we are all proud of in the end. Best of all for this poor little Lotus, the story continues!
Lucore Auto and LucoreRacing
I can already see the finished product in my mind’s eye it’s going to be sweet
Awesome! One of my favorite cars ever!!! I’ll definitely be glued to your channel and IG for the whole process!!!
JimZRyd thanks man! I so appreciate that. We are shooting the initial mechanical and break down stuff right now
Oh absolutely! I worked at a Ferrari dealer in Portland back in the 90’s(Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo)and we dealt Lotus at the time. I remember the first time I drove a brand new V8 Esprit(it was a pearl white with a weird rainbow-ish iridescent paint job)and as excited as I was it felt like it oddly lacked the fervor and excitement the S4 had--never was lucky enough to see or drive an S4s. But that mid-wing S4 was every bit the joy to drive that the F355b was, and for half the msrp! And it inspired me many career-maturing years later to pick up an Elise. Can’t wait to see the JPS transformation!
Great video! Looking forward to completion
David Joseph thanks so much !
So familiar! Went through this last summer with my Esprit. Keep reminding myself that with each hour spent it is that much closer to running and driving. Good luck! Hope to see you sometime in the future enjoying this British marvel.
KEEP AT IT. They are totally worth it. Stay tuned. I am hopeful for a pleasing result.
One of my favorites.
Incredible looking cars. I love the Mid-wing. I know the S4S/S300 spoiler and V8 spoilers tend to be peoples favourites but I absolutely love the mid-wing. Thanks for watching!
One of the only subs for me on YT and you deserve it! cant wait to see the progress. If you ever want to redo the wheels on your S4s and want to sell the Futuras I call dibs!
Thanks so much for your kind words. I looked for a solid set of Futuras for so long. I am a bit embarrassed to say it but I overpaid for them. I was concerned I would never find a proper set. Thanks so much for being a subscriber. Cheers!
I just bought an 84 turbo esprit sitting for 25 years in climate control garage thank God!
ChefG Romano wait till the next update. This is a ground up restoration now. Painful lol
Tim's Enthusiast Garage oh man I’ll be waiting to see. Mine looks perfect paint and interior. Engine is where the work needs to be done.
Most certainly a dream car for me. There are 4 cars that are the most beautiful in the world. 1 affordable and the others...well out of 98% of the worlds population reach. The Esprit is the affordable one..well sort of. I'm am so happy to see one saved. I wish I had the mechanical ability to save such machines and the economic stability to maintain them. I will be following this as I will live through you and your channel as you rebuild. But please as a amateur filmmaker please find different music and bring down it's level. You have a good voice are you are well spoken. Let that be on the forefront and light, low decibel music in the background.
DR NO thanks so much for your comment and for watching! You will find it almost hilarious, my degree and back ground is in broadcast. I have scored Film, done a good bit of voice work for video games and kids educational products as well as produced and played on scores of records. Sorry the music is playing to large a roll. It’s funny, to get these done and editing all of them myself I have had to either ignore my producers ear completely or simply never let them reach the light of day. I hope to make this successful enough to hand off the editing , shooting and audio off to others so I can simply present the cars but in the end we nearly always end up shooting in a sub optimal situation, and I never have time to do a proper mix. The amount of time these take is profound given I still have do a variety of other jobs to make money. Maybe one day this will be enough. Sorry to have offended your production sensibilities, this ain’t easy ;) . Again, thanks so much for watching. I am hopeful you will subscribe and stop back. If a real budget and time table ever presents itself I am confident you will notice. Cheers!
You’re making me want one.....bidding now
Do it !!
I am.....going s4s
@@garsimmulholland4984 I have a Lotus Racing Green S4S. It’s probably my favourite Esprit I have ever owned.
It’s the best trade off for price, power and driving. Winter project.
Awesome vid Tim. I've always found these esprit exotic looking. The transmission...eh. but the design and those wheels are delicious. Alan Flusser would give your sartorial selection on this vid a 9.5 man.
my oh my. High praise here. I'm not worthy :-) Thanks so much for your time, I endeavor to make it well worth it! As far as the transmission, up until this point I have been really lucky. My S4S shifts like butter and isn't recalcitrant even shifting fast to second. I will keep you posted on this one's condition and what gear oil we find to be best. Cheers!
JCT wow. This is super innovative and creative. One of the questions I get the most (given my V8 video has been widely shared) is what if any options are available in terms of transmission. I would definitely be interested in check this out and possibly featuring it if it is truly viable. Maybe DM me on Instagram or Facebook and we can stay in touch. Cheers!
JCT sounds good. I will reach out. Cheers!
Where did u get the hold rims , on the black JP car ? They would look sic on my red S4
Kept them when I sold the other car. They are the only set made. Producing the rear concave wheels was prohibitively expensive. Cheers and thanks for watching !
Given the high quality of the video - camera, sound, presentation, I can't see why you have
Rhian Taylor this is my second full year of videos. I don’t network as well as I should to increase viewership. I have been on the smoking tire podcast and write for S3 Magazine but really need to do a better job promoting. I would love it if you would subscribe and check out other videos. The chassis is excellent on this car (thankfully). I am hopeful that it will yield a solid result . Thanks so much for your comment! Cheers!
what happened to your 996?
Still think it would be dope left patina with faux weathered livery.
Zero Balance Builds you are not alone in this. One of the guys I work with says, “you can’t buy that kind of weathered destruction. Build it for power and leave the patina.” I always say I want a rat rod but when the opportunity presents itself to me I can’t commit to it. It’s one of my greatest flaws 😩. Cheers man! .
10 year no move.
Indeed
I thought I might enjoy this rebuild but judging by the first three episodes it's more pointing and talking than anything else. Cable TV-ready.
I feel you. More episodes to come. I’ll try harder. Thanks for trying