Good evening everyone,
I thought I would start by introducing myself, as my user name suggests I’m Chris and an owner of an 1999 S1 Elise. It is my first lotus and I’ve only owned the car for a few weeks. I have moved from owning classic Mini’s for the last 7 years or so. I love the Lotus but it seems to lag behind the performance and handling of my old works Mini Cooper S. So there may be a few questions coming about setting the car up and extracting a little more enthusiasm from the engine. I’m currently reading through the parts and service manuals to learn more about the car. I have also started the fatal list of jobs to do...Let the tinkering begin.
Regards, Chris.
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PaulT
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Welcome aboard, Chris. We're always keen to hear how you started life with Lotus, anything from a single sentence to War & Peace - most of us have a tale to tell. Oh and don't miss out the mini stuff, we're car bods as well as Chapman freaks.
Have you tracked the Elise yet? It'd have to be a well-fettled Mini to match the 118bhp of the k-series in a series 1 Elise. I remember being a bit underwhelmed on the road and then seeing the Elise punch well above its weight on track.
Have you tracked the Elise yet? It'd have to be a well-fettled Mini to match the 118bhp of the k-series in a series 1 Elise. I remember being a bit underwhelmed on the road and then seeing the Elise punch well above its weight on track.
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Good afternoon Paul,
Thank you very much for your reply. Thankfully I have kept my geo setup equipment from when I raced my mini's. So I have corner weighing scales and toe, camber and castor gauges. Next on my list is to check to geometry and condition of the suspension bushes and ball joints. I think this is where many of my handling problems are.
Regards, Chris.
Thank you very much for your reply. Thankfully I have kept my geo setup equipment from when I raced my mini's. So I have corner weighing scales and toe, camber and castor gauges. Next on my list is to check to geometry and condition of the suspension bushes and ball joints. I think this is where many of my handling problems are.
Regards, Chris.
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Changed all ball joints and drop links when I had my 111R.. not because anything was necessarily wrong but because they looked tired.Chris S1 wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:30 pm Good afternoon Paul,
Thank you very much for your reply. Thankfully I have kept my geo setup equipment from when I raced my mini's. So I have corner weighing scales and toe, camber and castor gauges. Next on my list is to check to geometry and condition of the suspension bushes and ball joints. I think this is where many of my handling problems are.
Regards, Chris.
The transformation was fantastic, car felt great afterwards and was well worth doing. Easy enough diy job as well with the right tools.
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