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LOTUS ELITE 503 V8
John Dingley 20062007 The story so far..................
John Dingley 20062007 The story so far..................
Lotus Elite 503. Made 1976. Bought by me in 2001. Fitted with Rover V8 engine by previous owner, stainless exhausts. Headlights use a VW/Audi window winder cable "winch" system to pull them down. Wheels are Rover 827 (very large offset needed to fit the rear suspension without wheels sticking out too far). Rear suspension is Jaguar XJ6 early with inboard discs.
Bonnet bulge needed to clear air filter on Holley carb. Inlet manifold is already very low profile. Those old enough will notice the bulge is strangely similar to that on a Ford Capri.
LINKS:
Dom's Elite, very detailed blog of an Elite restoration in the US: Dom's Elite
Excel forum with Elite/Eclat section: Excel forum
Another Excel forum: Excel forum
Kieran's Lotus Eclat: Eclat
Complete list of all parts with drawings and part numbers: Parts list
A Lotus Eclat 2.2: Eclat 2.2
LotusBits site for reasonably priced spares in UK: LotusBits
A Rover 4.9L V8 engine conversion on an Elite in the USA
LINKS:
Dom's Elite, very detailed blog of an Elite restoration in the US: Dom's Elite
Excel forum with Elite/Eclat section: Excel forum
Another Excel forum: Excel forum
Kieran's Lotus Eclat: Eclat
Complete list of all parts with drawings and part numbers: Parts list
A Lotus Eclat 2.2: Eclat 2.2
LotusBits site for reasonably priced spares in UK: LotusBits
A Rover 4.9L V8 engine conversion on an Elite in the USA
