Update of work done this month the the GT
I thought it best I do a summary of the work undertaken on the GT, but one has to remember its not actually me doing this, I am far to posh to get my...
Tagged: Lotus 912
Engine Ahoy
The engine is out of the engine room, on the trolley and tomorrow (cross fingers) will be lifted into the car at last, its been a right hard job for me to watch others...
Lotus engine
Some time ago I obtained a lotus 912 LC engine, and over the last few months its been torn apart upgraded and rebuilt by a very nice group of chaps at John Toovey Race...
John Toovey racing
This morning as well as dropping off the old cast iron slant four for work. (see previous post) I also dropped the Lotus 912 over to John Toovey Racing, for them to sprinkle some...
Just another day at School
It is with great disappointment that I have to admit the present Lotus set-up will just not fit into my car unless I take a large angle grinder to it. I am not taking...
Gearbox trials
Today I spent a few hours with the GT trial fitting the Toyota W58 gearbox and I am happy to say it will fit in the tunnel, the only issue I have is the...
New engine collected
Popped out this morning to collect this from the previous owner, the engine is from this car which is now being powered by an Alfa V6. The good news it was rebuilt in 2010...
Shockers
Well yesterday was a bad day, I had been watching a Lotus 911 engine (Sunbeam Lotus engine 2.2 version of the 907 engine) on the eBay of fools, and the price was right, with...
Alloy it is then
Right its taken me an eternity to think about what it is I should do under the bonnet of the GT, well today I spent some hard earned money on the first part of...