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Lotus Excel V8 part 4

by Marcus5692

The 4th batch of 250 photos of my project (4 Mar 2018 to ............) :-

In summary, starting off with a Lotus Excel, installing a Rover V8 and adding the various toys which are fitted to cars in 2018

Project started on 12 October 2005 -
part 1 finished 25 April 2007

Project came to a standstill in May 2007 - restarted Feb 2013

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Stainless exhaust for Rover V8 3-2-10
Stainless exhaust for Rover V8 3-2-10
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Rover V8 on test bed at V8 Developments 1-7-10 (2)
Rover V8 on test bed at V8 Developments 1-7-10 (3)
Rover V8 on test bed at V8 Developments 1-7-10 (4)
Rover V8 on test bed at V8 Developments 1-7-10 (1)
Rover V8 engine detail
18-03-27 Britannia relief to go between rear seats - Copy
18-03-20 Buck for the centre back of Excel - Copy
18-03-13 Fuel cap
Bellhousing construction
18-04-11 Excel outside - front
18-05-17 Types of body filler used in the car
18-05-22 Bending 5-8 SS pipe for air con
18-05-23 roof raised by 23mm
18-05-02 Polished aluminium diffuser + prepping back of car for paint
18-04-12 Britannia relief to go in middle of rear seats
18-06-10 8 exhaust pipes on carpet
18-07-02 Sensors - water temperature for ECU
18-07-02 Sensors - water temperature for dash gauge
18-07-02 Sensors - on propshaft
18-07-02 Sensors - oil pressure at front of engine
18-07-02 Sensors - air sensors in air intake
18-07-02 Sensors - crank sensor
18-07-02 Air horns - Colonel Bogey standing to attention
18-07-02 Sensors - fuel sender unit
18-07-02 Sensors - Ottoman
18-07-03 40mm exhaust + air con pipes
18-07-03 Inner wing showing ZiroTec heat shield
18-07-03 front bumper mounting bolts
18-07-17 Masked up for high build polyester paint 1
18-07-17 Masked up for high build polyester paint 2
18-07-17 Masked up for high build polyester paint 3
18-07-17 Masked up for high build polyester paint 4
18-07-17 Car with Spritzfuller high build polyester paint - 6 x 1.5kg
18-07-17 Spritzfuller high build polyester paint + Millaco Primer
18-08-05 Zircotec coating on SS air con gas and liquid lines
18-08-05 7 inch LED replcement for pop up headlight
18-08-05 Zircotch coating on SS exhaosut pipe
18-08-05 Various colour options for the Lotus logo to go on the seat headrests - which is best.
18-09-03 Minor switches - infront of steering wheel
18-09-03 Original and longer home made clutch fork rod
18-09-03 Air Con - Toyota amplifier
18-09-10 Shaun with laptop - reading + adjusting MagaSquirt ECU (3)
18-09-10 Toyota LandCruiser FJ60 air con amplifier circuit board 1
18-08-08 Zircotec ceramic coating on exhaust 1
18-08-08 Zircotec ceramic coating on exhaust 2
18-08-08 Zircotec ceramic coating on exhaust 3
18-08-15 MegaSquirt laptop reading - sorting out issues with Shaun
18-08-17 Inside the MegaSquirt ECU unit
18-10-17 High security household key for the ignition
18-10-17 Moulding to house instruments, minor switches, ignition
18-10-30 Enlarged footwell near throttle
19-04-11 Lotus spiders web - actual - underbonnet
19-06-21 Door sill - are to have a stainless trim designed by me, made by PECS
19-06-21 Door frame 1 - all masked up, ready for primer 1
19-06-21 Door frame 2 - all masked up, ready for primer 2
19-06-21 Door - off the car - all masked up, ready for primer 1
19-06-26 Paintwork preparation in process (2)
19-07-07 Planning the tool box
19-07-06 Mipa Paint to used on the car
19-07-06 Painted door and hinge (inside)
19-07-08 Excel in workshop - being prepped for painting with painted door insides
19-07-11 Front bumper prepped fopr painting
19-09-27 Sanden AC compressor cut away at CompressorTec
19-09-27 Evaporator and expansion valve inc part number
19-10-14 Fitting the underbonnet insulation material
19-10-09 Wiper blade with home made pin
19-10-11 Spider version of Lotus badge for Excel bonnet
19-10-14 Preparing the bonnet to receive the spiders web insulation retainer (3)
19-10-14 Bonding the lower part of the spiders web insulation retainer into the bonnet
19-10-14 Black paint to help to define the side crease (1)
19-10-28 Rubbing down
19-10-28 Starting the process of rubbing down
19-09-24 SS 240 volt power supply to car
19-09-23 Homemade fibreglass interior roof panel onto which roof lining will be mounted too.
19-10-15 CABC Lotus badge spiders web drawn by Marcus for Excel bonnet lining
19-10-15 Side of car with door shuts all painted in red
19-10-15 Underside of car - bodywork being prepped for painting
19-10-15 Underside of car - rear axle area being prepped for painting, without lower wishbone - Copy
19-10-222 Cleaning wheel arches in preparation for painting (3)
19-10-222 Cleaning wheel arches in preparation for painting (4)
19-10-222 Cleaning wheel arches in preparation for painting (1)
The air conditioning low pressure switch
October 2019 painting in progress
Making a template for the tool box
Tuned Rover V8 by V8 Developments Ltd
19-10-31 Car on trailer on way to Deighton and Smiths oven for primer painting (2)
19-10-31 Car on trailer on way to Deighton and Smiths oven for primer painting (1) - Copy
19-11-07 Car sprayed by Steve Wright with 5 coats, 4 litres Millaco 2k white primer, low bake 50C for 10 mins, then slow cooling – will rub off about one and half coats – rear side
19-11-07 Car sprayed by Steve Wright with 5 coats, 4 litres Millaco 2k white primer, low bake 50C for 10 mins, then slow cooling – will rub off about one and half coats – front side
19-11-07 Car sprayed by Steve Wright with 5 coats, 4 litres Millaco 2k white primer, low bake 50C for 10 mins, then slow cooling – will rub off about one and half coats – rear corner
19-11-07 Car sprayed by Steve Wright with 5 coats, 4 litres Millaco 2k white primer, low bake 50C for 10 mins, then slow cooling – will rub off about one and half coats – rear long side
19-11-07 Car sprayed by Steve Wright with 5 coats, 4 litres Millaco 2k white primer, low bake 50C for 10 mins, then slow cooling – will rub off about one and half coats – rear
19-11-18 Final rubbing down - the red is used purely as a marker - there are 5 layers of primer to rub through (2)
19-11-18 Final rubbing down - the red is used purely as a marker - there are 5 layers of primer to rub through (3)
19-11-18 Final rubbing down - the red is used purely as a marker - there are 5 layers of primer to rub through (4)
19-11-18 Final rubbing down - the red is used purely as a marker - there are 5 layers of primer to rub through (5)
19-11-18 Final rubbing down - the red is used purely as a marker - there are 5 layers of primer to rub through (7)
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