Re: Replacing handbrake mounting plate
I'm going to start with the lever, and if that checks out move on to the cable.? If all that is good and I still don't have an e-brake then I'll follow the procedure you specify.? Starting next
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Toaph
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#23329
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Re: Replacing handbrake mounting plate
I agree 100% with the acetone and ATF, the best ever.
?Gene
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Gene
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#23328
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Re: Replacing handbrake mounting plate
While we are on the topic of emergency (hand) brakes, I thought I¡¯d share a little tip. Often, the e-brake mechanism on the caliper is frozen. I¡¯ve had 100% success freeing those up (I think
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Bill Galbraith
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#23327
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Re: Replacing handbrake mounting plate
Ouch!? I won't be removing the outer sill on my S1 any time soon!!!? Actually the only part of the video I was really interested in was the half-second clip where they take out the inner sill.?
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Toaph
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#23326
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
Thanks for all the generous feedback. I'm just doing what I enjoy doing... with friends. That's what has been so great & rewarding about the Lotu community.
Tim
01/02/2025, 2:56PM PST, Bill
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Tim Engel
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#23325
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
Very True. Tim knows Lotus.
?Gene
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Gene
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#23324
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
There is a TON of great Tim information in the archives, enough to write a
book. The problem is that no one would buy it ;-}
Bill
From:
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Bill Galbraith
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#23323
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
It's quite easy to use a GM HEI module (like the one inside the Lucas
AB14 ignition amplifier) with points.
<tecnosound@...> wrote:
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Paul Compton
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#23322
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
I also have been keeping a whole folder of nothing but Tim's answers and responses. Thank you Tim for sharing your knowledge with others. -Jim Coyne
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James coyne
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
Thank you Tim for the straightforward and emphatic direction.
Steve
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wigl@...
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#23320
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
Brain Fart Admission:
The difference I wrote about earlier is NOT between the Lucas 23 and 25 models... as I stated The Type 23 & Type 25 are BOTH "small bodied" distributors, and neither one can
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Tim Engel
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
Just a note. I have been reading Tim's posts for more years than I can count on 4 hands.
It got to the point where I valued his responses so highly that I have a whole folder of Tim's
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sevenman93 <[email protected]>
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
wigl,
I'm not an automotive machinist. I'm an owner/ wrencher who likes to work on his own cars. But there are points at which I draw the line, and take the big work to a pro. Cylinder head
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Tim Engel
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Re: Replacing handbrake mounting plate
It's this one: Realising that all time project is a lemon | Dream Lotus restoration ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6GTcLc67Tk&t=613s )
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Shane Chalke
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#23316
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Re: Replacing handbrake mounting plate
Any tips on which video?? I looked at their video index from the past year and none looks like it has anything to do with handbrake repair...
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Toaph
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Re: Upgraded front brakes from SJ Sportscars
Apply Brake Disc anti-squeal to the back of the pads.? Look up *CRC? Disc Brake? Quiet*
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Atwell Haines
'88 Esprit Turbo
Succasunna, NJ USA
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Atwell
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#23314
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Upgraded front brakes from SJ Sportscars
I'm just now installing the upgraded brake kit from AP Racing sold by SJS.? ?It turns out that the anti-rattle clips don't fit in this caliper, as it is specified for racing only.? ?I confirmed
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Shane Chalke
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
I built my own system on my 1977 Esprit S1. The left side of the engine
cover has a 4 inch pipe on the side going to the back of the inside behind
license plate . There there is a bilge fan and all
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P.
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#23312
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
No engine bay blower on the S1, only on the S2. For temperate climates, the right-side rear-quarter window ¡°ear¡± has trunking (#1 in parts manual diagram BEB). For high ambient temperature
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Bill Galbraith
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Re: What distributor are you running in your 907?
Pardon this hijack but I'd greatly appreciate Tim's advice on my question for guides removal, adjacent thread.
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wigl@...
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